Thursday, January 26
Ann Arbor, MI
9:00 PM
Indiana University
at
Michigan
PREVIEW: Hoosiers Travel North To Take On Michigan
1/24/2017 6:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the defending Big Ten Champions have won 4 of their last 5 games as they visit Michigan on Thursday night.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will travel to Northwestern on Sunday, January 29, to take on the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m.
NBC SPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Junior James Blackmon, Jr. averaged 25.0 points against MSU and PSU and hit a buzzer beater for the win in Happy Valley.
IU INSIGHT
• IU 6th in the nation in rebound margin, 14th in rebounding, 14th in field goal percentage and 19th in scoring.
• The Hoosiers 5.3 blocks per game would be the highest total for a Hoosier team in the Crean Era. The previous high was 4.31 in 2013-14.
• Indiana's 13.0 offensive rebounds per game is the highest total in the Crean Era since the team averaged 12.7 in 2009-10.
• Since 2011-12, IU has had the most potent offense in the Big Ten, leading in points scored (78.4), field goal percentage (48.1), and 3-point field goal percentage (40.1). The Hoosiers lead all major conference schools in field goal percentage and 3-point percentage during that same time frame.
• In conference games only, IU leads the Big Ten in 3-point field goals made (9.0) and offensive rebound percentage (37.1).
• Since 2014-15, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.5 3FG per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova is 2nd (9.0) and Michigan is 3rd (8.8). Junior James Blackmon, Jr. is 5th among major conference players making 2.7 triples per game during that time frame. His buzzer beater at PSU was the first for the Hoosiers in Big Ten play since Kirk Haston beat No. 1 Michigan State, 59-58, in January 2001.
• With the 76-67 win over No. 3 North Carolina in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Hoosiers are tied with took with a national-best 6 wins against top 3 programs since the 2011-12 season. IU also beat Kansas, 103-99 in overtime in the season opener at the Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers. Over the last five+ years, IU is 134-59 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents during that time. IU has been nationally ranked for the sixth straight season. Nine players in his first 7 recruiting classes have scored 1,000 points in their career under Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,986), Christian Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will Sheehey (1,120), Victor Oladipo (1,117) Troy Williams (1,115), and most recently James Blackmon, Jr. (1,072) also have scored 1,000 points or more. Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. In addition, Oladipo earned two National Player of the Year honors and was named National Defensive Player of the Year. IU won the 2013 and 2016 Big Ten titles outright. Last year's outright title is the team's second in a four-year period with the last time that happened at IU coming in 1980, 81 and 83. The Hoosiers are now tied for the Big Ten lead in overall championships (22) and outright titles (13).
THE SERIES
• IU holds a 107-57 lead in the series which began in 1918. IU has won 5 of the last 7 meetings and used a school-record 28-0 run last year in Ann Arbor to post an 80-67 win. UM knocked the IU out of the Big Ten Tournament last year in Indianapolis with a last second three to take the 72-69 win.
DID YOU KNOW
• Sophomore OG Anunoby will undergo surgery on his right knee next week and will miss the remainder of the season. He was injured at the end of the first half against Penn State.
• Junior James Blackmon, Jr. was named Co-B1G Player of the Week for the second time this season. Earlier this month, he became the 50th player in IU history to reach the 1,000-point mark and is now 47th on the all-time scoring list with 1,072 points. He needs 1 point to move into 46th place surpassing Ricky Calloway. After missing all of last B1G season, this will be Blackmon's first ever game in Ann Arbor.
• Junior Rob Johnson had a solid week averaging 17 points while shooting 50.0 from the field and 54.5 from long distance.
• IU leads the Big Ten in scoring (84.2), field goal percentage (49.7), rebound margin (10.0), and in offensive rebounding percentage (39.8).
•Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers have been on active NBA rosters this season including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Brooklyn)and Troy Williams (Memphis). Three of his former players at Marquette also are active, including Dwyane Wade (Chicago), Steve Novak (Milwaukee) and Wes Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million earlier this season.
