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Crean corrals top-flight guard from Alabama : College Sports : Evansville Courier Press
When Tom Crean was asked why he would leave the Top 25 program he had built at Marquette to take over the basketball mess in Bloomington, he had a simple answer: "It's Indiana. It's Indiana." His first big-name recruit must have been listening. Nick Williams, a 6-foot-5 guard from Mobile, Ala., on Monday signed a letter of intent to attend IU. Ranked the ninth-best shooting guard and 35th-best ...
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Rubbing salt in the wound
Cracked Sidewalks — Nick Williams, the former MU commit who received an unconditional release when Crean bolted, signed with Indiana yesterday. A shocker, eh? ...

Around the Hall: Nick Williams
Inside the Hall | An Indiana Hoosiers basketball blog — ... signing of Mobile (AL) guard Nick Williams. Here’s a gathering of coverage from around the Web: Ex-Marquette recruit to follow Crean (Indiana Daily Student) IU signs Alabama’s top prep basketball player (Indianapolis Star) Williams signs with Indiana (The Hoosier Scoop) Williams ready to help right away (Hoosier Nation) Guard follows Crean, commits to IU (Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette) Crean corrals top-flight guard from Alabama (Evansville Courier Press) ...

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