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(11/11/13 4:23am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After the team’s first two exhibition games of the season, IU freshman forward Noah Vonleh began to take some criticism for his 0-for-8 shooting performance from the free-throw line.From the start of Friday night’s 100-72 IU men’s basketball victory against Chicago State, Vonleh put those critics to rest. After two straight field goals to start the night’s offense for the Hoosiers, Vonleh stepped to the line to make his first of five free throws on a perfect night from the charity stripe.But because of the new touch foul rules in the NCAA this season, Vonleh’s trips to the line were just a handful of the 55 shots the Hoosiers took at the line Friday night.Of those 55, IU sunk 45 to set a school record that was previously 43.IU Coach Tom Crean said numerous times before the start of the season that he’s had referees in for the bulk of his practices to prepare his team for the new type of game they would face.“The free throw record, that’s phenomenal when you really think about how long the Indiana basketball program has historically been known for not only the free-throw shooting but the free-throw attempts and making more than our opponents attempt,” Crean said.“It’s always been a big deal for us to get to the line, especially with the rules the way they are now and the fact that we’ve got to be a better shooting team.”The Hoosiers reached the double-bonus with 11 minutes 53 seconds left in the first half, and they forced the Cougars into 17 team fouls in the first half, creating 23 chances at the line.On the other end, the Hoosiers adjusted well to their first regular season contest with the new rules, committing just seven fouls in the game’s first 20 minutes.The Hoosiers went 18-for-23 from the line while the Cougars attempted just eight in the first half.After IU’s lead was sliced to 11 with three minutes 54 seconds left in the half, IU scored the final eight points in the half including four free throws.The Hoosiers used their length to dominate Chicago State, blocking eight shots in the game’s first 20 minutes.The Cougars went into the locker room shooting just 23.1 percent from the floor, while the Hoosiers blocked more shots than they did in a game all last season.Indiana’s length also led to a 62-36 rebound advantage on the night, but IU’s 13 blocks were the second most in a game in school history, just one behind a game at Penn State in 2000.Playing hard on the defensive end and being a powerful force around the hoop is something the Hoosiers have focused on a lot in practice, sophomore forward Jeremy Hollowell said.“We’ve got a lot of slashers and a lot of guys who like to crash and play above the rim,” Hollowell said. “We’ve still got a young team. We’ve still got a lot to learn with our length. We’re going to use it to our advantage.“In practice we’re getting after it, and it carries over to the game, so I think we just need to keep peaking in practice and going after each other, and I think that’ll help us out.”Hollowell set a career-high with four blocks to lead the Hoosiers. This went along with his career night with 16 points.Vonleh and freshman forward Devin Davis each swatted three shots.Opportunities for both free throws and blocks were high with the fast-paced nature of Friday’s game.Both teams combined for 140 shots and 56 personal fouls.With a game that often saw each team sprinting to keep up with the other in transition, Crean said he liked that his freshmen got so many possessions of experience and were able to settle into their first college game so quickly.“I think when you have a team like ours you want to get as many possessions as you can, and I think the flip side of that is that it gives us the experience,” Crean said.Davis, who completed a solid first game with nine points and 10 rebounds, said he enjoyed his first game on Branch McCracken Court and played at a pace he was used to back in high school.“I like to play fast paced and just get after it, so if we’re playing Chicago State or any team, we like to just get up and down and just run,” he said.Follow reporter Nathan Brown on Twitter @nathan_brown10.
(11/09/13 5:14am)
IU Coach Tom Crean spoke to the media Friday night after his Hoosiers defeated Chicago State 100-72 and set a record for free throws made in a game for the program.
(11/09/13 4:32am)
IU men's basketball forwards freshman Devin Davis, freshman Noah Vonleh and sophomore Jeremy Hollowell spoke to the media after the team's 100-72 rout of Chicago State in IU's regular season opener Friday night at Assembly Hall.
