The phrase ‘workout wonder’ normally applies to activities that take place in Indianapolis in February. Mike Mamula immediately comes to mind from nearly 20 years ago, and Dontari Poe is the current example. Players who were going to be pros, but saw their draft stock soar due to great workouts. [...]
With the NBA playoffs taking center stage, the deadline for the next crop of stars that needed to declare early for this June’s draft passed with little fanfare. Many of the top players in this area made their intentions known a few weeks ago, notably the now-former Indiana duo of [...]
It’s entirely possible the Pacers’ defense is at least partially to blame for Cody Zeller’s decision to leave Indiana University early and enter the NBA Draft. From his suite seat in Bankers Life Fieldhouse, he watched older brother Tyler – by all accounts a lesser talent – drain open jumper [...]
Now that a wonderful college basketball season is in the rear-view mirror in this state, here’s a look back at the top 10 moments/games/events that made our five months of college hoops the best in years. ESPN’s College Gameday visited the state three times, seven Division I teams made it [...]
For parts of this basketball campaign for Indiana, it seemed like a dream season. The final act was like a nightmare that Hoosier fans couldn’t wake up from. Indiana could never gain any footing whatsoever against Syracuse’s vaunted 2-3 zone. A season-high 19 turnovers and a putrid 33 percent shooting [...]
Washington, DC (TSN) – Michael Carter-Williams carried Syracuse back to the Elite Eight with 24 points, five rebounds and four steals as the Orange ousted top-seeded Indiana, 61-50, in the second East Regional semifinal. Syracuse’s zone defense caused problems for the Hoosiers all night, forcing 19 turnovers while holding them [...]
Washington, D.C. (TSN) – Two storied programs will meet up Thursday at the Verizon Center in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament when the fourth-seed Syracuse Orange challenge the top-seed Indiana Hoosiers. This contest will be a rematch of the 1987 title game when Indiana collected a 74-73 victory [...]
Teams generally haven’t looked at Indiana this season and felt it was a team they could zone. Syracuse could care less what other teams do. The Orange and its patented 2-3 zone await Indiana in Washington, DC tonight for a shot at the Elite 8. For the Hoosiers, it would [...]
Cody Zeller was the preseason No. 1, which proved the worst place to be in college basketball this season. Victor Oladipo was much more like the unranked Cinderella that proved to be a giant-killer. Now, both Indiana University stars look like top-10 picks in the NBA Draft, should they so [...]
As a spring break snow begins to fall across the state, it won’t be joined by the tears of Hoosier Nation. For the second time in the last three Sundays, Indiana fans are left to ask the question with a smile ‘How did the Hoosiers just win that game?’ Temple [...]
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