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Notebook: Troy Williams the first player to ever win Hoosier Hysteria dunk and 3-point contests

As Troy Williams stood next to Yogi Ferrell and Nick Zeisloft on Saturday night as they argued over who is the team’s best shooter after a three-way tie in the men’s 3-point shootout, the Hoosiers junior had one comment. “I’m just ...

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Hoosier Hysteria to be first college sporting event broadcast in virtual reality

In June, Indiana athletics announced it received a gift of $5 million from Mark Cuban to create a “first-of-its-kind, cutting-edge, student-focused video, broadcasting and technology center.” The Cuban Center is scheduled to be become fully operational in the spring of 2017 in conjunction ...

Hoosier Hysteria streaming details, other event details

Hoosier Hysteria, the annual tip-off to the Indiana basketball season, takes place this Saturday in Bloomington as Assembly Hall doors will open at 5 p.m. ET with the event beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. If you’re unable to make it ...

Elston hopes to fill “big brother” role in new position with IU basketball

He’s only three weeks into his new position as director of basketball operations for Indiana basketball, but Derek Elston is already bringing a unique perspective to the program. In the span of the last four years, two at IU and ...

Q & A: Blackmon Jr., Williams and Johnson give preseason update

James Blackmon Jr., Troy Williams and Robert Johnson met with the media on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium during the IU-Rutgers football game and discussed a variety of topics. A full transcript of their Q & A session is available ...

Big Ten media day notebook: Defense, Johns Hopkins visit, Bielfeldt’s role

ROSEMONT, Ill. – It’s no secret Indiana must improve on defense in order to become an elite team this season. So far in practice, Tom Crean has been asking his players to pick up the ball full court and apply more on-ball ...

Indiana ranked No. 15 in preseason coaches poll

  • Alex Bozich Oct 15, 2015 3
 
Indiana ranked No. 15 in preseason coaches poll

The Indiana Hoosiers will begin the 2015-2016 season ranked in the USA Today coaches poll. The preseason poll, released earlier, has Indiana slotted at No. 15. Four other Big Ten teams are ranked: Maryland (No. 3), Michigan State (13), Wisconsin ...

Bryant, Hartman missing time in preseason with injuries

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Indiana’s first day of official practice was less than two weeks ago, but the Hoosiers are already battling injuries. At Thursday’s Big Ten media day at the Marriott O’Hare, Tom Crean said that freshman Thomas Bryant has ...

Ferrell, Blackmon Jr. named to preseason All-Big Ten team

In advance of Thursday’s media day in Chicago, the Big Ten announced its preseason 10-player all-conference team on Wednesday afternoon. Indiana was represented with two players on the 10-man team.

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Ferrell, Blackmon Jr., Williams on watch lists for national awards

A trio of Indiana players are on award watch lists announced today by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Senior guard Yogi Ferrell is on the watch list for the 2016 Bob Cousy Award, which honors the nation’s top ...

Photo Gallery: The 2015-2016 Indiana Hoosiers

Inside the Hall photographer Jamie Owens had the chance last month to photograph the members of the 2015-2016 Indiana Hoosiers and produced a gallery that includes all 14 players on this season’s roster. Check out his work from the photo ...

Getting better all the time: Tom Crean’s culture of player development

As Tom Crean built his first Indiana recruiting classes, he sold his future vision of the program. Winning would be scarce to start. But stick with the hard-working culture and the long hours that come with it, and the on-court ...

Derek Elston hired as Indiana’s director of player development

Derek Elston, who played at Indiana from 2009 through 2013 and professionally the last two seasons, has returned to the program as the director of player development, the program announced today. Elston, a Tipton native, has been in the role ...

Johnson determined to build consistency in sophomore season

The freshman guard play in last season’s Big Ten was exceptional. The conference welcomed three McDonald’s All-Americans and several other players who made instant impacts. Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell was the second pick in last June’s NBA draft. Maryland’s Melo ...

ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla sees “great effort” as IU opens practice

Indiana didn’t waste any time getting straight to work Friday, the first day of official practice for college basketball programs across the country. The Hoosiers, who open the regular season six weeks from today, took the floor in Cook Hall ...

Indiana ranked preseason No. 13 by Blue Ribbon

  • Alex Bozich Oct 2, 2015 3
 
Indiana ranked preseason No. 13 by Blue Ribbon

The fourth college basketball yearbook published this fall, the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, was released this week. After being ranked No. 4 by Lindy’s, No. 17 by Athlon Sports and No. 15 by The Sporting News, the Hoosiers come in at No. 13 ...