(11/09/13 1:16am)
After the first 20 minutes of the IU men's basketball season, the Hoosiers lead the Chicago State Hoosiers 47-28 at Assembly Hall.
(11/08/13 5:42am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In last season’s opener against Bryant, the IU men’s basketball team only saw playing time out of two freshmen, guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell and forward Jeremy Hollowell.Both young guns scored double figures — 10 and 12 points respectively — and Ferrell even saw a start in his first collegiate experience, but the Hoosiers cruised to a 97-54 victory against Bryant with the help of veteran play.This season, two players from IU’s six-deep freshman class have already started during exhibition play. IU’s young team starts regular season play Friday night at 7 p.m. at Assembly Hall.IU Coach Tom Crean said he’s excited to see his young squad up against the experience and speed of the Cougars who ranked seventh in the nation in steals last season, averaging 9.4 per game. Chicago State also returns both its leading scorers, seniors Quinton Pippen and Matt Ross, who put up 10.4 and 10.1 points per game respectively last season.“It’s a great opener for us because it gives our guys a chance to go against what I think is certainly one of the more experienced and older teams that we’re going to see, and a team that’s going to put tremendous pressure on them defensively,” Crean said. “They’re going to create some havoc for us.”Last season, Chicago State finished 11-22 but won the Great West Conference Tournament Championship to finish the season. Crean said Friday’s matchup is about seeing just how deep a team he and his coaching staff truly have.For six IU players, Friday is just about getting their first taste of regular season college basketball in Assembly Hall.“I’m really excited,” freshman forward Noah Vonleh said. “I can’t wait to get out there and try to help our team to get a victory.”Ferrell said that after thinking back to his first collegiate game against Bryant last season, the biggest thing for his younger teammates is to be patient and prepared for a few mistakes along the way.Ferrell said he thinks Chicago State may try to push the tempo to trick the young Hoosiers into some turnovers. IU committed 29 combined in the team’s two exhibition games.Even though last year’s Hoosiers excelled at a fast-paced game, scoring 78.6 points per game last season, fifth-best in the nation, Ferrell said this young group is going to need to slow it down a bit at times but be ready to amp it up when the game calls for it.“They (Chicago State) feed off their energy, and they feed off their press, so once they get a couple steals in the press and a couple quick buckets, they’re going to get fired up, so this will be a good test for us to see how well guys can handle the ball,” Ferrell said.“When they speed up, we’ll have to slow it down. It’ll be a fun game.”Follow reporter Nathan Brown on Twitter @nathan_brown10.
(11/05/13 4:36pm)
IU Coach Tom Crean said coming into Monday night's exhibition game against Hillsdale College that his team had to focus on defensive pressure in order to create their fast-paced offense.
(11/05/13 5:31am)
After a slow start which put the Hoosiers down 13-2, the IU men's basketball team found an offensive rhythm from strength on defense to slow down the Hillsdale College Chargers and pull off a 79-39 victory Monday night.
