Men's Basketball

Making sense of the madness

By Frank Therber · Monday, March 29,2010 11:29 p.m.

Hopefully those of us making predictions for this weekend’s Final Four matchups will fare a little better than we have up to this point. According to ESPN, roughly 200 out of 4.8 million brackets in the network’s bracket challenge correctly selected all four teams playing this weekend. Keeping our fingers crossed, let’s take a look at the games slated for Saturday.

Ailing deep shooters Creek, Roth recover from lost season

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:24 p.m.

Every game, sophomore guard Matt Roth dressed for warmups, hoping his foot would respond well and result in some playing time after his season ended in practice only two games into 2009-10.

Butler's magical run comes home

By Frank Therber · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:22 p.m.

From where it began in Milan, Ind. to Indianapolis, the Butler Bulldogs have redefined Hoosier Hysteria.

Butler celebrates 1st Final Four

By Michael Marot · Sunday, March 28,2010 10:21 p.m.

The school that never celebrates midnight madness to kick off the basketball season finally held a late-night campus party. Sunday morning’s March Madness bash was even better.

What to expect from Final Four teams

By DeAntae Prince · Sunday, March 28,2010 9:36 p.m.

IDS basketball reporter DeAntae Prince gives you the skinny on the teams vying for a championship.

Butler did it, beats KSU 63-56 to make Final Four

By Eddie Pells · Saturday, March 27,2010 7:09 p.m.

The boys from Butler did it — defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to make their trip back home something much bigger than that.The fifth-seeded Bulldogs, the team that plays in the fieldhouse where "Hoosiers" was filmed, are writing their own underdog story, even if they can't really be called underdogs anymore.

Butler rallies to beat top-seeded Syracuse 63-59

Friday, March 26,2010 1:34 a.m.

Now, after reaching the regional finals for the first time in school history, Butler is one win from going home to Indianapolis for the Final Four. The Bulldogs next play second-seeded Kansas State, which beat Xavier 101-96 in double overtime.

Abraham commits to Georgetown

Friday, March 26,2010 12:09 a.m.

Moses Abraham, an IU basketball recruiting prospect from Maryland, committed to Georgetown University on Thursday after returning home from a two-day visit at IU.

2011 commit Carlino reopens recruitment

Friday, March 26,2010 12:08 a.m.

Bloomington High School South junior Matt Carlino, who committed to play basketball for IU in August 2008, decided to reopen his recruitment Thursday, according to reports from Mike Pegram of Inside Indiana, IU’s affiliate for Rivals.com.

Pitino, Sypher extortion case sets trial date for June

Monday, March 22,2010 10:07 p.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A June trial date has been tentatively set for a woman charged in an alleged extortion attempt of University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson set the trial for June 1 at the federal courthouse in Louisville.

Keep March mad, not bizarre by staying with 65-team tournament

By Frank Therber · Monday, March 22,2010 9:58 p.m.

In the midst of the dancing shoes and excessive Cinderella slippers this year, I’d like to throw one suggestion — a plea, rather — to athletics directors, presidents, NCAA officials and others having influence regarding the format of the Division I postseason: For all that we love about this great month and the college hardwood, don’t expand to 96 teams.

Navigating the field: Region-by-region look at the NCAA tournament

By DeAntae Prince · Thursday, March 18,2010 3:28 a.m.

IDS men's basketball beat reporter DeAntae Prince takes a look at each of the tournament's regions and gives you the teams and players to watch.

Indiana teams get 4, 5, 6 seeds in NCAAs

By Tom Coyne · Monday, March 15,2010 2:45 p.m.

Purdue got the highest seed of the three Indiana teams that got NCAA tournament bids and a chance to play in the Final Four in Indianapolis.

Crean hits recruiting trail

By Tom Coyne · Monday, March 15,2010 2:43 p.m.

While Purdue, Butler and Notre Dame prepare for tournament games and a chance to play for the championship in their home state, Indiana is on spring break with no place to go.

Northwestern buries IU in first-round loss

By Zina Kumok · Thursday, March 11,2010 11:20 p.m.

For the entire 2009-2010 season, IU has been behind. Like a lagging runner, the Hoosiers have never been able to catch up to their Big Ten rivals, the teams they must measure up to if they have any hope of returning to glory.

End of season marks critical time for Hoosiers

By Jordan Cohen · Thursday, March 11,2010 11:19 p.m.

IU closed its 2009-2010 campaign on Thursday. It was a year in which IU improved by four games and completed its second season under coach Tom Crean with a 10-21 record. There were highs and there were lows. But with each game, inch by inch, the team made progress.

IU repeats old mistakes in season-ender

By DeAntae Prince · Thursday, March 11,2010 11:17 p.m.

The season came to an end in IU’s 73-58 loss to Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament. And while the Hoosiers played 30 games before Thursday’s matchup, the same problems remained.

Hoosiers lose to Northwestern, 73-58

Thursday, March 11,2010 4:50 p.m.

It’s been another down season for the IU men’s basketball team, and now it’s officially done. The Hoosiers fell to the Northwestern Wildcats 73-58 on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse. With the win, Northwestern moves on to play Purdue tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.

IU focuses on deep ball in third meeting with Northwestern

By DeAntae Prince · Wednesday, March 10,2010 11:51 p.m.

The Hoosiers will be well versed in the Wildcats’ play when they see the team for the second time in such a short span. But there’s one thing IU knows Northwestern won’t change when the two teams play in the Big Ten Tournament’s first round at 5 p.m. Thursday: its volume of 3-point attempts.

Quick turnaround could pose problems for Hoosiers

By Zina Kumok · Wednesday, March 10,2010 10:05 p.m.

In its final regular season game against Northwestern last Saturday, IU managed to scrape out an 88-80 win in overtime. The Hoosiers will look to use the same methods that got them the Senior Day victory in the Big Ten Tournament’s opening round in a rematch with the Wildcats today.

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