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Friday, July 04, 2008 --- 63 days ago http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/07/04/looks-like-this-would-be-a-good-year-t
 Filed under: Indiana Basketball , Big Ten Basketball , NCAA Basketball Recruiting Given the way the 2008-09 season is shaping up, it may be a bad year for Indiana fans to have quit smoking, drinking, amphetamines and sniffing glue . Indiana is down to one scholarship player from last year (and he was a former walk-on). The school just finished presenting its case before the NCAA Infractions Committee . The school has spent a fortune on legal bills from the Kelvin Sampson affair -- to say nothing in terms of buyouts for the former coach, assistants and soon to be former athletic director . The school already pulled one scholarship for the 2008-09 season as self-punishment for the Sampson stuff -- to demonstrate to the NCAA the sincerity of their shame. Now, they are taking two more scholarships from the 2008-09 season to forestall any possible penalties for next year with regards to the Academic Progress Report (APR). Since the end of last season, IU has lost seven players with eligibility remaining. Eric Gordon went to the NBA. Brandon McGee, DeAndre Thomas, Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis were dismissed from the team. Eli Holman transferred and Jordan Crawford also left. Privacy laws prevent disclosures about the players' academic standing, but Crean has described IU's situation as "crisis mode" and said he "inherited a tremendous amount of dysfunction." There are other reasons to take what appears to be a severe hit this season. This ... |
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