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Hoosiers' recruiting class rises

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Like a hot stock, Indiana's 2009 basketball recruiting class surged today as analysts reacted to the Hoosiers' verbal commitment from prized prospect Christian Watford. Rivals.com ranked IU's class No. 4 -- five spots higher than before Watford committed. Another analyst, Bob Gibbons, said that might be too low. He put the Hoosiers on par with No. 1 North Carolina.

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September 11, 2008  09:07 AM ET

Well hopefully this is IU being rewarded for cleaning house and getting a reputable AD staff.

September 11, 2008  09:07 AM ET

Verbal commitment means nothing...write an article when the kid actually enrolls...

September 11, 2008  09:46 AM ET

What happened to Sampson? He was a good coach with a good reputation at working the phones!

September 11, 2008  10:14 AM ET

Crean was a great recruiter at Marquette, but was consistently out coached and looked lost during games. He may have the best recruiting class in the Big Ten, but he is by far the worst coach.

September 11, 2008  10:15 AM ET

Crean was a great recruiter at Marquette but was consistently out coached. He may have the best recruiting class in the Big Ten, but he is by far the worst coach.

September 11, 2008  10:21 AM ET

This is a great step for the Hoosiers in getting back to the top of the Big Ten with class!

September 11, 2008  12:27 PM ET
QUOTE(#4):

Crean was a great recruiter at Marquette, but was consistently out coached and looked lost during games. He may have the best recruiting class in the Big Ten, but he is by far the worst coach.

As long as you have Bruce Weber in your conference, you are never the worst coach in your conference.

September 12, 2008  03:18 PM ET

yeah with taking care of the backcourt with the '08 Class and taking care of the frontline in the '09 Class. In the '10 and '11 Classes we will be going after Top-Tier Athlete's.

September 13, 2008  11:05 AM ET

You should always be able to recruit in Indiana look at all the talent...Oden, Connely jr. etc.. The state is full of basketball players. The trick is to keep them at IU. Cream should be able to recruit including going out of state.

September 15, 2008  03:12 PM ET
QUOTE(#7):

As long as you have Bruce Weber in your conference, you are never the worst coach in your conference.

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October 9, 2008  11:45 PM ET
QUOTE(#9):

You should always be able to recruit in Indiana look at all the talent...Oden, Connely jr. etc.. The state is full of basketball players. The trick is to keep them at IU. Cream should be able to recruit including going out of state.

You should always be able to recruit in Indiana look at all the talent...Oden, Connely jr. etc.. The state is full of basketball players. The trick is to keep them at IU. Cream should be able to recruit including going out of state.

Watford is from Alabama for reference(I live close by the town of the school), not Indiana. While Oden and Connelley are from Indiana. Its the school not the state. Great school for recruiting and I love watching them play.

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