When Tom Crean ran off the court in Iowa City on Tuesday night, just after his Indiana Hoosiers had clinched the outright Big 10 title with a win at Iowa, it’s not hard to imagine him heading into the locker room and calmly asking his club…where the haters at?
The title is Crean’s second in four years at Indiana, but more important, it squashes any talk of his status on the college basketball hot seat. In fact, he might even be getting to a point where he can demand a raise from the Indiana administration.
Not only did Indiana join Wisconsin as the only two schools to beat Iowa on the road, Indiana now looks like the top 10 team in the country that we thought they could be at the beginning of the season. The only question that remains, is whether or not this team can ride their success into the conference tournament and eventually, into the NCAA tournament.
The seniors on this Indiana team have contributed to this program at an immeasurable level, sure. However, no one has shined like senior Yogi Ferrell. Ferrell has been one of the most electric players in the Big Ten this season, though he is likely out of the running for Big 10 Player of the Year honors. It should not be discounted what he has done for this team and he may be more valuable to his individual group than anyone else in the conference.
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