Mary Beth Schneider of the Indianapolis Star caught up with Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama at a campaign stop in Fort Wayne and asked what he though of IU's new coach.
He's impressed, but a little out of touch with IU basketball news.
"Star: We understand you like basketball. What do you think of the new Indiana University basketball coach, Tom Crean?
Obama: Marquette (Crean's last coaching position) had a terrific team for the last few years. He's a really good coach and I think it was a good coup for Indiana. And he's going to inherit a great core of folks. I'm assuming that Eric Gordon's coming back for one more year.
Star: No
Obama: No?
Star: No. Eric Gordon's going to the NBA.
Obama: Oh well, you guys are going to have to start over. But even with Eric Gordon gone you guys will still have a good core group of underclassmen. And he's a very good coach. Marquette's had a very competitive team for the last few years"
