Dan Wolken, the Memphis beat writer for the Commercial Appeal, looked into his “crystal ball” with seven fearless predictions for the upcoming hoops season. The first item, in particular, caught my eye: 1. Forward Angel Garcia will commit to Memphis ...
What has been speculated on message boards for a couple of weeks has now been confirmed by coach Kelvin Sampson: A.J. Ratliff is ineligible for the first semester due to academics. Ratliff, a senior, will miss the ACC/Big Ten challenge ...
I usually wouldn’t throw a link dump at you, but since it’s Friday and there is quite a bit of good information floating around the Web today, here goes: 6’7″ forward Kevin Jones from Mount Vernon, NY is setting up ...
Jamar Smith, whom you may remember nearly killed a teammate in a drunk driving accident earlier this year, will remain with the Illinois basketball program. Smith will redshirt the 2007-2008 season and will be allowed to return to the team ...
After spending much of his summer practicing and then competing in the FIBA U-19 World Championships for the Puerto Rico national team, East Chicago big man Angel Garcia has narrowed his list of schools to two: Indiana and Memphis. There ...
The newest member of Kelvin Sampson’s 2008 class — the sweet-shooting Matt Roth — has had time to discuss his decision to leave the friendly confines of Peoria and head East to Bloomington, and it’s much of what you would ...
(UPDATE: It’s confirmed. Allen is indeed transferring.) Well, according to Pete Diprimio over at the Fort Wayne News-Sentinal, it’s looking like the Australian isn’t returning to IU this year. All signs point that Allen, a native of Australia, will not ...
Coach Kelvin Sampson and staff have landed their third commitment for the 2008 class as Washington (IL) guard Matt Roth has given a verbal pledge to IU. A relative unknown nationally until this summer when he opened eyes with his ...
Via FanHouse comes Brian Cook’s tale of inexplicable stupidity in the war between Comcast Cable and the Big Ten Network for the hearts of minds of Big Ten fans everywhere. Whatever genius PR firm Comcast currrently employs decided to get ...
It wasn’t without controversy, but Washington (IL) sharpshooter Matt Roth has narrowed his college choices to two: Bradley and Indiana. Last week, it appeared Roth had trimmed his list to Indiana and St. Louis, but later said that he was ...
A helpful IU student passes along the Big Ten Network’s, and IU’s, latest attempts at pushing public opinion decidedly in their favor: On August 30, the Big Ten Network (BTN) will be launched nationwide.The BTN is a first-of-its-kind partnership between ...
I’ve gotten a few e-mails from readers asking for more information on Ray McCallum Jr., whom I’ve discussed quite a bit since the site launched. Since he’ll only be a sophomore this coming season at Bloomington North, it’s hard to ...
There’s been a lot of good Hoosier links around the Web the past few days. Here’s a brief look at them: – Matt Dollinger of the Indiana Daily Student has a great piece on Bloomington North sophomore-to-be Ray McCallum Jr. ...
In examining the recently released IU hoops sked (click image to expand), a few words come to mind. Let’s take a look: Cupcakes: Yes, at first glance, the Big Ten schedule is pretty meaty in the middle of the year, ...
– Tyler Zeller has set the dates for his official visits this fall and IU will be the second school that the 6’11” five-star center from Washington has a look at. Here’s a look at the schedule, according to Justin ...
Those of you clamoring for a schedule had your wishes granted this morning: the 2007-2008 schedule has officially been released. We’ll follow up with analysis later, but for now, take a look at the (probably poorly formatted) list as follows: ...