Private donors are giving $75,000 to Bob Knight to settle a lawsuit he filed against IU claiming it didn't properly defend him when he was sued by a former assistant coach.
As was evident from the scars worn by players, the IU men’s basketball team hasn’t deviated much from the staple of last season in its first week of practices. The Hoosiers began 2008 without an identity and ended with a reputation as a still learning, but hard-working, team.
Last week marked not only the official return of college basketball, but the 99th birthday of one of college basketball’s greatest ambassadors.
While last Friday’s Hoosier Hysteria marked the start of official practices for the IU men’s basketball team, the team will “tip off” the 2009-10 campaign with a pep rally at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.
Students, alumni and Indiana residents came out to Hoosier Hysteria on Friday to see the start of the IU men’s basketball season.
As excited as the team is to get back on the court, they now have less than three weeks before their Nov. 4 exhibition game with Grace College. That means just 25 days until their season opener against Howard on Nov. 13.
IU coach Tom Crean opened the floor to Straight No Chaser for a scrimmage, welcomed IU alumnus Jared Fogle of Subway commercial fame to the floor for a sandwich toss and invited fans down to coach during the red-and-white game.
Year two of Hoosier Hysteria during IU coach Tom Crean’s reign had several differences from his first.
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.
Join IDS men's basketball sports writers and editors for a live chat about the IU men's basketball team at 8 p.m. today on the Hoosier Hype blog. Click here at 8 p.m. to join the discussion.
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.
