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Indiana Close to Hiring Marquette's Tom Crean
ESPN is reporting that Indiana University is close to hiring Marquette head coach Tom Crean as its next head basketball coach, and that Crean is "on the verge of accepting." Crean will have a very difficult job, as there's a good chance that all five starters from this year's Indiana team will be gone next year.   Permalink  |  Email this  |  Linking Blogs ...
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Tom Crean taking over Indiana? What about Marquette?
NCAA Hoops Today — A number of places are saying that Tom Crean is close to taking over the Hoosiers! Also at AOL Fanhouse. Is this for real or an April fool's day joke? A joke was for sure the lame duck Dan Dakich "firing" two of his players on his way out, booting Jamarcus Ellis and Armon Bassett off the team. What are they smoking/eating/drinking in Bloomington? For upcoming reactions from the Marquette world, be sure to check the Cracked Sidewalks blog. This would be an interesting development as another Jud Heathcote tree guy would be replacing Kelvin ...

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