2nd win not pretty, but a learning experience
IU won, and that’s probably what matters most, but it wasn’t pretty.
IU won, and that’s probably what matters most, but it wasn’t pretty.
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Indiana once again has a second recruit for the class of 2010. Will Sheehey, the No. 131 recruit in the class of 2010, just confirmed that he will be playing his collegiate basketball at IU. Sheehey had offers from George Washington and Syracuse and was also receiving interest from Georgia Tech and Michigan.
Then IU men’s basketball team will travel to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, where they will play three games in four days. At the end of the Puerto Rico Tip-off on Sunday, the Hoosiers will have played a total of five games in 10 days. For that reason, staying fresh will be critical for IU coach Tom Crean’s squad as they dive deeper into this grueling week.
IU began the its regular season with a dunk and ended in a blowout win.
Freshman forward Derek Elston’s game didn’t hinge on his performance Friday. It began well before the big heads, crimson fleeces or screaming fans worked their way into Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers struggled offensively in the early moments, but broke opened a 38-11 run they rode to a win in the first regular season game on Friday against Howard.
The Hoosiers will play Howard at 8 p.m. Friday at Assembly Hall in their first regular game of the season.
Nov. 12, 2008, was a special day all around – for IU coach Tom Crean, for the five freshmen who signed their national letters of intent and IU basketball as a whole.
When the men’s basketball regular season tips off 8 p.m. Friday, few things will be the same as last season.
The IU women’s basketball team will have to overcome losing four players to graduation and a strong non-conference schedule to match its 21 wins from last season.
They walked off the court, their jerseys drenched as the wear on their faces faded the youth with which the season had begun.
Tom Pritchard started every game last season. Verdell Jones averaged 15.5 points in the team’s last 10 games. And in one game in particular, Matt Roth dropped 29 points on Ohio State in just 27 minutes.
There was only one senior on the men’s basketball team last year.
It’s rare to have to rely on walk-ons on a basketball team. It’s rare when one of those walk-ons starts 10 games.
Two Big Ten coaches made history last season, though it was not the kind of fame either set out for.
As a junior in high school, David Williams’, a two-star prospect according to Rivals.com, future seemed set after committing to play men’s basketball for IU coach Tom Crean on April 22.
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.
In their final exhibition game, the Hoosiers dominated their opponent like fans expected them to do. IU defeated St. Joseph’s (Ind.) 95-67 at Assembly Hall and finished the preseason 2-0.
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