(11/05/13 5:29am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Sunday night, the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team found themselves ahead a point against Mid-American Conference favorite Toledo with two shots at the line in overtime. Two missed free throws and a buzzer-beater later, the Chargers fell one point short of upsetting a Division I opponent, and for the first several minutes of their exhibition against the IU men’s basketball team Monday night, Hillsdale looked out for revenge.After an opening bucket from freshman forward Noah Vonleh, the Chargers stormed out with 13-straight points, including three 3-pointers, leaving the Hoosiers down 13-2 less than seven minutes into their final contest before the start of the regular season.Sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell said he didn’t feel like his team could gain much rhythm with early turnovers and sloppy defense plaguing the Hoosiers.“The biggest thing is we just needed to stay together,” Ferrell said. “I felt like we weren’t flowing together very well. Once you’re down, you’re down for a while.”But as the Hoosiers began to get into a rhythm on defense, the Chargers lost steam in a hurry, scoring 15 points in the second half to fall to the Hoosiers 79-39 Monday night at Assembly Hall.After the slow start, Ferrell said he thinks the freshmen and younger guys realized that even against a Division II opponent in an exhibition game, they have to play every possession with a sharp focus.“We can’t take any opponent lightly,” he said. “I hope these guys can just learn to not take any possession for granted, and to give it your all.”Ferrell took charge with his team down double-digits, sinking three of four free throws and putting up a 3-pointer in just under a minute. His shots from the charity stripe ignited a Hoosier run to tie the game with eight minutes and 26 seconds remaining in the half.Hillsdale countered with another 3-pointer, but Indiana went streaking once again — this time with 14-straight — to break open the game and head into the locker room up 33-24.Out of the gates in the second half, Ferrell said the Hoosiers knew they had to come out strong and not fall into another slow start to let the Chargers creep back in.Senior forward Will Sheehey kicked things off with his first of two 3-pointers to open the half, with a lay-up from graduate student guard Evan Gordon in between.In less than three minutes, Chargers Coach John Tharp found his team down 17 and called for a timeout.For the next few minutes, both teams struggled on the offense end of the floor, but IU slowly built a commanding lead. An uncharacteristic 3-pointer from freshman forward Troy Williams brought the crowd to its feet.With nine minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the contest, the Hoosiers doubled-up their gassed opponents 61-30 off a layup from Vonleh, and the Hoosiers never looked back.In the end, after a slow, sloppy start, Indiana outscored their opponents 77-26 in the final 33 minutes and 21 seconds of the exhibition and held them to just 20 percent shooting after a few quick threes sparked the Chargers early.Ferrell led all scorers for the second exhibition in a row with 14 points, and Sheehey followed closely with 12. No other Hoosiers cracked double figures, but Williams and Robinson dished in nine, with fellow freshmen Vonleh and forwards Devin Davis and Luke Fischer with eight, five and four points, respectively.Crean said Sunday his team, especially his young players, needed to learn their offense would come only with a strong defensive pressure. Though he didn’t like what he saw early on, Crean said Monday night was a great learning situation for the regular season that kicks off in just four days.“These guys learned early on inside of the game, almost couldn’t have worked out any better,” Crean said. “You don’t want to be down 13-2 and look like your rim has a bubble on it, but this team has got to learn like any great team that if they’re going to be great, they’ve got to understand it comes with defense and rebounding.”Follow reporter Nathan Brown on Twitter @nathan_brown10.
(11/05/13 1:19am)
After nearly taking down Division I opponent Toledo last night, falling 85-84 on a last-second buzzer-beater , the Hillsdale College Chargers looked much fresher and mature in tonight's exhibition against the IU men's basketball team at Assembly Hall.
