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New IU assistant Tom Ostrom has potential to be a recruiting force

Courtesy of Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON – In March, Tom Ostrom had two promising opportunities in front of him, and one former boss fully supportive of either.

A longtime Dayton assistant, Ostrom was a candidate to replace Archie Miller as Flyers coach. But he also knew Miller was holding a door open for him in Bloomington. Ostrom interviewed for the Dayton job and waited.

“Coach Miller was kind enough to really support me in that process, so I did that," Ostrom said. “Then he basically said, ‘Whatever happens, you have an opportunity to come to IU when the time is right.