Nevada to hire Steve Alford as head coach
Steve Alford will be the next head coach of Nevada men’s basketball. A two-time All-American as a player at Indiana University, Alford was most recently head coach at UCLA, but fired 13 games into last...
View ArticleCeltics top Pacers in playoff opener
BOSTON, Mass. — Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris each had 20 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 84-74 on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round...
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P.J. Thompson to return to Purdue as graduate assistant coach
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After one year playing professional basketball overseas, P.J. Thompson will return to the Purdue hoops program as a graduate assistant under Matt Painter. In his career with the...
View ArticlePurdue lands grad transfer Jahaad Proctor
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue has to replace the high scoring output of Carsen Edwards and Ryan Cline on next year’s team. Coach Matt Painter no doubt hopes Jahaad Proctor will be part of that...
View ArticleFormer Purdue star P.J. Thompson sits down with Chris Widlic
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Former Purdue star P.J. Thompson hopes to be home again. After an impressive career as the Boilermakers point guard, Thompson spent last season proving he could make it...
View ArticleJuwan Morgan works out for Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Juwan Morgan has enjoyed playing four years of basketball in front of Hoosier State hoops fans. After participating in a pre-draft workout for the Pacers Wednesday morning, he said...
View ArticlePurdue-Virginia NCAA rematch headlines Big Ten/ACC Challenge
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The match-ups for this year’s Big Ten/ACC Challenge have been released. Purdue will host national champion Virginia in an NCAA Tournament Elite Eight rematch on Wednesday, December...
View ArticleFormer Butler guard Jorgensen works out for Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Pacers welcomed a familiar face to their practice facility for their latest round of pre-draft workouts Thursday morning. Former Butler guard Paul Jorgensen worked out for...
View ArticleBoston takes IU’s Romeo Langford in NBA Draft
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics selected Romeo Langford with the 14th pick in the NBA draft as they look to fortify a roster facing massive uncertainly with free agency looming. The Celtics also hold...
View ArticleCeltics take Purdue’s Carsen Edwards
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Celtics’ Indiana ties just got deeper. Indiana’s Romeo Langford and Purdue’s Carsen Edwards will be joining Butler’s Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward in Boston. The Celtics...
View ArticlePerry Meridian’s Windler selected in first round
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Perry Meridian alumnus Dylan Windler with the 26th pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-8 swingman played four seasons at Belmont University,...
View ArticleKings pick former LC star Kyle Guy
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Knicks selected former Lawrence Central and Virginia standout Kyle Guy with the 55th pick in the NBA Draft. Guy won NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors while leading...
View ArticleUConn rejoins Big East for hoops, other sports; not football
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn is heading back to the Big East. The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees on Wednesday accepted an invitation to move its basketball and most other athletic teams from...
View ArticleReigning Big Ten Champion Purdue returns to practice
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue basketball hit the court for the first official practice of the new year Wednesday afternoon. “You’ve gotta start figuring things out,” explained head coach Matt Painter,...
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 24 – Austin Parkinson
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Former Purdue Basketball player Austin Parkinson knew he wanted to be a coach from a young age. It appears to be a great career choice. Since playing for Purdue’s legendary...
View ArticleNew-look Boilermakers bring past lessons into upcoming season
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – As Matt Painter begins to shape Purdue basketball for the new season, there is an emphasis on the newness of these Boilermakers. “I think as a coach, sometimes if you have a...
View ArticleButler looking to prove doubters wrong in 2019-20
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Less than a month until tip off to college basketball season, and at Butler, but Bulldogs are hoping for a bounce-back campaign after missing out on the NCAA Tournament last March....
View ArticleFull Steam Ahead Podcast Episode 27 – Men’s Basketball Coach Matt Painter
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Men’s Basketball regular season opener is just two weeks away when they tip-off against Green Bay on November 5th. Coach Matt Painter is heading into his 15th season...
View ArticlePurdue earns No. 22 ranking in initial Coaches Poll for 2019-20 season
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The reigning Big Ten Regular Season Champion Purdue Boilermakers open the new college basketball season ranked No. 22 in the country, according to the first USA Today / Coaches...
View ArticleIU beats Gannon 84-54 in lone exhibition contest
IU wraps up its lone exhibition contest at Assembly Hall with an 84-54 win over Division II Gannon. The Hoosiers are 27-0 against non-Division I opponents in exhibition play since the 2004-2005 season....
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