Yogi Ferrell #11- 2A State Championship: Park Tudor vs. Bowman Academy

Game footage courtesy of the IHSAA Champions Network.

Burger Boys Breakdown

Yogi Ferrell's shot wasn't falling, but he was the quickest player on the floor and tied for the most assists in the game with 8.  His final stat line was: 3 points, 1-8 FGs, 0-1 from three, 1-3 FTs, 1 rebound, 8 assists, 1 block, 1 steal in 22 minutes

Gary Harris' stat line: 2 points, 0-3 FGs, 0-2 from three, 2-2 FTs, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 TO, 2 blocks, 1 steal in 15 minutes

Jerry Meyer of Rivals.com reviews all the players from last night's McDonald's All American Game here:  Burger Boys

Purdue Coach Matt Painter Scores a Raise

Purdue just gave Matt Painter a $1 million raise to his yearly salary, which ranks him just ahead of Tom Crean nationally (11th and 12th) and in the B1G (3rd and 4th).  In the B1G, Tom Izzo ($3,633,657) and Thad Matta ($3,598,700) are the higher paid coaches than Painter ($2,325,000), and Crean ($2,240,000).  The full article can be found here:  IndyStar Article

2012 AP All-State Teams Announced

First Team
Yogi Ferrell, Sr (Park Tudor)
Gary Harris, Sr (HSE)
Jeremy Hollowell, Sr (Lawrence Central)
Kellen Dunham, Sr (Pendleton Heights)
Ronnie Johnson, Sr (North Central)

Second Team
R.J. Hunter, Sr (Pike)
Glenn Robinson III, Sr (Lake Central)
Trey Lyles, So (Tech)
Ron Patterson, Sr (Broad Ripple)
Bryson Scott, Jr (FW Northrop)

Third Team
D.J. Balentine, Sr (Kokomo)
DeJuan Marrero, Sr (Bowman Academy)
Ben Gardner, Sr (Carmel)
Trevon Bluiett, So (Park Tudor)
Joe Reed, 6-8, Sr (Center Grove)

South Region Review

Gary Parrish of CBS Sports reviews the South Region- says IU could potentially be preseason #1 next year:  South Region Wrap-Up

IU vs. UK Rivalry Runs Deeper Than Revenge

Yahoo sports talks the sweetest of the Sweet 16 match-ups-  IU vs. UK- Seasons on the line

Eric Gordon's 1st Commercial

Trevon Bluiett #22 in Black- Semi-State: Park Tudor vs. Providence in HD

Tom Crean Talks With Scott Van Pelt

Crean discusses IU vs. UK match-up:  Crean on SVP

Bob Knight on Mike and Mike

Bob Knight talks about the Indiana vs. Kentucky match-up on ESPN radio:  Bob Knight on Mike and Mike

Jaquan Lyle #15 in White- Semi-State: Guerin vs. Evansville Bosse in HD

IU UK Matrix

Thought my fellow Hoosier fans may enjoy this.

Aaron Brennan #45 in Black- Semi-State: Guerin vs. Evansville Bosse in HD

IU's Resurrection

Crean Chats Cats

Tom Crean was on Dan Patrick this morning talking about IU's Sweet 16 match-up with Kentucky.  Crean on Dan Patrick Show

Yogi Ferrell #11 in Black- Semi-State: Park Tudor vs. Providence in HD

Basketball is a Family Tradition

USA Today has an article about Cody and Tyler Zeller carrying on the family tradition: Zellers in USA Today

Yahoo! Sports Radio Talks Hoosiers

Les Carpenter talks about the Hoosiers, including his excellent article I linked yesterday: Hoosiers on Yahoo Sports Radio

IU in Portland- Practice and Game Preview

Short practice video of the Hoosiers in Portland: IU Practice

Game preview of IU vs. NMSU: Hoosiers vs. Aggies

Tom Crean Has Brought IU Back

If you are an IU fan this is a must read and sums up the last four years quite well:  A Program on the Brink

Updated State Tournament Brackets

Here are the updated state tournament brackets broken down by class.  The Semi- State games are on Saturday, March 17th, and the Championship games are on Saturday, March 24th at Banker's Life Fieldhouse.

4A Bracket

3A Bracket

2A Bracket

A Bracket

Trevon Bluiett #22 in White- Sectionals: Park Tudor vs. Heritage Christian in HD

Ron Patterson- #15 in White- Sectional Championship in HD- 3/4/12

This is Indiana

Ron Patterson 2nd Round Sectionals: Broad Ripple vs. Herron- 3/3/12

This is from the first half of the game only because I left at halftime.  I'll be adding a Ron Patterson video from the sectional championship game vs. Park Tudor by Tuesday afternoon.

B1G Tournament Starts Thursday

Indianapolis, this year's host of the Super Bowl, is ready for another huge sporting event.  The B1G Tournament is ready to tip-off at Banker's Life Fieldhouse on Thursday.  With the regular season complete, the bracket is set.

The full bracket can be found here: B1G Tournament Bracket

Yogi Ferrell- #11 in Black- Sectional Championship in HD- 3/4/12

Indiana Basketball is Back

Yogi Ferrell #11 in White- 2nd Round Sectionals in HD- 3/2/12

Went to Broad Ripple last night to catch Yogi Ferrell and Park Tudor take on Heritage Christian.  I'll just say this in regards to Yogi:  He is going to be an immediate game changer for the Hoosiers next season.  Heritage Christian tried their best to slow down the game and even held the ball at half court for almost 5 minutes to end the first half.  Park Tudor, led by Yogi, won the game 47-37.

The second match-up at Broad Ripple was IU commit Ron Patterson and Broad Ripple vs. Herron.  This game was over from the beginning, and I left before halftime when the score was 40-16 Broad Ripple.  Herron had absolutely no answer for the athleticism and size of Broad Ripple.  Broad Ripple won 83-28.

Park Tudor and Broad Ripple square off @ Broad Ripple for the Sectional Championship at 7:30 tonight.  Should be a good one.

Here are the sectional brackets for each class updated after Friday's games:

4A: Sectional Brackets

3A: Sectional Brackets

2A: Sectional Brackets

A: Sectional Brackets

Jalen Coleman #5 in White Class of 2015- Sectionals- 2/28/12

The Big Handsome Anthem

Eron Harris- 2012 WVU Recruit #10 in Green- 2012 Sectionals Cathedral vs. LN

Collin Hartman- 2013 IU Commit #33 in White- 2012 Sectionals: Cathedral vs. LN