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Stats and Analysis for the Men's Basketball team.

30 articles in this category

  1. IU Basketball: Who is leaving? Who is staying?

    It's clearly a question on the minds of most Indiana basketball fans now that the 2015-16 season has come to an end. Of the players with eligibility remaining, who will be in an Indiana uniform come the fall of 2016? Here is my take.

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  2. Here we go again

    Beginning today, there's a new voice emanating from Btownbanners. After 17 years covering Indiana for either the Indianapolis Star or Scout's AllHoosiers.com, Terry Hutchens hopes to take the content side of Btownbanners to the next level. Here is his introductory column.

    • 42 comments
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  3. A Final Analysis on the 2015-16 Hoosiers

    For the third time in five seasons, the Indiana basketball season ended in the Sweet Sixteen. Some feel the season was a success while others were disappointed with the finish. Here's my take.

    • 32 comments
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  4. Analysis: Where does Indiana Basketball go from here?

    I didn't expect Indiana to beat Duke Wednesday night. But I didn't expect the Hoosiers to roll over and play dead either. Here is my take following a disappointing effort in a 94-74 loss to No. 7 Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

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  5. Time to Grow Up

    Tom Crean has had just about enough of these young Hoosiers, and who can blame him? Kids these days just don't listen.

    • 13 comments
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  6. Analysis: IU is 8-1 in Big Ten play and Hoosier fans still feeling uneasy

    Indiana will head into the second half of the conference Tuesday no worse than tied for first place in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers have won 13 of their last 14 games and are among the top 20 teams in the nation. And yet IU fans are a little worried as the back heavy portion of the schedule is about to begin. Here's my take.

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  7. Analysis: Who would be on your Indiana University basketball equivalent of Mount Rushmore?

    Indiana basketball fans are always looking for something to debate. And this is a topic that promises to evoke a wide range of opinion. If you could only pick four faces to put on the Indiana Basketball equivalent of Mount Rushmore, which four would make the cut? Here is my list. What have you got?

    • 96 comments
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  8. Analysis; How about Thomas Bryant?

    Indiana's freshman center is quickly becoming a fan favorite at Assembly Hall. Based on the way he played in the win over Creighton Thursday night, it's easy to see why.

    • 47 comments
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  9. Analysis: Letting it slip away in Maui

    This was supposed to have been a measuring stick trip for Indiana in Maui this week as it was expected to face teams like Vanderbilt, UCLA and Kansas. Instead, IU's belly flop Monday night against Wake Forest will be a tough pill to swallow.

    • 22 comments
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  10. Analysis: Another alcohol related incident with IU basketball? Really?

    Here is my take on Monday's report that two IU basketball players were cited early Friday for underage possession of alcohol.

    • 20 comments
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  11. Improvements, Struggles Continue for Young Hoosiers

    On Saturday, the young Hoosiers continued to develop and find their identity, and they picked up their first Big Ten win along the way.

    • 1 comment
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  12. Analysis: IU-Rutgers ... Well, that was interesting

    Indiana was lucky Wednesday that it played Rutgers in the Big Ten opener. I'm not sure how many other Big Ten teams the Hoosiers could have beaten with that performance. Here is my analysis of IU's 79-72 victory.

    • 30 comments
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  13. 10 Games Down: Statistical Review

    And just like that, a third of the regular season (roughly) is in the books.

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  14. More Analysis: Fret Not Hoosier Nation

    Here's another point of view on IU's 82-78 loss to Wake Forest on Monday. IU student Aaron Johnson thinks that one loss isn't the end of IU's potentially good season. He explains his thought process here.

    • 23 comments
    • 3,793 views
  15. The Morning After: UCONN

    (pictured) Is anyone else getting tired of the freshman knocking the ball away from each other while trying to get a rebound?

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  16. A Macro View of Last Night's 73-72 Win

    Last night didn't go as planned. Indiana wasn't supposed to be in such a tight game with LIU Brooklyn. It just wasn't supposed to happen.

    • 4 comments
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  17. Analysis: Is Josh Newkirk a good fit for Indiana?

    Here is my take on Indiana's latest addition.

    • 7 comments
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  18. Analysis: My thoughts on the Grant Gelon commitment

    There seems to be a lot of conversation about Indiana's first commit in the 2016 men's basketball class. Good pick up, or big time reach? Myself, I think the positives may outweigh the negatives. But it's close.

    • 7 comments
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  19. Analysis: It was a bad night to be a non-IU Big Ten basketball fan

    This was supposed to have been a reality check game for Indiana Basketball. Instead, the Hoosiers turned it into a statement game. And that statement was that these Hoosiers are for real.

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  20. Aaron Johnson: My impressions of Hoosier Hysteria

    Aaron Johnson served as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Big Ten Network Plus stream, and here is his account of Hoosier Hysteria for BtownBanners.com.

    • 13 comments
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  21. Analysis: Wisconsin shows why you shouldn't get too far ahead of yourself with Indiana's schedule

    Indiana was careless with the basketball Tuesday night. It didn't hit the offensive glass, had zero second chance points and its best shooters struggled from beyond the 3-point line. But the bottom line was that Indiana was able to come away with a 59-58 victory over Wisconsin to win its eighth game in a row. Here's my analysis as to why this IU team in particular -- and its fan base, too -- needs to take it one game at a time.

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  22. Analysis: A few things we learned about IU in Saturday's 80-73 win over Notre Dame

    We learned a few things about Indiana Saturday. Rallying from a 16-point second half deficit said a few things about the character of this Hoosier team. But there were other things, too. Read on for my analysis.

    • 8 comments
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  23. Analysis: The Emmitt Holt Decision

    Emmitt Holt was dismissed from the Indiana basketball program Monday and Thomas Bryant will face internal discipline. Here's my take.

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  24. Analysis: Attention IU Fans, don't look ahead to Iowa

    Indiana's game with Iowa next Thursday at Assembly Hall has the potential to be a big one. But IU has to take care of business against Penn State first.

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  25. Anaysis: So what do we know about IU Basketball after two games?

    Indiana is 2-0 and has looked impressive at times against less than stellar opponents. But just how much do we really know at this point about how good the No. 14 Hoosiers could be this season? Here are a couple of thoughts about IU following the first two games.

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