Friday, December 2
Bloomington, Ind.
7:00 PM
Indiana University
vs
SIU Edwardsville
PREVIEW: IU Welcomes SIU Edwardsville on Friday
12/1/2016 9:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the defending Big Ten Champions are ranked 13th in the Associated Press Poll and 10th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. With the 76-67 win over #3 North Carolina, the Hoosiers have now won a national-best 6 games against top 3 programs since the 2011-12 season. The Hoosiers enter Friday's game ranked 2nd in the country in rebound margin at (+15.7).
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will host Southeast Missouri State on Sunday, December 4 at 4 p.m.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, begins his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers. Over the last five years, IU is 125-54 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents during that time. IU is nationally ranked for the sixth straight season. Eight players in his first six recruiting classes have scored 1,000 points in their career under Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,986), Christian Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will Sheehey (1,120), Victor Oladipo (1,117) and Troy Williams (1,115) also have scored 1,000 points or more. From the Class of 2014, James Blackmon, Jr., is the next closest Hoosier to approach the mark. He has scored 820 points. Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. In addition, Oladipo earned two National Player of the Year honors and was named National Defensive Player of the Year. IU won the 2013 and 2016 Big Ten titles outright. Last year's outright title is the team's second in a four year period with the last time that happened at IU coming in 1980, 81 and 83. The Hoosiers are now tied for the Big Ten lead in overall championships (22) and outright titles (13).
THE SERIES
• This will be the 2nd meeting in a series which began in 2010. The Hoosiers defeated the Cougars 88-54 in that first game. IU is 20-0 all-time against the Ohio Valley Conference.
DID YOU KNOW
• The Hoosiers have won four of their last six contests in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• SIUE head coach Jon Harris played for Coach Tom Crean at Marquette and worked on his staff when the Golden Eagles went to the Final Four in 2002-03. As a player, Harris was one of the best rebounders in Conference USA history, finishing with 494 career rebounds. During his senior season (2001-02), he led the Golden Eagles to a 26-7 overall record, an NCAA Tournament berth, and a No. 9 ranking in the final Associated Press national poll.
• The Hoosiers have the two highest ranked wins in the Big Ten having defeated #2/3 Kansas in the Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu and North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• IU leads the Big Ten in scoring (86.5), scoring margin (+17.3), 3-point field goal defense (27.3) and rebounding margin (15.7),
• IU has the 8th longest home court winning streak in the country at 21.
• Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers are on active NBA rosters including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Brooklyn) and Troy Williams (Memphis). Three of his former players at Marquette also are active including Dwyane Wade (Chicago), Steve Novak (Milwaukee) and Wes Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo just signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million.
• Junior James Blackmon, Jr. and sophomore center Thomas Bryant are among 50 candidates for the 2017 Naismith Award and John Wooden Award.
• During the last two years, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.7 3-point field goals per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova is second at 8.9.
• Since 2011-12, IU has a Big Ten best 88.3 winning percentage (85-11) on its home floor.
• IU held North Carolina to a season-low 67 points on 39.3 percent shooting from the field and 28.6 percent from long distance.
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season (Buckley, Martin, Judson). Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley begins his ninth year at Indiana. The former head coach at Ball State, his Cardinals beat No. 3 Kansas and No. 4 UCLA at the 2001 Maui Classic. Assistant Coach Chuck Martin is in his third year with the Hoosiers and was the head coach at Marist (2008-13). Assistant Coach Rob Judson is in his second year as an assistant coach after serving as Director of Operations in early 2014. He was the head coach at Northern Illinois (2001-07) and won the MAC West title in 2006.
• Bryant was named Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook (first team) and NBCSports.com (second team). He also was named Preseason All-Big Ten and is on the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Watch List (Top Center). He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He had 18 points and 12 rebounds against Fort Wayne, his fourth career double-double. He followed up with another double-double with 13 points and 11 boards against MVSU. He had 12 points and 7 boards against North Carolina. He is now 5th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 8.0 per game.
• Blackmon Jr. is tied for the highest career average (16.1) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He was National Player of the Week and Big Ten Player of the Week following his 26-point effort against Kansas. He was named Preseason All-Big Ten and is on the Jerry West Award watch list. He had 14 points and tied his career-high with 9 rebounds against North Carolina. He is third in the league in scoring (19.2) and second in 3-point field goals made per game (3.6). He has missed 24 games in his career due to injury.
