Before heading to Atlanta Tuesday night ahead of Friday’s matchup against No. 1 Kentucky, Indiana head coach Tom Crean met with the media in Bloomington to discuss their Sweet Sixteen game.
In the video below, coach discusses the previous matchup, his close friendship with Coach Calipari and what he expects. (Note: part of his media session is transcribed below.)
On Kentucky’s defensive intensity:
“They’re a …
UNC got past Creighton Sunday and did so rather handily. However, the big news coming out of that game was the injury of Kendall Marshall, the team’s starting point guard.
Roy Williams’ post-game announcement of Marshall’s injury is quite possibly the biggest story going forward in the NCAA Tournament. Marshall broke the scaphoid bone wrist, while driving to the basket in the second half.
According …
The Indiana basketball team — fresh off their 63-61 win over VCU to advance to the Sweet Sixteen — arrived back in Bloomington on Sunday afternoon and were greeted by fans both at the Monroe County Airport and Cook Hall.
There were about 50 fans on hand at the airport to welcome the team back to town. Once off of the plane, the players and …
The time finally came Thursday, around 9:57 p.m. EST. The time Indiana basketball and it’s fans had waited for. Four years removed from their last NCAA tourney game, they were finally back.
Every player on the roster was playing in their first NCAA tournament game, so nerves were expected. But because Indiana had already faced many challenges during the season, they were prepared for this …
By Austin Miller (@mr_atm1215)
Can you feel the madness? Cinderellas, buzzer-beaters and One Shining Moment. The NCAA Tournament is finally here, where the next three weeks are euphoric for any college basketball fan. Brackets are filled, wagers are made and madness ensues. This year’s tournament will be no different.
Filling out a tournament bracket is a crapshoot and outside of the 1/16 matchups, no game …
The Indiana women’s basketball team is going in a new direction, with new leadership.
After six seasons as head coach, Felisha Legette-Jack was fired Monday. In her final season as head coach, the Hoosiers were 6-24 and were victorious in just one of 16 Big Ten games.
“After a deliberate and thorough review of all aspects of the women’s basketball program, including meeting with Felisha …
In the last year of a four-year contract, Indianapolis has already been a successful host for the Big Ten Tournament. I know it’s only the first day but the fact remains — Indy knows how to run big time events, especially sports.
They’ve already checked off the inaugural Big Ten football championship, Crossroads Classic, and Super Bowl XLVI this year.
Since Nebraska was added to …
UPDATE: Friday morning
IU confirmed what we all thought. A MRI revealed Jones tore the ACL in his right knee and his career at Indiana is now complete. Sometimes, life isn’t fair.
Indiana easily defeated Penn State 75-58 Thursday for their first Big Ten Tournament win since 2006, but it came at a cost.
With 5:45 remaining in the first half, senior guard Verdell Jones …