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North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough celebrates after his team's 89-72 victory over Michigan State in the championship game at the men's NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament on Monday in Detroit.

Tar Heels top Michigan State for championship

By Eddie Pells · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:33 a.m.

Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and North Carolina won a national championship a season or more in the making, stomping out Michigan State’s inspirational run Monday night with an 89-72 blowout that wasn’t even that close

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Big Ten should get more respect in national tournament

By Geoffrey Miller · Tuesday, April 7,2009 12:22 a.m.

Tossing in Michigan State’s latest run to the Final Four, the closing weekend of the Big Dance has seen a team from this oh-so-terrible Big Ten in eight of the past 11 editions. The 1999 Final Four saw both the Spartans and Ohio State fill half of the field, while three of the past five championship games have also seen a Big Ten school.

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Former understudy aims for future Izzo-like season

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, April 5,2009 11:41 p.m.

Today is Tom Crean’s 370th day on the job as IU men’s basketball coach, which isn’t all that long – unless you consider the tenures of his immediate predecessors. Speaking by phone Thursday, the first-year coach reflected on his first full season in Bloomington, one that was perhaps more important for what it wasn’t – full of controversy – than what it was.

Then IU coach Kelvin Sampson responds to media questions after a game against Wisconsin on Feb. 13, 2008 at Assembly Hall. He later resigned and is now an assistant coach of the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.

In exile, Sampson looks to become NBA head coach

By CHRIS JENKINS · Friday, April 3,2009 8:12 a.m.

Given the fallout from Sampson's messy exit from IU, he has accepted the idea that his exile from college basketball probably is permanent. So as he winds up his first year as an assistant to Milwaukee Bucks coach Scott Skiles, Sampson has a new goal in mind: To become a head coach in the NBA.

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Predictable tournament might have unpredictable ending

By Geoffrey Miller · Friday, April 3,2009 12:18 a.m.

Who’s the favorite to win this weekend’s Final Four? Well, you might have better luck throwing four eggs in a basket, drawing one and declaring that team the winner, because frankly, the 2009 edition of the NCAA men’s basketball championship is up for grabs.

New IU head coach Tom Crean holds a T-shirt that says "Crean & Crimson" during a press conference on April 2, 2008 in the Hoosier Room at Memorial Stadium. Crean was hired after a two week search.

One year later

Thursday, April 2,2009 5:56 p.m.

It's been one year since Tom Crean took the reigns of the IU men's basketball program following the Kelvin Sampson recruiting scandal.

Future Hoosier forward shows versatility

By Jordan Cohen · Thursday, April 2,2009 12:18 a.m.

Christian Watford looks like a basketball player. He’s 6-foot-8, weighs 215 pounds and some say he resembles a young Tracy McGrady. But looks alone didn’t net him a scholarship to play at IU, nor did they help the high school senior average 26 points, 15 rebounds and five assists per game this year for Shades Valley High School, located in a suburb of Birmingham, Ala.

IU senior guard Kim Roberson, right, puts her head in her hands after fouling out of a Women's NIT game against Illinois State on Sunday in Normal, Ill. Roberson ended her IU career with 14 points and three rebounds after IU lost 66-55.

Loss ends WNIT run

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Monday, March 30,2009 12:17 a.m.

The IU women's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the WNIT, ending its 21-win season.

IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack watches the action from the sidelines during a 66-55 loss to Illinois State on Sunday in Normal, Ill.

One bright hope

By Dave Leno · Sunday, March 29,2009 10:56 p.m.

NORMAL, Ill. – Coaching sometimes is so black and white, everyone seems to think they can to do a better job.


IU ends season with 66-55 loss to Illinois State

Sunday, March 29,2009 2:14 a.m.

The Hoosiers finished their season Sunday afternoon with a 66-55 loss to Illinois State in the round of eight of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. See the Above the Rim blog for full coverage of the game from within Redbird Arena and check back with idsnews.com for more updates.


IU moves to WNIT quarters

By Jeremy Rosenthal · Friday, March 27,2009 12:27 a.m.

The Hoosiers captured a 75-67 victory against Bowling Green on Thursday night in the third round of the WNIT.  

IU seniors Kim Roberson, left, Whitney Thomas and Amber Jackson share a laugh during the closing minutes of IU's 68-50 win against Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Hoosiers beat Bowling Green 75-67, stay alive in women's NIT tournament

Thursday, March 26,2009 12:11 a.m.

The Hoosiers extended their season Thursday night with a 75-67 victory against Bowling Green in the third round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament. They will play in the round of 8 against the winner of tonight's Marquette-Illinois State game. For more information about the game, go to the IDS Above the Rim blog.

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Cinderella takes a year off

By Geoffrey Miller · Tuesday, March 24,2009 12:09 a.m.

Cinderella has taken the year off from the latest edition of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and college basketball fans should be happy about that. With the exception of Wake Forest and Washington, the top four seeds in each region are alive and well after this weekend’s second-round action.

Sophomore guard Andrea McGuirt attempts a layup under the outstretched arms of a Ball State defender during the Hooisers 84-68 win over the Cardinals Nov. 14th at Assembly Hall.

Ball State stuns Tennessee 71-55

Sunday, March 22,2009 11:42 p.m.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Ball State stunned the two-time defending national champions Tennessee 71-55 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night, snapping one of the more remarkable streaks in college basketball history.

IU players rush to senior Whitney Thomas, left, after she hit a game winning shot with 0.2 seconds left during IU's 59-57 win against Dayton on Sunday at Assembly Hall.

No pity here

By Dave Leno · Sunday, March 22,2009 11:12 p.m.

Seniors Kim Roberson and Whitney Thomas deserved better. Last Monday, the NCAA selection committee turned its back on IU and offered Minnesota – the other Big Ten bubble team – an at-large bid to the Big Dance instead.

IU coach Tom Crean watches the action from the sidelines during a game Sunday at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. IU lost 85-61.

Crean optimistic about future seasons

By Michael Marot · Thursday, March 19,2009 9:50 a.m.

Tom Crean insists he will fix IU's basketball program. And one bleak season is not going to deter him. Despite starting his tenure in Bloomington with a couple of dozen losses and the school's fewest wins in more than 90 years, Crean's unwavering optimism has the hopeful Hoosiers pondering better days.

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