(11/04/13 3:47am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>In the IU men’s basketball team’s first exhibition game Oct. 26 against Southern Indiana, it took the Hoosiers nearly midway through the second half to gain significant enough momentum to pull away from the Division II Screaming Eagles.This evening the Hoosiers face their final exhibition test against Hillsdale College at 7 p.m. at Assembly Hall.Lately the Chargers have been causing a few scares of their own in the top division of college basketball.Against Valparaiso Oct. 26, Hillsdale lost by single digits 69-60. Last night, against one of the top teams in the Mid-American Conference, the Chargers took Toledo to overtime before a Toledo jumper at the buzzer lifted the Rockets to the narrow victory.IU Coach Tom Crean said that after watching game tape of the Chargers in preparation for his team’s final exhibition game of the season, one of Hillsdale’s strengths is a very quick motion offense.With a team as young as his, he said he’s been trying to keep the game plan simple for his players so not to get caught up trying to defend a quick team and get caught in a nail-biter.“Motion teams for any team are usually very hard to defend,” Crean said. “For a young team it could be a nightmare, and that means that we don’t want to give them too much to do inside the game as far as game planning, but we’re not just going to come out and play. We’re going to come out with a real purpose.”Crean said facing Hillsdale gives his team a chance to see a great shooting team that may mirror in some ways the sharp-shooting the Hoosiers will face against their tougher non-conference opponents and into the Big Ten portion of the schedule.Crean said the young Hoosier squad struggled on the defensive side against USI. He said some of his younger guys need to learn that playing stingy on defense will help create opportunities to get out and run and allow Indiana to average close to 80 points per game like the Hoosiers did a season ago.But whether in transition or running the offense in the half court, the Hoosiers can’t afford quite the number of turnovers they gave up against USI, Crean said.“My biggest concern going into tomorrow night is turnovers, far too many turnovers, far too sloppy play,” Crean said Sunday. “We’ve got to get that corrected, but at the same time, we’re trying to be fast.“We’re trying to be very up-tempo, and so there are going to be certain turnovers that are going to come with that, but it can’t come from trying to do things that aren’t there.”Two of the veterans on this year’s squad, sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell and senior forward Will Sheehey, turned the ball over four and five times, respectively, in the Hoosiers’ first contest, and Crean said he turns to an analogy to show his players why it’s so important to take care of the ball.“Hit singles and not home run,” Crean said. “Let’s hit a bunch of singles and maybe throw in some doubles, and then those doubles look like home runs instead of trying to make plays that aren’t there, and then those home runs we thought we were throwing turn into strike outs.”Follow reporter Nathan Brown on Twitter @nathan_brown10.
(11/01/13 4:23am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>ROSEMONT, Ill. — IU Coach Tom Crean, joined by graduate student guard Evan Gordon, senior forward Will Sheehey, sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell and sophomore forward Jeremy Hollowell traveled to the Hyatt Regency for Big Ten Basketball Media Day Thursday morning.Players and coaches from all 12 Big Ten schools spoke at the event.Here’s a brief run down of the day’s news.CREAN LATE TO PRESS CONFERENCEBecause of some traffic delays, Crean missed his scheduled 8:10 a.m. press conference with the media Thursday morning. Once he arrived, he was slated at the end of the coach press conferences, and he kicked off his 10-minute slot talking about the young team he has on his hands this season.“Along with Illinois, we’re one of the youngest teams in the league, experience-wise,” Crean said. “I think the biggest thing we’re trying to get accomplished right now is to get our team to understand ... what it takes to practice at a championship level and showing the standards of last year.”Crean added, though, that one of his freshman, forward Noah Vonleh, has been progressing at a high rate and is eager to keep learning the college game.“He (has a) high level in wanting to get better,” Crean said. “For somebody with that kind of talent and ability, it’s fun to watch. He understands there’s things that he doesn’t know, but he wants to get them.”Another member of Vonleh’s class, guard Stanford Robinson, has been plagued this offseason by a right knee injury suffered at Hoosier Hysteria. Crean said Thursday that he’s just now coming back into form and has learned the difference between playing hurt and being injured.