Top 5 Career Scorers In Tom Crean Era
James Blackmon, Jr. 16.1
Cody Zeller 16.1
Yogi Ferrell 14.5
Christian Watford 13.1
Thomas Bryant 11.9
•Junior guard Robert Johnson is the most experienced Hoosier, having started 61 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 13.3 points and is second on the team with 17 assists. He is averaging 14.0 points in the last five games. He had 16 points at Fort Wayne and has shot a team-best 60.5 percent from the field, which is 10th in the B1G.
• Sophomore forward OG Anunoby is a preseason All-American and elite defender who had a career-high 21 points to go with 8 rebounds in the win over MVSU. Against North Carolina, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He is on the Julius Erving Award List. He leads the team with 9 blocked shots and is shooting 57.4 percent from the field.
• Senior forward Collin Hartman will begin rehab for his knee immediately. He played three games in the NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk has fit right in with the Hoosier attack, averaging 7.7 points and 3.5 assists. A native of Raleigh, N.C., 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He also had a career-high five rebounds against Liberty.
• Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan came on in the last nine games of the 2015-16 season despite shoulder issues. He has been an everyman for the Hoosiers, averaging 6.0 points and 6.2 boards per game. He is second on the team with 13 offensive rebounds.
• Freshman De'Ron Davis is 10-for-17 from the floor and is averaging 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds. He also hit two key free throws in the final minute in the win over Kansas. He had five points, three rebounds and two blocked shots against North Carolina.
• Sophomore walk-on Zach McRoberts played 15 key minutes and had a +15 contribution against Fort Wayne and earned a start against MVSU and had three points. Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. had six points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes against MVSU. Freshman Curtis Jones is a Virginia native and a Boo Williams AAU product. He played with Thomas Bryant and Miles Bridges at Huntington Prep. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. He had 9 points and 5 rebounds against MVSU. Freshman guard Devonte Green is another big-bodied guard who had 6 points and a career-high 4 steals against UMass Lowell. Freshman Grant Gelon came off the bench had scored 5 points against Liberty. He hit his first three-pointer. Junior Tim Priller had a career-high three points against Liberty.
Most Wins Vs. AP Top 3 Teams, Since 2011-12
Indiana 6
Duke 6
Kansas 5
Wisconsin 5
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the defending Big Ten Champions are ranked 13th in the Associated Press Poll and 10th in the USA Today Coaches Poll. With the 76-67 win over #3 North Carolina, the Hoosiers have now won a national-best 6 games against top 3 programs since the 2011-12 season. The Hoosiers enter Friday's game ranked 2nd in the country in rebound margin at (+15.7).
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will host Southeast Missouri State on Sunday, December 4 at 4 p.m.
| #13/10 Indiana vs. SIU Edwardsville | |
| Date | Friday, Dec. 2 |
| Location | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Venue | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) |
| Tipoff | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN3 (Jordan Bernfield & Homer Drew) |
| Radio | IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) |
| Live Stats | IUHoosiers.com |
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, begins his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers. Over the last five years, IU is 125-54 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents during that time. IU is nationally ranked for the sixth straight season. Eight players in his first six recruiting classes have scored 1,000 points in their career under Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,986), Christian Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will Sheehey (1,120), Victor Oladipo (1,117) and Troy Williams (1,115) also have scored 1,000 points or more. From the Class of 2014, James Blackmon, Jr., is the next closest Hoosier to approach the mark. He has scored 820 points. Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. In addition, Oladipo earned two National Player of the Year honors and was named National Defensive Player of the Year. IU won the 2013 and 2016 Big Ten titles outright. Last year's outright title is the team's second in a four year period with the last time that happened at IU coming in 1980, 81 and 83. The Hoosiers are now tied for the Big Ten lead in overall championships (22) and outright titles (13).
THE SERIES
• This will be the 2nd meeting in a series which began in 2010. The Hoosiers defeated the Cougars 88-54 in that first game. IU is 20-0 all-time against the Ohio Valley Conference.
DID YOU KNOW
• The Hoosiers have won four of their last six contests in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• SIUE head coach Jon Harris played for Coach Tom Crean at Marquette and worked on his staff when the Golden Eagles went to the Final Four in 2002-03. As a player, Harris was one of the best rebounders in Conference USA history, finishing with 494 career rebounds. During his senior season (2001-02), he led the Golden Eagles to a 26-7 overall record, an NCAA Tournament berth, and a No. 9 ranking in the final Associated Press national poll.
