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Crawfordsville team began what's now Hoosier Hysteria
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. — Odd-looking set shots. Jump balls after each basket. Twenty-five cent admission. The old liniment-in-the-jocks prank. And a final score of . . . 24-17. As Indiana begins the high school boys basketball season that will...
Trailblazers' new coach takes positive approach
Tim Randle is eager to turn the University boys basketball team back into a winner. The new Trailblazers coach takes over a team that went 2-18 last year and graduated 90 percent of its scoring. “I expect the kids to work hard and get better...
Eagles have pieces in place for big season
4 starters return from last season’s team that won 18 games and conference title but had disappointment in sectional Is this the year for Zionsville boys basketball? It sure seems like it. “We’re excited,” said fourth-year...
Millers looking to capitalize on their experience
Last year, for the first time in his 15 years at Noblesville, coach Dave McCollough entered a boys basketball season with no seniors on his roster. It was more of a statistical oddity than a harbinger of bad news, though, as the Millers went 13-9 and...
As players, coach bond, Pike's expectations rise
Despite being loaded with talent, the Pike boys basketball team’s 2008-09 season was up and down under first-year coach Phil Spoljaric . The Red Devils returned to their sectional-winning ways after losing in the 2007-08 first round. But they...
Hamilton Heights young, but not inexperienced
Looking at the Hamilton Heights boys basketball roster, it would be easy to think the Huskies might be a year away from being a dominant team. The Huskies, however, have designs on making waves this season. Although five juniors are expected to...
Royals return 7 of their top 10 players
Hamilton Southeastern High School boys basketball coach Brian Satterfield picked up a coaching strategy while at a camp at Ohio University this summer from coach John Groce . Groce, a former Butler and Ohio State assistant, and his staff grade each...
Tigers could have tall tales to tell
Fishers’ game plan is to get the ball inside to big men, create mismatches that torment foes Fishers High School boys basketball coach Joe Leonard looks at a roster that lists players who are 6-foot-7, 6-7, 6-8 and 6-9 and sees potential. A...
After 2 strong years, Guerin Catholic must regroup
Teams lacks varsity experience, but strong showing in summer league bodes well for new season After fielding veteran squads in his second and third years at Guerin Catholic and winning a combined 33 games, Pete Smith has a relatively young boys...
Hammons gives Carmel a force in the middle
Sophomore A.J. Hammons shed weight during the summer and sharpened his offensive skills This time of year, as we preview the upcoming boys basketball season, many coaches talk with regret about what players they’ve lost to graduation —...
Butler basketball recruit transfers back to Manual
Chrishawn Hopkins will play his senior season of high school basketball after all. The 6-1 Butler University recruit has transferred back to Manual High School and will be granted full athletic eligibility, Indiana High School Athletic Association...
North Central's Smith-Rivera out 'few weeks' after surgery
Sophomore, a coveted basketball recruit, has torn meniscus in his right knee The high school boys basketball season will begin later this month without one of the area’s top rising stars. North Central sophomore guard D’Vauntes...
Peru's Tig-Arena will host game for 1st time since '90
PERU, Ind. — Brian Strong’s phone has been ringing off the hook. Inquiries flood his e-mail inbox. Seemingly everybody in town wants to know how to get tickets for Peru High School’s Dec. 4 boys basketball game against Wabash. While...
Butler basketball recruit ruled ineligible at new school
Butler University basketball recruit Chrishawn Hopkins has been denied athletic eligibility for one year after transferring from Manual High School to Herron, a Downtown public charter school. Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner...
Randle named University boys basketball coach
Tim Randle, who has spent the past two years as University High School’s assistant boys basketball coach, has taken over as head coach. He replaces Mike Syrek, who resigned last month after going 10-33 in two years. “I see a young team,...
Hampton picks D-II school
Howe High School senior basketball standout Andre Hampton has committed to Stillman College, a Division II school in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Howe coach Aaron Sembly said. Hampton, a 6-foot shooting guard, had been receiving interest from Division I schools...
Teague chosen for USA Developmental camp
Pike High School basketball standout Marquis Teague has been invited to an October mini-camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 6-1 Teague is one of 20 high school juniors or sophomores selected for the USA Men’s...
IHSAA loses appeal
The Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed a St. Joseph Circuit Court ruling in December that allowed Jasmine Watson , then a senior at South Bend Washington High School, to play basketball. Watson, now a freshman at the University of Massachusetts,...
Carlino cleared to play at Bloomington South
Indiana University basketball recruit Matt Carlino has been cleared to play his junior season at Bloomington South High School by the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Carlino’s father, Mark Carlino, said the family received the news this...
Mawbey's style creates buzz at Broad Ripple
Basil Mawbey was recently approached by an inquisitive prospective boys basketball player in the hallway at Broad Ripple High School. “Coach, what is ‘Basil Ball?’ " the student asked. Mawbey smiled. The 66-year-old Indiana...
Carlino awaits IHSAA decision
He seeks IHSAA eligibility after transfer from Arizona A decision is coming soon. That was the message Wednesday from Indiana High School Athletic Association commissioner Blake Ress on the athletic eligibility of Matt Carlino , an Indiana University...
Commentary: Teague has juice at Louisville
Rick Pitino has recruited basketball players who were McDonald’s All Americans as well as one USA Today National Player of the Year. He has recruited guys every top-10 program pursued. But Pitino has never had a recruit as compelling or as...
Pitino hires Pike assistant Lands
Louisville, which is recruiting Pike High School basketball star Marquis Teague , hired Red Devils assistant coach Shabaka Lands . Lands was the top assistant last season for Pike. Teague is ranked No. 2 in the country by Rivals among players in the...
LN defends reputation
Keefer: Ferguson, Martin transfers to prep schools no reflection on Lawrence North Lawrence North High School administrators and colleagues of veteran basketball coach Jack Keefer say the recent transfers of two top-100 national prospects to prep...
Schilling to coach basketball at Park Tudor
Former high school and college head coach and NBA assistant Ed Schilling is the new varsity boys basketball coach at Park Tudor School. Schilling, 43, was head coach at Wright State (1997-2003) and an assistant coach for Massachusetts (1995-96), the...
Ex-Mr. Basketball, IU player Wilkerson to coach Herron
Herron’s coach had checkered history as prep, college player Sherron Wilkerson doesn’t skip a beat when asked about his past. He doesn’t shirk responsibility for what happened or express any bitterness for how it played out so...
IHSAA puts Carlino on hold
It was assumed that Indiana University basketball recruit Matt Carlino ’s transfer from his former high school in Arizona to Bloomington South would be approved and he would play for the Class 4A defending champion Panthers this season. That...
Coaching for fun or career advancement
When Pat Mullin began coaching AAU basketball in 1992, he didn’t have any illusions that he would parlay his gig into a more high-profile position. A former student manager at Ball State, Mullin simply saw it as a chance to stay connected to...
Heritage Christian hires Smotherman as boys hoops coach
Heritage Christian hires longtime NC basketball assistant North Central High School boys basketball assistantBasil Smothermaninterviewed for the Broad Ripple head coaching position in 1995 but wasn’t hired. Four years later, he interviewed at...
Pike's Teague keeps No. 2 ranking in perspective
ranked No. 2 in nation in 2011 class by one service, nears college decision Shawn Teaguejust shakes his head when asked about his son’s recent designation by rivals.com as the No. 2 basketball prospect in the country for the 2011 class. Marquis...
