By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Contrary to popular belief, the regular season does matter in college basketball, which is why we should pay close attention to the Indiana Hoosiers’ light schedule this week. Don’t say it’s only February. Watch carefully because it’s February. College basketball in February is like the few weeks […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Today, IndySportsLegends.com interviewed long-time Nebraska basketball radio play-by-play announcer Kent Pavelka to get his thoughts on the Cornhuskers as they prepare for No. 1-ranked Indiana tonight in Assembly Hall. Following is what Pavelka, the “Voice of the Cornhuskers,” had to say about Nebraska, who is 12-12 overall, 3-8 in […]
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By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent Everyone has seen his highlight-reel plays: the steals, the dunks, the acrobatic passes on the interior. Victor Oladipo’s athleticism has never been in question since he arrived at Indiana, but his abilities as a basketball player were very raw coming out of high school. Two years into his career with […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I’ve never seen anything like this. I never imagined a No. 1-ranked team could lose to an unranked foe with a losing record in league play and stay at the top. Indiana did it. The Hoosiers’ convincing win at Ohio State on Sunday was enough to override the loss to Illinois and […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers pulled off an impressive 81-68 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena. WHY IT HAPPENED: Indiana’s frontcourt trio of Victor Oladipo, Christian Watford and Cody Zeller dominated this game almost from start to finish. […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Luckiest man of the season so far? Tyler Griffey is leading the pack after the free-and-easy layup he stuffed into the final nine-tenths of a second to upset top-ranked Indiana Thursday. On an inbounds play, the Illinois backup broke right to the basket and scored with the closest defender 10 […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers left it all on the floor Thursday night. Including, for example, two timeouts. Indiana coach Tom Crean declined to call one with the game tied and his team in possession with 37 seconds left. But then Illinois’ John Groce made the same decision after the Hoosiers’ Victor […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — There’s been a lot of talk around the state about that mid-major in Indianapolis. Don’t get me wrong, Butler has earned it. But it’s time to start talking about the mid-major in Terre Haute. As a Creighton graduate, let’s just say I adjusted my plans a bit […]
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent Indiana this season has become what some people probably never expected: an elite half-court defensive team and a team that is undefeated on the road, the last remaining team in the Big Ten with that mark. A lot of that has to do with the emergence of Victor Oladipo as […]
Continue ReadingFrom Indiana Athletics BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head football coach Kevin Wilson announced Wednesday the signing of 22 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to play for the Hoosiers in 2013. We executed our plan very well and are excited about this class, Wilson said. We are very fortunate to have a good amount of […]
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From Butler Athletics and ISL staff: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Butler center Andrew Smith and Indiana guard Jordan Hulls have been selected among 10 finalists for the 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Senior CLASS Award. Purdue’s Robbie Hummel won the award last year. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division […]
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