Class of 2022 point guard Bruce Thornton offers a defense-focused, physical option for Indiana

  • Cameron Drummond 07/02/2020 8:39 am  
 

Will Whetstone knows the internal and external emotions of Bruce Thornton better than most. As Thornton’s coach with the Atlanta-based Nike EYBL team The Skill Factory, Whetstone is allowed access into Thornton’s more relaxed moments, the ones not on a ...

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‘He’s grown up quickly’: How Braden Smith is changing the culture of Westfield High School basketball

  • Cameron Drummond 07/01/2020 8:26 am  
 

Each morning at 7:45 the bus came to take Braden Smith to school. It was part of his schedule from the third grade through the sixth grade. Braden would get up at 6 a.m., head downstairs and watch basketball highlights ...

Glass in email to student-athletes: No loss of scholarship if you choose not to participate due to COVID-19 concerns

  • Staff 06/30/2020 4:47 pm  
 

Outgoing IU athletic director Fred Glass sent an email on Tuesday afternoon to student-athletes with several updates on their return to campus. The email, which was made public by IU, reemphasized that participating in activities is voluntary and also explicitly ...

An updated look at who is coming and going in the Big Ten for the 2020-21 season

  • Alex Bozich 06/30/2020 11:13 am  
 

As we race toward the deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the NBA draft on August 3, it’s time for an updated look at who is coming and going in the Big Ten for the 2020-21 season. (Note: This is ...

Roundup: Glass honored with President’s medal for excellence, freshmen move in, more

  • Alex Bozich 06/30/2020 10:08 am  
 

Indiana Athletic Director Fred Glass will retire from his post today and on Monday, he was honored by president Michael McRobbie for his contributions to the university with the President’s Medal for Excellence. Glass, who spent 11.5 years as IU’s ...

Hoosiers in the NBA: Eight former IU players to compete at Walt Disney World Resort

  • Alex Bozich 06/29/2020 8:49 am  
 

The NBA will resume its regular season late next month at the Walt Disney World Resort’s Wide World of Sports in Bay Lake, Florida. Twenty-two teams are scheduled to compete for 16 playoff spots and eight different Indiana players are ...

6-Banner Sunday: No positive COVID-19 results during first round of testing for IU athletics

  • Staff 06/28/2020 8:33 am  
 

6-Banner Sunday is Inside the Hall’s weekly newsletter in partnership with The Assembly Call. More than 7,000 Indiana fans receive the newsletter each week. In addition to appearing each week on the site, you can also opt to receive 6-Banner Sunday ...

Freshman Focus: Trey Galloway

  • Cameron Drummond 06/26/2020 8:24 am  
 

“Freshman Focus” is an Inside the Hall series on each of Indiana’s incoming freshmen. Today, the series concludes with Trey Galloway. Previously: Anthony Leal, Jordan Geronimo, Khristian Lander Indiana’s recruitment of Trey Galloway was a multi-purposed endeavor. Sure, the Hoosiers ...

NCAA extends recruiting dead period through August 31

  • Staff 06/25/2020 6:23 pm  
 

The NCAA announced an extension of the recruiting dead period through August 31 on Thursday, which means previously proposed evaluation periods in August will not happen. During the dead period, all-in person recruiting is prohibited. Here’s the full release from ...

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POTB 333: BTN’s All-Decade teams with Dylan Burkhardt of UMHoops

  • Staff 06/25/2020 3:56 pm  
 

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with hosts Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call and Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall. The show is available weekly. On this week’s episode, Bozich is joined by Dylan Burkhardt of UMHoops to discuss BTN’s All-decade ...

Evansville Bosse’s Julian Norris ready to make a name for himself in Indiana

  • Dylan Wallace 06/25/2020 8:28 am  
 

Every morning Julian Norris wakes up, goes to the gym and makes 1,000 shots. He takes shots from all three levels, and he’ll shoot 20 free throws in between his transition to a new spot on the floor. At noon, ...

Q & A: Former walk-on Kory Barnett discusses IU career and being an assistant coach for Steve Alford

  • Cameron Drummond 06/24/2020 1:05 pm  
 

Kory Barnett’s plan was always to walk-on at a high major program and use that opportunity to jumpstart his coaching career. Barnett’s decision to enact this plan in Bloomington helped shape the career path he’s on today. After a four-year ...

‘His confidence is really high’: Jerome Hunter impresses in summer workout ahead of second IU season

  • Dylan Wallace 06/24/2020 9:00 am  
 

When Zach Fleer, co-owner of 270Hoops that covers Central Ohio high school basketball, arrived at a high school all-star game in 2014, there was an eighth-grade all-star game taking place on the floor prior to the contest. He watched as ...

IU athletics reports no positive COVID-19 tests in initial round of testing

  • Staff 06/23/2020 3:48 pm  
 

IU Athletics released COVID-19 testing data on Tuesday for the first time since student athletes began returning to campus earlier this month. According to the release, IU has administered 187 COVID-19 for tests of football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball ...

Freshman Focus: Khristian Lander

  • Cameron Drummond 06/23/2020 8:32 am  
 

“Freshman Focus” is an Inside the Hall series on each of Indiana’s incoming freshmen. Today: Khristian Lander. Previously: Anthony Leal, Jordan Geronimo The words poured out of Michael Adams’ mouth with pace and passion. Lists were quickly formed. One represented ...

Class of 2022 five-star forward AJ Casey talks IU offer and desire to always get better

  • Dylan Wallace 06/22/2020 9:15 am  
 

When AJ Casey was in the seventh grade, he was ranked as the No. 1 player in the state of Illinois for his age. It was at that moment where Casey, who was juggling football and basketball, decided that basketball ...