The practice of pulling a scholarship from a college athlete(s) in order to open up a scholarship for a more highly valued recruit.
by Chief Illiniwek April 29, 2009
by illinoisportsfan April 30, 2009
kicking a player off the team.
See also: Spring Creaning: the annual creaning that takes place in spring to make room for more players.
Once again, Crean's season is over before the NCAA tournament begins. Looks like it is time for spring creaning. Better tell his players to start looking for back up plans in case they get spring creaned.
by IU SPAStastic August 04, 2009
the process of turning one's coaching staff over at an incredible rate as they leave for lesser or lateral jobs due to their boss.
once again Marquette University lost it's entire assistant coaching staff in an annual creaning of the guard.
by Coach Strohm May 01, 2009
Verb. Refers to the highly unusual facial expression made by Indiana University basketball coach Tom Crean after disappointing losses where he appears to be staring unresponsively into space for awkwardly long periods of time.
Dude, it looked like you were Creaning. Are you OK?
Crean Tom Crean Hoosier dusty banners Assembly Hall
by Ivan Renko March 04, 2015
Creaning is when someone is cleaning everything really well under the influence of crack and they won't stop till it's done
(Creaning ) oi cunt this house is clean as fuck have you been creaning mate. Fuck me if you worked this hard at work we wouldn't need a job
by Zack the zoot man February 12, 2021
With zero scholarships available, but a 0 star prospect verballing, it was time for the IU basketball program to do some house Creaning by kicking off a kid who was told he would be the next D-Wade only a year earlier.
by Flex Chesterson April 29, 2009