Indiana University Athletics
#IUBB Game 18 Preview: at Illinois
1/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2015
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GAME 18
Sunday, Jan. 18 -- Indiana (13-4, 3-1 Big Ten) at Illinois (12-6, 2-3 Big Ten)
Tipoff: 1:00 p.m. ET
Location: Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center)
TV/Video: BTN (Eric Collins & Shon Morris) | BTN2Go
Live Stats: Gametracker
Game Notes: Indiana Notes
Series Record: Series tied, 86-86
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OPENING TIP
• The 2014-15 college basketball season represents the 115th in the history of Indiana University. The Hoosiers will travel to Illinois for a Sunday afternoon road game. The Hoosiers are coming off a two-game homestand where they beat Penn State, 76-73, and No. 22 Ohio State, 69-66.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will host No. 11/14 Maryland on Thursday at 9 p.m. on ESPNU.
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 304-197 all-time as a head coach and in the last 3+ years, he has led IU to an 86-35 record, the 2013 Big Ten Championship and back-to-back appearances (12 and 13) for the Hoosiers in the Sweet 16 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.
• 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.
• Since 2011-12, IU leads all major conference teams three-point field goal percentage (39.3) and field goal percentage (47.5) and are 2nd in free throw percentage (74.3) and in free throws made (2,179). The Hoosiers are 4th nationally in scoring (77.0) over the last 3+ seasons.
• The Hoosiers 38.3 percent shooting from behind the 3-point line since the start of the 2010-11 season also is highest among major college conference schools in that time frame.
• With wins over No. 22 Ohio State, No. 22 SMU and No. 23 Butler, IU leads Big Ten teams with 18 regular season wins over Top 25 teams since the start of the 2011-12 season. This year, IU had two of the Big Ten's 4 wins against nationally ranked squads in non-conference play.
IU INSIGHT
• The Hoosiers are the only Big Ten team with four players with 25 or more three-point field goals made.
• Illinois is the only team in the Big Ten that has not lost at home (8-0).
• Junior Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell is now 44th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,086 points. He leads all Big Ten juniors in career scoring, assists (353), 3-point field goals made (145) and free throw percentage (83.0). He is 2nd in the league in free throw percentage (88.0), and is 10th in the league in scoring (15.4), 5th in assists (4.8), and 10th in 3-point field goals made (2.0).
• Sophomore Troy Williams has had 15 points against Ohio State and Penn State He leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.9 per game.
• James Blackmon, Jr. is second in scoring among all B1G freshmen at 16.4 points per game. He had 16 second half points in the win vs. OSU. He is second on the team averaging 5.6 rebounds.
• Freshman Robert Johnson had 20 points and made 4-of-6 from long distance in the win over Penn State. He is 8th among Big Ten frosh in scoring (10.0) and is fourth on the team with 25 three-point field goals made. He led the Hoosiers with 14 points against Nebraska.
MORE AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
• The Hoosiers are tied for 4th in the country with 3 wins against Top 25 teams this season. Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina have 4, while Indiana, Butler, Oklahoma, and Villanova all have 3.
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.
NUMBERS
• The Hoosiers are 12th in the country in scoring (81.6). In the Big Ten, the Hoosiers are 1st in scoring (81.6), and in 3FGM per game (8.6). IU is 3rd in 3FG% (38.7 and ).4th in field goal percentage (47.7).
DID YOU KNOW
• Junior Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell has a school-record 48-game streak of making at least one 3-point field goal. That is the second-longest active streak in the nation.
ODDS AND TRENDS
• Over the last 3:32 of the game, the Hoosiers went 9-of-9 from the free throw line to help seal the win against the Buckeyes. This year, IU is 80 for 98 (81.6) in the last five minutes of the game.
• Bennie Seltzer, who served as an assistant coach at Indiana from 2008-12, will rejoin the program as Director of Player Performance for a temporary period of four months as a replacement to Je'Ney Jackson, who managed player development and strength and conditioning for the men's basketball program.
• Forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea, who has started all 16 games for the Hoosiers this season, suffered an injury to his right knee in practice and will be out indefinitely. He was averaging 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds and was among the leaders in the Big Ten in blocked shots with 24.
• Sophomore Collin Hartman made his first career start against Penn State and responded by matching his career-high with 8 points. He also had 5 boards and 3 assists, is shooting 52.1 percent from the field and 45.8 from three-point range. After returning from a torn ACL in six months, he leads the team with 29 offensive rebounds.
• With 12 seconds left in regulation against Georgetown junior Yogi Ferrell, hit a three-pointer that tied the score and sent the game to overtime against the Hoyas. It was the second time in his career that he hit a game tying shot to force overtime. He also did that against Butler at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in December 2012.
• Freshman reserve Emmitt Holt had 5 points, 7 boards and 2 blocked shots against Ohio State. In Big Ten play, he is averaging 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds.
• Sophomore Stanford Robinson had a season-high 12 points against Penn State and made all 6 of his free throw attempts in the game. He also added 4 rebounds.
• Junior walk-on Ryan Burton played a huge role in the win over Penn State. In five minutes of play, he had three offensive rebounds and an assist to help IU go from a 51-51 tied to a 12-point lead.
BLACKMON AND 20+ POINTS
Mississippi Valley State 25
SMU 26
Lamar 21
UNC Greensboro 24
Georgetown 22
FERRELL AND 20+ POINTS
Texas Southern 20
Eastern Washington 27
Butler 20
Georgetown 27
WILLIAMS AND 20+ POINTS
Butler 22
Georgetown 23
JOHNSON AND 20+ POINTS
Texas Southern 21
Penn State 20
STAFF WITH EXPERIENCE
• The Hoosiers have five former head coaches on their staff this season. Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley begins his seventh year at Indiana. Former head coach at Ball State. His Cardinals beat No. 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. He is a former head coach at Northern Illinois, who captured a MAC West title. Director of Player Performance Bennie Seltzer also was the head coach at Samford.
IN THE PROS
• Seven of Tom Crean's former IU players are currently playing professional basketball.
Victor Oladipo (Orlando),16.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.8apg.
Cody Zeller (Charlotte), 7.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg.
Noah Vonleh (Charlotte), 2.1 ppg., 2.3 rpg.
Christian Watford (Maine),12.3 ppg., 6.3 rpg.
Verdell Jones III (Japan), 17.0 ppg., 4.6 assists
Jordan Hulls (Kosovo) 10.9 ppg., 4.5 rpg, 6.4 apg.
Derek Elston (Portugal) 11.9 ppg., 4.8 rpg.
Tom Crean'S 1,000-POINT SCORERS
9. Christian Watford, 1,730
24. Verdell Jones III, 1,347
26. Jordan Hulls, 1,318
36. Cody Zeller, 1,157
37. Will Sheehey, 1,120
38. Victor Oladipo, 1,117
44. Yogi Ferrell, 1,086
