Tom Crean and the Indiana Hoosiers (most of them, anyway) got their first taste of the IU-Purdue rivalry Saturday afternoon in Mackey Arena. And despite a spirit and toughness Crean felt his team exhibited throughout the contest, the Hoosiers dropped ...

Live blog: Indiana @ Purdue

  • Alex Bozich Feb 21, 2009 3
 

Indiana at Purdue

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Crean and the Hoosiers ready for Purdue

  • Alex Bozich Feb 21, 2009 3
 

… And here’s the audio of Crean’s press conference from Friday afternoon, courtesy of The Hoosier Scoop: [audio:crean022009.mp3]

In case you haven’t checked the schedule, IU has just about 24 hours until it’s next game — a big one in West Lafayette. And I’m not the only one who thinks the bizarre timing of the game needs to ...

Crean tight lipped after fourth straight loss

  • Alex Bozich Feb 20, 2009 3
 

The frustration of a 19-loss (and counting) season might finally be getting to Tom Crean. Our friends over at The Palestra have the story detailing Crean’s shorter than usual press conference after last night’s loss:

Second half drought sinks Hoosiers

  • Alex Bozich Feb 19, 2009 3
 

After trailing by just one at halftime, Indiana scored just four points in the first 9:01 of the second half and fell 68-51 to Wisconsin on Thursday night at Assembly Hall. By the time the Hoosiers (6-19, 1-12 Big Ten) ...

Live blog: Wisconsin @ Indiana

  • Alex Bozich Feb 19, 2009 3
 

Wisconsin at Indiana

Dumes will return for Wisconsin game

  • Alex Bozich Feb 18, 2009 3
 

The indefinite suspension is over. Turns out, it really wasn’t all that indefinite after all. After sitting out two games for throwing elbows in a couple of different games, most notably against Michigan State, Devan Dumes will return for Thursday’s ...

Kelvin Sampson, a year later, at ESPN the Mag

  • Ryan Corazza Feb 18, 2009 3
 

In the latest issue of ESPN the Mag — on newsstands now! — there’s a small bit on page 71 about five players affected by Kelvin Sampson’s Indiana hiring and subsequent resignation: Devin Ebanks, Terrell Holloway, Scottie Reynolds, Damion James ...

Open thread: Will IU win again this season?

  • Alex Bozich Feb 18, 2009 3
 

It’s been a good start to the week here at ITH: Ryan’s rebuttal of the totally off-base Deadspin piece, Bawa Muniru chatter, Dominique Keller’s apparent hatred for IU and continuation of the EJ media tour. With another off day for ...

Yesterday, I wrote a rebuttal to Rick Chandler’s post on Deadspin about how he thinks IU will never be able to recruit again, how Tom Crean wasn’t the answer and a few other things that didn’t sit too favorably with ...

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Continuing the Eric Gordon media tour

  • Eamonn Brennan Feb 17, 2009 3
 

I’ve always thought that the NBA — its media, its day-to-day traveling, its camaraderie — exposes personality far better than the NCAA’s sheltered world. That may be more true in some cases than others, but as a rule, I think ...

Believe it or not, we actually get some emails here at ITH from time to time. Normally, they fall into two categories: 1) Here is a link to an article I would post if I was an editor. I think ...

Dominique Keller: Not a fan of IU

  • Ryan Corazza Feb 17, 2009 3
 

In the 14 months I’ve lived in my apartment, I’ve gotten in about three fights with my roommate. These fights have not stemmed from taking out the trash, or rent, or leaving too many dishes in the sink: They’ve all ...

Let me tell you about my morning. I got up late. I put on clothes I wore out to a bar Friday night. I took a cab to work. I wrote some blogs posts for the day job. Typical Monday. ...

Hulls erupts for 30 as South remains unbeaten

  • Alex Bozich Feb 16, 2009 3
 

Throughout the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how the six Indiana signees and 2011 commitment Matt Carlino are performing at their respective schools. Here’s our latest update: + Jordan Hulls: Bloomington South improved to 17-0 with ...