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season (Buckley, Martin, Judson). Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley begins his ninth year at Indiana. The former head coach at Ball State, his Cardinals beat No. 3 Kansas and No. 4 UCLA at the 2001 Maui Classic. Assistant Coach Chuck Martin is in his third year with the Hoosiers and was the head coach at Marist (2008-13). Assistant Coach Rob Judson is in his second year as an assistant coach after serving as Director of Operations in early 2014. He was the head coach at Northern Illinois (2001-07) and won the MAC West title in 2006.
• Sophomore Thomas Bryant was named Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook and NBCSports.com. He tied his Big Ten career-high (Minnesota) with 20 points against Illinois and made all six of his field goal attempts. He had 19 points and 9 rebounds at Penn State and had 11 points and 6 rebounds against Michigan State. He had his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Nebraska. He had a 15-point, 7-rebound performance against Butler. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He had 12 points and 7 boards against North Carolina. He is now 8th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 7.0 per game and 6th in blocks (1.6).
• Freshman De'Ron Davis made his first career start against Louisville and had 12 points off the bench against Wisconsin. He made all 6 of his free throw attempts against Illinois. He had back-to-back 14-point efforts against SIUE and SEMO. He is 38-for-71 from the floor this year and is averaging 6.1 points and 3.2 points, three rebounds and two blocked shots against North Carolina. The Colorado native is 4th on the team with 15 blocked shots. He had 7 points and 4 rebounds at Penn State and had 4 points against Michigan State.
• Junior James Blackmon Jr. has the highest career average (16.5) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He is 3rd in the Big Ten in scoring at 18.5 per game. He had 14 points and tied his career-high with 9 rebounds against North Carolina. He had 24 points against Austin Peay. He leads the Big Ten averaging 3.3 3FG made per game. He had his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Louisville. He had 17 at Penn State prior to his 33-point outburst against Michigan State. He is averaging 22.6 points and shooting 52.0 from the field in his last 5 games.
Top 5 Career Scorers In Tom Crean Era
James Blackmon, Jr. 16.5
Cody Zeller 16.1
Yogi Ferrell 14.5
Christian Watford 13.1
Thomas Bryant 11.9
• Junior guard Robert Johnson is the most experienced Hoosier, having started 74 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 14.0 points and is second on the team with 43 assists. He had 17 points and 7 rebounds at Penn State. He had 19 points and 4 rebounds against Nebraska. He has scored 16 points or more 9 times this season. He is shooting 50.2 percent from the field and is shooting 43.13 percent from 3-point range. He is averaging 15.0 points in his last 5 games and is shooting 48.1 from distance.
• Sophomore forward OG Anunoby averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds before his season ending injury. He had 12 points and 2 blocks against Illinois. Against North Carolina, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He had 19 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks against Delaware State. He had 14 points and 2 steals against Louisville. He is second on the team in blocked shots (21) and leads in steals (21). He missed three games with a sprained ankle following the North Carolina game.
• Senior forward Collin Hartman is rehabbing his injured knee. He played three games in the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk had a career-high 11 assists against Austin Peay. He added 11 points for his first career double-double. He is averaging 7.3 points and 3.4 assists. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he scored 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He had 8 assists against SEMO and had 9 points against Butler. He had 11 points against Nebraska and 9 against Maryland. He had 10 points and 1 turnover in the second half against Rutgers
• Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan had 10 rebounds and had a career-high 4 blocked shots against Butler. On the season, he is contributing 7.3 points and 5.4 rebounds. He is third in blocked shots with 18. He has started 11 games this season and is shooting 60.6% from the field. He had 12 points and 7 rebounds against Wisconsin. He made a school-record 14 straight field goals over a three-game period earlier this season. He missed the last 2 games with a foot injury. Sophomore walk-on Zach McRoberts had 4 points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes against Rutgers. He played 15 minutes at PSU and started against MSU. He had 3 points and 5 boards in 32 minutes. Freshman Curtis Jones had 6 points against Maryland and Rutgers and has made 5 of his last 7 3FG. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. He is averaging 3.4 points in Big Ten play and shooting 60.0 from long distance in the league. Freshman Devonte Green is averaging 4.5 points and has made 5 of 1 3FG during Big Ten play. He had 5 points against Illinois and Maryland and added 4 against Rutgers. He had 5 points against MSU. Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. had his best Big Ten game against MSU. He contributed 4 points and 2 offensive rebounds.
