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Ah, to be young: Matt Roth speaks

  • Eamonn Brennan Aug 23, 2007 3
 
Ah, to be young: Matt Roth speaks

The newest member of Kelvin Sampson’s 2008 class — the sweet-shooting Matt Roth — has had time to discuss his decision to leave the friendly confines of Peoria and head East to Bloomington, and it’s much of what you would ...

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Matt Roth will be a Hoosier

  • Alex Bozich Aug 22, 2007 3
 
Matt Roth will be a Hoosier

Coach Kelvin Sampson and staff have landed their third commitment for the 2008 class as Washington (IL) guard Matt Roth has given a verbal pledge to IU. A relative unknown nationally until this summer when he opened eyes with his ...

Matt Roth down to two: Bradley and IU

  • Alex Bozich Aug 21, 2007 3
 
Matt Roth down to two: Bradley and IU

It wasn’t without controversy, but Washington (IL) sharpshooter Matt Roth has narrowed his college choices to two: Bradley and Indiana. Last week, it appeared Roth had trimmed his list to Indiana and St. Louis, but later said that he was ...

A first look: 2010 target Ray McCallum Jr.

  • Alex Bozich Aug 17, 2007 3
 
A first look: 2010 target Ray McCallum Jr.

I’ve gotten a few e-mails from readers asking for more information on Ray McCallum Jr., whom I’ve discussed quite a bit since the site launched. Since he’ll only be a sophomore this coming season at Bloomington North, it’s hard to ...

Updates on Ray McCallum Jr, Matt Roth and Dashan Harris

There’s been a lot of good Hoosier links around the Web the past few days. Here’s a brief look at them: – Matt Dollinger of the Indiana Daily Student has a great piece on Bloomington North sophomore-to-be Ray McCallum Jr. ...

A first look: 2008 target Matt Roth

  • Alex Bozich Aug 12, 2007 3
 
A first look: 2008 target Matt Roth

I’ve talked quite a bit the past few weeks about 2008 target Matt Roth, but this is the first chance I’ve had to take in video of the Washington High (IL) sharpshooter. And since he was relatively unknown on the ...

Text messaging is dead; long live text messaging

  • Eamonn Brennan Aug 11, 2007 3
 
Text messaging is dead; long live text messaging

In an issue that is near and dear to any Hoosier fan’s heart — considering it might be partially responsible for the arrival of IU’s best recruit in about 20 years — the NCAA has almost, almost, closed the door ...

Lewis Jackson heading to West Lafayette

  • Alex Bozich Aug 9, 2007 3
 
Lewis Jackson heading to West Lafayette

One of IU’s targets in the 2008 class, 5’9″ point guard Lewis Jackson from Eisenhower High in Illinois has decided on a school and he’ll be heading to chief IU rival Purdue. Jackson announced the decision today on Rivals.com (subscription ...

Matt Roth has IU in his top three

  • Ryan Corazza Aug 9, 2007 3
 
Matt Roth has IU in his top three

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 ...

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Elston, Plumlee surface in Rivals Top 100 for 2009

Two Indiana kids with Indiana offers have made their first appearance in the latest Rivals.com 100 for the Class of 2009. Previously the Rivals network, which was recently acquired by Yahoo, had only ranked the Top 75 for 2009 and ...

Tyler Zeller visits Bloomington

  • Alex Bozich Aug 7, 2007 3
 
Tyler Zeller visits Bloomington

Thanks to one of our contacts in Bloomington (and a faithful reader of the site), Zach, Inside the Hall has learned that Tyler Zeller was in Bloomington today on an unofficial visit. Zeller was spotted in the South lobby of ...

Bruce Weber’s recruiting secrets revealed

  • Alex Bozich Aug 5, 2007 3
 
Bruce Weber’s recruiting secrets revealed

Before I get into the topic at hand, let me first mention that Eisenhower (IL) point guard Lewis Jackson has narrowed his list of schools to five and Indiana is one of them. The other schools still under consideration by ...

IU makes final four for Tyler Zeller

  • Alex Bozich Aug 3, 2007 3
 
IU makes final four for Tyler Zeller

Tyler Zeller, the top senior-to-be in the state of Indiana from Washington High School in North Daviess, has a list of his top four schools, announced today on the Indiana Elite website. As I told you a month ago, the ...

Around the Hall: NAHS Barnstorming Game

  • Eamonn Brennan Aug 3, 2007 3
 
Around the Hall: NAHS Barnstorming Game

You read how Big A — our man on the scene — reacted to the various exploits of IU’s incoming recruits last night … now read how those mainstream guys (you know, the ones who get paid to do this) ...

Bud Mackey loves Indiana University

  • Alex Bozich Jul 30, 2007 3
 
Bud Mackey loves Indiana University

Hoopsreport.com, a site I’d never heard of until today, has an interview with 2008 recruit Bud Mackey. The interview is not bad, sans the question to Mackey asking him what it was like growing up in Kentucky. Since Bud didn’t ...

IU targets lighting up Vegas

  • Alex Bozich Jul 26, 2007 3
 
IU targets lighting up Vegas

It’s perhaps the biggest week of the year in terms of college coaches evaluating talent and that’s why it’s no surprise that Kelvin Sampson, Rob Senderoff and Jeff Meyer are all in Las Vegas this week taking in the AAU ...