Indiana University Athletics
#IUBB Game 5 Preview: Eastern Washington
11/23/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 23, 2014
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GAME 5
Monday, Nov. 24 -- vs. Eastern Washington, 7:30 p.m. ET
Video: ESPNews (Mike Couzens & Mark Adams) | WatchESPN
Live Stats: Gametracker
Game Notes: Indiana Notes | EWU Notes
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OPENING TIP
• The 2014-15 college basketball season represents the 115th in the history of Indiana University. Coming off an 85-72 win over Lamar, the Hoosiers will host Eastern Washington in their final game of the Hoosiers Showcase. IU has won 57 regular season tournament champions, the last being the 2012 Legends Classic.
UP NEXT
• IU will host UNC Greensboro (11/28). IU is 32-0 in Assembly Hall in the month of November during the Tom Crean Era.
HEAD COACH Tom Crean
• Indiana named Tom Crean as its 28th men's basketball coach on April 2, 2008, and he is in his seventh year with the Hoosiers. He is 295-193 all-time as a head coach and in the last 3+ years, he has led IU to a 77-31 record, the 2013 Big Ten Championship and back-to-back appearances for the Hoosiers in the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1994. In 2012-13, he was named NABC District 7 and USBWA District V Coach of the Year. In the last two seasons, Crean has mentored three NBA Lottery picks which is tied with Kansas for the most among NCAA schools in that span.
• Crean is the only Big Ten coach to mentor an NBA lottery pick, a National Player of the Year, a first team All-American, a first team Academic All-American and a Senior Class Award winner this decade.
• Over the last three years, Indiana leads all Big Ten teams in scoring (76.7), field goal percentage (47.7), three-point field goal percentage (39.8), free throw percentage (74.4) and free throws made (1,975).
• The Hoosiers 3-point field goal percentage is the highest among major college conference schools in that time frame.
• With the win over #22 SMU, IU and Kansas now lead the nation with 16 regular season wins over Top 25 teams since the start of the 2011-12 season.
THREE YEAR WIN TOTAL
• The Hoosiers 73 wins from 2011-12 to 2013-14 represents the highest three-year win total for IU since 1990-91 to 1992-93.
FROM LAST YEAR
• IU was sixth in the country last year in rebound margin (+7.6) and 12th in the country in three-point field goal percentage defense.
BEST IN THE NATION
• IU is among the top academic programs in the country with four straight perfect APR scores of 1,000 and has received an NCAA Recognition Award each of the last two years. Twenty-one players have earned a degree while playing for Crean at Indiana, including five who have earned master's degrees. IU has been honored a league best 27 times on the Academic All-Big Ten team since 2010.
BALL SECURITY
• After averaging 15.1 turnovers a year ago, the Hoosiers have placed an emphasis on ball security and it is paying off. IU has had just 16 turnovers in the last two games (9 vs. Lamar and 7 vs. SMU). Junior Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell has had 10 assists and 1 turnover in the last two games.
THE ASSEMBLY EFFECT
• IU extended its home winning streak vs. non-conference opponents to 43, third longest in the nation behind Duke (111) and Syracuse (53).
IU INSIGHT
• Among freshmen, James Blackmon, Jr. leads the nation in scoring (22.8) and is second in points/rebounds/assists (29.0) per game. He is second in the Big Ten in scoring and first in 3-PT FG made per game (4.0). He led the Hoosiers with 21 points and six rebounds against Lamar and is shooting 64.0 percent from three-point range making 16 out of 25 from long distance. He finished with a team-high 26 points and added seven rebounds against SMU.
FIRST FOUR GAMES AT IU
Eric Gordon (07-08):
28.8 ppg.
James Blackmon, Jr. (14-15):
22.8 ppg.
A.J. Guyton (96-97):
21.3 ppg.
Calbert Cheaney (89-90):
17.5 ppg.
Steve Alford (83-84):
17.3 ppg
Cody Zeller (11-12):
14.8 ppg.
Mike Woodson (76-77):
10.3 ppg
QUICK HITS
• Junior Wooden and Cousy Award candidate Yogi Ferrell had 19 points and three assists against Lamar. He has had 10 assists and just one turnover in his last two games. For the season, he is averaging 16.8 points, 5.5 assists and is shooting 47.4 from downtown. He is fifth in the Big Ten in assists and 11th in scoring.
• Freshman Robert Johnson contributed 13 points and three boards on Saturday. He is third on the team averaging 13.8 points and is shooting 56.8 from the floor. He is the second leading freshman scorer in the Big Ten behind teammate James Blackmon, Jr.
• Junior Hanner Mosquera-Perea had 11 points and four rebounds in 24 minutes against the Cardinals. He is shooting 65.0 percent from the field making 13 of 20 field goal attempts. He ranks 12th in the Big Ten in field goal percentage.
• Sophomore Troy Williams had 10 points, five boards, three assists and two steals in 22 minutes against Lamar. He is shooting 66.7 percent from the field and averaging 10.5 points in two games.
• Sophomore Stanford Robinson had six points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot. He also made all four of his free throw attempts on Saturday
• Freshman Emmitt Holt saw the first action of his career and had 4 points, 2 rebounds and a steal against the Cardinals.
• Junior Nick Zeisloft makes big shots. He had 10 points against SMU and is shooting 44.4% from three-point range.
• Sophomore Collin Hartman is six months removed from ACL surgery and is contributing 3.0 rebounds per game and is second on the team with four blocked shots.
LAMAR
• This was the ninth consecutive game dating back to last year that Indiana has allowed six three-pointers or fewer.
• In the last two games, Indiana has had 36-18 advantage in the points off turnovers battle (19-5 vs. SMU).
• For the third time in four games, IU had 40 points or more (42) points in the paint.
WOODEN AWARD
• The Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its Preseason Top 50. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the sport's most prestigious honor, with Indiana's junior guard Yogi Ferrell among those listed.
ARMED FORCES CLASSIC
• In 2016, the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, Hawaii will host a doubleheader just weeks ahead of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Indiana and Kansas will meet in one of the games, with Arizona and Michigan State meeting in the other.
STAFF WITH EXPERIENCE
• The Hoosiers have four former head coaches on their coaching staff this season.
• Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley begins his seventh year at Indiana. Former head coach at Ball State. His Cardinals beat #3 Kansas and #4 UCLA at the 2001 Maui Classic.
• Associate Head Coach Steve McClain is in his fifth year in Bloomington. Former head coach at Wyoming who led the Cowboys to the 2002 NCAA Tournament and a win over Gonzaga.
• Assistant Coach Chuck Martin joined the IU staff this past summer. Former head coach at Marist.
• Director of Operations Rob Judson came to IU in mid-season a year ago. Former head coach at Northern Illinois, who captured a MAC West title.
EIGHT IN THE PROS
• Eight of Tom Crean's former IU players are currently playing professional basketball.
Victor Oladipo (Orlando),12.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.3 apg.
Cody Zeller (Charlotte), 7.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg.
Noah Vonleh (Charlotte), 3.0 ppg.,1.0 rpg.
Christian Watford (Maine), 11.3 ppg., 7.0 rpg. Verdell Jones III (Japan), 16.3 ppg., 5.9 assists
Jordan Hulls (Kosovo) 10.3 ppg., 4.9 rpg., 5.3 apg.
Will Sheehey (Montenegro) 4.2 ppg., 2.0 rpg.
Derek Elston (Portugal) 16.2 ppg., 4.8 rpg.
