INDIANA HOOSIERS. ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS J.D. CAMPBELL DIRECTOR/MBB CONTACT - CELL - (812) IUHOOSIERS.

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1 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 1 INDIANA HOOSIERS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS J.D. CAMPBELL DIRECTOR/MBB CONTACT - CELL - (812) IUHOOSIERS.COM INDIANA MEN S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time TV/Result November 7 ANDERSON 7 p.m. W, BEMIDJI STATE 7 p.m. W, (both above games are exhibitions) 15 NORTHWESTERN ST. 7 p.m. W, IUPUI 6:30 p.m. W, TH ANNUAL MAUI INVITATIONAL 24 Notre Dame 5:30 p.m. L, Saint Joseph s 1:30 p.m. L, Chaminade 7:00 p.m. W, CORNELL 4 p.m. W, December ACC/BIG TEN CHALLENGE 3 at Wake Forest 7:15 p.m. L, HARTFORD HALL OF FAME SHOWCASE 6 Gonzaga 1:30 p.m. L, (Game played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis) 10 TCU 8 p.m. W, at Kentucky 4 p.m. L, NORTHEASTERN 9 p.m. L, LIPSCOMB 6 p.m. L, January 3 at Iowa* 4:30 p.m. Big Ten Network 7 MICHIGAN* 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network 10 at Illinois* 3 p.m. Big Ten Network 13 at Ohio State* 7 p.m. ESPN 17 PENN STATE* 6 p.m. Big Ten Network 25 MINNESOTA* 12 p.m. Big Ten Network 28 at Northwestern* 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network 31 OHIO STATE* 4 p.m. ESPN February 4 IOWA* 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network 7 at Michigan State* 4 p.m. Big Ten Network 10 at Minnesota* 9 p.m. Big Ten Network 15 ILLINOIS* 1 p.m. CBS 19 WISCONSIN* 7 p.m. ESPN 21/22 at Purdue* 1pm/2pm/8pm ESPN/CBS 25 NORTHWESTERN* 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network 28 at Penn State* 6 p.m. Big Ten Network March 2-5 MICHIGAN STATE* TBA TBA 7/8 at Wisconsin* 12pm/2pm CBS/BTN at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) INDIANA (5-7, 0-0 Big Ten) vs. IOWA (10-4, 0-1 Big Ten) Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, 4:30 p.m. ET Carver-Hawkeye Arena - 15,500 (Iowa City, Iowa) Series Record: IU Leads, Last Meeting: Indiana 63, Iowa 43 (Bloomington, Ind. - 1/23/08) TV: Big Ten Network (Mark Neely and Trent Tucker) RADIO: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Todd Leary and Joe Smith) THE OPENING TIP Indiana will begin its 102nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference when it travels to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes. Last year, the Hoosiers also opened league play in Carver-Hawkeye Arena and came home with a triumph. IU swept the season series winning at home, later that month. The Hoosiers will play three of their first four conference games on the road. HOOSIER HISTORY IU is third all-time in NCAA Championships (5), fifth in NCAA Tournament appearances (35), sixth in NCAA Tournament victories (60), seventh in Final Four appearances (8) and 10th in overall victories (1,640). Indiana has won 20 Big Ten Championships and have the best winning percentage in conference games only at 60.0% ( ). No team has had more All-Big Ten selections than IU with 53. THE LEAST EXPERIENCED TEAM IN BIG TEN HISTORY Tom Crean and his staff will put one of the least experienced non-first year programs in Big Ten history on the floor in Of players who played in league games last season, Indiana returns just 19 points and 185 minutes of experience. The second least experienced team is Iowa with 405 points and 1418 minutes played. The average of the remaining nine teams in the league is 755 points returning and 2418 minutes. Overall, Indiana lost 98.8 % of its scoring and 96.9% of its rebounding from last season. Senior Kyle Taber (28 points) and sophomore walk-on Brett Finkelmeier (2 points) are all that return from last year s 25-8 squad which advanced to the NCAA Tournament. THE COACHES Indiana named Tom Crean as its 28th men s basketball coach on April 2, 2008 and he is 5-7 with the Hoosiers. He came to Indiana from Marquette where he was (66.4) in nine seasons and made five NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2003 Final Four. He has never faced Iowa. Indianapolis native Todd Lickliter is in his second year with Iowa and overall which includes six years as the head coach at Butler. FRIENDS NOW FOES Indiana assistant coach Tim Buckley was a member of the Iowa staff during the season. Indiana guards Brett Finkelmeier and Daniel Moore attended Carmel High School as did Iowa guard Jake Kelly. UP NEXT The Hoosiers will host nationally ranked Michigan on Wednesday, January 7 at 6:30 p.m.

2 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 2 No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. YR/EXP Hometown/High School/Last College 1 Evan White G FR/HS Fort Wayne, Ind./Harding 2 Matt Roth G FR/HS Washington, Ill. / Washington Community 3 Daniel Moore G FR/HS Carmel, Ind. / Carmel 4 Brett Finkelmeier G R-SO/1L Carmel, Ind. / Carmel 5 Jeremiah Rivers* G JR/TR Winter Park, Fla. / Winter Park / Georgetown 12 Verdell Jones III G FR/HS Champaign, Ill. / Central 20 Nick Williams G FR/HS Mobile, Ala. / LeFlore 24 Steven Gambles F JR/TR Indianapolis, Ind. / North Central / Lambuth 25 Tom Pritchard F FR/HS Westlake, Ohio / Lakewood St. Edward 30 Kory Barnett F FR/HS Rochester, Ind. / Rochester 32 Broderick Lewis F FR/HS West Lafayette, Ind. / Lafayette Jefferson 33 Devan Dumes G JR/JC Indianapolis, Ind. / Decatur Central / Vincennes 34 Malik Story G/F FR/HS Los Angeles, Calif. / Ribet Academy 40 Tijan Jobe C JR/JC Banjul, The Gambia / Laurinburg Prep / Olney Central College 44 Kyle Taber F R-SR/3L Evansville, Ind. / Evansville Central *Will sit out season to satisfy NCAA Transfer rules Last Game s Starters are underlined PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Devan Dumes -- deh-vun doo-mis Tijan Jobe -- tea-zhan joeb Malik Story -- muh-leek COACHING STAFF Roster Head Coach: Tom Crean (Central Michigan, 89), Assistant Coach: Tim Buckley (Bemidji State, 86) Assistant Coach: Bennie Seltzer (Washington State, 93) Assistant Coach: Roshown McLeod (Duke, 98), Director of Operations/Video Coordinator: Brian Barone (Marquette, 00) Athletic Trainer: Tim Garl (Alabama 78) Strength and Conditioning: Jeff Watkinson (North Carolina State, 93) Graduate Manager: Peter Gash (Lynn, 07) Assistant A.D. - Director of Basketball Administration: Jayd Grossman (Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 92) GAMBLES IS ELIGIBLE Junior Steven Gambles is eligible to join the Hoosiers for the second semester. He played in 11 games for Lambuth University two years ago, averaging 3.7 ppg and 2.5 rpg and originally attended IUPUI out of high school. He played at Indianapolis North Central