Hoosier Hysteria not just for fans, but recruits
As much as Hoosier Hysteria is about getting fans excited for IU basketball, it’s equally a major recruiting tool.
As much as Hoosier Hysteria is about getting fans excited for IU basketball, it’s equally a major recruiting tool.
“The Next Generation” is here.After last season’s 6-25 record and last-place finish in the Big Ten, this year’s Hoosiers are looking for a fresh start with the help of new players.
Whether it came through comic relief or taking a guy under his arm, Rivers silently attempted to lead a 6-25 team from the bench last year. A totally revamped group with a new coach and eight freshmen in tow took to the seasoned guard.
IU Athletics Director Fred Glass learned the strength of IU’s student body during the University’s last home football game, when IU students bought 11,000 student seats – an expansion of more than a third of the normal seating for students.
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In June, freshman center Bawa Muniru had only one class to finish before he would be set to take the court for the IU men’s basketball team. Five months later, he has yet to be academically cleared to play, and there is no definitive explanation as to when he will receive confirmation from the NCAA clearinghouse.
The IU men's basketball team will debut their new look Oct. 16 at Hoosier Hysteria, the official start of the basketball season.
The IDS will have a Live Chat at 8 p.m. tonight to discuss all things related to IU men's basketball.
The IU men’s basketball coach can’t wait to see a winning product in Assembly Hall lead to championship banners in the rafters above the building’s north entrance. That gives him something in common with IU fans.
The cheers began before he walked onto the stage. The clapping and hollering continued as IU coach Tom Crean, clad in stone-washed jeans and an IU zip-up, entered the IU Auditorium on Wednesday.
What Tom Crean's 6-25 record doesn’t capture is the number of fans and the amount of support he has won in the process off the court.
When former IU coach Bob Knight made his first preseason address to fans in 1971, he stood before 50 people in a cramped room of the Indiana Memorial Union.
The IU men's basketball coaching staff will visit with the No. 4 recruit in the class of 2010, Josh Selby, later today.
Rakeem Christmas, the No. 4 recruit in the nation for the class of 2011 “wants more for himself,” his coach, Kevin Givens, said. IU is one of eight schools Christmas is considering.
Season tickets for men’s basketball are now on sale.
Season tickets for men’s basketball are now on sale, according to an IU Athletics press release.
More than 140 young basketball players between the ages of 6 and 14 beat the early chill on Saturday morning to learn from former Hoosier basketball star and current NBA Oklahoma City Thunder forward D.J. White.
In a major shift from information given only a couple weeks ago, IU is out of the mix for the No. 4 point guard in the nation, Kyrie Irving, his uncle Sye Dean told Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog. Formerly, it was believed that Indiana and Duke were Irving’s top two schools, and that he would definitely take a visit to both.
IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean has added two aspiring coaches to his team’s support staff.
IU men’s basketball coach Tom Crean has added two aspiring coaches to his team’s support staff.