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Five takeaways from Indiana’s loss to Wake Forest

Indiana dropped its opener in the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Monday with an 82-78 loss to Wake Forest at the Lahaina Civic Center. Here’s a look at five takeaways from the loss to the Demon Deacons: · Indiana’s ...

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Film Session: Creighton

  • Ryan Corazza Nov 23, 2015 3
 
Film Session: Creighton

After two standout performances against Creighton during Indiana’s comfortable 86-65 win, James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant took questions together at the podium. When asked how much he’s feeding off the energy Bryant brings to the game, the quiet Blackmon Jr. ...

Notebook: The lion comes out as Bryant sparks Hoosiers

  • Andrew Vailliencourt Nov 19, 2015 3
 
Notebook: The lion comes out as Bryant sparks Hoosiers

Before the stands in Assembly Hall were even full, Indiana had pulled out to a double-digit lead over Creighton. And the Hoosiers never looked back. IU improved to 3-0 on the season with its 86-65 win, its final game before the ...

Video: IU players react to win over Creighton

  • Alex Bozich Nov 19, 2015 3
 
Video: IU players react to win over Creighton

Thomas Bryant and James Blackmon Jr. met with the media following Indiana’s 86-65 win over Creighton in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Thursday night at Assembly Hall. Watch the full press conference below:

At the buzzer: Indiana 88, Eastern Illinois 49

  • Alex Bozich Nov 13, 2015 3
 
At the buzzer: Indiana 88, Eastern Illinois 49

A few quick thoughts on Indiana’s 88-49 season opening win over Eastern Illinois: How it happened: The Hoosiers were only challenged for about the first five minutes as a 9-7 lead at the 15:11 mark ballooned to a 30-point cushion late in ...

Video: IU players react to win over Ottawa

  • Alex Bozich Nov 3, 2015 3
 
Video: IU players react to win over Ottawa

Max Bielfeldt and James Blackmon Jr. met with the media following Indiana’s 82-54 exhibition win over the University of Ottawa on Tuesday evening at Assembly Hall. Watch the full press conference below:

Newcomers impress during Haunted Hall scrimmage

  • Andrew Vailliencourt Oct 31, 2015 3
 
Newcomers impress during Haunted Hall scrimmage

Playing in front of superheroes and princesses of all ages, the Indiana men’s basketball team faced off against each other in a scrimmage as a part of the annual Haunted Hall of Hoops event on Saturday at Assembly Hall. Split ...

Q & A: Blackmon Jr., Williams and Johnson give preseason update

James Blackmon Jr., Troy Williams and Robert Johnson met with the media on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium during the IU-Rutgers football game and discussed a variety of topics. A full transcript of their Q & A session is available ...

Ferrell, Blackmon Jr. named to preseason All-Big Ten team

In advance of Thursday’s media day in Chicago, the Big Ten announced its preseason 10-player all-conference team on Wednesday afternoon. Indiana was represented with two players on the 10-man team.

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Ferrell, Blackmon Jr., Williams on watch lists for national awards

A trio of Indiana players are on award watch lists announced today by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Senior guard Yogi Ferrell is on the watch list for the 2016 Bob Cousy Award, which honors the nation’s top ...

2015-2016 Player Profile: James Blackmon Jr.

  • Ryan Corazza Oct 13, 2015 3
 
2015-2016 Player Profile: James Blackmon Jr.

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’re taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster this month. Today, we continue our look at Indiana’s roster with James Blackmon Jr. As a freshman ...

Notebook: Defense a major focus as practice begins

  • Andrew Vailliencourt Oct 2, 2015 3
 
Notebook: Defense a major focus as practice begins

Indiana officially started its season early Friday morning with a practice at 6:30 a.m. and after weeks of individual workouts, the Hoosiers will finally get a chance to begin working together as a team for 20 hours a week. It’s an exciting ...

Notes and quotes from Tom Crean’s press conference

As Indiana prepares for its first practice Friday, Tom Crean met with the media Thursday afternoon at Cook Hall to provide updates on a variety of topics. You can watch the full video of Crean’s comments here, but we’ve also ...

IU, Big Ten centric notes from Athlon Sports college basketball preview

Last week, we wrote that Athlon Sports ranked Indiana No. 17 in its preseason top 25 and picked the Hoosiers to finish fourth in the Big Ten in its 2015-2016 preview magazine. Previously: Indiana ranked preseason No. 4 by Lindy’s ...

An early look at the 2015-2016 backcourt

  • Alex Bozich Sep 8, 2015 3
 
An early look at the 2015-2016 backcourt

With the official start of practice less than a month away, the 2015-2016 season is on the horizon. We’ll have comprehensive player-by-player previews later this fall, but here’s an early look at some of the storylines to keep an eye ...

IU, Big Ten centric notes from Lindy’s Sports college basketball preview

It was revealed earlier in the week that Lindy’s Sports had tabbed Indiana as its preseason No. 4 team nationally. Now that the digital version of Lindy’s is officially out, here are some additional notes on Indiana and the Big ...