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Bawa Muniru to transfer

  • Zachary Osterman Jun 17, 2010 3
 
Bawa Muniru to transfer

Some of you might be surprised and others not, but Bawa Muniru is leaving the IU basketball program. The details are in this release: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University men’s basketball coach Tom Crean has announced that center Bawa Muniru ...

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A few thoughts on recruiting the state of Indiana

In Tuesday’s edition of The Indianapolis Star, Bob Kravitz penned a column (link) expressing concern over Tom Crean’s ability to recruit the state of Indiana. The headline: “Crean needs to start getting in-state talent.” The overall tone of the column ...

Video: Tom Crean at “Coaches Raising the Bar for Kids”

Indiana head coach Tom Crean appeared Tuesday night in Jeffersonville (IN) at a fund raising event for the Greater Clark County Schools. The event, “Coaches Raising the Bar for Kids,” also featured former Louisville head coach Denny Crum and current ...

Hoosiers speak on Nebraska

  • Zachary Osterman Jun 11, 2010 3
 
Hoosiers speak on Nebraska

This release just popped into the inbox from J.D. Campbell over at IU Media Relations. Normally wouldn’t be posting much about Bill Lynch on here, but under the circumstances, it can’t hurt. “We are excited to welcome the University of ...

Video: Tom Crean says hello, friends

  • Alex Bozich Jun 11, 2010 3
 
Video: Tom Crean says hello, friends

And discusses the topics of the week, including Tom Izzo, how much he loves being at IU, APR, Big Ten expansion, Eric Gordon, Jeff Watkinson and summer camps:

IU avoids penalty with improved APR score

  • Alex Bozich Jun 9, 2010 3
 
IU avoids penalty with improved APR score

Among the various landmines Kelvin Sampson left in Bloomigton was an APR (Academic Progress Rate) score that was, in a word, unacceptable. Let’s go to the archives from May of 2009: The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores ...

Video: Crean talks Guy-Marc, Oladipo, Sheehey

  • Alex Bozich Jun 7, 2010 3
 
Video: Crean talks Guy-Marc, Oladipo, Sheehey

Before we get to the aforementioned video, I’d like to publicly begin a campaign for Tom Crean to wear his crimson blazer in a game next season. In case you’re unaware of the story behind the blazer, Crean received it ...

Scholarship situation will work itself out

  • Alex Bozich May 19, 2010 3
 
Scholarship situation will work itself out

I needed a few days to gather my thoughts on this topic, but since it seems be a frequent point of discussion in the comments, I figured it was worth addressing. On paper, the signing of Guy-Marc Michel has left ...

Indiana makes Michel signing official

  • Zachary Osterman May 8, 2010 3
 
Indiana makes Michel signing official

Release as follows: IU ADDS CENTER GUY-MARC MICHEL TO 2010 MEN’S BASKETBALL RECRUITING CLASS. PRONUNCIATION:  (GEE-Marc MEshell) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University men’s basketball head coach Tom Crean has announced that Guy-Marc Michel, a 7-1, 265 lb., center from North ...

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Video: Tom Crean on Cook Hall, NCAA Tournament expansion, more

Indiana head coach Tom Crean met with the media on Friday to introduce Steve McClain as an assistant coach and Drew Adams as Director of Operations/Video Coordinator. Crean was also asked about the recruiting impact of Cook Hall, NCAA Tournament ...

Observations from the 100th Indiana State Finals

For the first time since the launch of this blog, I made my way to Conseco Fieldhouse for the state finals on Saturday. I did not leave disappointed. My observations from the day begin … now: + Faces in the ...

Report: Moses Abraham to visit Indiana

  • Alex Bozich Mar 16, 2010 3
 
Report: Moses Abraham to visit Indiana

For those of you without a NCAA recruiting pocket calendar, today was the first of the contact period. As such, Indiana coach Tom Crean traveled to the Washington D.C. area to meet with 2010 forward Moses Abraham. Shortly after the ...

Crean: “We have to have a balancing act right now”

After having a day to listen to the various interviews after Indiana’s season-ending loss on Thursday to Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament, I came across one particular question and answer that I felt worthy of our attention. The question ...

Northwestern Postgame Audio: Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich Mar 11, 2010 3
 
Northwestern Postgame Audio: Tom Crean

Listen to Indiana coach Tom Crean’s comments following Indiana’s season-ending 73-58 loss to Northwestern in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament in the embedded media player below: [audio:CreanNWBTT.mp3]

Crean: Trust, loyalty important for next assistant coach

Indiana coach Tom Crean met with the media earlier this afternoon to discuss tomorrow’s Big Ten Tournament game against Northwestern, which tips at approximately 5PM ET on ESPN2. (You can read some quotes from Crean on Northwestern here.) The second-year ...

Roshown McLeod no longer with IU basketball program

UPDATE: 4:58 p.m. by Alex Bozich DeAntae Prince of The Indiana Daily Student reports that McLeod will not speak on his dismissal, but instead will issue a blanket statement in the coming days to all media.  — UPDATE: 10:57 a.m. ...