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February 13, 2013

NBA Rising Stars Challenge Teams

Special to TH Associated Press Wed Feb 13, 2013, 10:54 AM EST

CLEVELAND —

All-Star Weekend

Friday, Feb. 15 at Houston

(x-injured, will not play; y-injury replacement)

(R-rookie; 2Y-second year players)

Team Chuck

Bradley Beal, R, Washington, G

Anthony Davis, R, New Orleans, F

Kenneth Faried, 2Y, Denver, F

Brandon Knight, 2Y, Detroit, G

Kawhi Leonard, 2Y, San Antonio, F

Richy Rubio, 2Y, Minnesota, G

Alexey Shved, R, Minnesota, G

Isaiah Thomas, 2Y, Sacramento, G

Tristan Thompson, 2Y, Cleveland, F

Nikola Vucevic, 2Y, Orlando, C

Team Shaq

Harrison Barnes, R, Golden State, F

x-Andre Drummond, R, Detroit, C

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, R, Charlotte, G-F

Kyrie Irving, 2Y, Cleveland, G

Damian Lillard, R, Portland, G

y-Andrew Nicholson, R, Orlando, F

Chandler Parsons, 2Y, Houston, F

Klay Thompson, 2Y, Golden State, G

Dion Waiters, R, Cleveland, G

Kemba Walker, 2Y, Charlotte, G

Tyler Zeller, R, Cleveland, F-C

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IU still working towards sixth banner
Monday night in Atlanta, Louisville won the school’s first National Championship since the year I was born - 1986. This accomplishment is significant to Indiana basketball fans, because the last two times the Cardinals cut down the nets (1980, 1986), the Hoosiers did it the following year. The stat, of course means nothing, other than both schools had strong programs in the 1980s.

April 11, 2013
Zeller declares for NBA
Indiana’s Cody Zeller turned down one chance to play in the NBA. He couldn’t say no twice.
The 7-foot sophomore center who returned to school last fall for one more shot at a national championship announced Wednesday he is leaving college early to enter the NBA draft. The reason was simple.

April 11, 2013
Washington shows support for Zeller
Washington residents don’t get to see Tyler Zeller much these days, but for one night, he was back in Indiana.
Zeller, along with his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates played the Indiana Pacers Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, much to the enjoyment of more than a hundred Washington residents that made the two-hour trip to Indianapolis.

April 10, 2013 1 Photo
Zeller scores 18, but Pacers beat Cavs 99-94
For the first 43 minutes Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, it looked like a great homecoming for former Washington Hatchet - now Cleveland Cavalier - Tyler Zeller. The final five belonged to the Indiana Pacers.

April 10, 2013 1 Photo
Oladipo, Zeller named All-Americans
Statistics through March 17
First Team
Trey Burke, Michigan, 6-0, 190, sophomore, Columbus, Ohio, 19.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 6.7 apg, 40.1 3-pt fg pct, 1.6 steals, 35.2 minutes (62 first-team votes, 319 total points)
Otto Porter Jr., Georgetown, 6-8, 205, sophomore, Morley, Mo., 16.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 42.7 3 pt-fg pct, 1.9 steals, 35.3 minutes (62, 319)
Victor Oladipo, Indiana, 6-5, 214, junior, Upper Marlboro, Md., 13.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 59.9 fg pct, 44.3 3-pt fg pct, 2.2 steals (58, 306)
Doug McDermott, Creighton, 6-8, 225, junior, Ames, Iowa, 23.1 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 56.1 fg pct, 49.7 3-pt fg pct, 86.0 ft pct (44, 279)
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga, 7-0, 238, junior, Kamloops, British Columbia, 17.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 65.2 fg pct (47, 278)

April 1, 2013
Hoosiers look ahead after disappointing finish
Indiana left Washington in a dour mood.
Tom Crean knows his team can't afford to let it linger if it intends to continue chasing another national championship banner.

March 30, 2013
Turnovers spell disaster for No. 1 Indiana
Nineteen turnovers. Sixteen baskets. A season-low 50 points.
Top-seed Indiana had no answer for the 2-3 zone of Syracuse, and now the Hoosiers are heading home after a 61-50 loss Thursday night bounced them from the NCAA tournament.

March 29, 2013
Indiana can't solve Syracuse zone in Sweet 16
It took winning a national title for Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim to get over a late-shot loss to Indiana the last time the schools faced off in the NCAA tournament.

March 29, 2013
Top four seeds left in East Region
Yelps of support and echoing applause greeted the voice booming over the loudspeakers Wednesday at the scheduled start of practice for the East Regional's fourth seed: "Coached by Jim Boeheim, please welcome the Syracuse Orange!"

March 28, 2013
Basketball is a king's sport in Indiana
Indiana athletic director Fred Glass must be ready for the game each time he goes out.

March 26, 2013
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