High School. BACK FROM LAST YEAR RETURNING BIG TEN EXPERIENCE (07-08 ONLY) Indiana (19 points, 185 minutes) Iowa (405 points, 1418 minutes) Ohio State (426 points, 1612 minutes) Minnesota (540 points, 1961 minutes) Northwestern (670 points, 2047 minutes) Illinois (697 points, 2678 minutes) Wisconsin (732 points, 2376 minutes) Michigan State (883 points, 2582 minutes) Penn State (921 points, 2944 minutes) Michigan (941 points, 2808 minutes) Purdue (986 points, 2762 minutes) Had Indiana not dismissed several players for disciplinary reasons, the Hoosiers would have had 506 points and 1816 minutes back. MEDIA INFORMATION All media requests should be directed to Director of Athletic Communications J.D. Campbell. In addition to the Big Ten Teleconference, Coach Crean usually will hold one press conference per week, as the team s schedule permits. Players can be made available after practice on a nongame or travel day as long as their is no class conflict. We request at least 48 hours notice to ensure the player availability. Assistant Director Nate Wiechers is the secondary contact and may be reached at (812) or by at nwiecher@indiana.edu. SIX OF TOP SEVEN SCORERS FOR IU ARE FROSH True freshmen have accounted for 69% of the team s minutes played (1910 of 2400) and 70 % of its scoring (697 points of 743). In addition, six of the teams top seven scorers are frosh. Freshman Tom Pritchard leads Big Ten rookies in rebounds (7.7) and in scoring (12.9), is second in field goal percentage (57.6), and fourth in blocked shots (1.1). Overall, he is the top offensive rebounder in the league averaging 3.8 per game. Daniel Moore is the top freshman in assists (4.2). Nick Williams is the third leading rebounder among freshmen at 4.8 per game. RADIO CHANGE FOR SATURDAY Due to a conflict with the Indianapolis Colts playoff game in San Diego, Saturday s Big Ten opener at Iowa can now be heard in Indianapolis on WIBC-FM 93.1 instead of WLHK-FM The pregame show begins at 4 p.m. with tip-off scheduled for 4:30 p.m. BIG TEN OPENERS The Hoosiers are 5-4 since 2000 in conference openers. This will be the seventh time this decade, and third straight occurrence that Indiana has opened the league season on the road. ODDS AND TRENDS Junior Devan Dumes is averaging 16.2 points and is shooting 37.8% from three-point range (14/37) in the last five games. Freshman Matt Roth is shooting 50.0% (11/22) in six non-home games this season. Daniel Moore has started nine games at point guard, more than any other freshman walkon in the country.

3 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 3 FIVE ON THE FLOOR For a minute midway in the first half against NSU, Coach Tom Crean put five freshmen on the floor together for the first time this season (Pritchard, Williams, Jones III, Moore and Story). CREAN KEEPS STREAK ALIVE With the win against NSU, Tom Crean became the ninth straight head coach in IU history to win his first game as head coach of the Hoosiers. Those coaches include Branch McCracken (1938) Harry C. Good (1943), Lou Watson (1966), Jerry Oliver (1969), Bob Knight (1972), Mike Davis (2000), Kelvin Sampson (2006), Dan Dakich (2008) and Crean (2008). Crean also joined elite company by winning his second game as Hoosier head coach on Tuesday against IUPUI. Of the coaches listed above, only Sampson and Good failed to win their second game with the Hoosiers. FOR OPENERS The Hoosiers have won 24 straight home openers and are in their first game of the season all-time in Bloomington after defeating Northwestern State. IU also has now won 11 straight season openers. NCAA UPDATE The NCAA Committee on Infractions accepted Indiana s self-imposed sanctions (which have been completed) and placed the program on three years probation following a 13 month investigation of former IU Coach Kelvin Sampson and assistant coach Rob Senderhoff. Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie and senior officials in the Department of Athletics said that for the most part they are satisfied with the conclusions contained in the final report of the NCAA s Committee on Infractions, which was released today (Nov. 25). From the very beginning of these proceedings, we cooperated fully with the NCAA and, in fact, imposed severe recruiting penalties on our men s basketball program, McRobbie said. Although I still believe the failure to monitor charge was unjustified, I am glad that the NCAA has accepted our self-imposed penalties with no further sanctions except a threeyear probationary period. Coach Tom Crean said, I am happy that the NCAA has accepted our self-imposed sanctions and it now appears that we will be able to put this unpleasant chapter behind us and move IU basketball forward in a positive way. Under the terms of probation, which runs through Nov. 24, 2011, IU will be required to continue to develop and implement a comprehensive educational program on NCAA recruiting and eligibility rules for all coaches and their staffs and report annually to the NCAA on progress and participation. DUMES GETTING HOT Junior guard Devan Dumes has scored in double figures in five straight games and leads the team with a 13.6 scoring average. He is averaging 16.2 points during that span. He also leads the team averaging 29.7 minutes per game. He had a team-high 18 points against Lipscomb. He posted 13 points against Northeastern and 15 against Kentucky. He had a team-high 20 points against TCU and 15 points against Gonzaga. He also had 13 points against Cornell and 14 against Chaminade. He has scored in double figures in 10 of the first 12 games. MR. DOUBLE-DOUBLE Freshman forward Tom Pritchard posted his fourth double-double of the season when he had 12 points and a season-high 14 rebounds against Northeastern. He also had 15 points and 11 boards against TCU with two blocks. He had a double-double in his Hoosier debut against Northwestern State with 13 points and 10 rebounds. As an encore, Pritchard dropped in 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his second consecutive double-double to open the season against IUPUI Pritchard became the first-ever freshman at IU to record double-doubles in his first two career games and the first person since Jared Jeffries in 2002 to post double-doubles in the first two games of a season. He has scored in double figures in nine of 12 games this season and is averaging 12.9 points and 7.7 rebounds. (5th in the Big Ten). He also is second in the league in field goal percentage (57.0). JONES III EARNS A START Freshman Verdell Jones made his first start of the month against Lipscomb and responded with 13 points and three assists. He suffered a concussion against