Jody Demling caught up with Derek Elston and spoke with the Tipton High forward about his recovery from knee surgery and his excitement about becoming a Hoosier. And in case you missed it, here is an interesting read from FoxSports.com's Jeff Goodman about the NCAA investigating a phone call made by a Memphis booster to a recruit's mother.
This is Ryan Gregg again. I'm sorry for the delay in posts, but my schedule has been rather hectic. Making my way through the many different tables at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, I obviously made time to stop and talk with Austin Starr.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - D.J. White mugged for the cameras. Light bulbs flashed as he palmed basketballs and threw behind the back passes to photographer's assistants. Not much can bring White down.
Eric Gordon and DJ White were in New York yesterday at the MSG Training Center for the NBA's annual rookie photo shoot. The shoot is organized so card companies, NBA teams and media outlets can snap a ridiculous amount of photos of the rookies in their new NBA threads.
Meyers Leonard, a 6-foot-10 center from Robinson, Ill. and an IU target, has chosen to play basketball at the University of Illinois.
UPDATE: 4:08 Tom Crean relased a statement through IU media relations about his contract. It does not say much, but here it is: "As soon as the long form contract is finished it will be released.
Hey folks, Yes, that's right, I've reached into a little vault of Youtube lore for this Sunday evening post that has nothing to do with that link I just left you. No, tonight's post, as with the one before it, has to do with Andrew Means, specifically with his decision to straight go off Friday afternoon against the Helena Brewers.
Hey folks, Jeff Meyer has been hired as an administrative specialist at the University of Michigan, according to the above Detriot Free Press article.
This is Ryan Gregg, one of your beat reporters this fall and also the desk's editor. I haven't been set up on Under the Rock yet, but managed to hack Lee's password. Day one of the Big Ten Media gathering in Chicago is in the books, and I've got some highlights I wanted to share. Obviously, the hot topic of the day was K Lew's return to quarterback. Lynch's bottom line, gathered between his persistent praising of the offensive line, was he doesn't know who will be starting at quarterback. He is high on Chappell, but obviously recognizes what Lewis did for the team last year. "... it's going to be a competitive camp because one of the things that happens, if you miss spring practice, you miss all those opportunities to get better, but it also gives somebody else a chance to prove they can play," Lynch said of Lewis' suspension.
Don't know if you've caught these rankings, but ESPN has listed the Hoosiers as No. 13 in the Top-50 college basketball programs in the country.
Hey folks, You'll find an identical headline and almost identical story over at Inside Pitch, but the news is the same: Bill Lynch has confirmed Andrew Means will return to the IU football team this fall for his senior season.
Hey folks, Making my triumphant return to the blog with a piece of news from intrepid colleague Ryan Gregg.
Travis Steele, a former video coordinator and assistant coach for IU the past two years, has been hired as Director of Basketball Operations at Xavier.
Class of 2009 recruit Maurice Creek put on quite a show at the Reebok Summer Classic in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
After an impressive sophomore campaign at IU, it looks like people are beginning to take notice at Greg Middleton - otherwise known as the monster on the Hoosiers' defensive line. Middleton was named to the Ted Hendricks award watch list, which is an award that goes out to the nation's top defensive end.
Ian Rickerby will be the new Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance the University announced today.
ESPN has formulated a system to rank the top men's basketball programs since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in the 1984-1985 season.
With one scholarship remaining, Tom Crean continues his search for the final piece of the 2009 recruiting class.
This is the third installment of our summer "Getting to know" series on IU's 10 new players. Today, we focus on Tom Pritchard, a 6-foot-9 250-pound big man from Ohio. Behind 'Young Tom' Pritchard. Talk about flying under the radar.
Here is the article from ESPN reporter Dana O'Neil: Less than a month after he agreed to become Indiana University's associate athletic director for compliance services, Chad Hawley has changed his mind about the job. The Indianapolis Star reports Hawley, who last served as the Big Ten's assistant commissioner for compliance, returned to his role with the Big Ten.
