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Starting fresh After sending five players to professional leagues, the IU men’s basketball team returns just a few players who saw consistent minutes last year. How will the new team respond?
PAGE 3 This summer, Jeremy Hollowell got a tattoo of a lion on his right bicep. It’s his motivation.
PAGE 6 Columnist Connor Killoren predicts the outcome for the men’s season.
PAGE 9 Kaila Hulls makes her collegiate basketball debut in the city where she grew up.
PAGE 11 Freshman Taylor Agler’s dad coaches in the WNBA. Now, another coach is working with her.
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Meet the 2013-14 men’s team #0 WILL SHEEHEY, FORWARD Year Senior Height 6’7� Hometown Stuart, Fla. Last season 343 points, 127 rebounds, 46 assists
#1 NOAH VONLEH, FORWARD Year Freshman Height 6’10� Hometown Haverhill, Mass. Projection Rivals.com No. 8 overall player in the 2013 class
#15 DEVIN DAVIS, FORWARD Year Freshman Height 6’7� Hometown Indianapolis Projection Rivals.com No. 21 small forward in the 2013
#20 TAYLOR WAYER, GUARD Year Senior Height 5’10� Hometown Indianapolis Last season Played a total of 10 minutes in 10 games
2013-14 MEN’S SCHEDULE
Here is a reference for the remaining IU men’s basketball season. Hang it on your fridge and never miss a game. Nov. 15 vs. Samford Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN
jan. 18 vs. Northwestern Bloomington, TBA, BTN
Nov. 17 vs. Stony brook Bloomington, 5 p.m., BTN
jan. 21 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich., 7 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 21 vs. washington New York City, 9 p.m., ESPN2
jan. 26 vs. illinois Bloomington, 3 p.m., BTN
Nov. 22 vs. Boston College/Uconn New York City, 5/7 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
jan. 30 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb., 8:15 p.m., BTN
Nov. 26 vs. Evansville Bloomington, 8 p.m., BTN
Feb. 2 vs. Michigan Bloomington, 1 p.m., CBS
Dec. 3 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y., 7:15 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 8 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn., 8:15 p.m., BTN
Dec. 7 vs. North Florida Bloomington, 7:30 p.m., BTN
Feb. 12 at Penn State Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN
#2 ANDREW CALOMERIS, GUARD Year Freshman Height 6’4� Hometown Potomac, Md. Projection Averaged 11.9 points as a senior at Good Counsel High School
#21 JOE FAGAN, GUARD Year Freshman Height 6’4� Hometown Indianapolis Projection Averaged 14.1 points as a senior at Bishop Chatard High School
Dec. 10 vs. Oakland Bloomington, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Feb. 15 at Purdue West Lafayette, 4 p.m., ESPN2
Dec. 14 vs. Notre Dame Indianapolis, 3:15 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 18 vs. iowa Bloomington, 9 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 20 vs. Nicholls State Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN
Feb. 22/23 (TBA) at Northwestern Evanston, Ill., TBA, TBA
#3 JONNY MARLIN, GUARD Year Redshirt sophomore Height 5’10� Hometown Greenwood, Ind. Last season Redshirted after transferring from IPFW
#22 STANFORD ROBINSON, GUARD Year Freshman Height 6’4� Hometown Landover, Md. Projection Rivals.com9 No. 16 shooting guard in the 2013 class
Dec. 22 vs. Kennesaw State Bloomington, noon, BTN
Feb. 25 at Wisconsin Madison, Wisc., 9 p.m., ESPN
Dec. 31 at Illinois Champaign, Ill., 3 p.m., ESPN2
March 2 vs. Ohio State Bloomington, noon/4 p.m. (TBA), TBA
Jan. 4 vs. Michigan State Bloomington, 2 p.m., CBS
March 5 vs. Nebraska Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN
#5 TROY WILLIAMS, FORWARD Year Freshman Height 6’7� Hometown Hampton, Va. Projection Rivals.com No. 10 small forward in the 2013 class
#24 JEFF HOWARD, FORWARD Year Senior Height 6’8� Hometown Westfield, Ind. Last season 4 points, 9 rebounds, 3 blocks
Jan. 11 at Penn State University Park, Pa., noon, BTN
March 8 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich., 6 p.m., ESPN
#10 EVAN GORDON, GUARD Year Graduate student Height 6’0� Hometown Indianapolis Last season Averaged 10.1 points per game in 35 games for Arizona State
#30 COLLIN HARTMAN, FORWARD Year Freshman Height 6’6� Hometown Indianapolis Projection Averaged 13.9 points as a senior at Cathedral High School
#11 KEVIN “YOGI� FERRELL, GUARD Year Sophomore Height 6’0� Hometown Indianapolis Last season 272 points, 147 assists, 100 rebounds
#33 JEREMY HOLLOWELL, FORWARD Year Sophomore Height 6’8� Hometown Indianapolis Last season 93 points, 68 rebounds, 12 blocks
#12 HANNER MOSQUERA-PEREA, FORWARD #42 PETER JURKIN, CENTER Year Sophomore Year Sophomore Height 7’0� Height 6’9� Hometown Juba, South Hometown Istmina, Colombia Sudan Last season 17 points, 29 Last season Played a total rebounds, 5 blocks of seven minutes in three games #13 AUSTIN ETHERINGTON, FORWARD Year Redshirt sophomore Height 6’6� Hometown Cicero, Ind. Last season 13 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists
jan. 14 vs. Wisconsin Bloomington, 7 p.m., ESPN
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EYE OF THE
LION Hollowell looks to step up in sophomore season was time to get ready for next year.”
BY ROBBY HOWARD robhowar@indiana.edu
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Sophomore Forward Jeremy Hollowell waits for the inbounds pass during the team's first game of the season against Southern Indiana on Oct. 26, at Assembly Hall.
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Jeremy Hollowell goes in for a lay up against Chicago State on Nov. 8, at Assembly Hall. Hollowell is getting more playing time this year. “It really motivated me knowing that I didn’t play so much, didn’t play so well last year,” he said. “As soon as the last game was over, I just knew it was time to get ready for next year.”
