Derek Elston Archive

‘It was so authentic’: The Oral History of Indiana’s win over No. 1 Kentucky

  • Cameron Drummond 09/09/2020 8:57 am  
 

Over the last decade, the moment has become synonymous with Indiana basketball. Christian Watford’s inbounds pass to Verdell Jones III. The screen set by Cody Zeller. The 3-pointer launched into the heavens. Narrated by the likes of ESPN’s Dan Shulman ...

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2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament recap

  • Cameron Drummond 05/25/2020 8:35 am  
 

Welcome to the final recap of the 2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament. Over the past few weeks, we have explained how this tournament came to be, recapped the drafting of teams and completed all ...

2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament: Final round

  • Cameron Drummond 05/21/2020 8:00 am  
 

Welcome to the final round of the 2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament. Previously, we revealed the draft on Podcast on the Brink, sent out an introduction post for the tournament and contested the first ...

2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament: Round Two

  • Dylan Wallace 05/18/2020 7:54 am  
 

Welcome back to round two of the 2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament. Last week, we revealed the draft on Podcast on the Brink, sent out an introduction post for the tournament and began round ...

2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament: Round One

  • Cameron Drummond 05/15/2020 9:30 am  
 

The players have been selected, the teams have been formed and the voting can now commence in round one of the 2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players round-robin tournament. Earlier this week, the results of the 2010s ...

Results from the ‘2010s Assembly Call / Inside The Hall IU players Draft

  • Cameron Drummond 05/13/2020 10:21 am  
 

The past decade in Indiana basketball has given us plenty of notable on and off-court moments, but more than anything else the lasting impact of the past 10 years of IU hoops has come from the players who represented the ...

‘I knew it was going to be something special:’ Derek Elston reflects on time with Indiana program

  • Dylan Wallace 04/30/2020 7:47 am  
 

According to the Student Affairs website, Indiana University has 69 fraternities and sororities, but from 2009-2013, there was a 70th under the roof of Cook Hall. At least that’s how former Indiana basketball player Derek Elston put it — 15 ...

Elston hopes to fill “big brother” role in new position with IU basketball

  • Alex Bozich 10/19/2015 1:14 pm  
 

He’s only three weeks into his new position as director of basketball operations for Indiana basketball, but Derek Elston is already bringing a unique perspective to the program. In the span of the last four years, two at IU and ...

POTB 092: A potpourri of topics as practice begins

  • Staff 10/07/2015 7:26 am  
 

Podcast on the Brink is back for a new episode with host Jerod Morris of The Assembly Call. The show is available each Wednesday during the offseason. You can access a full archive of episodes here. In this week’s edition of ...

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Derek Elston hired as Indiana’s director of player development

  • Alex Bozich 10/05/2015 4:26 pm  
 

Derek Elston, who played at Indiana from 2009 through 2013 and professionally the last two seasons, has returned to the program as the director of player development, the program announced today. Elston, a Tipton native, has been in the role ...

Former players react to news of suspensions

  • Staff 11/03/2014 8:48 pm  
 

Several former players took to Twitter on Monday evening with reaction to the turmoil in recent days for the IU basketball program. Here’s a sampling of some of the tweets published: As an IUBB player you're held to a higher ...

Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Purdue alumni game

  • Staff 07/28/2014 12:12 pm  
 

Behind a late scoring barrage from Christian Watford and Jordan Hulls, Indiana surged to defeat Purdue, 116-113 in the second annual alumni game between the schools at IUPUI on Saturday night. You can view final stats from the game at ...

An updated look at members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team in the pros

  • Alex Bozich 03/19/2014 2:54 pm  
 

Periodically throughout their seasons, we’ll take a look at how members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team are performing in both the NBA and professional leagues around the world. Here’s our March update: · Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic Stats: 13.8 ...

Another look at members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team in the pros

  • Alex Bozich 02/20/2014 12:54 pm  
 

(Photo credit: Sportowefakty.pl) Periodically throughout the season, we’ll take a look at how members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team are performing in both the NBA and professional leagues around the world. Here’s our latest update: · Victor Oladipo, Orlando ...

An updated look at members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team in the pros

  • Alex Bozich 01/23/2014 11:33 am  
 

Periodically throughout the season, we’ll take a look at how members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team are performing in both the NBA and professional leagues around the world. Here’s our latest update: · Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic Stats: 13.7 ...

A look at how members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team are performing in the pros

  • Alex Bozich 01/08/2014 11:06 am  
 

Periodically throughout the season, we’ll take a look at how members of IU’s 2012-2013 Big Ten championship team are performing in both the NBA and professional leagues around the world. Here’s our first update: · Victor Oladipo, Orlando Magic Stats: 13.1 ...