“When you’re hurt, sometimes you just gotta be able to deal with it a little bit and play through it,” Crean said. “He’s come back in there, has just played like he’s not favoring anything at all, really trying to play with a really strong, reckless abandon, which is important.”MICHIGAN STATE PRESEASON BIG TEN FAVORITEBig Ten media members unanimously selected No. 2 Michigan State to finish atop the conference rankings in its preseason poll.The Spartans were followed by No. 7 Michigan and No. 11 Ohio State.IU was picked by the media to finish sixth in the conference, with Iowa (fifth) and Wisconsin (fourth) finishing ahead of the Hoosiers.Rounding out the list behind IU in order is Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State and Nebraska.The media also tabbed Michigan State sophomore guard Gary Harris as the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year.Last year, IU was picked as the Big Ten favorite with Cody Zeller selected as the Preseason Player of the Year.No Hoosiers were named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team, which features six players because of a tie.Harris is joined on that team by Ohio State senior Aaron Craft and Penn State senior Tim Frazier, who both make their second consecutive appearance on the lineup.Michigan State senior Adreian Payne along with Michigan sophomores Mitch McGary and Glenn Robinson III round out the All-Big Ten team.IU RECEIVING VOTES IN AP TOP 25, NOT RANKEDFor the first time since Dec. 12, 2011, the first poll after IU knocked off then-No. 1 Kentucky, the IU men’s basketball team is not ranked in the AP top 25 poll.In the first AP poll of the season, IU is the third in receiving votes outside of the top 25 with 111, behind Tennessee (176) and Creighton (145).There are four Big Ten teams in the AP top 25: Michigan State (No. 2), Michigan (No. 7), Ohio State (No. 11) and Wisconsin (No. 20).In the first USA Today coaches’ poll of the season, IU is ranked No. 24.BIG TEN COACHES ON IU, CREANAlthough the Hoosiers aren’t at the top of the rankings in the country or even the conference like they were a year ago, other coaches from around the league still had some things to say related to Crean and his team’s prospects this season.Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo, who Crean coached under before his head coaching position at Marquette, said he thinks the star power of the conference this season will be even greater than the past, with some teams rising up the ranks and others trying to rebuild, including IU.“I mean, Indiana loses a couple of good players, but they’ve got some good players coming back and well-coached,” Izzo said.First-year Minnesota Head Coach Richard Pitino said he has received a lot of help from his peers while trying to adjust to his new position after leaving Florida International, and Crean has been no exception.“It just shows you how great this league is when you walk down the hall, and you see a Tom Izzo or you see a Thad Matta, or you see a Tom Crean or Coach Beilein,” Pitino said. “I’ve known Tom Crean for a couple of years. He was at Marquette when we were at Louisville, and I know him a little bit. He’s been great.“They’ve all been great. I’m the young guy in the league, one of the youngest coaches out there. They’ve been very receptive to me. They’ve given me great advice, been guys that I can lean on, which is nice.”IOWA’S WHITE BEFRIENDS FERRELL, SHEEHEYAfter playing in Russia for Team USA in the World University Games, Iowa junior forward Aaron White said he is now “cool” with Ferrell and Sheehey.White said he ate breakfast with the two IU players Thursday morning before the media day festivities started.He said he asked them about Vonleh, someone he has heard a lot about.“I keep reading about him, but I haven’t seen him,” White said of Vonleh. “They said he’s physical, strong. And I keep reading everyone picking him to be Big Ten Freshman of the Year, so he must be pretty talented.”During the summer, White described the atmosphere in Russia, which included Michigan coach John Beilein and Michigan State’s Payne, as “a bunch of Big Ten guys talking about basketball.”“It was fun to get perspective from guys on different teams talking about the ups and downs of college basketball and the struggles you have within your team. “It was just funny, honestly, to hear different stories from different schools.”Follow men’s basketball reporters Nathan Brown and Robby Howard on Twitter at @Nathan_Brown10 and @RobbyHoward1.
(11/01/13 1:36am)
Thursday night during halftime of the Louisiana-Monroe vs. Troy football game on ESPNU, 2014 shooting guard James Blackmon Jr. recommitted to the IU men's basketball team.
(10/31/13 5:41pm)
IU Coach Tom Crean was supposed to speak second in the line of coach press conferences at Big Ten Media Day this morning in Chicago. Due to traffic delays, Crean was fit into the program last, but here's what he had to say on his team's progress during the preseason leading up to the first regular season game Nov. 8 against Chicago State.