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It started to click for sophomore forward Jeremy Hollowell immediately after losing to Syracuse in the Sweet 16 last year. While sitting in the locker room, he said he realized how much the 2013-14 season would be different. He thought about all the guys who would leave. He thought about how his role would change. He knew what was about to happen. He knew more was going to be expected of him. Then-junior forward Will Sheehey told him on the way back from that loss in Washington, D.C., “We gotta get ready for next year.” Since then, Hollowell has done just that. “Just realizing last year how much we had and how much is gone now — I mean, we lost a pretty good deal of our team,” he said. “So it was just me realizing the opportunity that I have and getting in the gym, working and just ready to capitalize on the opportunity that I have.” Hollowell only played four minutes against Syracuse, recording one rebound and one assist. He didn’t have much of an effect. He was mad at himself. He knew he could do better. And he knew he would have that chance this season. “It really motivated me knowing that I didn’t play so much, didn’t play so well last year,” he said. “As soon as the last game was over I just knew it
At IU’s media day, just before the first official practice of the season, Hollowell patted his newest tattoo on his right bicep with pride. He got two new tattoos last summer, he said. One is the Bible verse Philippians 4:13, which says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” The other is his favorite. It’s the one he’s patting. It’s a tattoo of a lion, “my lion,” he calls it. He doesn’t directly say that the lion is a metaphor for him and his mindset going into this season, but it is obvious that’s what he believes. He wants to be a lion this season. “Lions gon’ eat. By any means. Lions gon’ do whatever it takes to get that food,” he said. “That’s what I’m just using for motivation this year.” He’s asked to expand on exactly what that means. He doesn’t understand the question. He thinks he explained it fully with that response. “By any means. If he wants to eat something, he’s gonna eat it. There’s no stopping him,” Hollowell said. “That’s really what that one means.” He wants to be a lion in the sense that he’ll do what it takes to get what he wants. He isn’t going to allow anyone or anything to stop him. At Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis, Hollowell averaged 23.9 points per game his senior season. He was the unquestioned leader of SEE HOLLOWELL, PAGE 7
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n his early high school years, Evan Gordon visited Bloomington for a basketball camp with then-IU Coach Kelvin Sampson and the rest of the IU roster. His older brother, Eric Gordon, then a senior at North Central High School, had already given a verbal commitment to play college basketball at the University of Illinois, but the younger Gordon pleaded for Eric to reconsider. “I went back home and told my brother, ‘It’s closer, and you can go there and be the man’ because they were a good team, but I definitely thought he could come down and make a difference,” Evan said. “I told my dad, and it started circulating through my family, and my dad got interested.” On Oct. 12, 2006, Evan’s persuasion was felt across the basketball world as his brother withdrew his verbal commitment to the Fighting Illini for the Hoosiers. Evan said he thinks he played a major role in his brother’s decision. The older Gordon came to Bloomington for just a single season but led the Big Ten in scoring as a freshman with 20.9 points per game. After later watching his brother endure a myriad of taunts and jeers in Champaign, Ill., Evan knew he wanted to play in the Big Ten because of the atmosphere the fans’ love and devotion created for the game. Instead, he ended up at Liberty University where his father, Eric Gordon Sr., played three seasons from 1982-84. After two seasons in Lynchburg, Va., Evan decided it was time for a change. Again, a chance to play back in his home state just wasn’t there. He instead opted for Arizona State. But last spring — with one year of eligibility left and the Hoosiers losing a string of veterans to graduation, the NBA and transferring — Evan saw an opportunity to leave another oneyear legacy of the Gordon brothers in Bloomington. IU Coach Tom Crean made Evan an offer to come play for the Hoosiers for his last year of eligibility while he pursued a master’s degree in sports administration and sports management. Evan took a tour of Assembly Hall and Cook Hall, and it was just as he remembered it in his high school days. Now, with less than a season until his Hoosier days are done, Evan can
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Evan Gordon takes the ball toward the basket in the Hoosiers’ season-opener against Chicago State on Nov. 8 at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers won 100-72.
only hope to be an influential player, just as persuading his brother did six years ago. * * * Shortly after Evan arrived in Bloomington for summer workouts with his new teammates and coaches, the team’s two leaders, senior forward Will Sheehey and sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell, left the country for Russia to represent the United States in the World University Games. For two weeks, Evan was left to continue to learn the ropes of the IU offensive and defensive schemes, all while taking on the role as the oldest player on the squad and mentoring the incoming freshmen. IU Associate Coach Steve McClain said he was impressed with Evan’s adaptation to the IU culture. “He’d been here a week, and you would have thought he’d been here for four years,” McClain said. “He’s done an unbelievable job fitting in.” Because he had already moved once before, Evan said he knew it was all about winning basketball games. But after arriving on campus, he said he was glad he was taken in with respect for what he knew and could teach the younger guys on and off the
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court. “I basically just gave them my personality and hoped they liked it, but at the end of the day it’s a business,” Evan said, “We need to win, I’ve won and this team has won the last couple years, and I just hope to bring my experience and my leadership and my knowledge to this team.” Evan said his work ethic has been able to rub off on some of the freshmen who he’s taken under his wing, including forward Devin Davis and guard Stanford Robinson. During the summer, after organized workouts, Evan said he would often spend more time in Cook Hall putting up more shots with Robinson or lifting weights with Davis, but one of the best things he could teach the younger guys was time management while balancing school work, sleep and team responsibilities. “When they got here, guys would be tired for workouts and didn’t know what to do, and then they would ask me what time I went to sleep. I said 10:30,” Gordon said. “Because we’d get a text at 10 p.m. saying we had 5 a.m. conditioning. They just didn’t know what to expect.” But coming from what he thought was a pretty big “party school” at Arizona State, Gordon said he was surprised trying to adapt to the so-
“I think here, the spotlight is even brighter than it ever has been for me. Basketball-wise, coaches push you a little bit harder; just the workouts are a little bit harder, but as a team, we always help each other out.” Evan Gordon, IU guard
cial life of being a student athlete in Bloomington. “He (Eric) said, ‘It’s gonna be a different college experience than you’ve been experiencing, even at Arizona State,’ and you know you always hear about Indiana being a big party school, and I thought Arizona State was, but it’s a little different being a basketball player at Arizona State and being a basketball player here,” Evan said. “I think here the spotlight is even brighter than it ever has been for me. Basketball-wise, coaches push you a little bit harder. Just the workouts are a little bit harder, but as a team we always help each other out.” SEE GORDON PAGE 7
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Hanner Mosquera-Parea looks to pass the ball during the Hoosiers’ exhibition game against Southern Indiana on Oct. 26 at Assembly Hall. IU won 83-68.
