NCAA Basketball Indiana Fires Tom Crean Published March 16, 2017 After nine seasons in Bloomington, Tom Crean’s time as Indiana’s coach is over. The Hoosiers officially fired Crean on Thursday. Indiana announces Tom Crean has been fired. — Nicole Auerbach 😷 (@NicoleAuerbach) March 16, 2017 Statement from Indiana, announcing the departure of Tom Crean: pic.twitter.com/nKbUywvC2w — Nicole Auerbach 😷 (@NicoleAuerbach) March 16, 2017 Indiana owes Tom Crean $4 million. That's a lot of money to pay a coach to leave that won two Big Ten titles in five years. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) March 16, 2017 In this article: Recent Posts OSU Loses Out On Top In-State Recruit To ACC Program Positive Rumblings In Michigan’s Pursuit Of A Five-Star QB Michigan Predicted To Land Elite ’26 TE Recruit Michigan QB Announces Transfer Destination Surprising B1G Program Looks Primed To Land No. 3 Overall ’26 Recruit