Along side the Indianapolis Star's Terry Hutchens and Bloomington Herald-Times' Chris Korman, I had the privilege of meeting with Tom Crean this afternoon in his office. In the 40-minute interview, a lot of ground was covered, from the academic situation and recruiting to his housing search and his campus experiences.Nothing earth shattering was said, although he gave us a lot of insight about what has been going on within the basketball program. Look for an article tomorrow in the IDS, but here are some random interesting things that were said in the interview:
- "We'd love to have another inside or man or two (on next year's team)."
- IU's 2008-09 schedule is nearly done. With the exception of one possible neutral or off-site game, the Hoosiers won't be away from Assembly Hall for any other games outside of the Maui Invitational, the Kentucky game and the Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup at Wake Forest.
- Crean has won two Great Alaska Shootouts at Marquette, and was also on the coaching staff of a victorious Michigan State squad. The Hoosiers will be returning to the Shootout in the 2010-11 campaign.
- Crean did not confirm or deny that he has spoken with Armon Bassett or Jamarcus Ellis. He did say, however, that both have "made (him) aware" that they would like to be back on the team.By next week, Crean's coaching staff will be complete.
- Crean has been in touch with many former Hoosier players, in person and over the phone, including Kent Benson and Damon Bailey.
- Three 40-minute workouts were held last week, but none are being held this week due to upcoming final exams. Crean said that most of the players are working hard on their academics. "They're over here (at Assembly Hall) a lot."
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