• The Hoosiers have the two highest ranked wins in the Big Ten having defeated #2/3 Kansas in the Armed Forces Classic in Honolulu and North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
• IU leads the Big Ten in scoring (86.5), scoring margin (+17.3), 3-point field goal defense (27.3) and rebounding margin (15.7),
• IU has the 8th longest home court winning streak in the country at 21.
• Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers are on active NBA rosters including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Brooklyn) and Troy Williams (Memphis). Three of his former players at Marquette also are active including Dwyane Wade (Chicago), Steve Novak (Milwaukee) and Wes Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo just signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million.
• Junior James Blackmon, Jr. and sophomore center Thomas Bryant are among 50 candidates for the 2017 Naismith Award and John Wooden Award.
• During the last two years, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.7 3-point field goals per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova is second at 8.9.
• Since 2011-12, IU has a Big Ten best 88.3 winning percentage (85-11) on its home floor.
• IU held North Carolina to a season-low 67 points on 39.3 percent shooting from the field and 28.6 percent from long distance.
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season (Buckley, Martin, Judson). Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley begins his ninth year at Indiana. The former head coach at Ball State, his Cardinals beat No. 3 Kansas and No. 4 UCLA at the 2001 Maui Classic. Assistant Coach Chuck Martin is in his third year with the Hoosiers and was the head coach at Marist (2008-13). Assistant Coach Rob Judson is in his second year as an assistant coach after serving as Director of Operations in early 2014. He was the head coach at Northern Illinois (2001-07) and won the MAC West title in 2006.
• Bryant was named Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon Basketball Yearbook (first team) and NBCSports.com (second team). He also was named Preseason All-Big Ten and is on the Kareem Abdul Jabbar Watch List (Top Center). He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He had 18 points and 12 rebounds against Fort Wayne, his fourth career double-double. He followed up with another double-double with 13 points and 11 boards against MVSU. He had 12 points and 7 boards against North Carolina. He is now 5th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 8.0 per game.
• Blackmon Jr. is tied for the highest career average (16.1) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He was National Player of the Week and Big Ten Player of the Week following his 26-point effort against Kansas. He was named Preseason All-Big Ten and is on the Jerry West Award watch list. He had 14 points and tied his career-high with 9 rebounds against North Carolina. He is third in the league in scoring (19.2) and second in 3-point field goals made per game (3.6). He has missed 24 games in his career due to injury.
Top 5 Career Scorers In Tom Crean Era
James Blackmon, Jr. 16.1
Cody Zeller 16.1
Yogi Ferrell 14.5
Christian Watford 13.1
Thomas Bryant 11.9
•Junior guard Robert Johnson is the most experienced Hoosier, having started 61 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 13.3 points and is second on the team with 17 assists. He is averaging 14.0 points in the last five games. He had 16 points at Fort Wayne and has shot a team-best 60.5 percent from the field, which is 10th in the B1G.
• Sophomore forward OG Anunoby is a preseason All-American and elite defender who had a career-high 21 points to go with 8 rebounds in the win over MVSU. Against North Carolina, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He is on the Julius Erving Award List. He leads the team with 9 blocked shots and is shooting 57.4 percent from the field.
• Senior forward Collin Hartman will begin rehab for his knee immediately. He played three games in the NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk has fit right in with the Hoosier attack, averaging 7.7 points and 3.5 assists. A native of Raleigh, N.C., 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He also had a career-high five rebounds against Liberty.
• Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan came on in the last nine games of the 2015-16 season despite shoulder issues. He has been an everyman for the Hoosiers, averaging 6.0 points and 6.2 boards per game. He is second on the team with 13 offensive rebounds.
• Freshman De'Ron Davis is 10-for-17 from the floor and is averaging 4.8 points and 2.7 rebounds. He also hit two key free throws in the final minute in the win over Kansas. He had five points, three rebounds and two blocked shots against North Carolina.
• Sophomore walk-on Zach McRoberts played 15 key minutes and had a +15 contribution against Fort Wayne and earned a start against MVSU and had three points. Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. had six points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes against MVSU. Freshman Curtis Jones is a Virginia native and a Boo Williams AAU product. He played with Thomas Bryant and Miles Bridges at Huntington Prep. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. He had 9 points and 5 rebounds against MVSU. Freshman guard Devonte Green is another big-bodied guard who had 6 points and a career-high 4 steals against UMass Lowell. Freshman Grant Gelon came off the bench had scored 5 points against Liberty. He hit his first three-pointer. Junior Tim Priller had a career-high three points against Liberty.
Most Wins Vs. AP Top 3 Teams, Since 2011-12
Indiana 6
Duke 6
Kansas 5
Wisconsin 5
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