Cornell and missed the second half of that game and the next three contests before returning against Kentucky. He sparked the Hoosiers in their win over Northwestern State with 18 points, four rebounds, five assists, three blocks and three steals. He also made 10 of 13 free throws to lead the Hoosiers against the Demons. He is fourth on the team in scoring averaging 7.8 points. He also had 13 against Chaminade. STORY BRINGING VERSATILITY Freshman Malik Story is one of the Hoosiers best athletes. An offensive sparkplug off the bench who is averaging 6.2 points, his long three-pointer at the halftime buzzer against TCU ignited the Hoosiers in their win against the Horned Frogs. He had 14 against Gonzaga and 10 against Wake Forest. If you include the Notre Dame game, he is averaging 10.0 points against three nationally-ranked teams. He had 12 points against Chaminade and nine against Saint Joseph s and hit seven of 14 shots (50.0%) in those two games. MR. CONSISTENT Freshman forward Nick Williams has been a consistent performer thus far for the Hoosiers. He is averaging 7.9 points and 4.8 rebounds. He also posted an 11-point, seven-rebound, three-steal effort against TCU. He had a season-high 18 points against Cornell and made eight of 12 shots from the floor. He also had 10 points apiece this season against IUPUI and Notre Dame. He finished with nine points and 10 boards against Wake Forest. MOORE FOR NO MONEY Freshman walk-on Daniel Moore has been the team s biggest surprise. He is averaging 4.8 points, 4.2 assists and 1.1 steals. He had eight points and matched his season-high with seven assists against Lipscomb. He had five points and five assists against Kentucky and five points against Northeastern. He played a season-high 37 minutes against Gonzaga. He had 10 points against Chaminade, eight against Cornell and seven against Wake Forest. His only scholarship offer out of high school came from Boston University. He had four points and a season-high seven assists against TCU. TABER REBOUNDS FROM EARLY SEASON INJURY After playing just 14 minutes in his first three seasons (redshirted in ), former walk-on Kyle Taber saw his playing time explode the final 13 games of the season averaging to more than 15 minutes per game. So far, he has played 249 minutes in 12 games this season. He is averaging 4.3 points and 5.0 rebounds and is tied for the team lead with 12 steals. He has tied his career-high in scoring three times this season against Lipscomb, Saint Joseph s and Wake Forest. He had a seasonhigh eight rebounds against Cornell. He had six points and six boards in a career-high 30 minutes against Northeastern. ROTH SPREADS THE DEFENSE Freshman Matt Roth leads the team in three-point field goal percentage at 36.5%. He has hit 19 of 52 from beyond the arc. He matched his season-high with 12 points against Wake Forest. He hit four of five bombs in that game. He also had a season-high 12 against IUPUI where he made four of nine three-pointers. He had nine points against Kentucky making three long distance attempts.

4 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 4 2/6/1909 W Bloomington 1/19/15 L Iowa City 2/23/15 L Bloomington 1/12/17 W Iowa City 1/19/17 W 12-7 Bloomington 2/17/18 W Iowa City 3/8/18 L Bloomington 1/13/19 W Iowa City 1/24/19 L Bloomington 2/7/20 L Iowa City 2/13/20 W 25-19* Bloomington 2/21/21 L Iowa City 2/26/21 L Bloomington 1/22/23 L Iowa City 2/5/23 W Bloomington 1/31/25 W Iowa City 2/9/25 W Bloomington 1/16/26 L Iowa City 2/1/26 W Bloomington 2/11/28 W Bloomington 2/26/28 W Iowa City 2/1/29 L Iowa City 3/4/29 W Bloomington 1/19/31 W Iowa City 2/9/31 W Bloomington 1/18/32 W Bloomington 2/20/32 W Iowa City 2/5/34 W Bloomington 2/17/34 L Iowa City 1/19/35 W Iowa City 2/11/35 W Bloomington 1/4/37 W Bloomington 2/6/37 W Iowa City 1/8/38 L Iowa City 1/17/38 L Bloomington 2/11/39 W Iowa City 2/20/39 W Bloomington 1/8/40 W Bloomington 2/19/40 W Iowa City 2/10/41 W Bloomington 2/22/41 W Iowa City INDIANA VS. IOWA ALL-TIME SERIES Indiana leads /23/42 L Iowa City 1/23/43 W Iowa City 1/25/43 W Iowa City 1/28/44 L Bloomington 1/29/44 L Bloomington 1/22/45 L Iowa City 2/10/45 L Bloomington 1/12/46 W Bloomington 2/25/46 W Iowa City 1/18/47 W Bloomington 2/22/47 L Iowa City 1/17/48 L Iowa City 2/14/48 W Bloomington 1/10/49 W Bloomington 2/26/49 W Iowa City 1/14/50 L Iowa City 2/25/50 L Bloomington 2/12/51 W Iowa City 2/26/51 W Bloomington 1/12/52 L Iowa City 1/21/52 W Bloomington 12/22/53 W Iowa City 3/9/53 W Bloomington 2/22/54 L Bloomington 2/12/55 L Iowa City 2/20/56 L Bloomington 3/5/56 L Iowa City 2/2/57 W Iowa City 2/18/57 W Bloomington 1/18/58 L Iowa City 1/17/59 L Bloomington 2/8/60 W Bloomington 2/20/60 W Iowa City 2/11/61 L Bloomington 3/4/61 W Iowa City 2/17/62 W Bloomington 2/18/63 W Iowa City 1/4/64 L Bloomington 2/10/64 L Iowa City 1/11/65 W Iowa City 1/18/65 L Bloomington 1/17/66 W Bloomington 3/7/66 L Iowa City 1/7/67 L Iowa City 2/25/67 L * Bloomington 2/24/68 L Bloomington 1/11/69 L Iowa City 1/31/70 L Iowa City 2/7/70 L Bloomington 2/13/71 W Iowa City 3/6/71 W Bloomington 2/19/72 W Bloomington 3/3/73 W Iowa City 1/19/74 W Iowa City 2/2/74 W Bloomington 1/11/75 W Bloomington 2/8/75 W Iowa City 1/26/76 W Iowa City 2/23/76 W Bloomington 1/29/77 W Bloomington 2/28/77 L Iowa City 1/5/78 W Bloomington 3/4/78 W Iowa City 1/13/79 L Iowa City 2/22/79 W Bloomington 1/17/80 W Bloomington 2/14/80 W Iowa City 1/22/81 L Bloomington 2/19/81 L Iowa City 2/4/82 L Iowa City 2/13/82 W Bloomington 1/29/83 L Iowa City 2/16/83 L Bloomington 1/28/84 W Bloomington 2/16/84 W Iowa City 1/31/85 L Bloomington 3/3/85 L Iowa City 1/30/86 L Iowa City 3/2/86 W Bloomington 1/22/87 L Iowa City 2/21/87 W Bloomington 1/6/88 L Iowa City 3/12/88 W Bloomington 1/30/89 W Bloomington 3/11/89 L Iowa City 1/18/90 W Iowa City 2/17/90 W Bloomington 1/19/91 W Iowa City 2/21/91 L 79-80* Bloomington 2/9/92 W Bloomington 3/4/92 W Iowa City 1/6/93 W Bloomington 2/6/93 W Iowa City 1/11/94 W Iowa City 2/12/94 W Bloomington 1/4/95 L Iowa City 3/12/95 W Bloomington 1/30/96 W Bloomington 2/11/96 L Iowa City 2/4/97 L Iowa City 12/31/97 L Bloomington 2/28/98 L Iowa City 12/31/98 L Iowa City 2/27/99 W Bloomington 1/18/00 W Bloomington 1/27/01 L Iowa City 3/11/01 L Chicago 1/13/02 W Bloomington 2/5/02 W Iowa City 3/9/02 L Indianapolis 2/19/03 W Iowa City 3/1/03 W 91-88* Bloomington 2/7/04 L Bloomington 1/29/05 L Iowa City 1/24/06 L Iowa City 2/11/06 L Bloomington 1/16/07 W Bloomington 2/3/07 L Iowa City 1/3/08 W Iowa City 1/23/08 W Bloomington Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Indiana vs Iowa Hawkeyes 1/2/08 8:05 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA Indiana (1-0) Total 3-Ptr 03 White, D.J. f White, Mike f Bassett, Armon g Ellis, Jamarcus g Gordon, Eric g Thomas, DeAndre Crawford, Jordan Ratliff, A.J Stemler, Lance Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Iowa Hawkeyes (0-1) 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Total 3-Ptr 2008 BOX SCORES 3 44 Tate, Cyrus f Gorney, Seth f Freeman, Tony g Johnson, Justin g Kelly, Jake g Palmer, David Angle, J.R Peterson, Jeff Looby, Kurt Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Ted Hillary; Jim Burr, Mike Sanzere Technical fouls: Indiana-None. Iowa Hawkeyes-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Indiana Iowa Hawkeyes Last FG - IND 2nd-03:35, IOWA 2nd-00:04. Largest lead - IND by 13 2nd-02:10, IOWA by 4 2nd-15:56. Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench IND IOWA Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 10 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Iowa Hawkeyes vs Indiana 1/23/08 9:06 at Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. Iowa Hawkeyes (2-5) Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 44 Tate, Cyrus f Gorney, Seth c Freeman, Tony g Johnson, Justin g Kelly, Jake g Angle, J.R Bohall, Dan Peterson, Jeff Looby, Kurt Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Indiana (6-0) 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Total 3-Ptr 3 02 Thomas, DeAndre f White, D.J. f Bassett, Armon g Ellis, Jamarcus g Gordon, Eric g Finkelmeier, Brett Crawford, Jordan Ratliff, A.J Stemler, Lance McGee, Brandon White, Mike Ahlfeld, Adam Taber, Kyle Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Tom O'Neill, Steve Olson, Dan Chrisman Technical fouls: Iowa Hawkeyes-None. Indiana-None. Attendance: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Iowa Hawkeyes Indiana Last FG - IOWA 2nd-00:40, IND 2nd-00:08. Largest lead - IOWA by 4 1st-18:52, IND by 22 2nd-02:46. Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench IOWA IND Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

5 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 5 SCHUTZ REJOINS BASEBALL Sophomore Kipp Schutz was injured in pracgtice last week and will rejoin the baseball team when it begins practice later this month after averaging 1.0 points in six games. He hit a pair of free throws against Saint Joseph s in seven minutes of play. He joined the team this year and is an outfielder for the IU baseball team. He played seven minutes against Wake Forest and had an assist and a steal. He had two free throws against Gonzaga and his first rebound against TCU. He was invited to join the team after taking part in a three-point shooting contest that featured the school s baseball team and the basketball team. DIVISION I EXPERIENCE The Indiana men s basketball team will be one of the least experienced teams in the history of Division I basketball. Of the 16 players on the roster, just four have seen action in a game at the Division I level before the start of the season. In addition to returnees Kyle Taber and Brett Finkelmeier, Devan Dumes and Jeremiah Rivers have also played at this level. Dumes played at Eastern Michigan as a freshman before transferring to Vincennes for his sophomore campaign. At EMU, he averaged 8.1 points and 2.0 rebounds, including a season-high 19 points against Ohio. He had 16 points against Tom Crean and Marquette for EMU. Rivers comes to Indiana after playing his first two seasons at Georgetown. As a freshman, the Hoyas reached the Final Four with Rivers playing in 34 games. DEFENSIVE STOP In two Hoosier wins (IUPUI and Chaminade) this season, Indiana made two defensive stops in the final seconds against shots that would have either tied the game or given its opponent the lead. Tom Pritchard blocked a three-point field goal attempt at the buzzer against IUPUI, and the Hoosiers put enough team pressure against Chaminade to force an off-balance three-pointer at the buzzer. IU TOP TEN IN BIG TEN Rebounding...5th, Pritchard, 7.7 FG PCT...2nd, Pritchard, 57.0 Assists...7th, Moore, 4.17 Blocked Shots...8th, Pritchard, 1.08 Offensive... 1st, Pritchard, 3.75 GORDON IN THE NBA Former Indiana guard Eric Gordon was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the seventh pick in the 2008 NBA Draft on June 26. Gordon, who set the Big Ten freshman scoring record with 669 points, became the first freshman in school history to earn All-American honors and was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. He has started 18 games this season and is averaging 10.4 points per game. LIPSCOMB POSTGAME NOTES The Hoosiers played in front of a season-high 14,827 fans on Sunday night in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers started Verdell Jones III, Devan Dumes, Nick Williams, Tom Pritchard and Kyle Taber for the third time this season and the first time since the opening two games. The Hoosiers are 2-1 when starting the quintet. Taber made his fifth straight start and Jones III started for the first time since the Cornell game on Nov. 30. With the game tied at the 12:32 mark in the first half, IU scored 21 unanswered points over the next 5:31. The run was part of a larger 30-4 run over a 9:34 stretch after Lipscomb jumped out to a 10-5 advantage with 16:35 left. Devan Dumes scored three times from downtown during the 21-0 run and finished the first half with 11 points on 4-for-4 shooting. Five Hoosiers contributed points over the stretch and IU went 8-for-10 from the floor, including four three-point field goals. When Daniel Moore entered the game at the 11:23 mark of the first half, the Hoosiers held a advantage and Moore quickly helped the Hoosiers add to that. In his eight minutes of action in the opening 20 minutes, he finished with five points, six assists (just one turnover), four rebounds and two steals. IU s 44 first-half points were its second-highest total of the season (51 vs. Chaminade) and its third most prolific 20 minutes this year. The Hoosiers held the Bison to just one field goal during an 11:20 stretch (17:42-6:22) in the opening stanza. Indiana shot 62.1 percent (18-for-29) from the floor in the first half, its third half over 60 percent on the season and its second-best output (70.4 vs. Chaminade). The Hoosiers also distributed the ball very well in the game, picking up a season-high 19 assists in the contest. Indiana s previous season high was 18 assists vs. Chaminade. Three Hoosiers finished in double figures led by Devan Dumes (18). Verdell Jones III added 13 points and Tom Pritchard chipped in with 12. THE BEST OF POSTGAME NOTES NORTHEASTERN Nick Williams layup just four seconds into the game marked the fastest