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Zach Osterman was a writer for Inside the Hall during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.

The real difference a year makes

  • Zachary Osterman Mar 11, 2010 3
 
The real difference a year makes

INDIANAPOLIS — The first words out of Jordan Hulls’ mouth talked about rebounding. Standing outside his team’s locker room after a season-ending 73-58 loss to Northwestern, the question was posed to Indiana’s young guard: What did you learn from this ...

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Quick hit: Yogi Ferrell gets Indiana offer

  • Zachary Osterman Mar 10, 2010 3
 
Quick hit: Yogi Ferrell gets Indiana offer

Back in the dark ages of journalism, (18 months ago) to find out if a promising prep basketball player had say, received an offer from a prominent in-state school, one needed to use archaic means, such as telephones and e-mail, ...

The latest on Will Yeguete and Moses Abraham

  • Zachary Osterman Mar 9, 2010 3
 
The latest on Will Yeguete and Moses Abraham

The recruiting buzz lately, as most of you know, has orbited around adding a big man to the 2010 recruiting class. The two most-prominent names being mentioned thus far are Will Yeguete (pictured), a forward from Florida with an impressive ...

Big Ten Tournament bracket finalized

  • Zachary Osterman Mar 7, 2010 3
 
Big Ten Tournament bracket finalized

2010 Big Ten Men’s Tournament Bracket There it is. Or at least, there it’s linked. IU takes on Northwestern in the 7-10 match-up 25 minutes after the first game Thursday, which starts at 2:30 p.m. So I’m guessing about five ...

The latest on Moses Abraham

  • Zachary Osterman Mar 1, 2010 3
 
The latest on Moses Abraham

Joe Boncore, 2010 four-star forward Moses Abraham’s adviser, confirmed to Inside the Hall on Monday what Adam Zagoria reported just a little while ago: IU is in Abraham’s top seven, and coaches are still working on ironing out the details ...

“Statistics accuse, the film convicts”

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 27, 2010 3
 
“Statistics accuse, the film convicts”

It’s an “old saying,” according to Tom Crean. I’ve never heard it, but then I’m not that old. Whatever its age and origin, it hit close enough to home after the 78-46 loss to Wisconsin that Crean was willing to ...

Abraham to decide in early March, hopes to make Northwestern game

The hardest part about coaching Moses Abraham? Keeping him hydrated. “He just doesn’t stop running,” Joe Boncore, Abraham’s guardian, told Inside the Hall on Monday night. Abraham, a 6-foot-9 forward from Progressive Christian in Temple Hills, Md., picked up an ...

Rivals: IU offers 6-foot-9 senior Moses Abraham

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 19, 2010 3
 
Rivals: IU offers 6-foot-9 senior Moses Abraham

What a name. We’re working on trying to confirm this, but seeing as it’s dinner time on Friday night, that’s proving rather difficult. Some vitals: Rivals has Abraham, who coach Tom Crean reportedly offered last night, listed at 6-foot-9, 237 ...

Handicapping the race for the Big Ten title

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 18, 2010 3
 
Handicapping the race for the Big Ten title

So I know talking about the Big Ten title race is sort of like rubbing sea salt into an open wound for a lot of you right now. But seeing as it’s actually pretty compelling right now, I thought it ...

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The dogmas of the quiet past

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 14, 2010 3
 
The dogmas of the quiet past

For no reason in particular, there is an old Lincoln quote rolling around in my head today (Abraham, not continental). It comes from a message to Congress that was a precursor to the Emancipation Proclamation, when Lincoln penned the words ...

Talking about an old friend

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 12, 2010 3
 
Talking about an old friend

It’s been nearly two full years since we last said goodbye to the mess begotten of Kelvin Sampson’s late-night departure in 2008. The faces have nearly faded, so much so that it’s almost easy to forget that at least some ...

Catching up with IU commitment Will Sheehey

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 11, 2010 3
 
Catching up with IU commitment Will Sheehey

Playing on ESPNU is already out of his mind. Will Sheehey’s focus is squarely set on Friday. Sheehey’s Sagemont School met Monteverde Academy Feb. 5 in an ESPNU-televised match-up that featured fellow top recruits Rod Days and Fabricio Melo, Sheehey’s ...

Looking past Northwestern for just one moment

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 8, 2010 3
 
Looking past Northwestern for just one moment

Understatement of the new year: This was not a banner Saturday-Sunday (or just Sunday, really) for many of you, and it’s probably even worse to think about the fact that, not only did IU lose at Assembly Hall north, but ...

IU releases statement regarding Leary matter

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 5, 2010 3
 
IU releases statement regarding Leary matter

UPDATE (10:05 a.m.): The Hoosier Scoop has the mugshot and probable cause affidavit. Meanwhile, Rebecca S. Green of the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette reports that Leary was transported to Allen County and later released on $60,000 bond Friday evening. He’s due ...

Leary faces 17 felony charges in real estate scheme

  • Zachary Osterman Feb 5, 2010 3
 
Leary faces 17 felony charges in real estate scheme

This has been a season devoid of predictability for Indiana on the court, but nothing could compare to this. Former Hoosier Todd Leary, a color commentator on IU’s radio broadcast team alongside play-by-play man Don Fischer, was arrested Thursday evening ...

Hoosiers show progress in 72-70 loss to Illini

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 30, 2010 3
 
Hoosiers show progress in 72-70 loss to Illini

A little over one year ago, I piled into a car with Matt Dollinger and Tom Kirby and headed west to Spaceship Assembly Hall for IU’s first post-Eric Gordon trip to Urbana-Champaign. Less than nine minutes later, Dollinger was begging ...