In the midst of the NCAA soccer tournament, IU coach Mike Freitag laned a verbal from high school junior Harrison Petts, who is ranked as the No.
LAHAINA, HAWAII -- The Hoosiers needed a last-second air ball from Chaminade to escape the EA Sports Maui Invitational with a win. After hitting a three with 4.7 seconds left to make it one-point game at 80-79, Chaminade called timeout.
For a full recap of our live blog, follow the jump.
After defeating Saint Louis 2-0 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, sixth-seeded IU will take on conference foe Michigan. Senior forward John Mellencamp and junior defensive midfielder Kevin Alston scored for the Hoosiers, preventing a second-round exit like last year's to Bradley.
Thought I'd slip this in between coverage of yesterday's NCAA ruling (see below) and tonight's seventh place game in Maui: Scout.com released an updated early team rankings for the class of 2009 recruiting.
I like that title it has a nice ring to it.... Notes from 63-54 victory over Missouri -Thomas's 23 points and 16 board represent her 24th double-double and bring her within 80 points of the 1,000 point club. -The Hoosiers reached their goal of holding their opponent under 59 points and forced Mizzou into just 36.2% shooting. -Although the Hoosiers continued their struggle at the free-throw line (11-19) they out rebounded Missouri 44-34 -Junior guard Jamie Braun had a solid all-around game with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals. -Freshman forward Sasha Chaplin played 22 minutes and contributed with 6 points and 7 rebounds. Quotes Coach Jack overall thoughts on the game "We played together as a team and worked really hard.
The IU women's basketball team beat Mizzou 63-54 Tuesday night. The Hoosiers (2-2) were lead by senior forward Whitney Thomas, who had 23 points and 16 rebounds. I will add more notes and quotes shortly...
For months, Indiana University waited in suspense and braced for the worst. On Tuesday, the school let out a collective sigh of relief when the NCAA Infractions Committee announced they had accepted IU's self-imposed sanctions and would only penalize the school in the form of a three-year probationary period. PDF: NCAA report on recruiting allegations AUDIO: Crean Response to NCAA ruling The case stems from the major recruiting violations committed under former IU coach Kelvin Sampson and his assistant Rob Senderoff.
LAHAINA, HAWAII -- After its second blowout loss in as many days, IU coach Tom Crean said his team is disappointed, but not discouraged. The Hoosiers (2-2) lost 80-54 to Saint Joseph's (2-2) Tuesday in the second round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
This was embargoed until 4 p.m., but here is the release in its entirety. INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions has penalized Indiana University for major violations in its men's basketball program.
The Hoosiers lost for the second time in two days this morning, falling to St. Joe's 80-54. We'll have full coverage of the game and the NCAA's ruling later today, so be sure to check back with the basketblog.
Our friends over at the Herald-Times are reporting that a source familiar with the situation confirmed that the NCAA will put IU on three years probation later today, but nothing further.
11:27 a.m. UPDATE: Got the release. Indeed there will be a call at 4 p.m., which will include Jo Potuto, former chair of the Division I Committee on Infractions.
The IU women's basketball team will take on Missouri tonight (Tuesday) at 7:30p.m. in Columbia, Mo. Fans can listen to the game on 105.1 as Jeremy Gray will call the action Notes on the Tigers Conference: Big 12 Record: 1-2 Win: Western Illinois 61-54 Losses: South Dakota State 55-50, Illinois 65-55 Scoring leader: junior forward Jessra Johnson (14.3 points) Points per game: 55.3 Rebounds per game: 40.3 Last season record: (10-21, 2-14) Coach Jack and the Hoosiers could not be reached for comment yesterday but they should be available following the game tonight. Any thoughts on the game?
I also considered making the headline: "No Mai Tais for the NCAA!" Sources have told the Indy Star that the NCAA could make an announcement Tuesday in regards to IU's ongoing infractions case. If the announcement does come tomorrow, that means the University has known about the ruling for 48 hours and Kelvin Sampson and Rob Senderoff have been aware of the decision for the past 24. We'll be sure to ask Tom Crean about the ruling/non-ruling after the Saint Joseph's game.
LAHAINA, HAWAII - With less than 24 hours to prepare for their next opponent, the Hoosiers plan to focus on themselves as much as Saint Joseph's. After losing by 38 points to No.
LAHAINA, HAWAII - The Hoosiers held off the first few scoring waves from Notre Dame, but eventually IU's defensive resistance was not enough. The waves got bigger and IU's chances of an upset were blown away, losing to No.
To read the live blog from Monday's game, follow the jump.
After returning from Tennessee following a 65-59 loss to Middle Tennessee State late on Saturday night the Hoosiers (1-2) departed for Missouri Monday afternoon. The Hoosiers play Mizzou Tuesday at 7:30p.m.
Note: Below you'll find our preview story of the IU-Notre Dame game than also ran in today's paper.