basket scored by the Hoosiers in a game this season. It is the third time this year that Williams has scored Indiana s first field goal, and IU is now 2-1 when he scores first. Indiana opened the game on a 12-3 run, shooting 5-for-7 out of the gate over the game s first five minutes. KENTUCKY Indiana outscored Kentucky over the final 32 minutes. TCU The 23 points TCU scored in the first half marked the second-fewest points IU has allowed in a half this season. The Hoosiers have held three straight opponents under 30 at the break and have held their opposition under 30 points in five of the last six halves of basketball. Indiana is 5-0 when leading at the half. The Hoosiers held TCU to a season-low 56 points and they forced TCU to commit 21 turnovers, just one shy of the Horned Frogs season high. GONZAGA IU and Gonzaga played the first-ever game in Lucas Oil Stadium which opened for business in August. The Hoosiers had at least three players in double figures for the third time in the previous four games, as Devan Dumes (15), Malik Story (14) and Tom Pritchard (13) all finished with 10 points or more. WAKE FOREST The Hoosiers still hold a advantage in the all-time series against teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

6 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 6 TOUGH SCHEDULE By a wide margin, the Hoosiers have played the toughest non-conference schedule among members of the Big Ten. The latest Kenpom.com ratings have IU s schedule ranked as the 52nd toughest in the country. Michigan State is 112, Wisconsin is 121, Illinois is 132, Ohio State is 144, Michigan is 211, Northwestern is 214, Purdue is 228, Iowa is 244, Minnesota is 258, and Penn State is 331.The Hoosiers have played six games away from Assembly Hall, including three against nationally ranked teams (Notre Dame, Wake Forest and Gonzaga). The Hoosiers didn t play their sixth game away from home last year until January at Minnesota, their 16th game of the season. THE BIG FELLA Junior Tijan Jobe scored his first career points with the Hoosiers when he made a basket against Saint Joseph s. He also had a season-high three rebounds in that game. MASK II Like his former high school teammate Daniel Moore, sophomore walk-on Brett Finkelmeier was wearing protective mask after both players broke their noses early in the season. Finkelmeier played just 11 minutes last season, but notched 10 minutes against NSU. He had two points and a career-high four rebounds and three steals in that game. INSIDE IU BASKETBALL WITH TOM CREAN Inside Indiana Basketball With Tom Crean is a weekly radio show which can be heard each Monday night (except for game night and holidays) from 7 to 8 p.m. on the IU Radio Network, beginning December 1. Long-time Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer, who is entering his 36th year behind the microphone, will join Coach Crean to preview the coming weeks action and review games from the previous week. The show will originate from Coaches Bar and Grill in the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomington. The show is produced by IU Sports Properties. WHITE IN OKC Former Hoosier forward D.J. White was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 29th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA Draft on June 26. The Pistons then traded the rights to White to the Seattle Supersonics (now Oklahoma City) shortly after making the selection. He has been sidelined by a jaw injury. JEFFRIES AND THE KNICKS Former Hoosier forward Jarred Jeffries is in his sixth year in the NBA and is with the New York Knicks. He is averaging 6.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in nine games this season. MORE BEST OF POSTGAME NOTES CORNELL Indiana led wire-to-wire for the second straight game. The Hoosiers jumped out to a 16-2 lead against Chaminade and never trailed and opened a 14-4 lead en route to Sunday s 15-point victory. The Hoosiers used a 14-2 run to turn a lead into a edge in the closing minutes of the first half. IU held a lead at the break. For the fourth straight game, the Hoosiers scored the first basket of the contest, as Tom Pritchard put home a layup with 18:47 to play in the opening half. In Indiana s first two games at Assembly Hall this year, its opponents got on the board first. Indiana improved to 2-2 when scoring first and is 2-0 when its opponent scores first. Indiana went 26-for-47 (55.3 percent) from the field in the game, the second straight game that IU has finished over 50-percent shooting. It is the first time since Jan. 20 (56.9 vs. Penn State) and Jan. 23 (53.2 percent vs. Iowa) that the Hoosiers have shot over 50 percent two games in a row. CHAMINADE This was the first time Indiana had five players score in double figures since Nov. 20 of last season against UNC Wilmington. This was the first time the Hoosiers have shot above 50 percent from the field in a game since Feb. 23 at Northwestern (56.1). The Hoosiers shot 58.8 percent on Wednesday against Chaminade. This also was the first time IU has made 30 or more field goals since they made 31 against Michigan State on Feb. 16, This was the first time IU has shot 70 percent or better from the floor in a half since March 1, 2006 against Purdue when they shot 71.4 percent in the second half (15-of-21). Against Chaminade, IU shot 70.4 percent (19-of-27). SAINT JOSEPH S The Hoosiers gave up a season-low eight offensive rebounds. Indiana held a scoring advantage in the paint. The Hoosier bench outscored the Hawks NOTRE DAME Freshman forward Tom Pritchard led the Hoosiers offense in scoring for the second consecutive game, dropping in 14 points and grabbing six rebounds. He also added a pair of blocks to the Hoosiers cause. Junior guard Devan Dumes was also in double figures in scoring with 10 points and was second on the team with five rebounds. IUPUI An errant three by IUPUI s Alex Young with three seconds left followed by a pair of free throws from Daniel Moore with 1.2 seconds on the clock preserved a win for Indiana. IUPUI would go back up by as many as six until a 19-2 IU run over the final 7:29 of the half made it at the break. Roth had a pair of three pointers and Pritchard contributed five points during the span. Defensively, the Hoosiers held the Jaguars without a field goal (0-11) over the course of the run. NORTHWESTERN STATE Indiana forced 17 first half turnovers and 30 for the game. That is the most turnovers the Hoosiers have forced since they forced 26 on Nov. 20, 2007 against UNC Wilmington in Assembly Hall. Indiana registered 15 steals in the game, the first time they have done that since Feb. 11, 2001 against Michigan.

