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 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 ...
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Alex Bozich
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Mar 20, 2012
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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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Alex Bozich
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Mar 19, 2012
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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 ...
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.
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Alex Bozich
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Mar 18, 2012
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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 ...
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Justin Albers
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Mar 17, 2012
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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 ...
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Alex Bozich
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Mar 16, 2012
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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 ...
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.
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Justin Albers
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Mar 15, 2012
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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 ...
Indiana’s Jordan Hulls, Christian Watford and Cody Zeller and coach Tom Crean met with the media on Thursday at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. Watch both press conferences in the embedded media players below via IU Athletics on YouTube: ...
Check out 16 photos from Indiana’s press conferences and open practice from earlier today in Portland at the Rose Garden in the embedded photo gallery after the jump.
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Alex Bozich
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Mar 14, 2012
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PORTLAND, Ore. — As the No. 15 and No. 16 ranked teams on the NCAA Tournament s-curve, Indiana and Louisville were given little chance of playing close to home for the opening weekend. As both teams prepare to kick off ...
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Justin Albers
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Mar 14, 2012
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It’s hard not to feel sorry for Verdell Jones. After four years of hard work and sacrifice, the senior guard won’t get to play when Indiana opens the NCAA Tournament against New Mexico State on Thursday night. It’s not fair. ...
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Justin Albers
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Mar 11, 2012
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Verdell Jones had waited four years for this moment. As Indiana was about to be selected to its first NCAA tournament in the Tom Crean era, Jones was all smiles. The senior guard sat in the front row of chairs ...
The brackets for the 2012 NCAA Tournament have been revealed. Indiana earned a No. 4 seed in the South region and will open the tournament against New Mexico State on Thursday, Mar. 15 in Portland at the Rose Garden. We’ll ...