The NCAA has transcripts of phone conversations that show beyond any rational doubt that University of Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was at least aware of major violations his program committed. Because of its labyrinthian enforcement and punishment protocols, Self is not only still the Kansas coach, it’s damn likely he will remain so until he […]
Khristian Lander is re-classing from 2021 to 2020, which means the recruit who was set to be Archie Miller’s jewel of the 2021 recruiting class will be a freshman for the upcoming season. It’s none of my business really, and I cannot rationally explain my interest in this young man’s decision, but I would like to […]
Some mistakes are never truly forgotten or forgiven, but rarely does a coach get fired twice for the same infraction as LaSalle assistant Kenny Johnson was yesterday. Johnson was an assistant at Louisville prior to being hired at LaSalle. While on Rick Pitino’s staff, according to testimony from the father of recruit Brian Bowen, he gave $1,300 […]
Nothing screams “The NCAA has it twisted and backwards” like the headline to its announcement on likely changes to its rules governing a student-athlete’s ability to profit for his or her brand value: “The NCAA’s highest governing body has taken unprecedented steps to allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness” What […]
“Trayce Jackson-Davis announces he will return to Indiana,” reads the headline at 247sports. In other self-evident news, Americans are tired of staying at home to avoid spreading the Coronavirus. Maybe Jackson-Davis had been asked repeatedly whether he had decided whether he would jump to the NBA after his freshman year, and felt the need to end the questioning […]
There is a reason most high school students don’t jump straight into their profession. They need to mature toward becoming adults. The worst part of maturation is that the last people to know they needs maturity are the people themselves. Add Khristian Lander to the long list of high school juniors who believe they know more than they […]
One of the greatest basketball players in the history of the game, Oscar Robertson is also one of the more irascible and unpredictable. He is generous in spirit, but after a lifetime of slights, he can smell another one a mile away. I have crossed paths with the Big O on two occasions, and both experiences […]
Earlier today, IU earned a commitment from Cincinnati Moeller junior Logan Duncomb, a 6’9″ post player rated #80 in the 2021 class by 247sports.com. Duncomb chose Indiana over Xavier, Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Stanford. He’s the latest Hoosiers recruit who appears to be cut from a very similar cultural cloth. As Archie Miller heads into […]
Life can be unfair. That’s a crappy lesson for college students to learn, but it’s important because in the end – life is ultimately unfair, and when it’s over there are no appeals. When some conference tournaments were canceled in progress and postseason events like the NCAA, NIT, CIT and CBA were scuttled before they […]
As an Indiana University freshman in 1980-1981, I was treated to an uneven season of basketball from what will always be my favorite team. The beginning of the season was difficult to watch – the end was glorious. The worst was a 66-60 loss to Texas-Rio Grande Valley, and the best was the national championship game against […]