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the defending Big Ten Champions have won 4 of their last 5 games as they visit Michigan on Thursday night.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will travel to Northwestern on Sunday, January 29, to take on the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m.
NBC SPORTS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• Junior James Blackmon, Jr. averaged 25.0 points against MSU and PSU and hit a buzzer beater for the win in Happy Valley.
| Indiana (14-6, 4-3 Big Ten) vs. Michigan (13-7, 3-4 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 |
| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Venue | Crisler Center (12,707) |
| Tipoff | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN2 & WatchESPN (Rece Davis & Jim Calhoun) |
| Radio | IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) |
| Live Stats | IUHoosiers.com |
IU INSIGHT
• IU 6th in the nation in rebound margin, 14th in rebounding, 14th in field goal percentage and 19th in scoring.
• The Hoosiers 5.3 blocks per game would be the highest total for a Hoosier team in the Crean Era. The previous high was 4.31 in 2013-14.
• Indiana's 13.0 offensive rebounds per game is the highest total in the Crean Era since the team averaged 12.7 in 2009-10.
• Since 2011-12, IU has had the most potent offense in the Big Ten, leading in points scored (78.4), field goal percentage (48.1), and 3-point field goal percentage (40.1). The Hoosiers lead all major conference schools in field goal percentage and 3-point percentage during that same time frame.
• In conference games only, IU leads the Big Ten in 3-point field goals made (9.0) and offensive rebound percentage (37.1).
• Since 2014-15, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.5 3FG per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova is 2nd (9.0) and Michigan is 3rd (8.8). Junior James Blackmon, Jr. is 5th among major conference players making 2.7 triples per game during that time frame. His buzzer beater at PSU was the first for the Hoosiers in Big Ten play since Kirk Haston beat No. 1 Michigan State, 59-58, in January 2001.
• With the 76-67 win over No. 3 North Carolina in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Hoosiers are tied with took with a national-best 6 wins against top 3 programs since the 2011-12 season. IU also beat Kansas, 103-99 in overtime in the season opener at the Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers. Over the last five+ years, IU is 134-59 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents during that time. IU has been nationally ranked for the sixth straight season. Nine players in his first 7 recruiting classes have scored 1,000 points in their career under Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,986), Christian Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will Sheehey (1,120), Victor Oladipo (1,117) Troy Williams (1,115), and most recently James Blackmon, Jr. (1,072) also have scored 1,000 points or more. Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. In addition, Oladipo earned two National Player of the Year honors and was named National Defensive Player of the Year. IU won the 2013 and 2016 Big Ten titles outright. Last year's outright title is the team's second in a four-year period with the last time that happened at IU coming in 1980, 81 and 83. The Hoosiers are now tied for the Big Ten lead in overall championships (22) and outright titles (13).
THE SERIES
• IU holds a 107-57 lead in the series which began in 1918. IU has won 5 of the last 7 meetings and used a school-record 28-0 run last year in Ann Arbor to post an 80-67 win. UM knocked the IU out of the Big Ten Tournament last year in Indianapolis with a last second three to take the 72-69 win.
DID YOU KNOW
• Sophomore OG Anunoby will undergo surgery on his right knee next week and will miss the remainder of the season. He was injured at the end of the first half against Penn State.
• Junior James Blackmon, Jr. was named Co-B1G Player of the Week for the second time this season. Earlier this month, he became the 50th player in IU history to reach the 1,000-point mark and is now 47th on the all-time scoring list with 1,072 points. He needs 1 point to move into 46th place surpassing Ricky Calloway. After missing all of last B1G season, this will be Blackmon's first ever game in Ann Arbor.
• Junior Rob Johnson had a solid week averaging 17 points while shooting 50.0 from the field and 54.5 from long distance.
• IU leads the Big Ten in scoring (84.2), field goal percentage (49.7), rebound margin (10.0), and in offensive rebounding percentage (39.8).
•Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers have been on active NBA rosters this season including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Brooklyn)and Troy Williams (Memphis). Three of his former players at Marquette also are active, including Dwyane Wade (Chicago), Steve Novak (Milwaukee) and Wes Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million earlier this season.
