Indiana's Recruits Deciding to Go Elsewhere

New Indiana coach Tom Crean has an even more difficult job this upcoming season. Two Hoosier recruits ... Devin Ebanks and Terrell Holloway ... are deciding not to come to Indiana and are looking elsewhere.

Devin Ebanks, a high-scoring recruit whose signed letter of intent to IU included an escape clause, will pick from one of four schools, Ebanks' summer coach Lawrence McGugins told rivals .com Wednesday. Ebanks will visit Texas, Rutgers, Memphis and West Virginia.

IU's other star recruit, Terrell Holloway, told the Cincinnati Enquirer he will attend Xavier.

This comes on the heels of freshman star Eric Gordon announcing he's going pro, Big Ten Player of the Year D.J. White is graduating and the dimissals of Jamarcus Ellis and Armon Bassett from the team.

Crean has five scholarship players returning and two other recruits in the fold (Ellis and Bassett could be back, too). He also has some recruiting restrictions thrust upon him from the Kelvin Sampson Era, which will make it tough to go get guys.

Still, Crean has a good attitude towards any recruiting efforts:

"I'm looking forward to getting some recruits on campus and talk to them about what we're hoping to do here," Crean said. "I don't think we'll have a difficult time getting people to come. I think that people who are interested will come and give us a look. At least I hope so.''