“The IU culture actually started to change back in the spring of 2011. The players we had started to mature. Work ethics that had been substandard got a lot better. I think what they started to absorb was that there was going to be real competition for playing time. It’s been fun to watch.”
The Sporting News ranks his Indiana Hoosiers the No. 1 team in the nation, as does the first USA Today/ESPN poll of this college basketball season, just released on Oct. 17. In the 2011-12 campaign, Zeller was the co-Big Ten freshman of the year, helping IU to a Sweet Sixteen showing in the NCAA tournament. Here, our November 2011 prelude to his success.
