Sunday, January 29
Evanston, IL
6:30 PM
Indiana University
at
Northwestern
PREVIEW: Indiana at Northwestern On Sunday Night
1/27/2017 6:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the defending Big Ten Champions will visit Northwestern early Sunday evening.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will host Penn State at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
COACHES VS. CANCER
• As part of the NABC's Coaches vs. Cancer Initiative, members of the IU staff will wear sneakers during Sunday's game.
IU INSIGHT
• IU is 7th in the nation in rebound margin, 9th in field goal percentage and 19th in scoring.
• Northwestern will be wearing black jersey's with Gothic lettering so the Hoosiers will wear their customary home white jerseys in Evanston.
• The Hoosiers 5.1 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.
• Since 2011-12, IU has had the most potent offense in the Big Ten, leading in points scored (78.4), field goal percentage (48.2), 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.
• 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 2.6 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 Duke 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.
• IU and Northwestern will meet again in Bloomington on either February 25 or 26. The conference is waiting for its TV partners to choose which games they will show that weekend.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers, including the last 6 where IU has earned a national ranking. Over the last five+ years, IU is 134-60 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents and is 3rd nationally (min. 40 games) with 56.8 win percentage against rated foes. In addition, IU and Duke are tied for the most wins against top 3 teams (6). 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. (1,076). 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 114-50 lead in the series which began in 1908. IU has won 3 of the last 4 meetings, including an 89-57 win over the Wildcats last year in Bloomington. In their last visit to Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern took a 71-56 triumph in February of 2015.
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 46th on the all-time scoring list with 1,076 points.
• Junior Rob Johnson has been a solid performer throughout the year. In Big Ten play, he is averaging 15.0 points and shooting 50.0 from the floor and 48.9 from three-point range. He is third in B1G play making 2.8 triples per game.
• IU leads the Big Ten in scoring (83.0), field goal percentage (49.9), and in offensive rebounding percentage (39.4).
•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 10th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 6.7 per game and 6th in blocks (1.5).
• 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 39-for-73 from the floor this year and is averaging 5.8 points and 3.0 points, three rebounds and two blocked shots against North Carolina. The Colorado native is 4th on the team with 16 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 (16.3) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He is 4th in the Big Ten in scoring at 17.6 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 3.2 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.
Top 5 Career Scorers In Tom Crean Era
James Blackmon, Jr. 16.3
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 75 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 14.0 points and is second on the team with 44 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 had 14 points on Thursday against Michigan. He is averaging 16.0 points in the last 3 games and is shooting 47.1 from long range during that time frame. He has scored 838 points in his career and has averaged 9.9 points in 85 games. 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). 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 7.2 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 and Michigan. He had 3 points and 5 boards in 32 minutes against the Spartans. Freshman Curtis Jones had 6 points against Maryland and Rutgers and has made 5 of his last 8 3FG. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. He is averaging 3.0 points in Big Ten play and shooting 54.5 from long distance in the league. Freshman Devonte Green is averaging 4.3 points and has made 6 of 12 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. He followed that up with 5 points, 2 rebounds and an assist against Michigan. Freshman Grant Gelon was impressive in his brief stint in the game against Michigan. He had 8 points and made both of his 3FG attempts in 2 minutes of action. Junior Tim Priller has returned to the team after taking care of some academic matters.
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the defending Big Ten Champions will visit Northwestern early Sunday evening.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will host Penn State at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
COACHES VS. CANCER
• As part of the NABC's Coaches vs. Cancer Initiative, members of the IU staff will wear sneakers during Sunday's game.
| Indiana (14-7, 4-4 Big Ten) vs. Northwestern (17-4, 6-2 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017 |
| Location | Evanston, Illinois |
| Venue | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) |
| Tipoff | 6:30 p.m. ET |
| TV | BTN & BTN2Go (Wayne Randazzo & Jon Crispin) |
| Radio | IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) |
| Live Stats | IUHoosiers.com |
IU INSIGHT
• IU is 7th in the nation in rebound margin, 9th in field goal percentage and 19th in scoring.
• Northwestern will be wearing black jersey's with Gothic lettering so the Hoosiers will wear their customary home white jerseys in Evanston.
• The Hoosiers 5.1 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.
• Since 2011-12, IU has had the most potent offense in the Big Ten, leading in points scored (78.4), field goal percentage (48.2), 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.
• 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 2.6 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 Duke 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.
• IU and Northwestern will meet again in Bloomington on either February 25 or 26. The conference is waiting for its TV partners to choose which games they will show that weekend.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers, including the last 6 where IU has earned a national ranking. Over the last five+ years, IU is 134-60 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents and is 3rd nationally (min. 40 games) with 56.8 win percentage against rated foes. In addition, IU and Duke are tied for the most wins against top 3 teams (6). 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. (1,076). 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 114-50 lead in the series which began in 1908. IU has won 3 of the last 4 meetings, including an 89-57 win over the Wildcats last year in Bloomington. In their last visit to Welsh-Ryan Arena, Northwestern took a 71-56 triumph in February of 2015.
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 46th on the all-time scoring list with 1,076 points.
• Junior Rob Johnson has been a solid performer throughout the year. In Big Ten play, he is averaging 15.0 points and shooting 50.0 from the floor and 48.9 from three-point range. He is third in B1G play making 2.8 triples per game.
• IU leads the Big Ten in scoring (83.0), field goal percentage (49.9), and in offensive rebounding percentage (39.4).
•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 10th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 6.7 per game and 6th in blocks (1.5).
• 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 39-for-73 from the floor this year and is averaging 5.8 points and 3.0 points, three rebounds and two blocked shots against North Carolina. The Colorado native is 4th on the team with 16 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 (16.3) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He is 4th in the Big Ten in scoring at 17.6 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 3.2 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.
Top 5 Career Scorers In Tom Crean Era
James Blackmon, Jr. 16.3
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 75 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 14.0 points and is second on the team with 44 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 had 14 points on Thursday against Michigan. He is averaging 16.0 points in the last 3 games and is shooting 47.1 from long range during that time frame. He has scored 838 points in his career and has averaged 9.9 points in 85 games. 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). 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 7.2 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 and Michigan. He had 3 points and 5 boards in 32 minutes against the Spartans. Freshman Curtis Jones had 6 points against Maryland and Rutgers and has made 5 of his last 8 3FG. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. He is averaging 3.0 points in Big Ten play and shooting 54.5 from long distance in the league. Freshman Devonte Green is averaging 4.3 points and has made 6 of 12 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. He followed that up with 5 points, 2 rebounds and an assist against Michigan. Freshman Grant Gelon was impressive in his brief stint in the game against Michigan. He had 8 points and made both of his 3FG attempts in 2 minutes of action. Junior Tim Priller has returned to the team after taking care of some academic matters.
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