Indiana University Athletics
Friday, February 9
Bloomington, Ind.
7:30 PM
Indiana University
vs
Minnesota
NOTES: Hoosiers Begin Two-Game Homestand Against Minnesota
2/7/2018 7:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
• The 118th season of Indiana basketball continues on Friday when the Hoosiers host Minnesota. IU is coming off a 65-43 win at Rutgers, while Minnesota fell at home to Nebraska, 91-85. The Hoosiers won the first meeting betweeen the teams on January 6 in Minneapolis, 75-71. Senior Robert Johnson had a career-high 28 points, and junior Juwan Morgan and freshman Justin Smith each chipped in 20.
• Sophomore center De'Ron Davis, who started the first 15 games this season, underwent surgery on Jan. 10 to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his right leg and will miss the remainder of the season. The Colorado native is fourth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (61.5%). He is averaging 9.6 points and 4.3 rebounds.
GAME INFO
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Date: Friday, Feb. 9, 2018
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
TV: FS1 - Rich Waltz and Donny Marshall
Radio: IU Radio Network - Don Fischer, Errek Suhr & Mike Glasscott
THE COACHES
• Archie Miller is the 29th head coach in Indiana men's basketball history. He won his 150th career game with the triumph over Northwestern on Jan. 14. The 39-year old native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, comes to IU after serving the previous six seasons as head coach at the University of Dayton, where he won Atlantic 10 Conference regular season championships in 2016 and 2017. He was Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year in 2017. He guided the Flyers to a 139-63 record (69.8) and a 68-34 mark (66.7) in the Atlantic 10. He took Dayton to the NCAA Tournament each of the last four years, with the Flyers advancing to the Elite Eight in the 2014 Tournament. UD was nationally ranked in 3 of Miller's 6 seasons (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16). He has a 2-0 record all-time against Minnesota.
• Richard Pitino is in his 5th year of leading the Gopher program. He is 2-4 all-time against Indiana.
NEWS & NOTES
• In Big Ten play, IU is second in the league in turnover margin (+2.8) and steals (6.6). In its 6 Big Ten wins, IU has a +25 turnover margin.
• Junior Juwan Morgan continues to put together an All-Big Ten-type year. In the last 5 games, he has averaged 22.8 points and 8.2 rebounds and shot 62.2% from the floor. He had 24 points and 8 boards at Rutgers. He had his 7th double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds against Michigan State. He had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists at Illinois and finished with 25 points, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots against Maryland. He had 24 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks against Purdue. He leads the Hoosiers in scoring (16.8 ppg) and is among the league leaders in rebounds (7.3) and field goal percentage (59.15%). He is the most improved scorer in the Big Ten, averaging 9.1 points per game more overall and 11.6 points better in conference play. He is averaging 18.9 points in the Big Ten.
• Senior Robert Johnson is averaging 14.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in his last 10 games. He had 19 points at Rutgers. He had 21 points against Purdue and Michigan State. He had a career-high 28 points at Minnesota. He is now in 28th place on the IU all-time scoring list with 1,314 points and fourth on the school's all-time list with 220 treys.
• Junior walk-on Zach McRoberts entered the starting lineup 11 games ago and leads in Big Ten games only with 2.1 steals per game. He is 3rd overall at 1.8 thefts per game. He had an IU career-high 10-point effort at Illinois after posting 7 points, 3 assists and 3 steals against Maryland.
• Sophomore Devonte Green made his first Big Ten start of the season at Rutgers. In the last 3 games, he is averaging 12.0 points and has 12 assists and just 2 turtnovers. He had a career-high 20 points against Ohio State. He had 16 points earlier this season at Seton Hall. He had 7 points and 6 assists with 0 turnovers against Michigan State and had 9 points and 4 assists against Rutgers.
• Senior Freddie McSwain Jr. joined the starting lineup 2 games ago. He grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against Michigan State. McSwain Jr. also had eight points, one block and one steal against the Spartans and had 4 points and 9 boards against Rutgers. In the last 5 games, he is averaging 6.4 points and 7.2 rebounds.
