by Kent Sterling It’s about time. Screws have been loose in Bloomington for a long time on Indiana University’s men’s basketball team, and finally – at long last – efforts were made yesterday to tighten them. Junior Devin Davis and senior Hanner Mosquera-Perea were dismissed from the team for an embarrassing aggregation of offenses. The […]
by Kent Sterling Illinois serves as a wonderful counterpoint to Indiana in so many ways. For the last two days, I spent a considerable amount of time talking on the radio (3p-6p on CBS Sports 1430) about IU basketball player Devin Davis being cited for weed possession. Then I start reading about the University of […]
by Kent Sterling As Indiana had again oversigned recruits for the incoming freshman class, it was clear that a few Hoosiers would need to either transfer or declare for the NBA Draft. Jeremiah April seemed a logical choice, and he cooperated by announcing last week that he would jump ship. April joins freshman Max Hoetzel […]
by Kent Sterling When the NCAA decided to allow a graduate to transfer without being forced to sit out a year, I wondered how long it would be before the rule was rescinded because it allowed a measure of freedom for players. So I wasn’t surprised at all to read over the weekend that the […]
by Kent Sterling Does anyone really think that Indiana point guard Yogi Ferrell is going to forego his senior season to enter the NBA Draft? For those awaiting word, it will come at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse on the north side of Indianapolis Saturday, April 25th. I have yet to find a mock draft or word […]
by Kent Sterling The narrative changed a little bit today, but that doesn’t mean the reality will be any different for Indiana Basketball in 2016. As I sit watching Michigan State’s season wither at halftime, thinking about what it would take for Indiana to return to the Final Four for the first time in 14 […]
by Kent Sterling The road to this Final Four was paved in one of two ways. Kentucky coach John Calipari has developed a system to acquire as much talent as possible, enacting it immediately upon arrival in Lexington, while the other three either built or continued a culture of excellence that regenerates each year. Indiana […]
by Kent Sterling “It all works out,” has been the routine response to questions about Tom Crean’s practice of oversigning players without a publicly shared scheme for how scholarships might be available for the new blood. What is “Creaning”? Division One basketball programs are allotted 13 scholarships, and without knowing how many players might go […]
by Kent Sterling With talk of potential for a coaching change in the Indiana University basketball program, there are two camps of passionate fans I hear from regularly – those who are very black and white – pragmatic types who want Tom Crean gone because Indiana should be an elite program because if Indiana isn’t […]
