Tom Crean’s job status sure is a hot commodity these days. Last year, the team won the Big Ten title, its second in four years. This year, however, they are 15-11, despite wins over Kansas and North Carolina earlier in the season. They’ve fallen to 5-8 in the Big Ten, a garbage basketball conference, and if the Hoosiers lose at Minnesota tonight, they’ll at best finish .500 in the conference. Despite the injuries to OG Anunoby and Collin Hartman, this is not an acceptable season for the Hoosiers.
Fred Glass has a decision to make this offseason. And if he decides to replace Tom Crean after 9 seasons at the helm of IU basketball, there’s only one name that comes to mind for his replacement.