Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Welcomes UIndy For Exhibition Game
11/9/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 9, 2014
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EXHIBITION GAME 2
Monday, Nov. 10 -- vs. University of Indianapolis, 7:00 p.m. ET
Video: BTN (Adam Cohen and Will Chukerman) | BTN2Go
Live Stats: Gametracker
Game Notes: Indiana | UIndy
Highlights From 94-70 exhibition win over Northwood
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OPENING TIP
• The 2014-15 college basketball season represents the 115th in the history of Indiana University. The Hoosiers will battle the University of Indianapolis, in the second of two exhibition games prior to the regular season opener against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 14. IU is coming off a 94-70 win Thursday night at home against Northwood (Michigan).
• Junior All-Big Ten performer Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell is a candidate for the Bob Cousy Award. Ferrell was named the 17th best player in the country by ESPN this week. after averaging 17.3 points, 3.9 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
• IU brings in the top shooting recruiting class in the country highlighted by McDonald's All-American James Blackmon Jr. and Robert Johnson. Both are true freshman
• Junior Nick Zeisloft transferred to IU after playing the previous two years at Illinois State.
•Sophomore Collin Hartman who tore an ACL two days after the end of last season, has been cleared to play this season.
• Over the last three years, Indiana leads all Big Ten teams in scoring (76.2), field goal percentage (47.5), three-point field goal percentage (39.4), free throw percentage (74.6) and free throws made (1,903).
• The Hoosiers three-point field goal percentage is the highest among major college conference schools in that time frame.
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 291-193 all-time as a head coach and in the last three years, he has led IU to a 73-31 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 2011-12, 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.
KNOW THIS
• 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 Coach Tom 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.
EXHIBTION RESULTS
• The 2014-15 season marks the 11th campaign that the Hoosiers have opened the season with exhibition games against NCAA Division II or III schools.
The Hoosiers have won 18 straight games during those 11 seasons, including three against UIndy. The teams last met in November, 2011 with IU winning 90-72.
2014-15
Northwood W, 94-70
2013-14
Southern Indiana W, 83-68
Hillsdale W, 79-39
2012-13
Indiana Wesleyan W, 86-57
2011-12
UIndy W, 90-72
2010-11
Franklin (Ind.) W, 89-37
Ferris State W, 78-65 (OT)
2009-10
Grace (Ind.) W, 96-73
St. Joseph's (Ind.) W, 95-67
2008-09
Anderson W, 103-71
Bemidji State W, 72-54
2007-08
North Alabama W, 121-76
UNC Pembroke W, 111-62
2006-07
North Dakota W, 95-50
UIndy W, 83-46
2005-06
St. Joseph's (Ind.) W, 93-65
Indianapolis W, 96-49
2004-05
Bellarmine W, 101-64
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
• Crean has seen eight of his IU players play professional basketball. Victor Oladipo (Orlando), Cody Zeller (Charlotte), and Noah Vonleh (Charlotte) are playing in the NBA. Christian Watford is with the Celtics NBDL affiliate, the Maine Red Claws. Verdell Jones III (Japan), Jordan Hulls (Kosovo), Will Sheehey (Montenegro) and Derek Elston (Portugal) also are playing overseas.
NORTHWOOD NOTES
• In the second half, IU connected on 54.5 percent of its field goals.
• The Hoosiers held a 20-7 edge in fastbreak points.
• The Hoosiers had five players in double figures. Freshman James Blackmon, Jr. (26), junior Nick Zeisloft (24), junior Kevin Yogi Ferrell (16), freshman Robert Johnson (13) and junior Hanner Mosquera-Perea (10).
• Blackmon finished with a game-high 26 points. He added seven rebounds and shot 10-of-10 from the free throw line. From the field, he shot 63.6 percent (7-of-11).
• Zeisloft also hit the 20-point mark with 24, including four three-pointers. From the line, he also shot a perfect 10-of-10.
• Ferrell contributed six assists and four rebounds to go along with his 16 points. Mosquera-Perea earned a double-double with his 10 points and 12 rebounds in 33 minutes. He has never started a regular season game or played more than 15 minutes in a regular season game at Indiana.
• Johnson added two assists and two rebounds.
• In eight minutes of play, freshman Tim Priller nailed a three-pointer from the top of the key, pulled down two rebounds, blocked one shot and had one steal. Freshmam Nate Ritchie added two points and one offensive rebound in six minutes.
