Cody Zeller

NCAA Tournament: Syracuse topples top-seeded Indiana, 61-50

2013-03-28 21:20:00

WASHINGTON -- It took winning a national title for Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim to get over a late-shot loss to Indiana the last time the schools faced off in the NCAA tournament. This meeting, 26 years later, was never close enough to come down to the...

Louisville's Kevin Ware expected to be at Final Four

2013-04-01 23:12:00

Kevin Ware is already up and walking, and he has a nice souvenir to keep him company until he's cleared to return to Louisville. Cardinals Coach Rick Pitino brought the Midwest Regional championship trophy when he visited Ware, who remains...

NCAA Tournament: Indiana scores final 10 points to beat Temple, 58-52

2013-03-24 14:20:00

DAYTON, Ohio -- Indiana’s season, the one that’s supposed to finish with confetti falling and nets coming down, was minutes from ending in shock and disappointment. The Hoosiers were on the brink. As the clock ticked down, coach Tom...

NCAA Tournament: Indiana scores early, often to rout James Madison

2013-03-22 15:40:00

DAYTON, Ohio -- Indiana spent the season getting banged, bruised and battered in the Big Ten On Friday, the Hoosiers got to pick on one of the NCAA tournament's little guys. Freshman Yogi Ferrell scored 14 points in the first six minutes as top-seeded...

Which teams are legitimate contenders for NCAA basketball title?

2013-02-20 14:13:00

Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss the number of teams that have a chance at winning the NCAA basketball tournament this year. Feel free to join the discussion with a comment of your own. Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times Let's first work...

Lots of chatter about upcoming Sixers decisions

2013-05-20 01:34:02

Take our DN Sports Quiz about Philly sports trades on PhillyDailyNews.com for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Use promo code Q48X. CHICAGO -- They probably weren't the main topic of conversation during the NBA predraft combine last week in the...

Sixers Notes: Kansas center Jeff Withey will meet with Sixers

2013-05-17 10:44:02

Jeff Withey is projected to be picked in the middle of the first round in the NBA draft next month. The Kansas center is keyed up about Friday's interview with the Sixers, who are likely to pick 11th. "I'm extremely excited," Withey said Thursday at the...

Brotherly advice helps Indiana's Zeller as he readies for NBA

2013-05-16 11:41:00

Cody Zeller has two built-in advice lines to consult when navigating the transition from college basketball to the NBA. The 7-foot forward out of Indiana said he talked with brothers Tyler and Luke a couple of times a week throughout the season to get a...

Danny Ainge: Enough! Doc's our coach

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Doc Rivers wasn't at the NBA pre-draft combine as workouts commenced yesterday, but nagging media types have been advised to not read anything into that. According to Danny Ainge, there has already been entirely too much "reading into" by Celtics...

Indiana native is 'NBA ready'

2013-05-16 10:04:02

History shows that the state of Indiana will be well represented in the 2013 NBA Draft next month. Over the course of the past five drafts, a dozen Indiana natives have been selected in either the first or second rounds, and there is virtually no chance...

The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.) Pete DiPrimio column

2013-05-16 10:04:02

What does Evan Gordon bring to the Indiana Hoosiers? For one, a veteran backcourt presence. He's basically a three-year starter -- two years at Liberty University in Virginia, one year at Arizona State. That's three times the experience of returning...

Sam Hinkie's first order of business for Sixers

2013-05-16 01:54:03

While the top priority for Sam Hinkie is to find a new coach for the 76ers, his first order of business will be here in Chicago where the NBA draft combine will take place today and tomorrow. Hinkie, the Sixers' new president of basketball operations...

Indiana's Cody Zeller puts up a shot against Central Connecticut State's Brandon Peel during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana won 100-69. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

2012-12-09 02:26:00

Indiana's Cody Zeller, center, shoots against Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, left, and Anthony Davis during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

2012-05-30 20:58:00