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Crawfordsville’s D.J. Byrd headed to Purdue

D.J. Byrd, a 6’4″ wing from the class of 2009, has given a verbal pledge to play for Matt Painter and the Purdue Boilermakers. Byrd, who will be a junior at North Montgomery in Crawfordsville, chose Purdue over Indiana, Notre ...

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Devin Ebanks video from Rumble in the Bronx

Update: The original video we posted was removed by the user who posted it on YouTube, so we had to substitute another Ebanks video. It’s never a bad idea to send us a tip, which is how I got notice ...

Memphis lands East Chicago Central’s Angel Garcia

According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, East Chicago Central forward Angel Garcia has come to a decision on where he’ll attend college and he’ll be taking his game to Beale Street. Garcia, ranked No. 27 overall in the class of ...

Don’t read ESPN.com for recruiting information

While surfing the Web late this afternoon, I came across the ESPN College Basketball page and noticed there were some free Insider items (yipee!). Apparently not enough people are subscribing to Insider, because I’ve noticed quite a few free previews ...

Devin Ebanks impressive at Boost Mobile Elite Classic

Devin Ebanks took place in the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic this past Friday night at Rucker Park and walked away a winner as his White Team defeated the Orange Team, 169-164. Suffice to say, not much defense was ...

Writer expands on his Garcia to Memphis prediction

Kelin, an avid reader of Inside the Hall, shot an e-mail over to Dan Wolken regarding his story where he predicted East Chicago Central’s Angel Garcia will attend Memphis. He’s been kind enough to share his e-mail and the response ...

Commercial Appeal predicts Angel Garcia to Memphis

Dan Wolken, the Memphis beat writer for the Commercial Appeal, looked into his “crystal ball” with seven fearless predictions for the upcoming hoops season. The first item, in particular, caught my eye: 1. Forward Angel Garcia will commit to Memphis ...

Angel Garcia down to two: IU and Memphis

After spending much of his summer practicing and then competing in the FIBA U-19 World Championships for the Puerto Rico national team, East Chicago big man Angel Garcia has narrowed his list of schools to two: Indiana and Memphis. There ...

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.

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

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

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 ...