Ryan Corazza is a co-founder of Inside the Hall. He writes The Minute After, Film Session and designed and developed the website. Follow him on Twitter. Contact via email.

D.J. White came out with the hot hand Monday night in Bloomington, hitting the first eight shots he took on the evening — most on dunks and his patended turn-around baby jumper en route to IU’s 84-72 win inside Assembly ...

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It’s Official: Mike White will redshirt

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 19, 2007 3
 

This seemed to be an almost foregone conclusion with him riding the pine the entire first two games of the regular season, but now, straight from Kelvin Sampson’s mouth we have official word: Mike White will redshirt this season. It ...

Is it OK to boo Lance Stemler?

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 15, 2007 3
 

I’ve yet to catch an IU game this year — that all changes Friday when DirecTV comes over, hopefully — but by all accounts Lance Stemler had a rough go of it Monday. He was out of position; he looked ...

Report: Tyler Zeller will choose North Carolina

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 4, 2007 3
 

As a few commenters have pointed out and as Peegs.com is apparently reporting via their premium message board, Tyler Zeller looks to be headed to North Carolina. We all probably know by now that he’s set to make his official ...

Live report from IU’s open practice

  • Ryan Corazza Oct 28, 2007 3
 

Yesterday, Big A solicited a request for any details surrounding Friday’s open practice to those in attendance. Ask and you shall receive. ITH reader Tim threw down a solid report in the comment section of the aforementioned post and we ...

Get your Kent’s Klub t-shirt

  • Ryan Corazza Oct 23, 2007 3
 

Not a ton of information trickling out of Hoosier camp as of late — and in the wake of the infractions, that’s probably a good thing — so here’s something to tide you over until we actually see all these ...

Unraveling the latest Sampson debacle

  • Ryan Corazza Oct 14, 2007 3
 

(Editor’s Note: For a partial transcript of the teleconference with Rick Greenspan, Kelvin Sampson and Grace Calhoun, click here.) First, a preface: I like Kelvin Sampson at the helm for IU. I think he is a good, smart coach who’s ...

Some more details have fluttered out about promising IU recruit turned Just Another Sad Story Bud Mackey. And, it looks as if he’s admitted to school administrators he was delivering the crack cocaine he was caught with to someone. According ...

Drew Neitzel sings praises of Assembly Hall

  • Ryan Corazza Sep 6, 2007 3
 

Over at Sports Illustrated today, Luke Winn threw down an interview he conducted with Michigan State’s Drew Neitzel. (I swear DN should have graduated two years ago. Seems like he’s been there forever.) Within it, Neitzel talks about playing on ...

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Eli Holman is ineligible … for now

  • Ryan Corazza Aug 31, 2007 3
 

From the “well, we were hoping this wouldn’t happen, but certainly aren’t surprised that it did” file comes the news that for the here and now, new California recruit Eli Holman has not yet been cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse. ...

Is Ben Allen transferring? Yes, he is.

  • Ryan Corazza Aug 22, 2007 3
 

(UPDATE: It’s confirmed. Allen is indeed transferring.) Well, according to Pete Diprimio over at the Fort Wayne News-Sentinal, it’s looking like the Australian isn’t returning to IU this year. All signs point that Allen, a native of Australia, will not ...

Sampson does work at Wolf Challenge

  • Ryan Corazza Aug 13, 2007 3
 

We’ve all been rather intrigued by Fuzzy Zoeller’s Wolf Challenge, namely because the group Kelvin Sampson was set to play with was um, rather eclectic. Well, the golf shindig went down today and Coach Sampson, despite a rough start, held ...

Matt Roth has IU in his top three

  • Ryan Corazza Aug 9, 2007 3
 

A news station near Peoria, Il., HOI 19, is reporting that Illinois sharpshooter Matt Roth has narrowed his college choices down to three. IU made the cut. Washington High senior basketball star Matt Roth had what he described as a ...

+ Oh America, what to do with you. Continuing the trend of U.S. basketball squads faltering on the international scene, the American Pan Am team lost its opening round game to Uruguay 81-72 last night, despite leading at halftime. The ...

Is this D.J.’s last year at IU?

  • Ryan Corazza Jul 19, 2007 3
 

D.J. White has the option to come back for a fifth year at IU if he so desires. But will he? Well, Kelvin Sampson doesn’t seem to think so. From Andy Katz at the WWL: Although listed as a senior, ...

Kelvin Sampson to play golf at Wolf Challenge

  • Ryan Corazza Jul 16, 2007 3
 

I fashion myself at least a novice golfer — and a poor one at that — but I’d never heard of “wolf golf” until today. If you are unfamiliar with it yourself, hop on over here and get your learn ...