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Video: Crean, IU players preview Butler

Tom Crean, James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant addressed the media on Friday to preview Indiana’s matchup on Saturday against Butler in the Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Watch both press conferences below (video provided by IU athletics):

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Draft watch: An early look at the stock of IU players

Draft Express named Indiana’s OG Anunoby and Thomas Bryant as the top two prospects in the Big Ten in the preseason, but there’s a lot of basketball to be played before June’s NBA Draft. Here’s our first look at what ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over SIU Edwardsville

Indiana moved to 6-1 on Friday night with an easy 83-60 win over SIU Edwardsville at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The win was the 22nd straight in Bloomington for the Hoosiers. Here’s a look at five takeaways from the win ...

Video: IU players react to win over North Carolina

Robert Johnson, Thomas Bryant and James Blackmon Jr. met with the media following Indiana’s 76-67 win over North Carolina on Wednesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame comments below:

Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Mississippi Valley State

Indiana picked up its fourth win of the season on Sunday afternoon as it easily defeated Mississippi Valley State, 85-52, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. It was the 20th straight home win for the Hoosiers. Here’s a look at five takeaways from ...

Video: Indiana players react to loss at Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant addressed the media following Indiana’s 71-68 overtime loss to Fort Wayne on Tuesday night at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Watch their postgame comments below:

Notebook: Hoosiers breeze past Liberty

  • Josh Margolis Nov 20, 2016 3
 
Notebook: Hoosiers breeze past Liberty

Just four days after taking VCU down to the wire in a 64-59 defeat, Liberty University was expected to test the Hoosiers, or at the very least, provide a better challenge than UMass Lowell did Wednesday. Instead, the inferior Flames ...

Video: IU players react to win over Liberty

  • Alex Bozich Nov 19, 2016 3
 
Video: IU players react to win over Liberty

Grant Gelon, OG Anunoby and James Blackmon Jr. met with the media following Indiana’s 87-48 win over Liberty on Saturday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame comments below:

Film Session: UMass Lowell

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 18, 2016 3
 
Film Session: UMass Lowell

While Indiana took care of UMass Lowell with relative ease in its home opener Wednesday night, the Hoosiers were not without some areas of improvement. On defense, the Hoosiers allowed 1.04 points per possession. While UMass Lowell ran some nice action in ...

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Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over UMass Lowell

Indiana moved to 2-0 on Wednesday night with a comfortable 100-78 win over UMass Lowell at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Here’s a look at five takeaways from the win over the River Hawks: · Blackmon Jr. continues hot start offensively, ...

Notebook: Team effort propels Hoosiers past UMass Lowell

In the first of eight scheduled home contests against sub-200 Kenpom teams, No. 6 Indiana did what they were supposed to do, demolishing the UMass Lowell River Hawks 100-78 on Wednesday night. Only five days after downing the Jayhawks in ...

Blackmon Jr., Bryant named to Wooden Award preseason top 50

Indiana junior guard James Blackmon Jr. and sophomore forward Thomas Bryant have been named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason top 50 list, the national advisory board for the award announced on Tuesday. A total of 10 Big Ten ...

Notebook: Blackmon Jr. leads Hoosiers in win over No. 3 Kansas

Last season when Indiana made the trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational, it didn’t end very well. This year was a different story. James Blackmon Jr. led the Hoosiers with 26 points to help No. 11 IU upset No. ...

Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Kansas

  • Alex Bozich Nov 12, 2016 3
 
Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Kansas

Indiana won a thriller on Friday night. The Hoosiers beat Kansas, 103-99 in overtime, in a back-and-forth classic to tip off the 2016-17 season in Honolulu. It was a win that should serve as a springboard and confidence builder for ...

Blackmon Jr., Bryant named to Naismith Trophy watch list

Indiana junior James Blackmon Jr. and sophomore Thomas Bryant have been named to the 50-player preseason watch list for the 2017 Naismith Trophy, which honors the top player in college basketball. Blackmon Jr. and Bryant are two of 10 Big ...

Video: Indiana players react to win over Hope College

Devonte Green, Juwan Morgan and James Blackmon Jr. met with the media following Indiana’s 98-65 exhibition win over Hope College on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame comments below: