by Kent Sterling There are idiots everywhere. Some are just easier to find. I guess we should all thank the super fans for making that process incredibly simple for us. Unless these people are somehow mentally challenged, or are using their pseudo-celebrity for the good of a charity, although I can find no evidence of […]
by Kent Sterling With Maurice Creek leaving Bloomington for a program closer to his child, the Hoosiers have a slot available, and coach Tom Crean can do one of four things with that scholarship. Crean can stand pat, pleased with the six returning players and six incoming freshmen. There is the option of pursuing an […]
by Kent Sterling The math is now swinging in the opposite direction as the Indiana Hoosiers will for a time have one more scholarship available than people hoping to claim it, as Indiana announced today that Maurice Creek will forego his last year of eligibility in Bloomington to play closer to his home in Maryland, […]
Cathedral Basketball – Jalen Coleman Talks About What He Needs to Do to Get Better
by Kent Sterling Jalen Coleman is two-and-a-half years away from playing big time college basketball somewhere. There are a lot of programs who like Jalen a whole lot – and rightly so – but in order to achieve his dreams, there are areas in his game in need of improvement. I didn’t tell Jalen that […]
by Kent Sterling The Big Ten doesn’t make a lot of mistakes. It serves it member schools very well, and has pioneered the use of its own network as a significant revenue stream. But the Legends and Leaders monikers for the two divisions was mocked immediately and relentlessly from the moment they were announced in […]
by Kent Sterling Michigan State guard Gary Harris has decided to forego early entry to the NBA Draft and stick around with coach Tom Izzo for another year – at least – because he is in no hurry. He never has been in a hurry. It’s the right thing to do because Gary Harris’s defining […]
Cathedral Guard Jalen Coleman Talks About Getting Better at Basketball
by Kent Sterling There is always a little knot in my stomach about meeting a kid that I like to watch on the court because there are times – not often – when the quality of a kid’s character doesn’t match the way he plays the game. I really like Jalen Coleman on the floor, […]
by Kent Sterling This week, I spent a little time with two excellent high school basketball players who will move on to big time collegiate programs. I told them both the same thing, every chance you have to talk to the media, take it with a smile. Given a base level communication skill set, the […]
by Kent Sterling “I’ll take hasty decisions for $500, Alex!” Michael Pointer of the Indianapolis Star has reported that outgoing sophomore guard Remy Abell’s mom met with Tom Crean to ask him to allow her son to return to the team for his junior season. There are few means less effective to effect change than […]
Indiana Basketball – Collin Hartman Loves Basketball and His Mom
by Kent Sterling Good kid, this Collin Hartman. The Cathedral student will head to Bloomington in June to prepare for his freshman season at Indiana. The road he’s taken to one of college basketball’s premiere programs has been an honest one, and a major influence on his development as a person and a player is […]
