Hoosiers turn back UIndy 50-47
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
Bbehind the sophomore forward Will Sheehey's subdued demeanor is a blossoming talent that led all IU scorers with 18 points in the Hoosiers’ 90-72 exhibition win against the University of Indianapolis.
The Hoosiers won their first and only exhibition game, defeating the University of Indianapolis, 90-72, Saturday at Assembly Hall. IU was aided by a 50-point outburst in the first half, that allowed IU a double-digit lead the entire second half.
The crowd cheered every time freshman forward Cody Zeller touched the ball, wanting to see the 2011 Mr. Basketball in action. However, Zeller waited for his opportunities as the Hoosiers continued to build a double-digit first-half lead.
In it's only exhibition game of the season, IU defeated University of Indianapolis, 90-72.
The live chat for the only exhibition game of the 2011-2012 men's basketball season begins at 7 p.m.
Columnist Avi Zaleon lists his expectations for IU versus UIndy exhibition game Saturday.
Here’s a look inside the numbers of how IU has fared in exhibition games in the Tom Crean era:
Now, for the third consecutive season, the University of Indianapolis looks to knock off a Division I opponent when it heads to Bloomington this Saturday evening to take on IU in the Hoosiers’ only exhibition game of 2011.
Defense helped create offense as the IU women’s basketball defeated St. Ambrose 92-39 in the first exhibition game of the season.
The IU women’s basketball team will have to overcome the loss of four seniors as it begins its season with an exhibition game at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.
The first two games are exhibition games against St. Ambrose today and Indianapolis on Nov. 8. This year’s woman’s basketball team has nine returners from last year and five new faces, including three freshmen and two junior-college transfers.
This season, the Hoosiers can thrive if they execute an up-tempo offense that centers around transition play, following a year when they gave up the most points in the Big Ten.
The IU men’s basketball team welcomed local trick-or-treaters into Assembly Hall on Saturday afternoon with a 30-minute intersquad scrimmage.
The IU men’s basketball team is 28-66 in the Tom Crean era. It is 8-46 in Big Ten play during that three-year period. On top of that, the Hoosiers are 1-26 in Big Ten road games under Crean.
This Saturday, Justin Pagan and his senior teammates have the opportunity to bring their careers full circle. It is once again Homecoming, and the Wildcats are the opponents one last time.
At Big Ten Basketball Media Day, men’s and women’s basketball coaches and players expressed that consensus, but most talked about how another addition to the conference brings more competition for all teams involved.