Zach Osterman was a writer for Inside the Hall during the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.

A look at 2012 recruit DeJuan Marrero

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 29, 2010 3
 

For those who do not know, I also moonlight as a freelance sports writer for the Times of Northwest Indiana (whuddup region readers) covering Notre Dame sports and local schools when they make the trip east. As such, I got ...

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Measuring the progress of Tom Pritchard

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 28, 2010 3
 

Remember when Tom Pritchard was the future? No seriously, remember when he was the next prototype Indiana big man—not big or nimble enough to just dominate, but automatic to the point of getting his numbers every single night. Or at ...

Iowa game presents Indiana a new kind of test

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 22, 2010 3
 

Well, OK then, Indiana can win on the road in the Big Ten. No, Penn State hasn’t won a conference game yet, and yes, the Hoosiers almost let a comfortable lead slip away, (again) but given all that this team ...

A plea for perspective (Digger Phelps agrees)

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 19, 2010 3
 

Ever feel like you really want to have a conversation with someone, but you’re not sure exactly how what you have to say will go over, so you spend time fretting over how to say it and what their reaction ...

Poor offense, turnovers doom Indiana in Ann Arbor

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 15, 2010 3
 

Ann Arbor, Mich. — To be fair to Indiana, the final score was not reflective of the closeness of the game through the first 35 minutes. To be fair to Michigan, it still wasn’t that far off after the last ...

Halftime from Ann Arbor

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 14, 2010 3
 

Ann Arbor, Mich. — In the immortal words of Dan Aykroyd: That wasn’t so good now, was it? I mean, there’s pretty basketball, there’s good basketball, there’s plain basketball, and then there’s this. Michigan leads 27-21 at the half here ...

Zagoria: Echenique headed to Creighton

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 13, 2010 3
 

Well, we promised you we’d get you more information on this Gregory Echenique fellow, and so we have. OK, more Adam Zagoria than us, but still. Echenique, who listed Indiana as one of five possible destinations after announcing his intent ...

For those wishing Indiana possessed a few more viable options on its front line, this could potentially cheer you up. Gregory Echenique, a 6-foot-9, 270-pound big man from Venezuela via St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J., has Indiana on a ...

Devan Dumes — returning to a stat sheet near you?

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 7, 2010 3
 

Devan Dumes certainly could make headlines last season. No, they weren’t always the kind you cut out and pin up at your desk, (or were they?) but Dumes’ confidence at least made for some memorable moments in a season mostly ...

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Well, hello there, I’ve got news

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 5, 2010 3
 

Hey folks, I’ve been told that’s my trademark phrase, and being both Southern and incredibly predictable, it makes sense to break it out to introduce myself. I’m Zach Osterman, the newest contributor here at Inside the Hall. As IU basketball ...