IU defeats Howard 83-60
After a first half that began with a bit of confusion, the Hoosiers settled in and gained a lead just before the second half.
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After a first half that began with a bit of confusion, the Hoosiers settled in and gained a lead just before the second half.
The Hoosiers will play Howard at 8 p.m. Friday at Assembly Hall in their first regular game of the season.
They walked off the court, their jerseys drenched as the wear on their faces faded the youth with which the season had begun.
Two Big Ten coaches made history last season, though it was not the kind of fame either set out for.
It was just a preseason scrimmage, but freshman guard Maurice Creek was pressing. You could see him trying a little too hard. He took shots that weren’t really open and forced passes that weren’t really there.
As opening act Skyzoo performed, a large bus pulled up next to the Bluebird Nightclub. There would be a lull before Ghostface Killah, a man of many names, performed, but it wouldn’t take long for him to begin questioning the crowd.
With just a week left before its first regular-season contest, the IU men’s basketball team has work to do.
After months of waiting by IU coach Tom Crean and the IU compliance office, freshman center Bawa Muniru was cleared to play in the 2009-10 season Thursday.
Nearly everyone has talked to junior guard Jeremiah Rivers about the dances he did while sitting out last season.
Grace at Indiana
Crean was hesitant to place the Hoosiers against some of the tougher opponents available when he sat down to plan out his team’s 2009-10 schedule. On one specific occasion, he considered leaving a team off the list completely.
Superman, Optimus Prime and Hannah Montana came to Assembly Hall on Saturday. At the Haunted Hall of Hoops, children trick-or-treated with the IU men’s basketball team. Dressed in costumes, children came with their parents to meet the team and watch a scrimmage afterward.
After eight hours of driving and many more hours editing, I found time to get to computer and add more information from the Big Ten Media Day in Chicago.
So at these media days some people have specific stories they're working on and ask the same questions to every coach who comes to the podium.
In a much-improved Big Ten conference, the 2009-10 season has a staple of guards who will pace the league.
Whether through signs of frustration or contentment, the Pacers showed emotion that isn’t usually associated with an NBA preseason game. At Assembly Hall, a college arena where basketball is supposed to be at its purest, the Pacers and Spurs played as if it were already the postseason in Indiana’s 114-112 win. The Pacers, a middling team, had players with many reasons for doing so. A rookie attempted to find his place in the NBA, a journeyman tried to find a home and a big man tried to find out where he stood against one of the league’s best power forwards.
Midway through the fourth quarter came time to listen to the frantically paced “Our Indiana.”
From dress to hairstyle, the American Basketball Association embodied nearly everything the more-established National Basketball Association didn’t.
As was evident from the scars worn by players, the IU men’s basketball team hasn’t deviated much from the staple of last season in its first week of practices. The Hoosiers began 2008 without an identity and ended with a reputation as a still learning, but hard-working, team.
There are many opinions being thrown out about whether Bobby Knight should be in attendance at the IU Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Nov. 6.