Sophomore guard Matt Roth injured his foot during practice Wednesday for the Hoosiers' first game in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off, according to the IU athletics department.
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Knight is returning to Indiana after all. The former Hoosiers coach will speak at a Dec. 17 fundraiser in Indianapolis to benefit the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
In its first two games, IU faced inferior talent and allowed it to stick around. However, a veteran Ole Miss team prevailed against the Hoosiers in the first of three possible games in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-off.
IU lost 89-71 to Ole Miss, a veteran team with size and speed. The Hoosiers went 28-of-69 shooting and hit only three shots from outside the arc.
Having only played two regular season games, even IU coach Tom Crean knows his team is not ready for Thursday’s matchup against Ole Miss.
Although this isn’t your 2008-09 Hoosiers, the 2009 O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tipoff field will still make wins very hard to come by this week.
IU men's basketball recruit Will Sheehey, No. 131 in the Class of 2010, signed a letter of intent to play hoops for the Hoosiers next year, he confirmed moments ago.
Will Sheehey, the No. 131 player in the class of 2010, gave a verbal commitment to IU on Monday and plans to sign a letter of intent at some point this week.
The Hoosiers had their first real scare on Monday as they got by USC Upstate 69-61 in their second game – and win – of the season.
7-foot-3 center Nick Schneiders extended hishand many more times during IU’s 69-61 win against USC Upstate. He blocked, changed or challenged nearly every IU shot that came near him. But foul trouble put him on the bench – and IU excelled when he sat.
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.