2K SPORTS CLASSIC The 19th annual 2K Sports Classic — formerly known as the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic — will serve as the first litmus test for what is largely a young, inexperienced IU squad. Prior to traveling to Madison Square Garden to participate in the championship bracket, the Hoosiers will play both LIU-Brooklyn and Stony Brook in Bloomington as part of the preliminary round. Nov. 12 vs. LIU-Brooklyn (W, 2-0) Nov. 17 vs. Stony Brook (W, 4-0) Nov. 21 vs. Washington (W, 5-0) After playing a total of six games at Assembly Hall to begin the season — remember the Hoosiers played two exhibition games — IU will face the bright lights of the Mecca of Basketball: Madison Square Garden. Though the consensus is that IU Coach Tom Crean’s young squad will falter, it’s
not out of the question for the Hoosiers to earn a victory against a Washington team that has failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons. Regardless of if the Hoosiers knock off the Huskies, IU will be matched up with either Connecticut or Boston College. Either team will hand Crean and Co. their first loss of the 2013-14 season — on a national stage to boot. ACC-BIG TEN CHALLENGE Dec. 3 at Syracuse (L, 6-2) IU has a chance to avenge its early exit from last season’s NCAA Tournament when it travels to the Carrier Dome to take on an No. 8-ranked Syracuse team that flummoxed the Hoosiers with its maddening 2-3 zone defense during a 61-50 victory in the Sweet 16. Not even the quartet of Victor Oladipo, Cody Zeller, Christian Watford and Jordan Hulls could consistently convert buckets against Syracuse’s stifling zone, effectively making the odds of this season’s Hoosiers avenging
the loss drastically low. CROSSROADS CLASSIC Dec. 14 vs. Notre Dame (L, 8-3) Though the Hoosiers will likely enjoy a home atmosphere at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis against preseason No. 21 Notre Dame, the Irish, featuring former McDonald’s All-America point guard Demetrius Jackson, will hand IU its third loss of the non-conference slate. The loss would be the Hoosiers’ second in as many years at the Crossroads Classic, with then-No. 1 IU having been upset by Butler in an overtime thriller last season. START OF CONFERENCE PLAY Dec. 31 at Illinois (W, 11-3)
the team’s 74 total points. Replacing that amount of scoring is a burdensome task, leading to the Hoosiers entering the new year 1-0 in conference play. Jan. 4 vs. Michigan State (L, 11-4) IU’s stellar freshman class will receive its first taste of the Big Ten when it faces the Spartans, who were tabbed as the nation’s second-ranked team in the preseason. Forward Adreian Payne and guards Keith Appling and Garry Harris will provide a culture shock in an embarrassing home loss. Jan. 11 at Penn State (W, 12-4) Jan. 14 vs. Wisconsin (L, 12-5)
Having lost both D.J. Richardson and Brandon Paul to graduation, Illinois will be experiencing a youth movement comparable to that of IU. Richardson and Paul played a key role in the Illini’s upset of then-No. 1 IU in Champaign, Ill., last season, combining for 44 of
The one Big Ten team that has hounded Crean during his tenure at IU has been Wisconsin, which has defeated the Hoosiers in 10 consecutive meetings dating back to the 2008-09 season. The Badgers’ desire to slow tempo and force opponents to play a half court game has
CONNOR KILLOREN is a senior majoring in journalism.
been IU’s kryptonite during the Crean era. With the Hoosier offense still in the process of gelling, Wisconsin will earn its second victory at Assembly in as many years. Jan. 18 vs. Northwestern (W, 13-5) Jan. 21 at Michigan State (L, 13-6) Jan. 26 vs. Illinois (W, 14-6) Jan. 30 at Nebraska (W, 15-6) Feb. 2 vs. Michigan (L, 15-7) IU’s most memorable home victory last season was against the Wolverines, who lost Tim Hardaway Jr. and Trey Burke to the NBA. SEE PREDICTIONS, PAGE 7
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 his team. He was the guy. When he came to IU, he joined a team that featured two future top 5 NBA draft picks and three other guys who are now playing professional basketball overseas. He was far from being the guy. But he was part of “The Movement,” the four-man group of guys from the Class of 2012 who chose IU. It was supposed to be the class that brought IU basketball back. Not Victor Oladipo and Sheehey, and the pundits said adding Zeller by himself wasn’t enough. When the team added Hollowell, guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell, forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea and center Peter Jurkin, IU was supposed to rocket to the top. But aside from Ferrell, no one from “The Movement” did much in their freshman campaign. Hollowell only averaged 9.7 minutes per game and only scored 2.8 points per game. “I definitely feel like we didn’t live up to the hype that we had,” he said. “It’s just motivating us this offseason. I know I didn’t feel like I played to my potential. “I think we have a real big chip on our shoulder.” Whenever Hollowell talks about last season, he mentions it was a learning experience. He said he learned how to play a role on the team, how to put in the daily work that it takes to be a Big Ten player and how to work on competing at a Big Ten level everyday. Now that he’s learned those things, he’s putting the rest of last year behind him. “I’m just trying to go in this season with a new mindset,” he said. “Last year is over with, so I’m just focusing on this year and doing what I need to do to help this team win.” * * * Shortly after last season ended, Hollowell lost something else. One of his biggest mentors who he described as a “father-figure” or an “unclefigure” as well as “a real good friend of mine,” died April 1. Alonzo Buggs was the assistant to the dean of students at Lawrence Central. Every day in high school Hollowell would go into Buggs’ office and talk about life. “The relationship we had was real great,” Hollowell said. Hollowell attended the viewing at the Lawrence Central gym. Buggs was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. “He really meant a lot to me,” Hollowell said. “He really did.” Now the first thing Hollowell does when he gets a new pair of shoes is write “RIP Mr. Buggs” on them. “I do still think about him a lot,” he said. After Buggs’ death, Hollowell said he turned to IU Associate Coach Tim Buckley for guidance. Buckley was a big part of Hollowell’s recruitment to
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“He gets in my face. I get in his face. It’s just a respect level from each other. He doesn’t take nothin’ from me. I don’t take nothin’ from him.” Jeremy Hollowell, sophomore forward
IU. He was one of the guys who helped keep Hollowell motivated last year when he struggled. “He just stayed in my ear telling me to stay after it and keep working hard. Opportunities come,” Hollowell said. Now Hollowell is the third highest returning scorer on the team, despite scoring fewer than three points a game last year. His opportunity has turned into an expectation. “I definitely feel the need to. I’m definitely going to have to,” Hollowell said of his need to score more this year. “I’m definitely going to have to step up and make plays for this team.” But perhaps more important, the soft-spoken Hollowell is now one of the leaders of this team. He’s in charge of making sure freshmen know what to do and how to work hard. “We’re the next thing next to seniors,” he said of himself and Ferrell, both sophomores. “We really have no choice. We have to step up and help Will out with the leadership role. Being with a young team we really have no choice.” It’s a role Hollowell is excited for, but he admits is kind of funny because he was in the same place as the freshmen just 12 months ago. He knows exactly what they’re going through. It’s still fresh for him. “We had a lot of plays last year where I was out there trying to figure out the plays,” Hollowell said. “Somebody would call the play, and I was just kinda lost out there. “We see it in practice this year. It’s kind of funny to see because I was in the same boat last year. We’ve just been working with them. I know how it is.” While he says Sheehey is still the vocal leader of the team, a guy who isn’t afraid to get in your face, Hollowell gets in Sheehey’s face, too. The two friends who bonded ever since Hollowell arrived don’t back down from each other. “He gets in my face. I get in his face,” Hollowell said. “It’s just a respect level from each other. He doesn’t take nothin’ from me. I don’t take nothin’ from him.” In IU’s first game of the season against Chicago State, Hollowell led IU in scoring, netting a new career high in points with 16 and also a career high in blocks with four. It was something he was looking forward to ever since losing to Syracuse. “I’m really ready to come out and show what I can do,” he said. “Game time, I’m going to be ready to play.”
