Bucks set to hire Sampson?
Scott Skiles is apparently a big fan of Indiana University’s former basketball coach Kelvin Sampson.
Sources close to both said Skiles, who has a house in Bloomington where Sampson used to work, is urging the…
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Crean touts new IU facilities
New Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean is convinced athletic facility improvements under way on the Bloomington campus will help the Hoosiers return to dominance.
Crean told a group of mayors from southern Indiana…
Crean makes controversial hire
Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean today hired an assistant with deep ties to former coach Kelvin Sampson. Over the next week, you can bet the school’s trustees along with Crean and IU President Michael McRobbie will be asked about…
Speculation heats up about Gordon
Now that Indiana University freshman Eric Gordon has announced his decision to enter the National Basketball Association draft, speculation about the 19-year-old’s future is running rampant.
Draft analysts predict Gordon will be chosen anywhere…
McCallum leaves IU for Detroit
Former Indiana University assistant men’s basketball coach Ray McCallum has been hired as the University of Detroit Mercy’s new head coach.
UDM athletic director Keri Gaither made the announcement today during a press conference…
Gordon hangs with notorious agent
Many Indiana University fans probably wondered why the man sitting next to Eric Gordon at Monday’s press conference looked familiar. Gordon told the world he was leaving IU for the NBA while sitting…
Fife to lobby Crean for IU match-up
Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne officials have been trying to schedule a game with Indiana University for the last three years. Putting IU on the schedule would be an important recruiting tool, bring immediate marketing…
Pacers eye Gordon status
Indiana University freshman Eric Gordon this afternoon is expected to declare himself eligible for the National Basketball Association draft. Whether he could use another year of college seasoning or not, NBA teams are…
Crean reaches out to Knight
Indiana University’s new men’s basketball coach proved at Marquette he can win games. Now he is proving to be a savvy marketer. Yesterday, during his introductory press conference, Crean lauded and reached out…
Crean’s staff has Sampson ties
If Indiana University officials sought a clean break from former men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, their hire of Marquette’s Tom Crean failed to do so. Two of Crean’s four assistant coaches have a…
Surprise: IU picks Crean
Shortly after 4 p.m. today, ESPN reported that Indiana University is preparing to sign Marquette’s Tom Crean, 41, as the school’s next men’s basketball coach.
Sources close to the IU coaching search this morning did not mentioned Crean as one of…
IU down to final four?
As the NCAA hoops tournament heads down the home stretch, Indiana University appears to have its own final four—for its vacant men’s basketball coaching job. But there are a few Cinderellas that could…
Pacers’ O’Brien: Stay in school
Indiana Pacers Coach Jim O’Brien said yesterday during his show on WFNI-1070 AM that he thinks players interested in entering the National Basketball Association draft should be required to wait two years after…
IUPUI stuck in hoops purgatory
IUPUI’s basketball program has an interesting problem. Its men’s basketball team needs to strengthen its non-conference schedule so it can make a postseason tournament. Postseason exposure would help it gain a stronger fan-following,…
Upsets hurt Big Ten tourney revenue
As a result of quarterfinal losses by Indiana and Purdue, attendance for last week’s men’s Big Ten basketball tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse fell below projections. After Session 3 (the one featuring IU and…
NCAA to IU: Can you hear me now?
The NCAA warned Indiana University in 2006 about hiring coach Kelvin Sampson. And IU didn’t listen. When IU was implicated in five major NCAA rules violations earlier this year, some NCAA officials, sources…
Big Ten tourney a tough ticket
Big Ten men’s basketball tournament tickets are selling fast, according to local organizers. Approaching noon today, there were only a few seats available for tonight’s session at Conseco Fieldhouse, which includes games involving…
IU football fortunes on the rise
Indiana University this month began a television and radio advertising onslaught for its football team that seems to come at an odd time. After all, the spotlight is shining on March Madness, when…
Big Ten Network battle rages
UPDATE (March 11): The Chicago Tribune and Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal are reporting today that officials for Comcast Cable and the Big Ten Network are closing in on an agreement to put the channel on an expanded basic tier. One…
Knight’s ESPN deal draws reaction
Not surprisingly, not everyone is thrilled with former Indiana University and Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight joining ESPN’s in-studio crew for its NCAA March Madness coverage. Knight’s move to the media…