Derek Elston Archive

An early look at the 2010-2011 frontcourt

  • Zachary Osterman Jul 2, 2010 3
 

So piggybacking off Alex’s good work yesterday in filling the summer malaise with some solid depth chart discussion as we hit July, let us open our textbooks to chapter two. Last season’s frontcourt was something of a mixed bag, with ...

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That’s A Wrap: Derek Elston

  • Ryan Corazza Apr 1, 2010 3
 

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our attempt to um, wrap up the 2009-10 season. Sit back. Relax. Grab some popcorn. Get your read on. Final Stats (31 games): 5.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 47.0% FG, 65.2% FT, 36.0% from three. Thinking ...

The real difference a year makes

  • Zachary Osterman Mar 11, 2010 3
 

INDIANAPOLIS — The first words out of Jordan Hulls’ mouth talked about rebounding. Standing outside his team’s locker room after a season-ending 73-58 loss to Northwestern, the question was posed to Indiana’s young guard: What did you learn from this ...

The Minute After: Northwestern

  • Ryan Corazza Mar 11, 2010 3
 

FINAL SCORE: Northwestern 73, Indiana 58 | Box Score The ghost of Hoosier future. Derek Elston (10 points, nine boards) and Christian Watford (nine points, six boards) playing close to the  double-double men they’re capable of being night in and ...

The Minute After: Northwestern

  • Ryan Corazza Mar 6, 2010 3
 

FINAL SCORE: Indiana 88, Northwestern 80, OT | Box Score This win did not come easy. When it seemed like the Hoosiers had it locked up in regulation, when if felt like this 11-game losing streak was finally — finally! ...

The Minute After: Purdue

  • Ryan Corazza Mar 3, 2010 3
 

FINAL SCORE: 74-55 | Box score Kicking it old school tonight. THE GOOD 1) Derek Elston. Not sure if Elston got more run tonight because he limited his defensive mistakes tonight, or because well, he just deserves it. (Because I ...

Wisconsin Postgame Video: Derek Elston

  • Alex Bozich Feb 26, 2010 3
 

Courtesy of the IU Athletics channel on YouTube:

Postgame audio: Kentucky

  • Alex Bozich Dec 12, 2009 3
 

Indiana coach Tom Crean, Maurice Creek and Derek Elston met with the media following Indiana’s 90-73 loss Saturday against Kentucky in Assembly Hall. Listen to their comments, as well as those of UK coach John Calipari, in the embedded media ...

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Good, Bad and Ugly: Maryland

  • Ryan Corazza Dec 1, 2009 3
 

THE GOOD: KEEPING IT CLOSE, RESERVE PLAY. Hmmm, where to begin. Let’s take some baby steps here. Save for the last few minutes where it all unraveled, Indiana hung right with Maryland, and during several stretches, outplayed and outworked the ...

Good, Bad and Ugly: Northwestern State

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 28, 2009 3
 

This will be a  much abbreviated GBU. In fact, it’s just going to be a short list of observations. I only caught the second half, and that was cut short by the Big Ten Network cutting to the Ohio State ...

Good, Bad and Ugly: USC Upstate

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 16, 2009 3
 

THE GOOD: CHRISTIAN WATFORD AND DEREK ELSTON. Watford continues to impress. He’s been billed as a guy that can do it all, and this game really highlighted that: he got boards, hit shots, created in the lane, got some steals, ...

In front of a near capacity crowd Friday night at Assembly Hall, a trio of Indiana freshmen each turned in a debut to remember. Leading just 20-18 with 7:03 remaining in the first half, Maurice Creek and Derek Elston sparked ...

Hoosier Hysteria is on the horizon and it’s time for Inside the Hall’s player-by-player breakdown of the 2009-2010 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Derek Elston. Derek Elston, the first player to commit to Indiana’s 2009 class, made the call to become a ...

Given the situation inherited, the argument can be made that the 2009 recruiting haul made by Tom Crean and his staff was as impressive as any class in the country. Before ever coaching a game at Indiana, Crean held on ...

Scouting notes from Saturday’s Elite Camp

  • Alex Bozich Aug 30, 2009 3
 

The following are notes submitted to Inside the Hall from someone that attended IU’s Elite Camp this past Saturday in Bloomington. It’s important to note that this information is not from anyone affiliated with the university. These notes have been ...