I’m in New York for a couple days for the World Basketball Festival. During today’s media session at Radio City Music Hall, I snuck in a question to USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo about what he’s seen from Eric Gordon, ...
Ladies and gentlemen of the ITH blogging republic (to steal a line from Eamonn), it is with a great deal of excitement and also some sadness that I write you today. The sad part: This week marks the end of ...
It’s not as crazy as it seems. Yes, Gary Harris is an elite basketball recruit, particularly after what has been a successful and massively impressive summer. But there’s value, he said, in finding his escape from the hectic universe of ...
I only caught part of the Africa-Latin American third-place bout tonight at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion. But one thing that stuck out to me about Jurkin beyond his obvious size? He was impressively fast, and smooth, running down the ...
As expected, Indiana received its first 2012 commitment on Monday night as Peter Jurkin gave a verbal pledge to the Hoosiers during halftime of the adidas Nations Global Challenge championship game in Chicago. “I have decided to commit to Indiana ...
The following release just popped into our inbox: (EVANSVILLE, IN) – The last time they faced off in Evansville was December 20, 1995. Today, Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel had the pleasure of announcing that the University of Evansville’s Purple Aces will ...
Joe Eberhardt is a high school sports blogger and writer in Indiana. He created Indy Hoops Blog and contributes to the Hoosier Hoops Report. You can follow him on twitter at @IndyHoopsBlog. The state of Indiana is known for producing ...
IU sophomore Christian Watford is a college counselor at adidas Nations this weekend in Chicago. I intercepted him for a quick interview while he was on his way over to chat with IU commit Austin Etherington, who was taking in ...
Just walked back up to my place after brief chats with IU recruiting targets Cody Zeller (2011) and Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell (2012) at the Swissotel here in Chicago in conjunction with adidas Nations. First up: Mr. Zeller. Let’s get this ...
After missing the majority of the 2009-2010 season with a broken fifth metatarsal in his right foot, Matt Roth, arguably Indiana’s best pure shooter, is 100 percent healthy. Inside the Hall went one-on-one with the junior guard on Thursday about ...
We were unable to make today’s availability, but IU Media Relations posted the following videos of Verdell Jones, Bobby Capobianco, Jordan Hulls and Derek Elston meeting with the media at Assembly Hall:
According to a report by the Washington Times-Herald, 2011 Washington (IN) forward Cody Zeller has trimmed his list of schools to three. And as expected, there are no surprises: Zeller’s final three are Indiana, Butler and North Carolina: “It was ...
Around the Hall is recommended reading from the Inside the Hall crew. So go ahead, get your read on. + Michigan State guard Chris Allen will not return to East Lansing next season after failing to meet multiple obligations. KJ ...
Joe Eberhardt, the editor and creator of Indy Hoops Blog, was in attendance this past weekend at the ChicagoHoops.com End of Season Showdown in Merrillville, Indiana. Also in attendance: A trio of Indiana coaches: Tom Crean, Bennie Seltzer and Steve ...
If Austin Etherington moved out of the national rankings as a result of missing significant time this past spring, perhaps his performances in July will prove his name belongs amongst the country’s elite high school players. The 6-6, 190-pound Hamilton ...
The speculation that has been building for weeks was correct: Medina (OH) forward Kenny Kaminski will take his game to East Lansing. Evan Daniels of Scout.com reports, via a source, that Kaminski has given a verbal commitment to Tom Izzo ...