Michigan will give IU fits one year to the day of last season’s meeting between the two schools at Assembly Hall. Feb. 8 at Minnesota (W, 16-7)
Feb. 22 at Northwestern (W, 20-8)
Feb. 12 vs. Penn State (W, 17-7)
Feb. 25 at Wisconsin (L, 20-9)
Feb. 15 at Purdue (W, 18-7)
Mar. 2 vs. Ohio State (W, 21-9)
In the lone matchup with its intrastate rival, IU will seek to extend its four-game winning streak against the Boilermakers. With perhaps the most dominating big man in the conference in A.J. Hammons, the Hoosiers will be tested around the rim, though they’ll escape with a close, hard-fought game at Mackey Arena. Feb. 18 vs. Iowa (W, 19-7) Iowa boasts what may be the best post tandem in the nation with forward Aaron White and center Adam Woodbury manning the blocks. Combined with one of the best scorers in the conference
Ferrell improves leadership, shooting in offseason during trip to Russia. Story online at idsnews.com/Yogi Sophomore point guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell travelled to Russia with senior forward Will Sheehey during the summer to repreesent the United States in the World University Games. Ferrell was the younges player on the team. Despite coming off the bench, Ferrell worked his way into a leadership position by the end of the competiton. Now, he and Sheehey are being looked at as the top two leaders for the Hoosiers this season. Ferrell, the second leading returning scorer on the team behind Sheehey, is the only player returning who started more than one game on last season’s team. Despite his experience, he was never asked to be a consistent scorer on a team that featured two top five NBA draft picks. Now, IU Coach Tom Crean says that Ferrell is the team’s most consistent three-point shooter.
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rebounds and one of IU’s 13 blocks. As a much stockier guard than Ferrell, he’s proven he can battle for rebounds and take it into the glass against defenders much bigger than his listed 6-foot height. In practice, IU Associate Coach Tim Buckley said Evan provided a different skill set than the Hoosiers were used to with Ferrell at the point. Although he may not be as quick to get up the court, his change of pace and bulk have allowed him to be explosive driving in the lane. “Evan does a great job of changing his speeds and playing at his tempo, and he’s a powerful guy when he gets where he wants to go,” Buckley said. “He can put you under the rim. “He can finish, so even though he’s compact and he’s not necessarily really long, he does a great job putting that defender in trouble at the rim.” Ferrell and Evan often
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played on separate teams during preseason practices and workouts, and Ferrell said he was impressed with how quickly Evan was able to pick up the play book after making another college transition. But he knew because of the Gordon name that he was getting a great teammate to join him in the backcourt after watching Eric’s play during his college and NBA career. And although their relationship has been interesting — with Ferrell teaching Evan about the IU method of play and Evan giving his younger teammate some experience tips on basketball in general — the two have meshed well and have created a diverse skill set in IU’s backcourt whenever they’re both on the floor. “He’s a poised point guard,” Ferrell said. “He won’t go fast at times like myself. I always want to go fast, but I’ve noticed you don’t have to go fast all the time. He’s more of a
Though not a popular upset pick, the Hoosiers match up favorably against Ohio State Coach Thad Matta’s Buckeyes. Last season’s loss to the Buckeyes on senior day will be avenged, as the Hoosiers match up favorably with the Buckeyes’ rather small but lengthy rotation.
poised point guard, just picking his spots.” Evan said he knows he may not be the focal point of the offense after his days at Liberty and Arizona State, but just having a chance to play under the lights of Assembly Hall and close to home has made his third college worth the switch. And for a guy with hopes of playing at the next level, knowing that five players on last year’s roster now play overseas or in the NBA, he said he doesn’t think there’s a better place to showcase his talents one last time. “I have aspirations to play in the NBA or play overseas, so I (hope) to better my chances and have a great season for myself,” Gordon said. “This is a program that always wins, so I’m helping out in that aspect to try and make sure we win games.” Follow reporter Nathan Brown on Twitter @nathan_brown10.
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in Roy Devyn Marble, the Hawkeyes possess the firepower necessary to knock off the Hoosiers in Bloomington, though the Hawkeyes lack the athleticism to compete with the Hoosiers in transition.
