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Big 10 Hoops Media Day: Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue

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Thursday was Big Ten basketball media day, and with it came a set of special quotes and soundbites. Sure, this day is all about college basketball message control. The Universities and SIDs trying to manipulate the information they want you to have, but it doesn't mean there aren't some interesting and articulate statements out there. When you get all the coaches and some of … [Read more...] about Big 10 Hoops Media Day: Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue

#72 Indiana Hoosiers: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #72 Indiana Hoosiers: College Basketball 111 in 111

Indiana Hoosiers Rebuilding Efforts Hinge on Cody Zeller

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The fate of Indiana Hoosier basketball rests in the hands of McDonald’s All-American Cody Zeller.  Okay, not really… but if you listen to what others are saying, that's the hype surrounding the 2011 recruit who chose to stay home and help Tom Crean with his re-building of the Hoosiers' program. And given the way things have gone for Indiana since 2007, their fans need … [Read more...] about Indiana Hoosiers Rebuilding Efforts Hinge on Cody Zeller

Hoosiers Tom Crean to be TV Guest Analyst for NCAA Tournament

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Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Crean will join CBS Sports’ and Turner Sports’ coverage of the 2011 NCAA Tournament serving as a guest analyst in the Atlanta studio. Crean will join the studio team of host Matt Winer and analysts Seth Davis and Steve Smith, working the FIRST FOUR games on truTV on Wednesday, March 16 as well as the Second Round games on Thursday, March 17 and … [Read more...] about Hoosiers Tom Crean to be TV Guest Analyst for NCAA Tournament

Tom Crean Tweets His Disgust for Early Tip off with Illini

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I just gained a lot more respect for Indiana Hoosiers Coach Tom Crean. This is the highest amount of college basketball sensibility I have ever seen him display. For INEXPLICABLE reasons, the Big Ten decided to make his March 5th contest at border rival Illinois an early Saturday morning tip-off. Now 11 A.M. doesn't sound ridiculously early, but to a good portion of the … [Read more...] about Tom Crean Tweets His Disgust for Early Tip off with Illini

How Did Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Become This God Awful?

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Hands down, the Indiana Hoosiers are probably the worst team in the Big Ten right now. It's very unfamiliar territory considering the storied Hoosier tradition. In all college basketball, they're third all-time in national titles, fifth in tournament appearances, sixth in tourney wins, seventh in Final Fours, and 11th in wins. But since Tom Crean took over, they're a lowly … [Read more...] about How Did Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Become This God Awful?

Indiana Hoosiers First Big Ten Victim for Northwestern

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Two teams entered 0-3 in the Big Ten; one emerged with a tremendous burden removed from their shoulders. Since the injury to star forward John Shurna, the conference's leading scorer, the Northwestern Wildcats have been struggling mightily. But they took care of IU 93-81 Sunday night, to improve to 10-4. The Indiana Hoosiers got off to a 6-0 start against some really … [Read more...] about Indiana Hoosiers First Big Ten Victim for Northwestern

Tom Crean: The Reason That Marquette Is In the Big East

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The comparison between Marquette and Creighton works on a number of levels. Both schools have a Jesuit tradition with campuses that are located in urban areas. They also have been supported locally by alumni and a segmented passionate segment of their cities’ populations. There is a difference in population size between Omaha and Milwaukee, but there is also a discrepancy in … [Read more...] about Tom Crean: The Reason That Marquette Is In the Big East

Tom Crean Influences Brewers’ Top Draft Selection

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By Melissa S. Wollering He always reminded me of Ben Sheets: a fair asset to his sport with leadership and command on the court/field, sprinkled with a little self-nullifying whining and a funny drawl. Turns out Tom Crean helped the Milwaukee Brewers’ draft their first college pitcher in the first-round Tuesday since Ben Sheets was selected as such back in 1999. Down in … [Read more...] about Tom Crean Influences Brewers’ Top Draft Selection