Quote from Bryant,
Coach Crean told me he would utilize me as soon as possible and that he won’t have me long and that I’ll have to work,” Bryant said. “But I love hard work. It makes it that much better and sweeter.”
On Monday, Bryant said that to follow up with Crean’s promises, he has been in touch with several current Hoosiers, including Yogi Ferrell, James Blackmon Jr., Robert Johnson and Troy Williams, according to Jones. And each have answered any of Bryant’s questions.
“They were 100 percent honest with me that he was 100 percent honest that everything he told them in recruiting they’re doing in the games right now,” Bryant told reporters in Chicago.
Bryant also said that he sees how good the Hoosiers could be with just one more big man — that “they could be a real good team down in the long run.”
And when asked about Crean’s job security, he was confident that the Hoosiers coach will be back next season.
“I’m satisfied with (Crean’s job security),” Bryant said. “He’s still going to be at Indiana. I saw the stuff that they support him 100 percent, and I’m happy about that.”