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Pinson opts to stay close to home, play for UNC

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:54:29 +0000

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Home — or closer to home — was where Theo Pinson’s heart was. It was the draw of playing closer to home that led Pinson, a 5-star recruit in the class of 2014 and top target of Indiana, to commit to play basketball at North Carolina on Wednesday. Pinson, a 6-6, 190-pound wing, [...]

Five-star wing Theo Pinson commits to North Carolina

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:13:53 +0000

In the end, the chance to play close to home for one of the nation’s top programs was too much for Theo Pinson to turn down. The class of 2014 wing, rated a consensus five-star prospect, ended his recruitment on Wednesday with a verbal commitment to North Carolina. Pinson announced his decision at his high [...]

Oladipo, Zeller remain in lottery in updated projections

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:13:51 +0000

The 2013 NBA Draft lottery took place Tuesday night which revealed the order of the top 14 picks and allowed various analysts to update their mock projections with team needs taken into consideration Here are the lottery results: 1. Cleveland Cavaliers, 2. Orlando Magic, 3. Washington Wizards, 4. Charlotte Bobcats, 5. Phoenix Suns, 6. New Orleans [...]

Announcement primer: 2014 wing Theo Pinson

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:29 +0000

You may have heard that 2014 Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC) wing Theo Pinson will announce his college decision tomorrow afternoon at approximately 12:15 p.m. ET in front of friends and family. It’s been a while since Indiana has been involved in a high profile recruitment with some suspense leading up to an announcement, so here’s [...]

Draft watch: Oladipo, Zeller on the rise after combine?

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:53 +0000

With the combine complete and the lottery taking place tomorrow, it’s time for an updated look at the prospects for Cody Zeller, Victor Oladipo and Christian Watford in next month’s NBA Draft. In our latest update, we’ll walk you through the latest projections for each player as well notes and measurements from the combine for [...]

Theo Pinson to announce decision on Wednesday

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:20:14 +0000

One of Indiana’s top recruiting targets in the class of 2014 is ready to announce where he’ll attend college. As first reported by Dave Telep of ESPN.com, Theo Pinson, a consensus five-star small forward from Wesleyan Christian Academy (N.C.) will make a verbal commitment on Wednesday afternoon at 12:15 p.m. at his school. Pinson will [...]

2016 big man Barret Benson no longer under the radar

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:07:13 +0000

Barret Benson flew under the radar during his freshman season. His Hinsdale South (Ill.) High School team won only seven games and a coaching change was made. Not many scouts were paying attention to Benson. That may soon change. Benson, a class of 2016 big man who plays for the Illinois Wolves 15-under AAU team, [...]

HD Video: Victor Oladipo at the NBA Draft Combine

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:13:15 +0000

CHICAGO — Like former teammate Cody Zeller, Victor Oladipo also skipped the drills at day one of the NBA Draft combine at the Harrison Street Athletics Facility. Inside the Hall was at Oladipo’s media session Thursday afternoon in which he touched on his height, wingspan and how he’s looking to keep improving each day as [...]

HD Video: Cody Zeller at the NBA Draft combine

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:09:51 +0000

CHICAGO — Indiana All-American Cody Zeller didn’t participate in the day one drills portion of the NBA Draft combine at the Harrison Street Athletics Facility, but he did meet with the media and will participate in Friday’s strength and agility tests. Inside the Hall was there as Zeller fielded questions from the media on Thursday [...]

IU confirms addition of Evan Gordon for 2013-2014 season

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:08:17 +0000

Indiana just sent out a press release confirming the addition of Arizona State transfer Evan Gordon for the 2013-2014 season. Here’s the full release: BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University men’s basketball coach Tom Crean has announced that Indianapolis native Evan Gordon, a 6-2, 195 lb., guard who has scored 1,186 points in the first three [...]

Derrickson looking for program that’s “just like a family”

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:48:06 +0000

Indiana’s recruiting efforts in the area known as the DMV (D.C./Maryland/Virginia) in the Tom Crean era have yielded talents like Victor Oladipo, Maurice Creek and Stanford Robinson over the last five years. As arguably the most talent rich pocket of the country, it’s no surprise that the Hoosier staff continues to recruit the area hard. One [...]

Video: Christian Watford 2013 NBA Draft workout

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:11:45 +0000

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Oladipo, Zeller among those on display at NBA Draft combine

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:25:03 +0000

The NBA Draft Combine begins Thursday in Chicago, and former Indiana players Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller will be among the players participating. Both Oladipo and Zeller announced last month that they would leave school early for the NBA. Most teams have done their scouting of all the players entering the draft, and that is [...]

Q & A: Evan Gordon talks about commitment to IU

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:48:22 +0000

Inside the Hall had a chance to speak one-on-one this morning with the newest Hoosier, Evan Gordon, about his decision to play his final season of college basketball in Bloomington. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Inside the Hall: It’s been a quick turnaround here, but talk about why you picked Indiana and how you [...]

Evan Gordon commits to Indiana

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:16:09 +0000

After a Saturday visit to Bloomington and a Tuesday stop at Butler, Arizona State transfer Evan Gordon has decided where he’ll play his final season of college basketball. As first reported by Kyle Neddenriep of The Indianapolis Star and then confirmed by Gordon himself on Twitter, the 6-foot-1, 170-pound guard will play for Indiana next [...]

Indiana to play Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State and Purdue once in 2013-2014

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:43:44 +0000

Single plays for the 2013-2014 Big Ten schedule were announced Tuesday afternoon and Indiana will play Iowa (home), Minnesota (away), Ohio State (home) and Purdue (away) just once next season. In the past, the conference rotated single plays, meaning IU would have kept the same single play opponents next season but swapped venues. That’s unlikely [...]

The Inside the Hall Mailbag: May 14

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:28:59 +0000

The Inside the Hall Mailbag is a collection of questions tweeted to us via Twitter (@insidethehall) and sent to us via our Facebook page. Submit your questions and we’ll answer as many as we can. @HopslamHoosier writes: how much should we take vonleh’s four year player comments with a grain of salt? Or should we? I’m not [...]

Elite big man Elijah Thomas talks IU, recruiting

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:54:04 +0000

(Photo credit: Dallas News) It was another big weekend in Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League play for five-star forward Elijah Thomas. After averaging 15.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in EYBL session one in Los Angeles and 15.4 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in session two in Hampton, the 6-foot-9, 235-pound big man [...]

2016 guard Eron Gordon eager to make name for himself

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:39:41 +0000

His family’s name has been in the news in recent days because of his brother Evan’s transfer from Arizona State and impending college decision, but Eron Gordon is a rising prospect eager to make his own name for himself. Gordon, a 2016 guard from North Central High School in Indianapolis, is quickly gaining interest from [...]

Theo Pinson on IU: “They’re looking good right now”

podcastonthebrink@gmail.com (Matt Dollinger, Justin Albers) — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:14:14 +0000

The transformation story of Victor Oladipo from under recruited athlete to probable lottery pick is one that is sure to resonate with future Indiana recruiting targets. But more than a month before Oladipo walks onto the stage at the Barclays Center after hearing his name called, his ascent has captured the attention of one of [...]