Author Archives: Will Rettig

Colts set to embark on 2017 season

The Indianapolis Colts’ 2017 rookie class reports to the Indiana Farm Bureau practice facility on Saturday at West 56th street, one week before the veterans report to training camp on July 29.

Next Saturday, Colts Owner Jim Irsay, General Manager Chris Ballard, Head Coach Chuck Pagano and the remainder of the coaching staff will begin to get a better feel of the kind of roster …

Archie Miller laying blueprint for new era

Indiana basketball coach Archie Miller has been on the job for less than four months.

In that span, Miller has witnessed three former Hoosiers depart campus for life in professional basketball — OG Anunoby, Thomas Bryant and James Blackmon, Jr. Former scholarship player Grant Gelon also left town, informing the coaching staff he intended to transfer.

The aforementioned players are all losses to the program …

Damezi Anderson announces commitment to Indiana

Head Coach Archie Miller and the Indiana Hoosiers received their third commitment in less than 24 hours as class of 2018 wing Damezi Anderson has announced his decision to join the Cream and Crimson.

Brian Snow of Scout.com was the first to report the news.

Anderson, a 6-foot-6 wing from James Whitcomb Riley High School in South Bend, IN, is rated the No. 91 prospect …

Jerome Hunter pledges commitment to Indiana

Four-star class of 2018 recruit Jerome Hunter announced on Monday he has committed to Indiana University.

Hunter becomes Indiana Head Coach Archie Miller’s second commitment in as many days, joining Race Thompson out of the Minneapolis, MN area. Thompson committed to the Hoosiers on Sunday evening.

Hunter took to Twitter to formally announce his decision:

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— rome🏀💭 (@j_hunter35) July 17, 2017

Hunter, ranked …

Race Thompson commits to Indiana

Four-star 2018 forward Race Thompson announced on Sunday night that he has committed to play for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Thompson, who plans to reclassify to 2017 and enroll at Indiana this fall, announced his decision on Twitter.

The 6-8 power forward from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in Minneapolis, MN becomes the first player to commit to new Hoosiers’ Head Coach Archie Miller and staff. Miller …

Tom Crean serves as analyst on ‘The Vertical’ during 2017 NBA Draft

Former Indiana University men’s basketball coach Tom Crean was invited to be a guest on Yahoo! Sports’ 2017 NBA Draft coverage Thursday night.

The show is titled “The Vertical With Woj,” a nickname for Adrian Wojnarowski, and it aired via live web stream on the Yahoo! Sports. Chris Mannix hosted the show.

Crean, who was fired by Indiana in March, stepped in to analyze potential …

Paul George earns Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors

Pacers forward Paul George was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, the NBA announced Monday. The award is for games played during the first full week of April (3-9).

George takes home the honors following an outstanding week in which he helped Indiana to three straight wins over Toronto, Milwaukee and Orlando. In doing so, George averaged 31.7 points and nine rebounds a game. …

Pacers clinging to playoff hopes

Only the Indiana Pacers can beat the Indiana Pacers.

By that I mean the playoff hopes for Indiana are alive and well, but not necessarily at full health.

It helps that superstar Paul George is playing like a superstar when his team needs him most. It also helps that George is getting much-needed support from his teammates. The recent acquisition of Lance Stephenson doesn’t hurt, …