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Meet the 2013-14 women’s team #23 ALEXIS GASSION, GUARD #5 LARRYN BROOKS, GUARD Year Freshman Year Freshman Height 5’10” Height 5’5” Hometown Fairborn, Ohio Hometown Richmond, Ky. Last season at Fairborn High Last season at Madison School Averaged 19.4 points, 9.1 Central High School Averaged rebounds, 5.4 assists, 4.7 steals 20 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals #24 KARLEE MCBRIDE, GUARD #10 TAYLOR AGLER, GUARD Year Freshman Year Freshman Height 5’9” Height 5’10” Hometown Westerville, Ohio Hometown Eerie, Pa. Last season at Olentangy Last season at Villa Maria High Orange High School School: Averaged 14 points, 7.9 Averaged 15 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 assists rebounds and 3 steals #11 ANDREA NEWBAUER, GUARD Year Senior Height 5’9” Hometown Ft. Wayne Last season 27 points, 52 assists, 33 rebounds
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#12 NICOLE BELL, GUARD Year Sophomore Height 5’4” Hometown Cincinnati Last season 164 points, 52 assists, 34 rebounds
#34 CLAIRE JAKUBICEK, FORWARD Year Redshirt Sophomore Height 6’0” Hometown Cary, Ill. Last season Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules
#14 TABITHA GERARDOT, FORWARD Year Senior Height 6’1” Hometown Fort Wayne Last season at Valparaiso University Averaged 15.5 points, 9.2 rebounds
#40 LYNDSAY LEIKEM, FORWARD Year Freshman Height 6’1” Hometown Tuscon, Ariz. Last season at Flowing Wells High School 14 points, 8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 3 steals
Year Junior Height 5’9” Hometown Greenwood, Ind. Last season Appeared in 21 games
#15 KAILA HULLS, GUARD/FORWARD #43 JENN ANDERSON, CENTER Year Freshman Year Redshirt Sophomore Height 6’3” Height 5’11” Hometown Sheridan, Ind. Hometown Bloomington Last season at Westfield High Last season did not play due to School: Averaged 18 points, 8.3 torn ACL rebounds #44 SIMONE DELOACH, CENTER #20 LIZZY PEDIGO, GUARD Year Freshman Year Senior Height 5”8” Height 6’3” Hometown Indianapolis Hometown Round Rock, Texas Last season at Franklin Central Last season 97 points, 116 High School 11.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 14 blocks rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists
2013-14 women’s schedule Here is a reference for the remaining IU women’s basketball season. Hang it on your fridge and never miss a game. Nov. 18 vs. Central Arkansas Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN.com Nov. 23 vs. Butler Bloomington, 2 p.m., BTN.com Nov. 25 vs. Saint Louis Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN.com Dec. 1 vs. USC Upstate Bloomington, 2 p.m., BTN.com Dec. 4 vs. Virginia Tech Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN.com Dec. 8 at Moorehead State Morehead, Ky., 2 p.m., Dec. 11 vs. Milwaukee Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN.com Dec. 15 at IUPUI Indianapolis, 2 p.m. Dec. 21 at Cleveland State Cleveland, Ohio, 2 p.m. Dec. 29 at Xavier Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 p.m. Jan. 2 vs. Iowa Bloomington, 7 p.m., BTN.com Jan. 6 at Purdue West Lafayette, 7 p.m., BTN Jan. 11 vs. Ohio State Bloomington, 4:30 p.m., BTN
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“I don’t want people to know me as Jordan’s little sister. I want them to know me as Kaila.” Kaila Hulls, IU forward
Her own stripes Kaila Hulls lives out dream in candy stripes BY ROBBY HOWARD | robhowar@indiana.edu
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ssembly Hall sits empty and quiet, except for the people part of the IU women’s basketball team. It’s a Monday, and it’s the first day of official practice of the 2013-14 season. Two years ago, redshirt sophomore forward Kaila Hulls never expected to be here on this court or to be part of this team. In a competitive drill with defenders, Hulls dribbles to her left, with her all-black brace on her right knee trailing behind. Her teammates start to count down as the drill nears its end: “10, nine, eight, seven.” Last year, Hulls never made it this far into the season. She was already watching on the sidelines in August. “Six, five, four.” She makes her way to the left elbow, just inside the 3-point line. Entering her third year of college, Hulls, a projected starter who is expected to be a scoring contributor for the team, has not yet played a collegiate game. “Three, two.” She raises up off the ground with her eyes locked onto the basket and takes her shot, tucking her elbow in to maintain perfect form. The ball flies straight through the hoop, the net making the sound indicative of a perfect shot. Her teammates rejoice. Hulls doesn’t acknowledge it. Watching her, you’d think nothing note-worthy just happened. She simply gets in line to do the next drill. She’s used to hitting shots like that. She’s dreamt of knocking down shots like that in this arena since she was a young girl. And for the past four years, she’s watched from the sideline so many times as her brother, Jordan, made shots like that. Now, it’s finally her turn. *
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Kaila found herself in a familiar situation March 5. She was at Assembly Hall watching Jordan. It was Senior Night. Eight members of the Hulls family stood alongside Jordan as he gave his goodbye speech to the 17,472 people in the stands. She was wearing his No. 1 white Indiana jersey with red lettering and a black zip-up hoodie
over it. Ever since she was a little girl, Kaila has wanted to be like him. After four years, Jordan left IU ranked No. 26 all-time in scoring in school history and second alltime in 3-point field goals made. He played in more games in an IU uniform than anyone before. Two years older than her, he’s been her role model. She’s gone so many places where she’s been “Jordan’s sister.” “Some people probably think that’s my name,” she said. But on this night, she’s not just Jordan’s little sister. After all, their relationship is much deeper than that. And she’s a much better basketball player than just his little sister. “Kaila, my little sister — my best friend,” Jordan says in his speech to the fans, dropping his head as he starts to break down. His voice softens, squeaking out the words while the tears start to flow down his face. He’s going through and individually thanking each member of his family, but this is one of his most emotional points in his teary-eyed thank you. Upon hearing that first sentence about her, Kaila’s hands dart to her face, covering her mouth and nose. With her eyes squinting, she’s crying, too. Months later she says she cried because “best friend” summarizes their entire lives together. When she tries to explain their relationship, she can’t, admitting she’s on the verge of crying just thinking about it. As her role model, she says it was a moment of pride for her, too. “She’s gone through a lot,” Jordan continues in his speech. “Knee surgeries. She’s just as good a basketball player that I am.” He turns his head to his right, talking directly to Kaila. “I’m still taller than you, though, so don’t forget that.” He turns back to the crowd. “They think she’s taller than me and that she’s a better shooter and all this stuff. I just say that to make her feel good, but honestly, it’s not true.” Back to Kaila. “I love you very much. Thanks for always being there for me.” *
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Freshman McBride follows in older sister’s footsteps BY STUART JACKSON stuajack@indiana.edu
Freshman Karlee McBride admits there’s a sibling rivalry between her and her older sister, Kayla, a senior at Notre Dame. The rivalry isn’t as big as it used to be though, and Karlee can tell why. “Our mom doesn’t let us play against each other anymore,” Karlee said. “We’re just very competitive, and it can lead to some altercations.” Despite this, Karlee says her sister remains a great role model and someone she always looks up to. “It’s always been a rivalry, but we’re very close,” Karlee said. “It’s more of a love thing than a hate thing.” Kayla also gave her advice before she began her collegiate career at IU. “You just have to keep working hard, it gets rough everyday, but you just have to keep pushing through,” Karlee said. She said the biggest adjustment in the transition from the high school to the college level has been the conditioning. “Every little thing is a big aspect of the game,” Karlee said. “Just being focused all day and in every practice is huge.” Karlee is from Erie, Pa. She said basketball is huge in her hometown and it’s always
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been competitive. “I thought my town was a big basketball town, but it’s huge here,” she said. “Everyone knows you here, everyone knows you’re on the women’s basketball team, the men’s basketball team.” Karlee originally committed to Bowling Green when IU Coach Curt Miller was a head coach there. After IU hired Miller, she decommitted from Bowling Green and committed to IU. “I remember getting a phone call from Coach Miller saying that he was coming here,” she said. “I always wanted to play for Coach Miller. He’s the reason why I’m here today.” Karlee is one of seven freshman and nine total firstyear players on IU Coach Curt Miller’s roster this season. She said it’s a good feeling being one of the first-year players. “It’s good to see all that we can bring to the team,” Karlee said. “It’s actually quite nice to follow the seniors and their positivity and their leadership.” “It really helps us get through the hard times that we think that we can never get through.” In the fifth grade, Karlee was a cheerleader. However, after seeing her older sister play basketball, she said she
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Kaila Hulls pauses during a play in the Hoosiers’ season opener against Oakland on Nov. 9.
