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Indiana coach Tom Crean wasn't happy with most phases of his team's game Friday in a 71-67 loss to Boston University.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Reasonable expectations. That term probably haunts Indiana basketball fans who hope this year's team is considerably better than the 6-25 group Tom Crean put on the floor a year ago.

Indiana had to face an intriguing combination in college basketball Monday night: a speedy team who wanted to run with the Hoosiers and who had an athletic 7-foot-3 center patrolling the lane.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana basketball coach Tom Crean had few options last year when it came time to make substitutions.

INDIANA vs. USC UPSTATE Monday, November 16 * 8:30 p.m. ET Assembly Hall- 17,357 Series Record: First Meeting TV: Big Ten Network RADIO: IU Radio Network THE OPENING TIP Indiana is in its 110th season of college basketball and hosts the Spartans of USC Upstate.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - For months there has been a buzz on the Indiana University campus about Bawa Muniru.

From now on, it counts. So what did Indiana's 2-0 exhibition run showcase? For one thing, junior guard Jeremiah Rivers will set the Hoosiers' tone.

Freshman Maurice Creek would be the first to tell you his play in the exhibition opener last week against Grace College left a lot to be desired.

Tom Crean pushed his team at practice and asked it to push the tempo Monday night against St.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- After waiting two seasons since his commitment to the program to finally play his first exhibition game last week, Indiana freshman Derek Elston said the experience was well worth the wait.

Don't put the pressure on Christian Watford. For one thing, Indiana's heralded freshman forward doesn't want it.

Hoosiers coach Tom Crean delivered the news via his Twitter account on Thursday, a day after the Hoosiers' 96-73 exhibition victory over Grace College.

Freshman men's basketball player Bawa Muniru has been cleared by the NCAA Eligibility Center and can play for the Hoosiers effective immediately.

The NCAA has cleared 7-foot freshman center Bawa Muniru to play this season, Indiana University confirmed today.

Tonight, after months of hype and waiting, basketball finally returns to the Hall.

Tom Crean wants it all. The ice cream. The frosting. The cake -- all of it -- every last morsel.

Michigan State has the bull's-eye, Indiana's Jeremiah Rivers has the black eye, Purdue has hungry guys and the Big Ten has stud guys.

Indiana basketball opens the exhibition season next Wednesday night at Assembly Hall against Grace College.

That said, the worst kept secret in Indiana basketball this week a ' there was a Saturday afternoon practice in Sellersburg, at the Nolan Fieldhouse a ' gave the public the chance to watch roughly two hours of Indiana basketball.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Indiana is integrating six freshmen and Georgetown transfer Jeremiah Rivers into a team that retained four of its top five scorers from last year.