Posts Tagged ‘Indiana Hoosiers’

Q: Hoosier Coach Now? A: Tom Crean

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

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Effectively ending the Kelvin Sampson era for good, Indiana University has decided upon his replacement: Tom Crean, previously of Marquette. Crean agreed to an 8-year, $18.4 million contract to be the next coach of Indiana, their third since they [...]

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Indiana Gave Sampson $750K to Go Away

Monday, February 25th, 2008

I guess he needed help on his phone bills… (rimshot) Anyway, Whitlock has an interesting take on the whole affair and he almost sticks up for Sampson in the process:
Many of the rules are stupid. Restricting coaches to one phone call a week is pretty stupid. Some of the kids they recruit lack solid [...]

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Kelvin Sampson’s Fate To Be Decided Today

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

To many, the upcoming announcement from Indiana University concerning the future of Kelvin Sampson is just a formality. However, according to the same site that broke the “he’s fired” news, Sampson is facing an immediate suspension, but there’s been no leak concerning his long-term employment with the school.
According to numerous sources (ESPN, [...]

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Going Out a Winner?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

If you believe the rumors, embattled Indiana University coach Kelvin Sampson may have just coached his last game for Hoosiers last night, a 77-68 win over rival Purdue. Word is, IU is expected to suspend Sampson followed by his outright release (you’re fired), and while I’ve been on record (ask Sooze) as being a [...]

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Weekly Pwnage: IU Basketball

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

To say Indiana University is having a bad week is an understatement. Not only did they lose to Wisconsin in Bloomington last night, but their coach, Kelvin Sampson, now has to deal with some recruiting violations from his tenure at Oklahoma.
While the NCAA’s blotter reads “5 Major Recruiting Violations,” essentially, Sampson is under fire for [...]

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Intentional Upset: Indiana, Wazzu Fall

Friday, February 1st, 2008

Cal shocks Wazzu in Washington - No one, except for the west coast, pays attention to Pac-10 basketball until the tournament starts and considering the time difference (later games, of course), it’s relatively understandable. But with three teams in the Top-25, it’s hard to deny there’s quality basketball in the west. So it [...]

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