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Hartman Brings 'Fearlessness' As IU Heads To Michigan
12/1/2017 1:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
By Pete DiPrimio, IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana -- Indiana's Collin Hartman is not at his peak.
Keep that in mind.
The 11 points (on 4-for-6 shooting), three rebounds and one assist in 16 off-the-bench minutes against Duke came without extended practice.
Imagine the impact the senior swingman will provide once he's in full-practice mode.
Coach Archie Miller can.
"He's a big, big part of what we're doing because of who he is as a teammate – his leadership, his experience level, his fearlessness," Miller said. "I think once you start to see him in there more, you'll see our team get better and look better."
A groin injury sidelined Hartman for the first five games. His first action came in the Nov. 24 win over Eastern Michigan. He three points, one rebound and one assist in six minutes.
He was ready for more action against Duke, and it showed.
"You can see he's a big-game player," Miller said. "You can see, just in terms of him being engaged because he's with the guys, that it's a whole different locker room with him.
"You're starting to see him get back to form, and how important he can be for this team."
The 6-7 Hartman brings impressive versatility. He's basically played every position during his IU run. He's a career 40-percent three-point shooter. He's scored as many as 15 points, grabbed as many as seven rebounds and delivered as many as five assists.
The Hoosiers (4-3) will need all of that versatility on Saturday when they play at Michigan (6-2) in a Big Ten opener.
It starts, Miller said, by building off the intensity IU displayed in its 91-81 loss to Duke.
"At Michigan, it's got to be the same approach we had (against Duke),"Miller said. "We're going into a hostile environment against a good team, and we've got to be ready to battle.
"If we keep concentrating on teaching and getting better and learning, we'll be fine. But the intensity level, the physicality that was there (Wednesday night), that's what it has to be like every night.
"It should give us some confidence that if we can compete like this for 35 or 36 minutes, then let's put it together for 40 minutes and execute a little better and see if we can't win by one."
IU impressed Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
"You would see in watching the tapes how Indiana has gotten better every game. How they are buying into Archie's foundation work defensively and offensively. They shared the ball. They were a tough team to defend."
IU will try to be even tougher to defend against Michigan, which is coming off an 86-71 loss at North Carolina as part of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
The Wolverines are led by 6-6 junior guard Charles Mathews (16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds) and 6-11 junior forward Moritz Wagner (15.9, 8.6).
Coach John Beilein is playing a lot of freshmen and inexperienced players. They include freshmen Eli Brooks, Isaiah Livers and Jordan Poole, plus sophomores Ibi Watson and Jon Teske.
Big Ten play is starting nearly a month early to accommodate playing the Big Ten tourney in New York City, set to start a week earlier than in previous years.
This continues a grueling stretch for IU that includes Monday's home game against Iowa, then games at #17 Louisville on Dec. 9 and against #5 Notre Dame on Dec. 16 as part of the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.
Playing Duke was good preparation for that.
"Our guys were ready to play," Miller said. "They weren't scared or afraid of the moment.
"They got knocked down a few times. They came back.
"It's learning how to win that type of game. That's so important to your program. If you do, it spearheads the belief in what you're doing."
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana -- Indiana's Collin Hartman is not at his peak.
Keep that in mind.
The 11 points (on 4-for-6 shooting), three rebounds and one assist in 16 off-the-bench minutes against Duke came without extended practice.
Imagine the impact the senior swingman will provide once he's in full-practice mode.
Coach Archie Miller can.
"He's a big, big part of what we're doing because of who he is as a teammate – his leadership, his experience level, his fearlessness," Miller said. "I think once you start to see him in there more, you'll see our team get better and look better."
A groin injury sidelined Hartman for the first five games. His first action came in the Nov. 24 win over Eastern Michigan. He three points, one rebound and one assist in six minutes.
He was ready for more action against Duke, and it showed.
"You can see he's a big-game player," Miller said. "You can see, just in terms of him being engaged because he's with the guys, that it's a whole different locker room with him.
"You're starting to see him get back to form, and how important he can be for this team."
The 6-7 Hartman brings impressive versatility. He's basically played every position during his IU run. He's a career 40-percent three-point shooter. He's scored as many as 15 points, grabbed as many as seven rebounds and delivered as many as five assists.
The Hoosiers (4-3) will need all of that versatility on Saturday when they play at Michigan (6-2) in a Big Ten opener.
It starts, Miller said, by building off the intensity IU displayed in its 91-81 loss to Duke.
"At Michigan, it's got to be the same approach we had (against Duke),"Miller said. "We're going into a hostile environment against a good team, and we've got to be ready to battle.
"If we keep concentrating on teaching and getting better and learning, we'll be fine. But the intensity level, the physicality that was there (Wednesday night), that's what it has to be like every night.
"It should give us some confidence that if we can compete like this for 35 or 36 minutes, then let's put it together for 40 minutes and execute a little better and see if we can't win by one."
IU impressed Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski.
"You would see in watching the tapes how Indiana has gotten better every game. How they are buying into Archie's foundation work defensively and offensively. They shared the ball. They were a tough team to defend."
IU will try to be even tougher to defend against Michigan, which is coming off an 86-71 loss at North Carolina as part of the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
The Wolverines are led by 6-6 junior guard Charles Mathews (16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds) and 6-11 junior forward Moritz Wagner (15.9, 8.6).
Coach John Beilein is playing a lot of freshmen and inexperienced players. They include freshmen Eli Brooks, Isaiah Livers and Jordan Poole, plus sophomores Ibi Watson and Jon Teske.
Big Ten play is starting nearly a month early to accommodate playing the Big Ten tourney in New York City, set to start a week earlier than in previous years.
This continues a grueling stretch for IU that includes Monday's home game against Iowa, then games at #17 Louisville on Dec. 9 and against #5 Notre Dame on Dec. 16 as part of the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.
Playing Duke was good preparation for that.
"Our guys were ready to play," Miller said. "They weren't scared or afraid of the moment.
"They got knocked down a few times. They came back.
"It's learning how to win that type of game. That's so important to your program. If you do, it spearheads the belief in what you're doing."
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