Scout.com released an updated class of 2009 rankings list and three of the four IU commits are on it: Derek Elston (81), Jordan Hulls (92) and Maurice Creek (97). Each of those are four-star recruits, while Bobby Capobianco is a three-star recruit and rated the No.
Dick Vitale, hate him or love him, wrote a nice little column about IU on his webpage. He says give Tom Crean three years and the Hoosiers will be competing for Big Ten Honors.
Sorry for the Top Gun quote, but I had to when Matt Brady told me Jerrud Sabourin was playing for the San Diego Mavericks. Sabourin is leading the team in nearly every offensive cat.
As the headline hints, Matt Carr is pitching the lights out for his Anderson Servants Great Lakes League team. Carr has had three starts, winning all three and going the distance in two.
From the moment Jeremiah Rivers announced his intentions to transfer to IU from Georgetown, Hoosier fans quickly latched on to the possibility of Doc Rivers' other son, Austin, heading to IU in three years.
Sylvia Crawford, mother of former IU guard Jordan Crawford, has told the Lexington Herald-Leader that there isn't a chance Jordan will transfer to Kentucky.
Lane Meyer runs a Yankees draft blog. Meyer has done a good job keeping up on what the potential Hoosier lefty is doing from the point of view that Monar is a potential Yankee. It's worth checking out, but be leery of the unattributed sources. Here is Meyer's latest post on Monar: Blake Monar back pitching with his summer league team July 2nd, 2008 The lefty with nasty offspeed stuff returned to his summer league team, the famous Midland Redskins last night, pitching the World Wood Bat Association powerhouse to a 13-5 victory.
It takes until the beginning of July for your athletics department to recap your season. Hoosiers Continue Ascent in 2008 Campaign July 2, 2008 BLOOMINGTON, Ind.
The Indy Star is reporting that the IU basketball team is dropping two additional scholarships in anticipation of penalties for the Academic Progress Rate.
From the IU Athletic Department Bloomington, Ind. - For the seventh consecutive year, the Indiana University Varsity Club has seen an increase in annual donations, IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan announced today.
Another former Hoosier is getting in on a little NBA summer league action. Not to one up my boy Engel, but the Miami Heat announced their summer league roster today.
Four-star class of 2009 recruit Mike Moser has committed to Arizona according to both Rivals.com and Scout.com.
Rivals.com released a "tweaked" version of their class of 2009 recruiting rankings. Derek Elston remains at No.
Former Hoosier Earl Calloway will join the Indiana Pacers for their summer league team. Calloway was named Team MVP for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBDL last season.
Here is the official release from IU Athletics. Story committed June 20th, but did not sign until last week. Indiana University Men's Basketball Coach Tom Crean has announced that Malik Story, a 6-5 forward/guard who led Artesia (Calif.) High School to two state championships, has accepted a scholarship offer and will attend IU beginning this fall. "To get someone of Malik's ability this late in the year is really exciting for all of us," added Crean.
Greenspan agreement McRobbie's statement
Jody Demling of the Louisville Courier-Journal posted on his blog about the new Hoop Scoop rankings that recently came out, which rates the top 1000 players from the class of 2008. All five incoming IU freshmen made the top 300: Nick Williams (No.
Mike Moser, a 6-foot-8 forward from Portland, Ore., has told the Univeristy of Washington's Scout.com affiliate that Washington, Arizona and IU are his top three schools right now. The class of 2009 recruit from Grant High School has received offers from seven schools, only two of which aren't Pac-10 schools (IU, Marquette). The senior-to-be is a four-star recruit according to both Scout and Rivals.com. Scout has him listed at the power foward position and as the No.
Malik Story, who verbally committed on Friday, told me he signed early this week. Also, contrary to the previous reports of 190-lbs.
I caught up by phone with skipper Tracy Smith today in southern California doing some recruiting. We talked about many things and here are some highlights I wanted to share -- On Jake Dunning, shortstop transfer from Florida Community College at Jacksonville "He's tall and rangy with some upside," Smith said.
