Basketball recruits sign letters of intent
The Movement is official, minus Gary Harris. All five commits from the class of 2012 sent in their national letters of intent to IU on Wednesday.
The Movement is official, minus Gary Harris. All five commits from the class of 2012 sent in their national letters of intent to IU on Wednesday.
The Hoosiers brought in the No. 23 recruiting class to recuperate the loss of nearly 70 percent of scoring from last year.
College basketball is, without a doubt, the best sport to watch as a spectator or as a fan. It seems like just yesterday that we had an 11 seed playing an eight seed in the Final Four. The excitement that comes with an entire season of college basketball is second to none.
Last year, after winning the Big Ten regular season title, the members of the men’s soccer team knew they were the best team in their conference going into the postseason. Even with a regular season title in hand, proving themselves in the post season wouldn’t be easy.
Sophomore Nikita Kotlov and senior Alec Purdie each scored a goal to lead the IU men’s soccer team (12-3-4) to a 2-1 quarterfinal victory against Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Wednesday.
Make no mistake, the 2012-2013 Indiana Hoosiers will be a new benchmark for this program. Whereas modest four-star recruits were satisfactory in the 2009 class (Jordan Hulls, Christian Watford, Maurice Creek) and five-star forward Cody Zeller was considered a surprise in Crean’s current freshman class, the class of 2012 is why the term “Indiana basketball” will again carry a once-respected connotation.
According to Brian Snow of Scout.com, 2012 shooting guard Gary Harris has committed to Michigan State. Harris took his official visit to East Lansing this past weekend.
The IU women’s basketball team won Tuesday night in Assembly Hall versus the University of Indianapolis by a score of 50-47 for IU’s second victory in as many exhibition matches.
After last year’s run to the Sweet 16, which included a 2-1 loss to eventual national champion Akron, the Hoosiers (11-3-4, 3-1-2) said they feel they are a more dangerous offensive threat than a year ago.
High expectations and sub-par results should be a thing of the past for the Indiana women’s basketball team. However, it must first buy into IU Coach Felisha Legette-Jack’s message of playing “fun, physical basketball.”
After three tough rounds at the Challenge at Onion Creek in Austin, Texas, the IU women’s golf team ended its fall season with a 10th-place finish.

Host Max McCombs is joined by women's bsketball beat writers Aaron Siegal-Eisman and Trent Stutzman to discuss the team's preseason, season opener, influx of new players and what to expect from the Hoosiers this season.
Five of the six IU women's soccer team discuss their time in an IU jersey.
As the youngest team in the Big Ten, the IU women’s soccer team posted a 2-3 record in Big Ten play through Oct. 2. A six-game losing streak concluded its season and denied an opportunity for the team’s six seniors to play in a postseason match.
The IU women’s golf team is in 10th place after 36 holes in the two-day Challenge at Onion Creek in Austin, Texas.
Before the regular season begins Friday, the Hoosiers face the University of Indianapolis in an exhibition game today at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers defeated St. Ambrose 92-39 in their first exhibition game Thursday.
Ranked No. 4 nationally, returning All-American Matt Powless (197 pounds) placed first. Powless defeated Andrew Campolattano of Ohio State with a score of 5-2.
True freshman Brianna Johnson finished first among Hoosiers and third overall while redshirt freshman JR Ricker finished first in Friday’s Hoosier Invitational.
With 15 seconds left in the first half, neither IU nor Ohio State looked like it would put any goals on the board in the first 45 minutes.
The men’s swimming and diving team (2-2) went in to Ann Arbor, Mich., and lost against Michigan and Texas in a double-dual meet. The Hoosiers fell to Michigan, 216-84 and lost to Texas 217.5-82.5.