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season (Buckley, Martin, Judson). Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley begins his ninth year at Indiana. The former head coach at Ball State, his Cardinals beat No. 3 Kansas and No. 4 UCLA at the 2001 Maui Classic. Assistant Coach Chuck Martin is in his third year with the Hoosiers and was the head coach at Marist (2008-13). Assistant Coach Rob Judson is in his second year as an assistant coach after serving as Director of Operations in early 2014. He was the head coach at Northern Illinois (2001-07) and won the MAC West title in 2006.
• Sophomore Thomas Bryant was named Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook and NBCSports.com. He tied his Big Ten career-high (Minnesota) with 20 points against Illinois and made all six of his field goal attempts. He had 19 points and 9 rebounds at Penn State and had 11 points and 6 rebounds against Michigan State. He had his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Nebraska. He had a 15-point, 7-rebound performance against Butler. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He had 12 points and 7 boards against North Carolina. He is now 8th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 7.0 per game and 6th in blocks (1.6).
• Freshman De'Ron Davis made his first career start against Louisville and had 12 points off the bench against Wisconsin. He made all 6 of his free throw attempts against Illinois. He had back-to-back 14-point efforts against SIUE and SEMO. He is 38-for-71 from the floor this year and is averaging 6.1 points and 3.2 points, three rebounds and two blocked shots against North Carolina. The Colorado native is 4th on the team with 15 blocked shots. He had 7 points and 4 rebounds at Penn State and had 4 points against Michigan State.
• Junior James Blackmon Jr. has the highest career average (16.5) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He is 3rd in the Big Ten in scoring at 18.5 per game. He had 14 points and tied his career-high with 9 rebounds against North Carolina. He had 24 points against Austin Peay. He leads the Big Ten averaging 3.3 3FG made per game. He had his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Louisville. He had 17 at Penn State prior to his 33-point outburst against Michigan State. He is averaging 22.6 points and shooting 52.0 from the field in his last 5 games.
Top 5 Career Scorers In Tom Crean Era
James Blackmon, Jr. 16.5
Cody Zeller 16.1
Yogi Ferrell 14.5
Christian Watford 13.1
Thomas Bryant 11.9
• Junior guard Robert Johnson is the most experienced Hoosier, having started 74 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 14.0 points and is second on the team with 43 assists. He had 17 points and 7 rebounds at Penn State. He had 19 points and 4 rebounds against Nebraska. He has scored 16 points or more 9 times this season. He is shooting 50.2 percent from the field and is shooting 43.13 percent from 3-point range. He is averaging 15.0 points in his last 5 games and is shooting 48.1 from distance.
• Sophomore forward OG Anunoby averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds before his season ending injury. He had 12 points and 2 blocks against Illinois. Against North Carolina, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He had 19 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks against Delaware State. He had 14 points and 2 steals against Louisville. He is second on the team in blocked shots (21) and leads in steals (21). He missed three games with a sprained ankle following the North Carolina game.
• Senior forward Collin Hartman is rehabbing his injured knee. He played three games in the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk had a career-high 11 assists against Austin Peay. He added 11 points for his first career double-double. He is averaging 7.3 points and 3.4 assists. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he scored 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He had 8 assists against SEMO and had 9 points against Butler. He had 11 points against Nebraska and 9 against Maryland. He had 10 points and 1 turnover in the second half against Rutgers
• Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan had 10 rebounds and had a career-high 4 blocked shots against Butler. On the season, he is contributing 7.3 points and 5.4 rebounds. He is third in blocked shots with 18. He has started 11 games this season and is shooting 60.6% from the field. He had 12 points and 7 rebounds against Wisconsin. He made a school-record 14 straight field goals over a three-game period earlier this season. He missed the last 2 games with a foot injury. Sophomore walk-on Zach McRoberts had 4 points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes against Rutgers. He played 15 minutes at PSU and started against MSU. He had 3 points and 5 boards in 32 minutes. Freshman Curtis Jones had 6 points against Maryland and Rutgers and has made 5 of his last 7 3FG. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. He is averaging 3.4 points in Big Ten play and shooting 60.0 from long distance in the league. Freshman Devonte Green is averaging 4.5 points and has made 5 of 1 3FG during Big Ten play. He had 5 points against Illinois and Maryland and added 4 against Rutgers. He had 5 points against MSU. Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. had his best Big Ten game against MSU. He contributed 4 points and 2 offensive rebounds.
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