(10/28/13 3:04am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Fans flocked to Assembly Hall Saturday night to see the emergence of the IU men’s basketball team’s freshmen class in the team’s first exhibition matchup against the University of Southern Indiana.After a quick opening bucket by the Screaming Eagles, two of IU’s freshmen stars, Troy Williams and Noah Vonleh, gave the Hoosiers a quick burst with six straight points. But it was the team’s lone returning starter who ended up stealing the show and leading the Hoosiers to a 83-68 victory in the exhibition.Sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell scored a career-high 20 points on a 6-of-10 shooting night from beyond the arc to go along with two free throws.With losing trusty shooters like Jordan Hulls, Christian Watford and Victor Oladipo after last season, Ferrell said he knew it was his time to step up his scoring skills beyond driving in the paint.“That just shows what I’ve done in the offseason, especially shooting with guys like (sophomore forward) Jeremy (Hollowell), (freshman guard) Stan (Robinson) and even Noah,” Ferrell said. “We’re always shooting after practice, getting shots up, so I’m gonna continue to do that.”Outside of Ferrell, the Hoosiers shot less than 36 percent from the field during the first half. No one else could connect from long-range, and IU made just 4-of-12 shots from the charity stripe outside of its starting point guard in the half.Williams had almost as strong a half scoring, showing off his athletic prowess by closing the half with a breakaway dunk.Some wondered how effective he would be coming off his right hand injury, but Williams said having to use a single hand during practices leading up to Saturday improved his control in the lane.“I’m considered the athletic one of the team,” Williams said. “I just have to work hard on it. Coach told me at halftime, he said, ‘Use your athleticism to your advantage,’ and I thought about that and just went out on the court and just played.”USI scored five straight points out of the gate to start the second half before Vonleh knocked down a 3-point field goal for IU.USI crept back within two points again with 15:47 left in the game. Five minutes later, Ferrell’s final long bomb of the game brought the lead to 13 points — IU’s largest lead of the game at that point.In the closing minutes, IU Coach Tom Crean tried to ensure all his players — minus the injured Robinson and freshman forward Devin Davis, whom Crean held out for undisclosed health reasons — saw minutes.Hollowell followed Ferrell with 13 points, just a point away from tying a career-high. Both Williams and Vonleh added 10, and Williams finished with 10 rebounds for the team’s only double-double of the night.Crean said he liked how his team improved from its shooting woes in the first half, finishing with a 41.8 percent night from the floor. He said he could tell the freshmen — Vonleh and Williams especially — showed moments of brilliance he’s seen throughout practice during the preseason, but his crew has a ways to go to reach the consistency he feels they need.“I think the fans are really going to enjoy this team, but I think they’re going to be like me,” Crean said. “They’re going to pull their hair out once in a while, but they’re trying to do everything they can do to hold Indiana to the standard we’re at.”Follow reporter Nathan Brown on Twitter @nathan_brown10.
(10/28/13 2:29am)
After visiting Bloomington this weekend and attending the Hoosiers' first exhibition game of the season, 2014 forward Max Hoetzel secured his commitment to the IU men's basketball team Sunday evening.
(10/27/13 3:18am)
The IU men's basketball players Hanner Mosquera-Perea, Troy Williams and Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell talk with the media after the team's 83-68 victory over Southern Indiana Saturday night at Assembly Hall.
(10/27/13 3:15am)
IU Coach Tom Crean spoke with the media after Saturday evening's exhibition victory over Southern Indiana 83-68.
