"It's Indiana," Hoosiers coach Tom Crean proudly reminded the media at his introductory press conference over five years ago. "What I feel is the pinnacle, the absolute pinnacle, of all of college basketball."
The sentiment, the aura rang true. Crean was now the head coach of one of the most historically successful basketball programs in the nation.
But this wasn't your grandfather's Hoosiers.
The tradition of Indiana basketball never left. But the current product was a far cry from the program it used to be. Indiana was no longer a mainstay as one of the nation's elites.
Nearly three decades of prosperity under Bob Knight—highlighted by three Nation...
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