• The 118th season of Indiana basketball continues on Friday when the Hoosiers host Minnesota. IU is coming off a 65-43 win at Rutgers, while Minnesota fell at home to Nebraska, 91-85. The Hoosiers won the first meeting betweeen the teams on January 6 in Minneapolis, 75-71. Senior Robert Johnson had a career-high 28 points, and junior Juwan Morgan and freshman Justin Smith each chipped in 20.
• Sophomore center De'Ron Davis, who started the first 15 games this season, underwent surgery on Jan. 10 to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his right leg and will miss the remainder of the season. The Colorado native is fourth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage (61.5%). He is averaging 9.6 points and 4.3 rebounds.
GAME INFO
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Date: Friday, Feb. 9, 2018
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
TV: FS1 - Rich Waltz and Donny Marshall
Radio: IU Radio Network - Don Fischer, Errek Suhr & Mike Glasscott
THE COACHES
• Archie Miller is the 29th head coach in Indiana men's basketball history. He won his 150th career game with the triumph over Northwestern on Jan. 14. The 39-year old native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, comes to IU after serving the previous six seasons as head coach at the University of Dayton, where he won Atlantic 10 Conference regular season championships in 2016 and 2017. He was Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year in 2017. He guided the Flyers to a 139-63 record (69.8) and a 68-34 mark (66.7) in the Atlantic 10. He took Dayton to the NCAA Tournament each of the last four years, with the Flyers advancing to the Elite Eight in the 2014 Tournament. UD was nationally ranked in 3 of Miller's 6 seasons (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16). He has a 2-0 record all-time against Minnesota.
• Richard Pitino is in his 5th year of leading the Gopher program. He is 2-4 all-time against Indiana.
NEWS & NOTES
• In Big Ten play, IU is second in the league in turnover margin (+2.8) and steals (6.6). In its 6 Big Ten wins, IU has a +25 turnover margin.
• Junior Juwan Morgan continues to put together an All-Big Ten-type year. In the last 5 games, he has averaged 22.8 points and 8.2 rebounds and shot 62.2% from the floor. He had 24 points and 8 boards at Rutgers. He had his 7th double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds against Michigan State. He had 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists at Illinois and finished with 25 points, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots against Maryland. He had 24 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks against Purdue. He leads the Hoosiers in scoring (16.8 ppg) and is among the league leaders in rebounds (7.3) and field goal percentage (59.15%). He is the most improved scorer in the Big Ten, averaging 9.1 points per game more overall and 11.6 points better in conference play. He is averaging 18.9 points in the Big Ten.
• Senior Robert Johnson is averaging 14.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in his last 10 games. He had 19 points at Rutgers. He had 21 points against Purdue and Michigan State. He had a career-high 28 points at Minnesota. He is now in 28th place on the IU all-time scoring list with 1,314 points and fourth on the school's all-time list with 220 treys.
• Junior walk-on Zach McRoberts entered the starting lineup 11 games ago and leads in Big Ten games only with 2.1 steals per game. He is 3rd overall at 1.8 thefts per game. He had an IU career-high 10-point effort at Illinois after posting 7 points, 3 assists and 3 steals against Maryland.
• Sophomore Devonte Green made his first Big Ten start of the season at Rutgers. In the last 3 games, he is averaging 12.0 points and has 12 assists and just 2 turtnovers. He had a career-high 20 points against Ohio State. He had 16 points earlier this season at Seton Hall. He had 7 points and 6 assists with 0 turnovers against Michigan State and had 9 points and 4 assists against Rutgers.
• Senior Freddie McSwain Jr. joined the starting lineup 2 games ago. He grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against Michigan State. McSwain Jr. also had eight points, one block and one steal against the Spartans and had 4 points and 9 boards against Rutgers. In the last 5 games, he is averaging 6.4 points and 7.2 rebounds.
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