White, Vaden may both leave IU after Davis' resignation

Two Hoosier stars made it clear they would not return to the team during a press conference Thursday to announce IU basketball coach Mike Davis' retirement. \nSophomore forward D.J. White and sophomore guard Robert Vaden both implied that wherever Davis ended up, they would follow. \n"It affects me a lot," White said. "I came all the way from Alabama to play for coach Davis. Him not being here … I feel it would be tough for me to play."\nWhite was originally recruited out of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Davis' home state, after averaging 20 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks per game as a senior at Tuscaloosa Hillcrest.\nLast season, White became the first IU rookie since Jared Jeffries to be named an All-American. In addition, the forward collected the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award, averaging 13.3 points and 2.2 blocks per game. \nAsked whether he would wait and see who the possible candidates for the IU job would be, White replied: "Like I said, I'm a coach Davis guy." \nVaden, who is originally from Indianapolis but played high school basketball at the Bridgton Academy in Maine, echoed his teammate's sentiment. \n"If my coach is gone, I'm gone," Vaden said after the press conference.\nAs a freshman, Vaden was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team, selected by the conference's coaches. He also finished as the team's third-leading scorer and rebounder for the season, averaging 10.2 and 4.3 a contest. In 2004-05, Vaden and White were the only two players to start all 29 games for the Hoosiers. The sophomore's frustration to his coach was evident in his remarks after the day's proceedings.\n"Why wouldn't you be pissed if a guy you loved and came to play for is basically forced to resign?" Vaden said.\nIn regards to his basketball future, Vaden said that he had no idea where Davis would end up next season but was fairly certain he would be coaching at the collegiate level. In regards to his status as a Hoosier, Vaden said he had a decision. \n"I already made it," Vaden said. "I'm not coming back"