7 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 7 BUILDING THE HOOSIERS KYLE TABER Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the season... awarded a scholarship prior to the season. BRETT FINKELMEIER Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the season. TOM PRITCHARD AND MATT ROTH Signed national letter of intent to attend IU on November 14, HEAD COACH TOM CREAN Joins Indiana on April 2, 2008 NICK WILLIAMS Originally signed with Marquette in Fall of announced intention to enroll at IU on April 21, DEVAN DUMES Signed letter of intent to play for IU on April 22, played one season at Vincennes JC and one at Eastern Michigan. VERDELL JONES III Signed national letter of intent to attend IU on May 9, TIJAN JOBE Signed letter of intent to attend IU on May 21, played at Olney CC in Illinois. JEREMIAH RIVERS Announced intentions to transfer from Georgetown on May 30, will be eligible next season. MALIK STORY Accepted a scholarship offer on June 30, DANIEL MOORE, BRODERICK LEWIS AND KORY BARNETT Joined the team as a recruited walk-on on the first day of school. STEVEN GAMBLES Invited to join team October 1, eligible second semester. EVAN WHITE Invited to join team as a walk-on October 29, KIPP SCHUTZ Scholarship baseball player who joined team for game against Bemidji State. Starts Devan Dumes...12 Tom Pritchard...12 Nick Williams...12 Daniel Moore...9 Verdell Jones III...6 Kyle Taber...7 (11 in career) Malik Story...2 Matt Roth...1 Points Off Turnovers Devan Dumes...35 Malik Story...25 Nick Williams...21 Tom Pritchard...20 Verdell Jones III...21 Daniel Moore...15 Kyle Taber...9 Tijan Jobe...2 Kipp Schutz...1 Total Avg. Per Game Second Chance Points Tom Pritchard...39 Nick Williams...17 Devan Dumes...17 Malik Story...11 Kyle Taber...11 Matt Roth...9 Tijan Jobe...2 Verdell Jones III...2 Daniel Moore...2 Total Avg. Per Game Fast Break Points Devan Dumes...34 Tom Pritchard...14 Verdell Jones III...14 Daniel Moore...8 Matt Roth...8 Nick Williams...8 Malik Story...7 Brett Finkelmeier...2 Total...95 Avg. Per Game Points in the Paint Tom Pritchard Nick Williams...46 Devan Dumes...46 Kyle Taber...40 Verdell Jones III...40 Daniel Moore...24 Malik Story...18 Matt Roth...4 Brett Finkelmeier...2 Tijan Jobe...2 Total Avg. Per Game Dunks Tom Pritchard...9 Devan Dumes...1 Malik Story...1 Nick Williams...1 Total...12 Avg. Per Game HUSTLE BOARD Charges Taken Daniel Moore...6 Kyle Taber...5 Devan Dumes...3 Tom Pritchard...3 Nick Williams...3 Verdell Jones III...1 Malik Story...1 Matt Roth...1 Total...23 Avg. Per Game Point Play Tom Pritchard Devan Dumes Malik Story Kyle Taber Daniel Moore Nick Williams Verdell Jones III Total (61.5% conversion) 4-Point Play Devan Dumes Bench Points Matt Roth...66 Malik Story...58 Kyle Taber...18 Verdell Jones III...8 Daniel Moore...16 Kipp Schutz...5 Brett Finkelmeier...2 Tijan Jobe...2 Total Avg. Per Game Control The Tip Tom Pritchard... 5/12 Deflections Nick Williams...70 Daniel Moore...66 Devan Dumes...65 Kyle Taber...55 Malik Story...51 Tom Pritchard...50 Matt Roth...31 Verdell Jones III...29 Brett Finkelmeier...9 Tijan Jobe...5 Kipp Schutz...3 Kory Barnett...1 Total Avg. Per Game

8 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 8 IU RADIO NETWORK This marks the 36th year that Don Fischer has been the radio play-by-play voice of Indiana University Football and Basketball games. In addition to broadcasting the games, Fischer hosts the weekly coaches talk shows for both football and basketball, and has a weekly IU sports show, from September through March, on the IU Radio Network. Fischer has broadcast more than 1,200 Indiana University games that include seven bowl games, four NCAA Basketball Championship games and two N.I.T. Championship games. Former Indiana guard Todd Leary is in his seventh season as the color analyst. Leary played for the Hoosiers from and still ranks among IU s top-10 career leaders in career three-point field goal percentage at.423, and his.460 shooting from beyond the arc in is ninth on the alltime list. Joe Smith is in his 26th year with the IU Radio Network. He has handled pre-game, halftime and post-game duties since and hosted several IU Coaches Shows from and again from Aurora,WSCH-FM, 99.3 FM Bedford, WQRK-FM, FM Bloomington, WHCC-FM, FM Boonville, WBNL-AM, 1540 AM Elkhart, WTRC-AM, 1340 AM Evansville, WEOA-AM, 1400 AM Ft. Wayne, WNUY-FM, FM French Lick, WFLQ-FM, FM Indianapolis - BB, WHLK-FM, 97.1 FM Jasper, WITZ-FM, FM Jeffersonville, WAVG-AM, 1450 AM Kokomo, WIOU-AM, 1350 AM Linton, WQTY-FM, 93.3 FM Logansport, WLHM-FM, FM Loogootee, WRZR-FM, 94.5 FM Louisville, KY*, WQKC-FM, 93.9 FM Lowell/NW Indiana, WWLO-FM, 89.1 FM Madison, WXGO-AM, 1270 AM Madison, WORX-FM, 96.7 FM Marion*, WBAT-AM, 1400 AM Michigan City*, WEFM-FM, 95.9 FM Mount Vernon, WYFX-FM, FM North Vernon, WJCP-AM, 1460 AM Tell City, WTCJ-AM, 1230 AM Richmond, WHON-AM, 930 AM Richmond, WQLK-FM, 96.1 FM Salem, WSLM-AM,1220 AM Salem, WSLM-FM, 97.9 FM Seymour, WXKU-FM, 92.7 FM South Bend, WWLV-AM, 1620 AM South Bend, WSBT-AM, 960 AM Terre Haute, WAXI-FM, FM Versailles, WXCH-FM, FM Vincennes, WZDM-FM, 92.1 FM WXCH-FM Versailles WZDM-FM Vincennes Affiliates Subject To Change` SPECIALTY STATS (IU listed first) Game FTM Bench Paint Off TO 2nd Chance Fast Break NW STATE 28/15 21/30 40/28 19/26 7/13 24/18 IUPUI 11/6 14/4 28/28 9/11 9/5 5/6 Notre Dame 7/2 18/20 28/40 2/31 2/17 8/16 Saint Joseph s 15/11 27/16 30/28 11/34 13/8 9/12 Chaminade 14/11 17/15 36/20 23/19 6/6 12/14 Cornell 15/14 10/4 34/18 12/20 11/11 9/2 Wake Forest 12/14 20/31 24/44 14/26 18/12 4/20 Gonzaga 19/13 19/15 10/46 11/22 10/15 4/8 TCU 16/5 12/10 32/26 22/25 14/17 12/7 at Kentucky 8/16 18/33 28/38 12/12 6/11 6/8 Northeastern 2/14 2/8 28/26 6/20 8/2 8/8 Lipscomb 8/15 4/6 36/40 20/15 10/10 4/6 Totals 155/ / / / / /125 Per Game 12.9/ / / / / /10.4 LEAD/DEFICIT Opponent Largest Lead Largest Deficit Final Score NW STATE 82-56, 2:09 (2nd) 12-7, 16:08 (1st) W, IUPUI 31-20, :51 (1st) 9-3, 15:07 (1st) W, Notre Dame 4-2, 17:11 (1st) 88-50, :05 (2nd) L, Saint Joseph s 6-1, 17:49 (1st) 78-48, 2:50 (2nd) L, Chaminade 63-48, 14:41 (2nd) None W, Cornell 69-53, 1:00 (2nd) None W, Wake Forest 3-0, 18:56 (1st) 81-53, 1:41 (2nd) L, Gonzaga 10-7, 14:32 (1st) 70-54, :49 (2nd) L, TCU 64-41, 2:30 (2nd) 19-16, (1st) W, at Kentucky None 32-6, 8:00 (1st) L, Northeastern 12-3, 15:14 (1st) 55-39, 0:38 (2nd) L, Lipscomb 35-14, 7:01 (1st) 72-66, 0:19 (2nd) L, ON THE RUN (IU listed first) Game Before Run Time Run Elapsed Time Final NW STATE :56 (1st) :56 W, IUPUI :30 (1st) :30 W, Notre Dame :47 (1st) 7-0 1:49 L, Saint Joseph s :12 (1st) 8-2 3:21 L, Chaminade :00 (1st) :42 W, Cornell :00 (1st) :34 W, Wake Forest :14 (1st) 6-0 :56 L, Gonzaga :44 (1st) 6-1 2:12 L, TCU :43 (1st) :30 W, at Kentucky :28 (2nd) :07 L, Northeasatern :00 (1st) :46 L, Lipscomb :32 (1st) :01 L, STARTERS Game Record NW STATE Williams Pritchard Taber Dumes Jones III 1-0 IUPUI Williams Pritchard Taber Dumes Jones III 2-0 Notre Dame Roth Pritchard Moore Dumes Story 0-1 Saint Joseph s Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Jones III 0-1 Chaminade Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Jones III 1-1 Cornell Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Jones III 2-1 Wake Forest Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Story 0-1 Gonzaga Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Taber 0-1 TCU Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Taber 1-1 Kentucky Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Taber 2-1 Northeastern Williams Pritchard Moore Dumes Taber 2-2 Lipscomb Williams Pritchard Jones III Dumes Taber 2-1

9 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) RECRUITING CLASS RANKED 5TH, 7TH NATIONALLY Indiana University men s basketball coach Tom Crean has announced that six student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to attend IU and play basketball for the Hoosiers. With just seven months on the recruiting trail, along with NCAA restrictions, the Hoosier staff has hauled in one of the top recruiting classes in the country. The Hoosiers are ranked fifth nationally by Rivals.com and seventh nationally by Scout.com. The Hoosier class is the highest rated among Big Ten schools. Bobby Capobianco, 6-8, 225, Forward, Loveland, Ohio, Loveland High School Maurice Creek, 6-5, 195, Guard, Chatham, Va., Hargrave Military Academy Derek Elston, 6-8, 212, Forward, Tipton, Ind., Tipton High School Jordan Hulls, 6-0, 170, Guard, Bloomington, Ind., Bloomington South Bawa Muniru (bah-wah muh-nee-roo), 6-11, 250, Center, Mt. Zion Academy, Durham, N.C. Christian Watford, 6-7, 215 lbs, Forward, Birmingham, Ala., Shades Valley High School CREAN ON THE RECRUITING CLASS Our coaching staff of Tim Buckley and Bennie Seltzer and the recent addition of Roshown McLeod, along with the rest of our staff, show what can happen when you believe in something and are not afraid to work hard to make it better even when you are hamstrung with restrictions. Our coaches worked extremely hard to build on relationships that we already had and to build new ones and continue to show people why Indiana was a perennial power year-in and year-out. The tradition of Indiana and the opportunity to play right away, the Big Ten conference, the national television schedule we have is only replaced by the fact that young students can come in here and get a world-class education. Our coaches did a tremendous job of showing that and we wouldn t be anywhere near having this kind of class without the hard work of these gentlemen that represent Indiana. Bobby Capobianco, 6-8, 225, Forward, Loveland, Ohio, Loveland High School Rated as the #100 prospect in the 2009 class by ESPN.com as well as the #33 power forward in the class... averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds as a junior at Loveland High School after putting up averages of 18 points and 11 rebounds as a sophomore... coached by Tim Partin... played AAU basketball for Indiana Elite One for Coach Kenny Blackwell... son of Bob and Barbara Capobianco. Maurice Creek, 6-5, 195, Guard, Chatham, Va., Hargrave Military Academy Scout.com ranks Creek as the #9 shooting guard in the 2009 class and #45 in the class overall... Rivals.com has Creek ranked as the 59th best prospect in the 2009 class overall and the #16 shooting guard in the class... ESPN.com ranks Creek as the #15 shooting guard in his class and #61 in the class overall... averaged 21.5 points, four rebounds and five assists as a junior at South Kent Prep School... also played at Oxen Hill High School in Maryland before transferring to South Kent before his junior season... played for Triple Threat on the AAU circuit for Coach Keith Stevens... son of Michael and Pammy Morgan. Derek Elston, 6-8, 212, Forward, Tipton, Ind., Tipton High School Rivals.com ranks Elston as the 90th best overall recruit in the 2009 class and 24th best power forward in the class... Scout.com has him rated as the 32nd best power forward in his class... underwent knee surgery at the end of May and did not play over the summer... ESPN.com has Elston rated as the #34 power forward in the 2009 class... averaged 19.8 points and 11.2 rebounds per game as a junior... as a sophomore at Tipton, Elston led his team to a record while scoring 14.9 points per game and grabbing 12 rebounds per game... coached by Travis Daugherty... played AAU basketball for the Spiece Rising Stars... coached by David Hamilton. Jordan Hulls, 6-0, 170, Guard, Bloomington, Ind., Bloomington South Ranks as the #9 point guard in the 2009 class by Scout.com and #80 in the class as a whole... averaged 16.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a junior at Bloomington South High School for Coach J.R. Holmes... ranks as the #106 recruit overall in the class of 2009 and the #17 point guard in the class by Rivals.com... ESPN.com ranks Hulls as the #31 point guard in the class... AAU team is Indiana Elite One and was coached by Kenny Blackwell... son of J.C. and Joni Hulls... his grandfather, John, was a member of Bob Knight s staff at IU in the early 1970 s. Bawa Muniru (bah-wah muh-nee-roo), 6-11, 250, Center, Mt. Zion Academy, Durham, N.C. Rivals.com has Muniru rated as the #111 player in the 2009 class and the #14 center in the class... Scout.com has him ranked as the #32 center in the 2009 recruiting class... ESPN.com ranks Muniru as the #32 center in the 2009 recruiting class... averaged 16.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.8 blocks as a senior at Madison (Ala.) Academy for Andy Blackston, before moving on to Mt. Zion Academy this season... is a native of Ghana... guardians are Brian and Melinda Privett... played for AAU basketball for Kerry Johnson. Christian Watford, 6-7, 215 lbs, Forward, Birmingham, Ala., Shades Valley High School Ranked #34 by Rivals.com in class of ranked as the #9 small forward in the class of 2009 by Rivals.com... ranked by Scout.com as the #15 small forward in the class of 2009 and #72 in the class overall... is ranked #26 in the ESPNU 100 and as the #4 small forward in his class... played AAU basketball for M33M... averaged 22 points and 14 rebounds during his junior year at Shades Vally High School for Coach Mike Burrus... son of Ernest and Belinda Watford.

