IDS Multimedia Editor James Brosher met Crean at his hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn on College Avenue. Here are some highlights.

"If you're a college basketball coach, you identify this as one of the greatest jobs in the country. I'm incredibly honored to have a chance to do this."

"Indiana basketball forever has been greater than one person."

On the possible sanctions and player problems: "It will be a challenge, I understand that. But there's no way I would have accepted this if I didn't feel I was up to it."

Crean wished an IU fan happy birthday over the phone, and asked the student and the few fans near the hotel to sing him the IU fight song. He said he didn't know the fight song.

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