A report this morning by Jeff Goodman of Foxsports.com says that NBA commissioner David Stern and NCAA President Myles Brand are in agreement that both entities would benefit from a new rule requiring players to stay in college for two ...
With the news on Sunday that both Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis have contacted Tom Crean to discuss reinstatement, the new Indiana coach is faced with a pivotal decision less than a week into his tenure. From a basketball standpoint, ...
A handful of links for your reading pleasure on this Sunday morning: Crean era to begin with clean up (Rick Bozich, Louisville Courier-Journal) One last look back (Chris Korman, The Hoosier Scoop) Picking up the pieces at Indiana (Chris Korman, ...
The voice of Indiana basketball, Don Fischer, interviews Tom Crean:
I woke up this morning to an interesting exercise performed by longtime Courier-Journal columnist Rick Bozich. The question posed to 30 knowledgeable college basketball minds was as follows: “If you were buying stock in 10 college basketball programs, which 10 ...
Not exactly. But Crean’s deal does include a provision that will theoretically keep him from jumping ship any time soon: Under a preliminary deal between Crean and the university, Crean would owe $3 million if he resigns in the first ...
First, a confession: I considered boring you with a press release from IU media relations later today with the news that Eric Gordon declared for the NBA Draft. After all, the easy thing would have been to just forget about ...
This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to anyone out there, but according to some e-mails the Bloomington Herald-Times acquired via an open records request, Rick Greenspan shouldn’t quite be the fall guy for the Sampson hire. As ...
The Hoosiers have their man and here’s the reaction from across the state (and the country) the morning after the hire: Hoosier nation welcomes Crean to IU (Indiana Daily Student) Crean holds meeting with IU players (Indiana Daily Student) Their ...
For those of you that missed it, here’s the Tom Crean press conference in its entirety, courtesy of the Big Ten Network: Also, here’s a one-on-one interview with Crean:
The last 48 hours have been nothing short of a whirlwind of emotions for fans of Indiana basketball. Monday night, the feeling was that of doom and gloom as we learned interim head coach Dan Dakich had dismissed Jamarcus Ellis ...
Indiana announced Tom Crean as its new head coach this morning at a press conference in the Hoosier Room. Crean and IU have agreed to an eight-year, $18.24 million deal that will pay him an average of $2.3 million annually. ...
Here’s a link dump with the best stories this AM on the Tom Crean hiring. Enjoy. No big objections to Crean (Indianapolis Star) Hoosiers finally get it right (Indianapolis Star) Coaches note Crean’s tireless recruiting (Indianapolis Star) Profile: Coach has ...
Or The Night Of: Tom Crean … It’s over. The speculation, the rumors, the top five lists for coaching candidates — it’s over. Tom Crean is IU’s next coach. And really, I think it’s a great fit. I was infatuated ...
Andy Katz of ESPN broke the story this afternoon and its a done deal: Tom Crean will be the next head coach at Indiana. An Indiana trustee also confirmed Crean’s hiring to the Associated Press as did Director of Media ...
Headline alliteration is my favorite kind. Those of you interested, I wrote a quick post this morning discussing Dan Dakich’s huge huevos for dismissing Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis at the Dagger. Here’s a little taste: The entire situation is ...