Two more Crean cuts

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Hanner Mosquera-Perea & Devin Davis have been dismissed from Indiana basketball, for "failing to live up to program reaponsibilities". For all we know, they could have done something serious, but on the surface it looks absolutely disgraceful for Creen.

BornSinner

May 14th, 2015 at 6:20 PM ^

Isn't Mosque-Perrera like the tallest/most athletic player they got? 

And I thought Michigan had issues up front lol. 

2Blue4You

May 14th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^

I don't like Crean any more than the next guy but is it possible he did the right thing kicking guys off the team?



Don't know any of the details but we can't have it both ways

814 East U

May 14th, 2015 at 6:25 PM ^

Were they dismissed or just suspended? It was a citation for marijuana for Davis and the other guy was just with him. I just thought they had been suspended indefinitely.

Yinka Double Dare

May 14th, 2015 at 6:26 PM ^

Davis was arrested for weed and Perea was in the room with him where they were smoking. Perea had a previous DUI. This isn't "Creaning" really. In particular they kinda needed Perea, their only big man is the incoming (albeit highly regarded) freshman now.

Tater

May 15th, 2015 at 2:18 AM ^

If anything, it would be even worse if all these kids were squeaky clean coming in and developed their "issues" while playing in Crean's program.  

Even if he has done the right thing so far with every player he has kicked off of his team, the fact that so many players are developing problems under his "tutilege" is a huge red flag, as if one was really needed.

LSAClassOf2000

May 14th, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^

I think they've also had a transfer or two - Max Hoetzel transferred to SDSU, for example. I saw that story earlier this week. CBS Sports explains how the complaint came about:

Campus police responded to a call Monday night complaining about an odor of marijuana coming from an open second-floor window of a dormitory. According to the Indianapolis Star, police found a small bag of marijuana in a backpack that belongs to Davis. IU teammate Hanner Mosquera-Perea was in the room with Davis but was not cited like Davis.

Gentleman Squirrels

May 14th, 2015 at 6:57 PM ^

Does anyone want to play for Indiana anymore? I mean, if I was a recruit looking at all these players getting essentially kicked off, I wouldn't want to play for an ass like that.

Bambi

May 14th, 2015 at 7:16 PM ^

As much as I love Crean bashing, I doubt this was "Spring Creaning."

I'm pretty sure as of now they are two players under the scholarship limit, so they were at it before, and there are no new players waiting to take these spots.

More importantly, Mosquera-Perea was their only contributing big last year. Literally, he was their only player above 6'7" or above to play.

Davis was a redhsirt freshman who missed last year due to injuries from a car accident but averaged about 10 minutes a game his true freshman season.

Neither of these were dirty moves by Crean.

4godkingandwol…

May 14th, 2015 at 7:32 PM ^

... Calipari has to restock every year because he loses highly rated players to the NBA.  Crean has to restock because he can't coach and has the audacity to think it's the players' faults.

bronxblue

May 14th, 2015 at 9:38 PM ^

I remember Creen once being talked about as an Izzo disciple who could take over for him; I don't like MSU much, but I can't imagine they'd put up with this behavior from a HC.  Surprised IU does, especially since he hasn't fielded a particularly great team save for that one Elite 8 squad.