om Crean will have Indiana basketball on the road to recovery in no time flat. He has recruited Indiana making him very familiar with the basketball landscape.

Crean is a proven winner and will bring the attitude of a winner to Assembly Hall. Crean comes to Indiana after fighting wars in Big East, which is one of the country’s tougher basketball conferences.

Marquette’s yearly battles with Louisville were legendary and they were battles where Crean competed fearlessly. He proved to be a great rival. Crean will be a winner in the Big Ten and He will bring Indiana Basketball back to the status enjoyed when Bobby knight worked the sidelines with his antics.

Crean is a different type of coach, but he fits the Hoosier style mystic that the state is known for. Crean recruited Dewayne Wade, so enough said about that. That is the type of coach and winner that he is. He recruits clean cut kids and kids who know how to win. Just like he returned Marquette basketball to elite status, he will do the same in Indiana.