family in Bloomington, it was naturally assumed that you would play basketball. Kaila’s grandfather, John, coached at Indiana as part of Bob Knight’s staff. Her brother Jay, who is nine years older, played Amateur Athletic Union basketball, and the family always travelled to his games. “We all just got thrown into it. It was literally part of the family,” Kaila said. “My dad put a basketball in my hands, and I sort of just went with it.” She started playing organized ball when she was 6. When she was 8, she played her favorite season of basketball. She got to play on Jordan’s
team. “Honestly,” she said, “I just wanted to be like Jordan.” She played on the boys team two years up. Growing up, she always wanted to play with the boys. On that team, she caught passes from Jordan, who was initially taught to pass first. She took all of the shots, he got all of the assists. “I mean, we fought sometimes, but it didn’t matter,” she said. “As long as we won, we were both happy.” They fought about who got to shoot and who had to make the passes. It was nothing big, and thinking back on it, Kaila
is forced into a light-hearted chuckle. Jordan grew up an IU fan, which meant Kaila grew up an IU fan. It was the hometown school, and Kaila said pretty much everyone in the family went there. “I always wanted to wear the candy stripe pants,” she said. “It’s every little kid’s dream in Bloomington to play in those.” The preparation started in the Hulls’ driveway on a Goalrilla basketball hoop. She and Jordan would practice on that hoop and play one-on-one all the time. SEE HULLS, PAGE 10
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Jordan would go on to win Mr. Basketball at Bloomington South, leading the team to a 26-0 record and a state championship his senior season. His college decision was easy. He was going to IU. It wouldn’t be that easy for Kaila. *
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Kaila hates being called “Jordan’s sister.” “She likes to keep it on the DL because she wants to be Kaila and not known as Jordy’s sister,” said Nicole Bell, one of Kaila’s teammates. “So hopefully everyone starts to know Jordan as Kaila’s brother, because I know sometimes it bothers her.” After Kaila’s freshman year of high school, IU offered her a basketball scholarship. As a 15-yearold, it was too early for her to make that decision. But by the time her senior year came around in 2011 and she had earned All-State honors, IU still made her final three choices. Her dad, J.C., made her do a pro and con list for every school she was considering. She wasn’t sure how she’d fit into IU’s system, but she also knew she’d continue to be “Jordan’s sister.” “I don’t want people to know me as Jordan’s little sister,” she said.” I want them to know me as Kaila.” She knew she couldn’t go to IU. She’d put away her dreams for the candy stripes. Narrowing it down to Butler and Bowling Green, she chose the Falcons, despite the school being four and a half hours away — the furthest away she had ever been from her family. “It was hard to leave, but at the same time, I knew that if I would’ve came here at the very beginning, I would’ve always lived under the shadow of Jordan’s sister. I would just always be under him.” But it wasn’t easy being that far away. It was even harder when the game she loves so much was taken away from her as a freshman. *
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At Bowling Green’s Midnight Madness in 2011, Kaila, then a freshman, not only won the women’s draw of the 3-point shootout, but she
beat the men’s contender. That was the last time she shot a basketball in a Bowling Green jersey. The next day at practice, she went up for a rebound and her leg twisted. She fell to the ground in pain. She hadn’t heard a pop. She was able to walk off the court just fine. After icing it, the swelling went down. The next day, she felt like she could run. But her coach, Curt Miller, told her to have an MRI. He knew she had torn her ACL. Kaila said the MRI showed her ACL was completely ripped through. Her season was done. Without basketball, the homesickness got even worse. Her parents frequently visited her at Bowling Green, and she went back to Bloomington whenever she could. It was the longest Kaila had ever gone without playing basketball. “I was very discouraged at first,” she said. “I knew it was going to be a long process. But I wasn’t going to quit. I was like, ‘I’ve worked 15 years to make it to the college level. I’m not going to sell myself short.’ I was like, ‘I’m going to make it through this.” But it was not an easy year for her. And it was about to get worse. *
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Early in the offseason after Kaila’s freshman year at Bowling Green, Miller called a surprise team meeting. He brought everyone in and told them he had taken another head coaching job with a team that Bowling Green could beat by 30 or 40 points. He was going to IU. “It was a very emotional meeting,” Miller said. “Bowling Green was dear to my heart. We had unbelievable success. But it was a chance of a lifetime for me and a dream opportunity.” After successfully recruiting Kaila four and a half hours away from home — the furthest away she had ever been from her family and her community — he was now going back to that place. Kaila’s heart started pounding. And she started crying. She couldn’t stop.
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Kaila Hulls signs an autograph from a young fan at Assembly hall after the Hoosiers’ season-opener against Oakland on Nov. 9.
