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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.

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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.

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.

Members of the Purdue basketball team touch the Big Ten Tournament trophy after the Big Ten Tournament championship game Sunday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Purdue defeated Ohio State 65-61 for the title.

Purdue wins 1st Big Ten tourney title

By Cliff Brunt · Sunday, March 15,2009 6:09 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Boilermakers, the preseason favorites in the Big Ten, fell to a No. 3 seed in the conference tournament by losing three of their final four regular season games. They found their groove at Conseco Fieldhouse as Purdue rallied to beat Ohio State 65-61 on Sunday for its first Big Ten tournament title.

Connecticut's Kemba Walker lays on the floor after missing a shot at the end of the fifth overtime period against Syracuse during a quarterfinal NCAA college basketball game at the Big East men's tournament Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Syracuse won 127-117.

Syracuse outlasts Connecticut 127-117 in 6 OTs

By Jim O’Connell · Friday, March 13,2009 7:36 a.m.

NEW YORK — Syracuse and Connecticut played a game for the ages Thursday night and into early Friday. When it was over, everybody in Madison Square Garden was exhausted and, except for the losing team, exhilarated.


IU loses 66-51 in 1st round of tourney

By Tom Kirby · Friday, March 13,2009 12:30 a.m.

The Hoosiers (6-25) fell to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, ending a season that witnessed the setting of school records for most conference and total losses in a season

IU freshman foward Kory Barnett sits quietly in the locker room as members of the media conduct interviews following IU's 66-51 loss to Penn State on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Story of the year

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, March 13,2009 12:28 a.m.

It really has been a remarkable season – not good or bad, just remarkable. Last year was likely the single most unpredictable year in IU basketball history – but this one gave it a run.

IU freshman Malik Story, right, wipes his face as teammate Nick Williams talks with a member of the media in the IU lockerroom following IU's 66-51 loss to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The loss ended the worst season in the program's history.

IU loses 66-51 in 1st round of Big Ten tourney

By Tom Kirby · Friday, March 13,2009 12:12 a.m.

The Hoosiers (6-25) fell 66-51 to Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, ending a season that witnessed the setting of school records for most conference and total losses in a season.

IU senior forward Kyle Taber, center, hangs his head on the bench during the closing minutes of IU's 66-51 loss to Penn State on Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Taber had five points and five rebounds in his final game as a Hoosier.

IU season ends with 66-51 loss to Penn State

Thursday, March 12,2009 1:07 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS – Penn State put an end to the worst season in IU basketball history Thursday, defeating the Hoosiers 66-51 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.

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Hoosiers deserve more than pity applause

By Zachary Osterman · Wednesday, March 11,2009 11:44 p.m.

Yes, it’s true. As Lionel Ritchie once said, we’ve come to the end of our rainbow. And while the ride surely hasn’t been quite as colorful as the language some fans might use to describe Big Ten officiating, it’s surely been a new experience for most of you out there in Hoosier nation.

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