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No. 1 Indiana enters Friday’s opener against Bryant with a thin frontcourt as a result of an injury to Derek Elston and suspensions to Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin. But those setbacks haven’t put a damper on the team’s excitement ...

HD Video: Hoosiers preview season opener with Bryant

Indiana senior Christian Watford, sophomore Cody Zeller, associate head coach Tim Buckley and coach Tom Crean met with the media Thursday to preview Friday’s season opener at Assembly Hall with Bryant. Watch and listen to all three press conferences in ...

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Film Session: Defending the 3-pointer

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 8, 2012 3
 
Film Session: Defending the 3-pointer

With last Thursday’s game against Indiana Wesleyan not hitting the Big Ten Network until Wednesday, the inaugural Film Session comes a little late this season. Onwards. Indiana Wesleyan got off to a hot start against Indiana last Thursday thanks to an early ...

Around the Hall: Reaction to the NCAA’s ruling

Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall staff: · Eamonn Brennan of ESPN.com believes the NCAA’s decision to suspend Peter Jurkin and Hanner Mosquera-Perea for nine games was “just plain silly.” · Rick Bozich of WDRB.com looks at ...

Podcast on the Brink: Discussing the NCAA’s ruling

Another season is upon us, and so, too, is another controversy. Just days before IU is set to take on Bryant in the regular-season opener, the NCAA handed down nine-game suspensions to freshmen Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin for taking “impermissible benefits” ...

Tom Crean reacts to Jurkin, Mosquera-Perea ruling

Indiana coach Tom Crean joined SiriusXM’s “Inside College Basketball” show Tuesday evening and talked to Jeff Goodman and Bruce Pearl about the suspensions of Peter Jurkin and Hanner Mosquera-Perea. His comments are below. On the facts of the case, specifically ...

One word sums up NCAA’s ruling: absurd

  • Justin Albers Nov 6, 2012 3
 
One word sums up NCAA’s ruling: absurd

There have some terrible acts committed under the watch of the NCAA over the years, acts that make you question the integrity of college athletics. Reggie Bush’s name comes to mind. So does Jim Tressel’s and recent allegations of academic ...

What we know: Mosquera-Perea, Jurkin eligibility questions answered

The NCAA and Indiana University both issued releases on the eligibility statuses of freshmen Hanner Mosquera-Perea and Peter Jurkin earlier this evening and here’s some answers to the most pertinent questions regarding the NCAA’s ruling: What did the NCAA rule ...

NCAA rules Peter Jurkin and Hanner Mosquera-Perea must sit 9 games

Early this evening, the NCAA and Indiana released separate press releases on the eligibility status of Peter Jurkin and Hanner Mosquera-Perea. The NCAA has ruled the players must each sit nine games and donate money to charity. (A link to applicable documents ...

Sports Illustrated tabs IU No. 1, Zeller on regional cover

Indiana has been selected as the preseason No. 1 by Sports Illustrated and the magazine has selected Cody Zeller for one of its four regional covers for this week’s issue. Here’s the complete release from Sports Illustrated: (NEW YORK – ...

Crean: Abell not ‘scratching surface of how good he can be’

Depth has been cited as one of the many reasons Indiana is the preseason pick to win the national championship. But Tom Crean has been careful in the preseason to not prematurely anoint his team as deep until he can ...

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ESPN.com’s Dana O’Neil profiles the Hoosiers

ESPN.com: Indiana enjoying its return to the top Indiana has gone from “Yeah! We’re back in the NCAA tournament” to “We’re favored to win a national title” in the span of seven months, cementing its status eight days after Kentucky captured ...

Around the Big Ten: Izzo unhappy with frontcourt play

With the start of the regular season just four days away, Inside the Hall takes you around the Big Ten for the latest on IU’s conference foes: · Illinois: Sophomore guard Tracy Abrams led four players in double figures as the ...

Troy Williams enjoying attention following IU commitment

Since his verbal commitment to Indiana last Sunday afternoon, Troy Williams says he has been feeling the love from Indiana fans on Twitter. “It’s like non-stop hype,” Williams told Inside the Hall via text on Sunday. “I love it though. ...

Grantland previews the Hoosiers

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 2, 2012 3
 
Grantland previews the Hoosiers

Grantland: College Basketball Team Previews: Indiana There’s no shortage of offensive firepower with the Hoosiers, and the great thing about Tom Crean is that he’s never afraid to use it. Indiana was well inside the top half of the country ...

Notebook: Creek shines in return from injury

  • Justin Albers Nov 1, 2012 3
 
Notebook: Creek shines in return from injury

Maurice Creek got off the bench and walked toward the Assembly Hall scorer’s table with just over 11 minutes left in the first half of Thursday night’s exhibition game against Indiana Wesleyan. Creek checked in with the official scorer, then ...