“I was, like, so hurt,” she said. “I was like, ‘I cannot believe he’s going to IU.’ And then I was thinking, like, what am I going to do? I came four and a half hours away from my home to play for you and now you’re leaving and going back to my home.” She didn’t want to talk to him. She couldn’t stop crying long enough to do so. But shortly after, her teammates made her go into his office and talk to him. “She was very emotional and immediately asked if she could transfer back with me,” Miller said. “Tough memories.” Eventually, the paperwork went through, and Kaila was granted permission to transfer. She left Bowling Green after her last final, with all of her stuff packed up in her car. She drove straight to Bloomington, and, without unpacking, drove straight to Cook Hall, the IU basketball practice facility. Jordan was waiting for her. The two started going through shooting drills on the women’s practice court, just the brother and sister together. Kaila told Jordan she had to get used to playing on that court now, and so he would have to get used to it, too. She wasn’t allowed to do one-on-one yet because she was still recovering from her ACL tear, but the two did play H-O-R-S-E. She doesn’t remember who won.
“I can’t even describe it,” she said, smiling. “It was so awesome to be in there with Jordan again and just shoot and compete with him. “I was like, ‘This is right.’ It was definitely like a welcome home feeling.” *
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Entering the 2012-13 season, the IU basketball media relations team had come up with the term “Assembly Hulls” to recognize the brother-sister combo.
Miller had told Kaila they were planning to do some sort of competition between the two at Hoosier Hysteria, the official kickoff to the season. After learning this, Kaila said she started practicing even more. She wanted to beat her brother. She would never get the chance to participate in the event. During an offseason conditioning drill in August, just 10 months after tearing her right ACL, she tore it again. “I was devastated,” she said. She couldn’t stop crying. She knew immediately she had torn it. It was an all too familiar pain. They took her to the training room at Assembly Hall. Jordan was already there. The only people in the room were the brother and sister and IU’s team trainer. Jordan hugged her as Kaila cried uncontrollably. He kept telling her it was going to be OK, it was going to be OK. He continued to reassure her. Eventually, after enough hugs, Jordan managed to get her to stop crying. “It hurt really bad, but I would say it hurt me more that I couldn’t play,” she said. “I knew just how cool it would’ve been for me and Jordan to play at the same time.”
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A little more than a year after tearing her right ACL for the second time, with Jordan playing professional basketball in Poland, Kaila ran onto the court for Hoosier Hysteria with full strength in her right knee. Her entire family is seated courtside to watch her. Well, “everyone that could make it.” Kaila wasn’t wearing the candy stripes for the event. While she wore them for several games last year, she said it’ll be different this year. When Kaila put them on for the first time, she stood in front of the mirror in the locker room and looked at herself. “It was almost surreal,” she said. “It’s hard to even describe because you dream about something for so long. Then I made a decision to not go here, so I was like, ‘Well, that’s never going to happen.’ “It’s hard to explain. It was just surreal. I can’t believe that I’m standing here in my hometown playing and representing where I’m from.” Follow reporter Robby Howard on Twitter @robbyhoward1.
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daughter Agler’s father is WNBA coach, helps daughter BY JOHN BAUERNFEIND jogbauer@indiana.edu
Freshman guard Taylor Agler speaks with her father after each of her practices and games. Agler said she can sometimes hear him directing her in her head. rec “I hear his voice a lot in practice,” Agler said. “Before even Coach Miller can yell at me I al“Be ready know what I did because I’m so used to rea my dad being right there.” Brian Agler is the coach and general manager of the Seattle Storm, one of five other teams in the Women’s National Basketball Association’s western conference. tion Brian joined the Storm in 2008. Before that he was coach and general manager of the Minnesota Lynx from 1999-02. nes “He’s a perfectionist,” Taylor said. “He’s not going to let you get away with the little mistakes. goi He’s going to expect 100 percent out of you.” He The Agler family is from Westerville, Ohio, where Taylor attended Olentangy Orange High wh School. Sch Taylor graduated as the school’s all-time leading scorer (1,265 points) and assist leader lea (657 assists) last year. (65 Taylor said her father has always been there help coach her. to h “I think we’ve had some spurts in high school where we’d get in arguments because I sch wanted him to just be a dad,” she said. “At the wa end of the day, I’d always realize that he’s just trying to help me. try “He’s trying to use what he knows to make me a better player because he thinks that’s what and I do want that. I just have to accept I want, w it.” Brian played collegiate basketball at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. ber In his time there, he started every game and graduated as the school’s all-time assist leader gra with 481. wit He began his coaching career in the mid1980s, spending 15 years in the college ranks 198 and 13 of those as a coach. In 1996, he took a job as coach of the Columbus Quest, winning back-to-back American lum Basketball League championships in 1997 and Ba 1998. 199 In 2010 Brian was named WNBA Coach of the Year. That year the Storm would go on to defeat the Atlanta Dream in the finals. fea Throughout his coaching career Taylor said her experiences alongside her father’s teams have been beneficial for her. hav
“I think they’re extremely, extremely similar. It’s almost freaky in practice because they say the same things. I think that’s part of the reason I wanted to play for him so bad, because he’s a lot like my dad.” Taylor Agler, freshman guard
“I think I’m really lucky because I get to be around professional athletes, and I get to learn how they got there, and I get to watch them and their work ethic,” she said. “I think it’s really helped me in the long run because I know what it takes.” Taylor said when she was younger she would spend half her summer in Seattle during the WNBA season. Now that she’s in college, her parents have bought a condo in Bloomington. Taylor said her father plans on making it to all her games. Taylor said one of the things that drew her to Indiana was Miller, who she said shares a similar coaching style to her father. “I think they’re extremely, extremely similar,” she said. “It’s almost freaky in practice because they say the same things. I think that’s part of the reason I wanted to play for him so bad, because he’s a lot like my dad.” Taylor said her dad and Miller joke that Brian isn’t the one who has to coach her anymore. “He trusts Coach Miller, and Coach Miller and him make jokes about how my dad doesn’t have to yell at me much anymore because he takes care of it,” Taylor said. “But they bounce off of each other, and I get to hear it twice as much.” In the team’s season opener, which saw Indiana defeat Oakland 85-55, Taylor played the most minutes, totaling three points, three assists and four steals in 36 minutes of action. Miller said Agler plays an integral part in his team’s rotation. “Taylor Agler’s numbers might not indicate it, but she’s such a big glue kid for us,” Miller said. “She does everything. She gets deflections, she defends, she moves the basketball. She continues to do well.” Taylor said through it all, her father has been her biggest supporter and has helped her achieve her goals. “I think it’s been my goal my whole life, not even to go Division I but to make an impact on a team,” she said. “I hope I can do that for this team.” Follow reporter John Bauernfeind on Twitter @JohnBauernfeind.
