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Verdell Jones III undergoes successful knee surgery

Per a release from Methodist Sports Medicine, Indiana senior guard Verdell Jones III underwent successful knee surgery to repair a torn right ACL on Friday. Jones suffered the injury in Indiana’s 75-58 win over Penn State in the Big Ten ...

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Cody Zeller named AP All-American honorable mention

Per IU media relations, Cody Zeller earned Associated Press All-American honorable mention honors earlier today. The complete release follows: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana freshman forward Cody Zeller has earned AP All-America honorable mention honors, announced on Monday, March 26, by ...

Watford mum on future after NCAA Tournament loss

Christian Watford barely had time to take a seat and start untying his shoes before the question came in the Georgia Dome locker room. “There’s some talk you may be going to the next level, are you going to be ...

Kentucky’s free throws prove to be the difference

When Indiana upset then-No. 1 Kentucky at Assembly Hall on Dec.10, Wildcats coach John Calipari pointed to his team’s missed free throws as a reason for their loss. Kentucky made only 10-of-17 shots from the charity stripe that day, while ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Kentucky

  • Staff Mar 24, 2012 3
 
Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Kentucky

Check out 19 photos from Indiana’s 102-90 loss to Kentucky in the South Regional semifinal of the NCAA Tournament in the embedded photo gallery after the jump.

Calipari: It ‘wasn’t a buzzer-beater game’

  • Justin Albers Mar 23, 2012 3
 
Calipari: It ‘wasn’t a buzzer-beater game’

Whenever December’s Indiana- Kentucky game comes up, everybody talks about Christian Watford’s buzzer-beating shot. It was the way the game ended, and it’s only natural to remember what happened last. Plus, ESPN has shown the replay of the shot countless ...

Crean, IU players pre-Kentucky press conference transcript

Indiana coach Tom Crean along with Jordan Hulls, Christian Watford and Cody Zeller met with the media on Thursday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to preview Friday’s South regional semifinal with Kentucky. The complete transcript of that availability follows: ...

Around the Hall: Jordan Hulls thriving in isolation

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall staff: + Terry Hutchens of The Indianapolis Star takes a closer look at the “other guy,” Will Sheehey. + Indiana checks-in at No. 8 in Luke Winn’s Sweet 16 ...

Notebook: Indiana, UK “different” heading into Friday

Tom Crean and John Calipari have talked this week about how the first game between Indiana and Kentucky on Dec. 10 seems like it was a season ago. While the replay of Christian Watford’s game-winning shot still pops up on ...

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Calipari, Wildcats look ahead to Indiana rematch

Kentucky John Calipari claims that he knew a rematch with Indiana was inevitable before the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed. “He [Tom Crean] and I talked, and I told him ‘you are going to be in our region,'” Calipari said ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Virginia Commonwealth

Check out 14 photos from Indiana’s 63-61 win over Virginia Commonwealth in the third round of the NCAA tournament in the embedded photo gallery after the jump.

Notebook: Sheehey smiles, then sends IU to Sweet 16

PORTLAND, Ore. — Verdell Jones and his teammates made an observation from the bench when Will Sheehey corralled the ball on the left baseline with just under 14 seconds remaining. “We were just talking about it earlier. When he caught ...

Notebook: VCU the same team in name only

  • Justin Albers Mar 17, 2012 3
 
Notebook: VCU the same team in name only

PORTLAND, Ore. — Virginia Commonwealth forward Bradford Burgess was asked Friday to compare this year’s VCU team to the one that made the Final Four last season. “Really, the only similarity is the name on the jersey,” Burgess said. Last ...

Notebook: Zeller shines on NCAA Tournament stage

PORTLAND, Ore. — Cody Zeller was asked on Wednesday if he was nervous to play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time. His reply? Excited to be here, but not nervous at all. Maybe it’s having two older brothers ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. New Mexico State

Check out 15 photos from Indiana’s 79-66 win over New Mexico State in the second round of the NCAA tournament in the embedded photo gallery after the jump.

Hoosiers get time to enjoy NCAA experience

  • Justin Albers Mar 15, 2012 3
 
Hoosiers get time to enjoy NCAA experience

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Hoosiers know they have a daunting task ahead of them when they play No. 13 seed New Mexico State at 9:45 pm. today. But they also understand how special an opportunity it is to be in ...