Crean steps in as Indiana coach
Associated Press
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: Sports
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Tom Crean knows what's ahead.
After spending nine years putting Marquette back on the national map, Crean faces a more daunting challenge: rebuilding Indiana's legacy. He replaces Kelvin Sampson, who resigned before last season ended amid NCAA allegations of recruiting violations.
"We are not going to be overwhelmed by the challenges, we are going to have to embrace them," Crean said at a news conference Wednesday.
Crean held a T-shirt that read "Crean & Crimson," a play on the team's colors of cream and crimson. He will try to restore the reputation of a team that changed coaches three times since Bob Knight's firing in 2000.
He acknowledged it won't be a quick fix.
"We need everyone to understand that this is going to take some time."
The university seems ready to give him time - an eight-year contract - with an average salary of more than $2 million.
After spending nine years putting Marquette back on the national map, Crean faces a more daunting challenge: rebuilding Indiana's legacy. He replaces Kelvin Sampson, who resigned before last season ended amid NCAA allegations of recruiting violations.
"We are not going to be overwhelmed by the challenges, we are going to have to embrace them," Crean said at a news conference Wednesday.
Crean held a T-shirt that read "Crean & Crimson," a play on the team's colors of cream and crimson. He will try to restore the reputation of a team that changed coaches three times since Bob Knight's firing in 2000.
He acknowledged it won't be a quick fix.
"We need everyone to understand that this is going to take some time."
The university seems ready to give him time - an eight-year contract - with an average salary of more than $2 million.
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