Indiana University Athletics
#IUBB End Of Year Notes
4/15/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
April 15, 2015
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- With the close of the 2014-15 season, we take a look back at the season and some of the best notes of the year.
• IU made its Big Ten leading 38th NCAA Tournament appearance.
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Had four regular season wins over ranked teams and our 19 wins against ranked opponents in the regular season is a Big Ten best (3rd in the country).
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Yogi Ferrell became the 7th player to have scored 1,000 points in their career under Tom Crean at Indiana. Christian Watford (1,730), Ferrell (1,379), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will Sheehey (1,120) and Victor Oladipo (1,117) also have scored 1,000 points or more.
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The Hoosiers were nationally ranked for the fourth straight season.
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In 2014-15, IU finished 6th in the country in three-point field goal percentage (40.6), 8th in the nation in three-point field goals made per game and tying a Big Ten record in the process (9.4), and 17th in scoring
(77.4). All three led the Big Ten.
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Junior Ryan Burton became the 28th Hoosiers since 2010 to be named Academic All-Big Ten.
• IU Coach Tom Crean won his 300th career game when the Hoosiers defeated Butler in December.
• The Hoosiers set a school record with 18 made three-pointers against Minnesota, breaking the previous record of 17, set in 2002 (vs. Illinois), 2007 (vs. Penn State). It is also a Big Ten record for most 3-point field goals made in a Big Ten game. The Hoosiers shot 18-of-32 (56.3 percent) from three.
• Junior Yogi Ferrell was a first team NABC and USBWA All-District selection and a first team All-Big Ten selection. He also has made a three-point field goal in 65 straight games.
2014-15 Season (Junior)
Big Ten Rankings (All Games)
Scoring - 6th (16.3)
Assists - 4th (4.9)
Free Throw % - 2nd (0.86)
3-pt FG % - 6th (0.416)
3-pt FG made - 4th (2.4)
Assist/TO radio - 4th (2.6)
Minutes Played - 6th (34.9)
Big Ten Rankings (Conference Only)
Scoring - 9th (15.2)
Assists - 1st (5.2)
Free Throw % - 6th (0.815)
3-pt FG % - 13th (0.391)
3-pt FG made - 4th (2.5)
Assist/TO ratio- 2nd (3.1)
Minutes Played - 3rd (36.6)
• Freshman James Blackmon, Jr., was a Kyle Macy Freshman All-American, an honorable mention All-Big Ten choice and a member of the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Big Ten Rankings (All Games)
Scoring - 8th (15.7)
Rebounding - 19th (5.3)
Free Throw % - 8th (0.806)
3-pt FG made - 6th (2.3)
Big Ten Rankings (Conference Only)
Scoring - 13th (14.1)
Rebounding - 19th (5.4)
Free Throw % - 14th (0.776)
3-pt FG made -9th (2)
• Junior Troy Williams was an honorable mention All-Big ten selection and earned National Player of the Year honors on December 23.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Big Ten Rankings (All Games)
Scoring - 18th (13.0)
Rebounding - 3rd (7.4)
FG Pct. - 4th (54.0)
Offensive Rebounds - 5th (2.2)
Defensive Rebounds - 3rd (5.2)
Big Ten Rankings (Conference Only)
Scoring - 20th (12.9)
Rebounding - 3rd (7.7)
FG Pct. - 5th (54.1)
Offensive Rebounds - 7th (2.1)
Defensive Rebounds - 3rd (5.6)
• Graduate transfer Nick Zeisloft came in and was one of the top three-point shooters in the Big Ten.
2014-15 (RS Junior)
Big Ten Rankings (All Games)
3-pt FG % -2nd (0.45)
3-pt FG made - 11th (1.9)
Big Ten Rankings (Conference Only)
3-pt FG % - 1st (0.514)
3-pt FG made - 9th (2)
• Sophomore Collin Hartman was perhaps the most improved player in the Big Ten.
2014-15 (Sophomore)
Big Ten Rankings (Conference Only)
3-pt % - 2nd (0.5)
Blocked Shots - 14th (0.8)
• Freshman Robert Johnson started 33 games and was one of the most consistent freshmen in the league.
2014-15 (Freshman)
Big Ten Rankings (Conference Only)
3-pt FG % - 14th (0.388)
• Junior Hanner Mosquera-Perea battled injuries but was a force offensively and defensively around the basket.
2014-15 (Junior)
Big Ten Rankings (All Games)
Blocked Shots - 12th (1.3)
• Freshman Emmitt Holt proved to be a valuable late signee and contributed at key times as a freshman
2014-15 (Freshman)
Freshmen Big Ten Rankings (All Games)
FG % - 2nd (0.65)
Blocked Shots - 2nd (21)