(10/25/13 4:09am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Shortly after IU Coach Tom Crean and the men’s basketball team released Sept. 12 that the Hoosiers would face the University of Southern Indiana in the team’s first exhibition game of the 2013-14 season this Saturday at 7 p.m., USI lost its leading scorer until at least the middle of December.On Sept. 16, the Screaming Eagles’ released that senior forward Orlando Rutledge was declared academically ineligible because he “came up a couple of hours short (in academic progress),” he said to the Evansville Courier & Press.Last season, he averaged 16.4 points and 5.6 rebounds and led the team with 49 3-pointers. In his final collegiate season, he’ll have to miss at least the first seven games while he tries to regain his eligibility for his team’s game against Kentucky Wesleyan Dec. 21.But IU Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley said the Hoosiers have had their own hardships preparing for the start of the season with voids where top-five NBA picks Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller used to dominate.Although facing Rutledge would have been a good test for the team early on in the season, Buckley said the coaching staff wanted to see USI because of its depth, not just a single player.“They have a very good program, and even though they’ve lost Rutledge ... they will have found ways to compensate and play together as a team,” he said. “One person can’t do it all by themselves.”Indiana’s Division II opponent comes to Assembly Hall with years more experience in college basketball, touting eight seniors, 11 upperclassmen and three starters from last year’s squad that went 23-8 and finished third in the Great Lakes Valley Conference during the regular season and runner-up in the conference tournament.The Hoosiers, on the other hand, will likely have seven players seeing their first time competing on Branch McCracken Court and will have some adjusting to do playing in an NCAA atmosphere.“It’ll be very important that they do what they do best, that they play within themselves and they play within the team concept,” Buckley said. “We’re going to have to do a really good job carrying out the game plan and how we’ve been taught to play and play together and defend, rebound and take care of the basketball.”USI averaged more than 14 offensive rebounds as a team last season, and though they lack the height that the Hoosiers boast — with three healthy players listed at 6-foot-9 inches to USI’s one — Buckley said he expects to see a good test in the post as well as a team that may be quicker up and down the court than his squad.IU’s big men — freshman Noah Vonleh and sophomores Peter Jurkin and Hanner Mosquera-Perea — have to play smart against USI’s smaller but more experienced front court, Buckley said.“You have to use your size the right way,” Buckley said. “You still have to be sharp. You have to do a good job of beating people to spots. There may be some situations where they’re quicker than we are.“Even though they may not have the size we do on paper, I think having older guys and guys who have played at a pretty high level, they have guys who know how to play basketball. They’re able to compensate for the things at least on paper appear to be weaknesses.”Follow reporter Nathan Brown on Twitter @nathan_brown10.
(10/17/13 5:47pm)
After coming out of the preseason coaches poll before last season No. 1, the IU men's basketball team will start the team much farther down, No. 24, when the team kicks off the regular season Nov. 8 against Chicago State.
(10/09/13 1:56am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>After a fateful move during the final five seconds of Friday night’s scrimmage during Hoosier Hysteria at Assembly Hall, the IU men’s basketball team has now had four of the team’s six scholarship freshmen go down with injuries during preparation for the 2013-14 season.Forward Troy Williams (hand) and center Luke Fischer (shoulder) suffered their injuries during team activities prior to the start of official team practice and did not participate in the skills competitions or team scrimmage Friday.After the scrimmage ended, with forward Noah Vonleh not participating and guard Stanford Robinson going down on his right knee, it was clear the Hoosiers lost two more stars during what IU Coach Tom Crean said is one of the most crucial parts of the season.Here are the latest details on each of their injuries:Stanford RobinsonFriday night, Crean told the media the early prognosis on Robinson was he had bruised his right knee. Crean did not yet have a timetable for his return. Saturday evening, the team released a statement that the freshman guard “is beginning treatment, daily evaluation and will be out indefinitely.”ESPN’s Jeff Goodman was at IU’s practice Sunday night and said then on Twitter that Robinson was likely out 7-10 days, and Crean tweeted Monday that Robinson was likely still two weeks away.Noah VonlehCrean also told the media Friday night that Vonleh had suffered an ankle injury Wednesday during practice, and the team was taking his action easy as a precautionary measure. Friday in practice, Vonleh only put up a few shots and competed in the 3-point competition that night, but was held out of the team scrimmage. Goodman said Sunday that Vonleh should be ready to go for normal action for the Hoosiers’ next practice, and Crean said Monday on Twitter that Vonleh was getting healthier.Troy WilliamsCrean said Williams likely will be back in practice early this week after suffering a hand injury two weeks ago during a workout before official team practice. Crean again said Monday on Twitter that Williams would be back “in a limited role this week.”Luke FischerCrean said Fischer will still be out for a few more weeks as he continues to nurse the left shoulder injury he suffered before official team practice while diving for a loose ball during a scrimmage.— Nathan Brown