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Jimmy Colloton patiently works with a men’s practice player, explaining the next play to run during a women’s basketball practice Oct. 28. He takes his time and carefully points out the specific spots on the floor the player will move to. He could not provide this kind of individual instruction when he previously served as a graduate assistant in the program. Colloton is serving as an interim assistant coach this season for the women’s basketball team. Although it’s in an interim role, he is living his dream of being a college coach. It was a dream job that he did not expect to come so soon. “The ball stops bouncing for everybody, and for me I wish it would’ve bounced a little bit longer than it did,” he said. Colloton spent his undergraduate career at Wittenberg University, the winningest men’s program in Division III . He was a member of the basketball team as a freshman, though being part of the team did not last as long as he thought it would. Most students found out about the cuts through an email with a list of names, he said. His coach, Bill Brown, sent him an email directly to explain the situation. “Coach Brown actu-
“Being able to coach the kids on the court is just an incredible opportunity for me and an absolute dream come true. Besides coaching the kids, having input about gameplans and scouting reports has just been incredible.” Jimmy Colloton, IU assistant coach
ally sent me a personalized email that said, ‘Jimmy, we just don’t have room in the program for you this year,’” Colloton said. “‘We really think that you would do a good job as an assistant coach, would you like to do it?’” Colloton had dreams of becoming a coach, so he accepted his coach’s offer and became a student coach for the men’s basketball program that he once belonged to as a player. He was a student coach for the program from 2007 until 2011, the year he graduated from Wittenberg. After graduation, Colloton enrolled at IU to pursue a master of science in sports management. Originally hired by former coach Felisha LegetteJack as a graduate assistant, Colloton was brought over by IU Coach Curt Miller after SEE COLLOTON, PAGE12
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Legette-Jack was fired. Colloton was approached about the interim assistant coach position by Miller after former assistant coach Chris Day left to become an assistant at the University of Pennsylvania. “Two weeks later, he talked to me after Chris left and asked me if I wanted to take the opportunity, and the rest is history,� Colloton said. Colloton said being a graduate assistant allowed him to mainly stand and observe as well as give advice in meetings, but it didn’t really allow him to coach kids one-on-one on the court. “Being able to coach the kids on the court is just an incredible opportunity for me and an absolute dream come true,� he said. “Besides coaching the kids, having input about gameplans and scouting reports has just been incredible.� Colloton said coaching the players and being able to teach
them has been his favorite part of the experience. “My dad is a high school girls’ basketball coach in Chicago, and I’ve been going to practices since I was 5 or 6-years-old,� he said. “Being able to actually instruct the kids and coach them and being able to have my voice heard in practice and film sessions has been awesome.� Sophomore forward Kaila Hulls said Colloton contributes a lot in practice and is good at what he does. “He’s really stepped up,� she said. “I think he realizes the time commitment and the hard work that it takes to coach at this level.� Miller said he is pleased with Colloton’s ability to teach the game. “He’s gonna be a superstar in this profession,� Miller said. “You will all hear about Jimmy Colloton somewhere down the line.� Follow reporter Stuart Jackson on Twitter @Stuart_Jackson1.
after seeing her older sister play basketball, she said she decided to play, too. “I wanted to be just like my sister,� Karlee said. “Watching my sister play definitely made me want to play basketball, too.�Basketball runs in the McBride family. In ad-
dition to her sister playing at Notre Dame, Karlee’s Olivia Schmidt from Buffalo, N.Y., who is already being recruited as a freshman in high school. “She’s gonna get there,� Karlee said. “She’s really good, she’s a good athlete — that’s on my mom’s side.� She said that basketball mostly runs on her mom’s side of the family.
“But my dad is our coach,� Karlee said. Players and coaches both praised Karlee for her efforts as a freshman. Senior Tabitha Gerardot said Karlee has a nice touch when she’s comfortable with her shot and sees a lot of potential in her. “She’s shown a willingness to do extra work,� Gerardot said. Miller said the team has
Years since the last banner 1987 – The last banner IU beat Syracuse to win the NCAA championship and hang a fifth banner in Assembly Hall under the leadership of Coach Bob Knight. 2000 – Knight fired After years of rough tendencies, Bob Knight was fired after allegedly shoving freshman player Kent Harvey in Assembly Hall. Knight gave a final speech in Dunn Meadow days after his firing. “I’m here talking to you as students in the year 2000, but what I think I am really doing is talking to all students who have attended the University since 1971,� Knight said. “One thing I have always taken pride in,
with the student body, is how hard the students had rooted for us.� 2002 – Final Four Under the leadership of Mike Davis, the Hoosiers made an unexpected trip to the national championship game but lost to Maryland. It was the first time IU lost an NCAA championship game. 2008 – Sampson fired, Crean hired Indiana had, for decades, prided itself on being a clean program, free of heavy sanctions that accompany major NCAA violations. In 2008, after only two years as coach, Sampson broke that transparent record. The NCAA ruled that Sampson had, “knowingly violated telephone recruiting restrictions and
then lied about it.� 2011 – The Wat shot Nationally, few expected unranked Indiana to be able to stand up to No. 1 Kentucky in December 2011. But after playing toe-to-toe with the Wildcats for 40 minutes, it was clear the Hoosiers were back. With 5.6 seconds, the team did the impossible. Then-junior Christian Watford’s winning 3-pointer was as famous as Keith Smart’s buzzer-beater to win the national championship for IU in 1987. The Hoosiers went 27-9 and lost in the Sweet Sixteen. 2012 – Back to No. 1 For the first time since 1979, the Hoosiers were ranked No. 1 pre-season.
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been affectionately referring to her as the microwave. “She’s on the white team a lot, and that second unit provides the offensive spark,� Miller said. “She can really warm up.� Follow women’s basketball reporter Stuart Jackson on Twitter @Stuart_Jackson1.
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Expectations were high, and many Hoosier fans saw the only way the season to be a success would be if the team brought another championship to Assembly Hall. 2013 – Sweet Sixteen Fresh off a Big Ten championship win, the Hoosiers looked like a safe bet for the Final Four and, possibly, the championship. Top-seeded Indiana plowed through the early rounds of the tournament, but momentum slowed in the third round. After scraping by with a tough win against Temple, the Hoosiers came out sloppy against the Orangemen of Syracuse, losing in the Sweet Sixteen for the second year in a row,