I thought for sure Tom Crean would find a way to wangle another year out of Indiana University, but the Hoosiers mercifully cut the cord on this underachieving era, firing Crean after an NIT loss at Georgia Tech. A season that started with legitimate NCAA title hopes and even allowing for a key injury, should […]
The impression of Indiana Hoosiers basketball coach Tom Crean is that of one who brought a traditional power back to life after it had been down and restored it to, if not greatness, at least respectability. I disagree with that view and believe that Crean should be coaching for his job as Big Ten play gets set to open up this week.
Before the Harbaugh brothers kick it off in the Super Bowl, the Harbaugh sister gets a little bit of the national spotlight on Saturday night. Joanie Harbaugh is married to Tom Crean, the head basketball coach at Indiana, and the third-ranked Hoosiers will host #1 Michigan in a battle atop the Big Ten in prime time (9 PM ET, ESPN). My guess is that Joanie will get more camera time than normal on this weekend. Here at TheSportsNotebook we’re going to take a deeper look at Indiana basketball, and see if Crean can continue this extended family’s amazing coaching run.
This post is part of a series of sports history articles commemorating under-the-radar teams and moments in a given year. The 2003 Marquette Golden Eagles made the Final Four and returned their program to the national stage. It was also the coming out party for a future star in Dwayne Wade.
In the Big Ten’s race for the NCAA Tournament, three times fall in the Forgotten Middle Class. At the top you have likely conference champ Michigan State and Ohio State, still with an outside shot at a co-championship. On the bubble, you have Purdue and Northwestern, and if you’re feeling generous, Illinois and Minnesota. But […]
Conference play in college basketball starts in earnest for several conferences this week, and perhaps no contender in a BCS league is as unlikely a contender as Indiana. The Hoosiers are 12-0 with an impressive win over Kentucky on the resume, along with respectable wins against Butler, N.C. State and Notre Dame. Whether you’re a […]