White, Vaden to follow IU coach

Two Hoosier stars made it clear they would probably not return to the team after this season.\nSophomore forwards D.J. White and Robert Vaden both implied during Thursday's press conference that wherever IU coach Mike Davis ends up, they will follow.\n"It affects me a lot," White said. "I came all the way from Alabama to play for coach Davis. Him not being here ... I feel it would be tough for me to play."\nOn top of the news of a possible Vaden and White departure, Inside Indiana reported Thursday that without Davis on the sidelines, IU recruit Darrell Arthur no longer has interest in attending IU. Arthur, a 6-foot-9 forward from Dallas, was ranked the 19th overall player at his position by the publication, and had reportedly \nnarrowed down his possible schools to the University of Kansas and IU.\nIf Vaden and White do depart, the Hoosier offense will sorely miss the pair's output and could not afford to lose additional recruits.\nIn five games this season, White averaged 9.2 points and six rebounds per game before breaking, then re-injuring his foot. He was originally recruited out of Tuscaloosa, Ala. -- Davis' home state -- after averaging 20 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks per game as a senior at Tuscaloosa Hillcrest. IU was on White's short list of schools, which also included North Carolina, Alabama, Auburn and Florida, among others.\nLast season, the forward collected the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award, averaging 13.3 points and 2.2 blocks per game.\nAsked whether he would wait and see who the possible candidates for the IU job would be, White replied: "Like I said, I'm a coach Davis guy."\nVaden, who is originally from Indianapolis but played high school basketball at the Bridgton Academy in Maine, echoed his teammate's sentiment. \n"If my coach is gone, I'm gone," Vaden said after the press conference.\nThe sophomore has started all 22 games for the Hoosiers while averaging 14.1 points per game and shooting 44.7 percent from three. As a freshman, Vaden was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team, which is selected by the conference's coaches. He also finished as the team's third-leading scorer and rebounder for the season, averaging 10.2 and 4.3 a contest. In 2004-05, Vaden and White were the only two players to start all 29 games for the Hoosiers. The sophomore's frustration with his coach's situation was evident in his remarks after the day's proceedings.\n"Why wouldn't you be pissed if a guy you loved and came to play for is basically forced to resign?" Vaden said.\nVaden said he had no idea where Davis would end up next season but was fairly certain he would be coaching at the collegiate level. In regards to his status as a Hoosier, Vaden said he had a decision.\n"I already made it," Vaden quickly responded. "I'm not coming back"