By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers announced their 2013-14 basketball schedule on Wednesday. A look at the 31-game slate that includes two trips to New York (where Indiana competes in the 2K Sports Classic the week before Thanksgiving) is printed below. The Hoosiers play 18 of the 31 games at home. They are […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While chatting with reporters after a Hoosiers training camp practice earlier this month, third-year coach Kevin Wilson heard the shrill ringing of a cell phone emerge from a table in the corner of the room. Stopping in mid-sentence, Wilson turned his head and asked a media relations […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers kick off a new year on Thursday. Here’s Part I of our season preview: Five things to know 1. The run defense should be better: One of the Hoosiers’ biggest problems the past three seasons was the run defense. It was shredded on a regular basis. Improving […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent C.J. Watson was excited for his 5-year-old daughter Ayanna to start kindergarten today. While playing in the NBA is a thrill for these guys, for many, being a good parent is their most important role. On a loaded roster, I don’t know what Danny Granger’s on-court role will be, but […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Victor Oladipo sang and hollered through the halls of Assembly Hall so loudly that his voice reached the office of his old coach upstairs. Back at Indiana to serve as a counselor in Tom Crean’s youth camp this weekend, Oladipo wasted no time making his presence known. […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor SOUTH BEND, Ind. — We are a week away from Notre Dame kicking off the 2013 season when it hosts Temple. On paper, the Owls aren’t much of a test for the 14th-ranked Fighting Irish. After all, Temple is coming off a 4-7 season a year ago, including 2-5 […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Calbert Cheaney, one of Indiana’s all-time greats as a player, is leaving his post as director of basketball operations to join Saint Louis as an assistant coach. Hoosiers coach Tom Crean confirmed late Tuesday night that Cheaney had stepped down from the role in which he served […]
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By CHRIS GOFF and COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondents INDIANAPOLIS – Despite losing standout small forward Roosevelt Jones for the entire season with damaged ligaments, Butler coach Brandon Miller isn’t about to look back on the team’s exhibition tour of Australia with any regret. “Our team had a phenomenal trip,” Miller said during a Tuesday briefing. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Whether it’s George Hill passing out backpacks or Paul George visiting Riley, the Pacers are to be commended for their work with young people. The Pacers, of course, rated first in regular-season defensive efficiency. But they slipped a little bit in the playoffs, finishing eighth in playoff defensive efficiency. That […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Shane Wynn, a prankster, is keeping a straight face as he gets a dose of his own medicine. Speaking with three reporters after practice, Wynn offers no response to the sight of teammate Kofi Hughes grinning childishly and doing an uncoordinated jig a few feet away. Finally, […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The ongoing saga of Butler’s offseason took another twist yesterday, when the Bulldogs announced that Roosevelt Jones would undergo surgery on his left wrist and miss the entirety of the upcoming season. This was unexpected given that a week ago the team announced Jones might return before the end of […]
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