Justin Albers was a writer for Inside the Hall during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons.

FISHERS, Ind. — Indiana has shown considerable interest in class of 2013 Michigan guard Monte Morris recently, and the feelings seem to be mutual. Morris, who attends Beecher High School in Flint, said Indiana is very much a part of ...

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Zeller: “I’m just not ready to grow up yet”

  • Justin Albers Apr 26, 2012 3
 

Cody Zeller just isn’t ready to leave Bloomington. Addressing the media for the first time since he announced he would return to Indiana for his sophomore year, Zeller said this year wasn’t the right time for him to make the ...

Christian Watford, Cody Zeller, Jordan Hulls and Verdell Jones met with the media following Indiana’s awards celebration at Assembly Hall on Thursday night. Jones discussed his rehab and plans for the future and Watford and Zeller discussed their decisions to ...

Crean discusses scholarships, Roth’s future

  • Justin Albers Apr 25, 2012 3
 

When Christian Watford and Cody Zeller decided to return to school earlier this month, attention immediately turned to the Hoosiers’ scholarship situation for next season. Indiana is oversigned by one player for next season, so if either Watford or Zeller ...

This AAU season feels a little bit different for Luke Fischer. At this time last year, the Germantown, Wisc. native was still flying a bit under the radar. He was only a high school sophomore, and the bigger schools were ...

That’s A Wrap: Remy Abell

  • Justin Albers Apr 11, 2012 3
 

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our player-by-player recap of the 2011-2012 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Remy Abell. Final stats (32 games): 3.0 ppg, 44% FG, 78.6% FT in 8.3 minutes per game. Coming into the season, few people were talking about ...

What it means: Zeller and Watford to return

  • Justin Albers Apr 10, 2012 3
 

Indiana announced this morning that center Cody Zeller and forward Christian Watford will return next season. Zeller was not expected to leave after his freshman season, but Watford tested the waters and appeared to be on his way out immediately ...

That’s A Wrap: Victor Oladipo

  • Justin Albers Apr 5, 2012 3
 

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our player-by-player recap of the 2011-2012 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Victor Oladipo. Final stats (36 games): 10.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 47.1% FG, 75% FT in 26.7 minutes per game. Victor Oladipo was driving past the Kentucky ...

That’s A Wrap: Jordan Hulls

  • Justin Albers Apr 2, 2012 3
 

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our player-by-player recap of the 2011-2012 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Jordan Hulls. Final stats (36 games): 11.5 ppg, 3.2 apg, 50.4% FG, 89.9% FT in 30.1 minutes per game. As the Hoosiers completed their improbable comeback ...

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That’s A Wrap: Tom Pritchard

  • Justin Albers Mar 29, 2012 3
 

Welcome to “That’s A Wrap,” our player-by-player recap of the 2011-2012 Indiana Hoosiers. Today: Tom Pritchard. Editor’s note: Read our senior day feature on Pritchard here. Final stats (36 games): 1.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg, 55% FG in 9.9 minutes ...

Tom Crean sat virtually expressionless at the microphone, searching for words — any words — to describe what he had just seen on the Georgia Dome floor. “I’ve been thinking about that,” he said, glancing at the stat sheet in ...

When Indiana upset then-No. 1 Kentucky at Assembly Hall on Dec.10, Wildcats coach John Calipari pointed to his team’s missed free throws as a reason for their loss. Kentucky made only 10-of-17 shots from the charity stripe that day, while ...

Calipari: It ‘wasn’t a buzzer-beater game’

  • Justin Albers Mar 23, 2012 3
 

Whenever December’s Indiana- Kentucky game comes up, everybody talks about Christian Watford’s buzzer-beating shot. It was the way the game ended, and it’s only natural to remember what happened last. Plus, ESPN has shown the replay of the shot countless ...

Indiana-Kentucky: A position-by-position breakdown

  • Justin Albers Mar 21, 2012 3
 

With the Indiana-Kentucky rematch only two days away, here’s a look at the position-by-position matchups. These are the matchups I believe the Hoosiers should use and are not necessarily the ones they used the first time or will use on ...

When adversity called, Watford answered

  • Justin Albers Mar 18, 2012 3
 

PORTLAND, Ore. — The game was over. The Hoosiers were done. Late in the first half, VCU’s defense was starting to wreak havoc. The Rams broke a 33-33 tie with nine straight points, including four straight on layups coming from ...

Notebook: VCU the same team in name only

  • Justin Albers Mar 17, 2012 3
 

PORTLAND, Ore. — Virginia Commonwealth forward Bradford Burgess was asked Friday to compare this year’s VCU team to the one that made the Final Four last season. “Really, the only similarity is the name on the jersey,” Burgess said. Last ...