Column: A Fallen Brother
Not the wheelchair. Screaming in agony, his right leg useless, Verdell Jones III had one request. Not that wheelchair.
Not the wheelchair. Screaming in agony, his right leg useless, Verdell Jones III had one request. Not that wheelchair.
Without him, there would be no sound, no lights and no atmosphere. John Harmon is the man who shines the lights on everyone else, but he stays in the shadows. When the first whistle blows and the ball hits the floor, most fans never know he’s there
The IU basketball team earned its first win in postseason play with IU Coach Tom Crean on Thursday, but that win might be overshadowed by a potential loss.
The Hoosiers take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Join the conversation with the IDS basketball reporters here.
The No. 5-seeded Hoosiers (24-7, 11-7) will try to get their first Big Ten Tournament win in the Crean era when they take on No. 12 Penn State (12-19, 4-14) at 1:55 p.m. today at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
This game is IU’s to lose. By defeating Purdue, the Hoosiers earned fifth place in the Big Ten and a matchup with the last place Nittany Lions in the first round of the conference tournament.
In three days, it will be Selection Sunday, and someone will be upset, no doubt with good reason.
In one of the most surprising regular seasons of all time, which of the IU men's basketball team's 24 wins sticks out the most? Below, five of those wins are ranked not by which were most important to the Hoosiers’ tournament résumé, but by which meant the most to the program and the season.
$960. That is the amount I spent for four years of student tickets for Indiana men’s basketball games.
Adding to an already decorated first year in college basketball, Cody Zeller was named Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year on Monday evening.
Adding to an already decorated first year in college basketball, Cody Zeller was named Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year on Monday evening.
One by one, the “First Five” took the microphone to reminisce about one of the most trying four-year stretches any IU basketball player has ever endured.
For the first time in the Tom Crean era, IU (24-7, 11-7) defeated rival Purdue (20-11, 10-8) at Assembly Hall. The 85-74 victory Sunday came on IU’s senior night and clinched a No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
The sound of bouncing basketballs, whistles and barking head coaches grew louder as I approached a pair of closed, big, black doors. It was my first time in Bloomington, when I was on my campus visit during the winter of 2007.
Columnist Avi Zaleon shares his thoughts on which teams have the most to gain and the most to lose during the Big Ten Tournament.
Basketball writer Connor O'Gara takes a look at the first four games of the Big Ten Tournament that take place Thursday.
Behind another balanced scoring performance, the IU basketball team will keep momentum on its side thanks to an 85-74 victory over Purdue (20-11, 10-8).
The IU men’s basketball team leads Purdue 49-34 at the half on senior night at Assembly Hall.
The IDS is chatting live from Assembly Hall for the basketball team's regular season finale against the Boilermakers. Join the conversation.
Verdell Jones III and the IU seniors have paid their dues. Now they’re seeing the results.