by Kent Sterling There is going to come a breaking point in this process of separation between the 65 big conference schools and the other NCAA Division One schools, and it moved a couple of steps closer with a letter authored by the Pac-12 presidents that was sent to the other 53 presidents of the […]
I always feel a bit silly trying to figure out what’s going on in the heads of 16 year-old basketball players during summer tournaments like the Adidas Gauntlet – Indianapolis that wrapped up yesterday in Fishers, Indiana. There are players who look good one game and terrible the next, and deciding which represents the real […]
by Kent Sterling The NCAA was a miscast target of one of the greatest collegiate athletes of all time. Hall of famer Jim Brown correctly feels that college football and men’s basketball players are exploited, but hanging responsibility on the Indianapolis based organization that oversees college athletics misses the mark. NCAA president Mark Emmert and […]
Dr. Mark Robinson with some much needed advice for Yogi Ferrell, Jameis Winston, and Aldon Smith
by Kent Sterling I vaguely recall Dr. Mark Robinson from his two years as a basketball player for Bob Knight at Indiana, but I’ll remember his words of counsel for athletes for a long time. During the past nine days, there have been arrests of Indiana basketball players Yogi Ferrell and Stanford Robinson, and the […]
by Kent Sterling The NCAA screwing things up has become so routine that I don’t bother writing about it much anymore. A full year rip for Michigan’s Mitch McGary testing positive a first time for marijuana, especially when he was physically unable to compete, is insane. A rule change that will go into effect on […]
by Kent Sterling Being arrested for illegal consumption and possession of a fake ID while in college is almost a rite of passage, and Indiana basketball players Yogi Ferrell and Stanford Robinson became members of that club at Kilroy’s Sports Bar early thing morning, according to a release from the Indiana State Excise Police. Getting […]
by Kent Sterling Kenny Johnson decided to chase cash 90 minutes south of Bloomington at the University of Louisville, and the pipeline to solid east coast recruits likely went with him. So far, Indiana has a 17-15 record and no trip to the NCAA or NIT to show for Johnson’s influx of players from the […]
Indiana Basketball – Seven-footer Jeremiah April commits; his HS coach talks about whether he can contribute
by Kent Sterling With apologies to Paul Simon, “April Come, He Will.” Seven-footers don’t last until the spring of their senior years very often unless there is something amiss, but Jeremiah April’s high school coach Jai Steadman feels good about the player and kid who committed to the Hoosiers yesterday. Jeremiah April is a seven-footer […]
by Kent Sterling What I have always loved about Dan Dakich as a radio host is that he is not swayed by the prevailing media winds. His perspectives on 1070 the Fan are unique and developed through experience as a player and coach, as well as animated discussions he has with himself. Yesterday, he said […]
by Kent Sterling If Indiana Basketball is in a position where losing assistant coach Kenny Johnson deals them a significant blow in courting and signing talent, then Indiana is not the program fans believe it to be. If the state university in the middle of an area teeming with talent that has great heritage, beautiful […]