10 Indiana Basketball GAME 13 - IOWA (1) 10 TOM CREAN >head coach FIRST year as indiana head coach (5-7) 10th year as college head coach ( ) PERsONAL > Date of birth... March 25, 1966 > Birthplace... Mt. Pleasant, Michigan > Wife...Joani > Children...Megan (13),... Riley (9),... Ainsley (3) > high school...mt. Pleasant...Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, 1985 > college... Central Michigan University...B.A. Parks and Recreation, Minor in Psychology Coaching experience > Michigan State University Assistant Coach > Western Kentucky Associate Head Coach > University of Pittsburgh Assistant Coach > Michigan State University Assistant Coach Associate Head Coach > marquette University Head Coach > indiana University 2008-Present...Head Coach DID YOU KNOW? Head Coach Tom Crean had a 100 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in his nine years at Marquette, as all 26 seniors graduated and earned a degree under his leadership. Tom Crean, who averaged over 20 wins a season in nine years at Marquette and led the Golden Eagles to five NCAA Tournament appearances including the 2003 Final Four, was named the 28th head basketball coach in Indiana University history, on April 2. In each of his final seven seasons, Crean s Marquette team s posted at least 19 wins and earned a postseason berth. Over those seven years, he compiled an aggregate record of (.702). He is a two-time recipient of the Ray Meyer Conference USA, NABC District XI and USBWA District V Coach of the Year awards, and in 2003 won the Coach Clair Bee Award as well as being named a finalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award. Overall, he was in nine years with the Golden Eagles. Crean built the Marquette program to the level where it has remained one of college basketball s best since Since November 2001, the Golden Eagles spent 81 weeks in the rankings, including all but one week of the season, as the squad was ranked as high as 10th by the AP. In his nine years with the Golden Eagles, Crean s teams earned five NCAA Tournament bids, one more than the previous four Marquette coaches had in the 16 years prior to his arrival. In his nine seasons in Milwaukee, Golden Eagles players earned 22 All-Conference selections and grasped the program s first conference player of the year award, when Dwayne Wade won Conference USA s top honor in Wade also went on to become the first Marquette player since 1978 to be named an Associated Press first team All-American and finalist for the John R. Wooden Award. In , Crean s squad put together a season and earned the No. 6 seed in the NCAA South Regional. The Golden Eagles topped Kentucky in the first round and lost a heartbreaker to No. 3 seed Stanford in overtime to come up just shy of a trip to the Sweet 16. MU finished tied for fifth in the BIG EAST with an 11-7 conference record. Marquette had three All-BIG EAST selections as Lazar Hayward, Dominic James and Jerel McNeal all picked up second team accolades. MU was one of just two teams in the 16-squad BIG EAST to have three players selected to the first and second teams. James was a first team all-conference selection in as well, while McNeal was named the conference s Defensive Player of the Year. In 2006, Steve Novak was a unanimous first team allconference selection and went on to be selected by the Houston Rockets in the NBA Draft. That followed Travis Diener s All-America selection in 2005, joining Wade as Golden Eagles to earn the recognition under Crean s direction. Diener was selected 38th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2005 Draft and played last year for the Indiana Pacers. In Marquette s first two years in the BIG EAST, the Golden Eagles posted 20-plus wins and finished in the conference s top four in both campaigns. Marquette also picked up NCAA Tournament bids and won 10 conference games in both years. MU had strength in regular-season tournaments as well, winning the CBE Classic in by topping Texas Tech and Duke and taking the Great Alaska Shootout in The Golden Eagles earned trips to the National Invitation Tournament in both and , their final two seasons in Conference USA. The squad won 19 games each season and posted its finest start (13-1) in over a quarter century in The campaign was one of the finest in Golden Eagle history, as Marquette made a Final Four appearance for the first time since winning the NCAA Championship in MU won 27 games that year, 14 in conference play, thanks in part to the play of Wade in his All-America season. The Golden Eagles finished the regular season ranked No. 9 by the Associated Press and No. 6 in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll and their.818 winning percentage was the program s best since Wade also was selected in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Miami Heat later that year. Crean s breakthrough season came in , as he coached Marquette to a 26-7 record and the team s first NCAA Tournament appearance since The 26 victories were the third-most all-time and represented the program s first 20-win season since The Golden Eagles secured 13 conference victories, the most in program history, and posted an undefeated home season at In each of his first two years with MU, the Golden Eagles won 15 games and finished in the top four of the C-USA standings. Prior to his arrival in Milwaukee, Crean served under Tom Izzo on the Michigan State basketball staff for four seasons, holding the position of associate head coach the last two. Crean also served as the Spartans recruiting coordinator, where he routinely lured some of the nation s top talent to East Lansing, including two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Mateen Cleaves and two-time first team All-Big Ten selection Morris Peterson. In Crean s four years on Izzo s staff, the Spartans put together an record and made four consecutive postseason appearances, including a trip to the 1999 Final Four. In each of Crean s four seasons, MSU s win total increased, culminating with a 33-5 season and a 15-1 Big Ten ledger in Prior to his tenure at Michigan State, Crean spent the season as an assistant coach at Pittsburgh and served as the associate head coach at Western Kentucky from 1990 to 1994.