Tom Crean Archive

— Tom Crean was on the ‘Front Row Ticket’ on 93.9 FM on Thursday afternoon and here is a quick recap of what he had to say: Crean has spoken with several former Indiana players including Dane Fife, Quinn Buckner, ...

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Bennie Seltzer, Kelvin Sampson and Indiana

  • Alex Bozich Apr 10, 2008 3
 

You see that gentleman to your right behind Kelvin Sampson? That’s Bennie Seltzer. Seltzer played at Washington State under Sampson in the early 90’s and then spent nine seasons on Sampson’s staff at Oklahoma before joining Tom Crean’s staff at ...

Decision on dismissed players looms for Crean

  • Alex Bozich Apr 7, 2008 3
 

With the news on Sunday that both Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis have contacted Tom Crean to discuss reinstatement, the new Indiana coach is faced with a pivotal decision less than a week into his tenure. From a basketball standpoint, ...

Don Fischer interviews Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich Apr 6, 2008 3
 

The voice of Indiana basketball, Don Fischer, interviews Tom Crean:

Tom Crean is stuck in Bloomington forever

  • Eamonn Brennan Apr 4, 2008 3
 

Not exactly. But Crean’s deal does include a provision that will theoretically keep him from jumping ship any time soon: Under a preliminary deal between Crean and the university, Crean would owe $3 million if he resigns in the first ...

Around the Hall: Tom Crean reaction

  • Alex Bozich Apr 3, 2008 3
 

The Hoosiers have their man and here’s the reaction from across the state (and the country) the morning after the hire: Hoosier nation welcomes Crean to IU (Indiana Daily Student) Crean holds meeting with IU players (Indiana Daily Student) Their ...

Video: Tom Crean press conference

  • Alex Bozich Apr 2, 2008 3
 

For those of you that missed it, here’s the Tom Crean press conference in its entirety, courtesy of the Big Ten Network: Also, here’s a one-on-one interview with Crean:

The last 48 hours have been nothing short of a whirlwind of emotions for fans of Indiana basketball. Monday night, the feeling was that of doom and gloom as we learned interim head coach Dan Dakich had dismissed Jamarcus Ellis ...

Audio: Tom Crean press conference

  • Alex Bozich Apr 2, 2008 3
 

Indiana announced Tom Crean as its new head coach this morning at a press conference in the Hoosier Room. Crean and IU have agreed to an eight-year, $18.24 million deal that will pay him an average of $2.3 million annually. ...

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Around the Hall: Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich Apr 2, 2008 3
 

Here’s a link dump with the best stories this AM on the Tom Crean hiring. Enjoy. No big objections to Crean (Indianapolis Star) Hoosiers finally get it right (Indianapolis Star) Coaches note Crean’s tireless recruiting (Indianapolis Star) Profile: Coach has ...

The Morning After: Tom Crean

  • Ryan Corazza Apr 1, 2008 3
 

Or The Night Of: Tom Crean … It’s over. The speculation, the rumors, the top five lists for coaching candidates — it’s over. Tom Crean is IU’s next coach. And really, I think it’s a great fit. I was infatuated ...

Tom Crean the choice for Indiana

  • Alex Bozich Apr 1, 2008 3
 

Andy Katz of ESPN broke the story this afternoon and its a done deal: Tom Crean will be the next head coach at Indiana. An Indiana trustee also confirmed Crean’s hiring to the Associated Press as did Director of Media ...

In the constant search for any and all information relating to the coaching opening at IU, I just came across some more information on Xavier coach Sean Miller. According to Rick Bozich’s blog on The Louisville Courier-Journal, Sean Miller told ...

Kelvin is out the door and Dan is not our man, so that can only mean one thing: It’s coaching search time! Here’s a look at the candidates that could land in Bloomington. We’ll give you the pros, the cons ...