Wednesday, February 15
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PREVIEW: Indiana Set To Take On Minnesota In The Twin Cities
2/14/2017 12:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the Hoosiers will visit Williams Arena to take on Minnesota,
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will have the weekend off before heading to Iowa on November 21.
THE SERIES
• IU leads the series 99-67. Last year, the Hoosiers won 70-63 in Minneapolis and 74-68 in Bloomington. IU has won three straight in the series.
IU INSIGHT
• IU is the first school to have 7 players record a double-double in the same season since North Carolina did in 2009-10. (Anunoby, Juwan Morgan, Blackmon, Jr., Bryant, Newkirk, Johnson, Green).
• When IU defeated PSU, 110-102 in 3OT. It was IU's second 3OT game ever. The other came in 1987 against Wisconsin, where the Hoosiers captured an 86-85 triumph.
• Blackmon, Jr. is one of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Award which is given to the top shooting guard in the country.
• Last year, IU players missed 32 games due to injury. This year, season ending injuries to Collin Hartman and OG Anunoby will cost the Hoosiers 46 missed games, while other injuries to Blackmon, Jr., Juwan Morgan and Devonte Green have impacted IU in 8 other games.
• Since Tom Crean came to Indiana, the Hoosiers have shot a major college best 38.3% from three-point range over a nine-year period. Since 2011-12, IU leads all B1G schools averaging 78.1 points while shooting 47.9% from the field.
• Since 2014-15, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.3 3FG per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova and Michigan are 2nd at (8.9).
• From 1994-95 to 2007-08, the Hoosiers won 41.0 percent of their games against nationally ranked opposition. Since 2011-12, Tom Crean's Hoosiers have the 3rd best regular season winning percentage in the country against ranked competition at 54.5 (min. 40 games) and are third in wins with 25.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers, including the last 6 where IU has earned a national ranking. He now is 3rd all-time in victories at IU (163) behind Bob Knight (602) and Branch McCracken (364). Over the last five+ years, IU is 135-64 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents. In addition, IU and Duke are tied for the most wins against top 3 teams (6). Nine players in his first 7 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) Troy Williams (1,115), and most recently James Blackmon, Jr. (1,093). Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. 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 2nd in a 4-year period - the last time that happened at IU was in 1980, 81 and 83. The Hoosiers are tied for the Big Ten lead in overall championships (22) and outright titles (13).
DID YOU KNOW
• In the last 3 games the Hoosiers defense has held Wisconsin, Purdue and Michigan to 43.3% shooting from the field and 30.0% from long distance.
• Sophomore OG Anunoby had surgery on his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season. He was injured at the end of the first half against Penn State.
In the 14 games, Anunoby played, IU shot 50.2% from the field, 39.8% from 3FG and averaged 84.7 points. In the 12 he was either hurt or sick, IU has shot 47.0 % from the field, 35.6% from 3FG and averaged 75.8 points.
• Blackmon, Jr. missed 3 games with a lower left leg injury and returned against Purdue and had 11 points. He is a two-time National and B1G Player of the Week. Earlier this month, he became the 50th player in IU history to reach the 1,000-point mark and is 46th on the all-time scoring list with 1,093 points.
• The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in field goal percentage (48.7%).
• In the last 5 games, sophomore Thomas Bryant is averaging 19.2 points and shooting 62.1% from the field. He also has made 7of 15 3FG. He had 23 against Purdue and made 8 of 12 field goal attempts.
•Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers have been on active NBA rosters this season including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Dallas) and Troy Williams (Memphis). Two of his former players at Marquette also are active - Dwyane Wade (Chicago) and Wesley Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million earlier this season.
Most Minutes Played In a Game at Indiana
Steve Alford, 1987 at Wisconsin (55)
Robert Johnson, 2017 vs. Penn State (50)
Marshall Strickland, 2004 vs. Iowa (50)
Bracey Wright, 2004 vs. Iowa (50)
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season. Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley (Ball State) begins his ninth year at Indiana, assistant Coach Chuck Martin (Marist) is in his third year with the Hoosiers and assistant Coach Rob Judson (Northern Illinois) is in his second year as an assistant coach after serving as Director of Operations in early 2014.
• Sophomore Thomas Bryant had his 6th double-double of the season with a career-high 31 points and 11 boards against Penn State. He also had 23 points against Purdue. He had 23 points and 12 boards against Northwestern. He had 20 points against Illinois and made all six of his field goal attempts. He had 19 points and 9 rebounds at Penn State and had 11 points and 6 rebounds against Michigan State. He had his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Nebraska. He had a 15-point, 7-rebound performance against Butler. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He had 12 points and 7 boards against North Carolina. He is now 7th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 6.8 per game and 6th in blocks (1.5) and 10th in FG% (55.4%).
• Freshman De'Ron Davis had 13 points against Michigan. He had 9 points and 8 boards against Penn State and hit two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to send the game into OT. He made his first career start against Louisville and had 12 points off the bench against Wisconsin. He made all 6 of his free throw attempts against Illinois. He had back-to-back 14-point efforts against SIUE and SEMO. He is averaging 6.1 points and 3.1 rebounds. The Colorado native is 2nd on the team with 21 blocked shots. He had 8 points and 2 steals at Wisconsin.
• Junior James Blackmon Jr. is tied for the highest career average (16.1) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He is 4th in the Big Ten in scoring at 16.8 per game. He had 14 points and tied his career-high with 9 rebounds against North Carolina. He had 24 points against Austin Peay. He leads the Big Ten averaging 3.0 3FG made per game. He had his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Louisville. He had 17 at Penn State prior to his 33-point outburst against Michigan State.
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 80 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 13.7 points and is second on the team with 54 assists. He had 17 points and 7 rebounds at Penn State. He had 19 points and 4 rebounds against Nebraska. He has scored 16 points or more 10 times this season. He had 14 points on against Michigan. He is averaging 14.1 points in the B1G. He has scored 901 points in his career and has averaged 10.1 points in 89 games. Sophomore forward OG Anunoby averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds before his season ending injury. He had 12 points and 2 blocks against Illinois. Against UNC, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He had 19 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks against Delaware State. He had 14 points and 2 steals against Louisville. He is second on the team in blocked shots (21) and in steals (21). Senior forward Collin Hartman is rehabbing his injured knee. He played three games in the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk is averaging 14.6 points and made 10 of 22 3FG in his last 5 games He scored 22 points at Wisconsin and hit four 3FG and sent the game into a second OT against PSU with a layup before finishing with a career-high 27 points. He is averaging 8.6 points and 3.4 assists. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he scored 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He had 7 assists against Northwestern and had 9 points against Butler. He had 11 points against Nebraska and 9 against Maryland. Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan had 11 points against Michigan. He had 10 rebounds and had a career-high 4 blocked shots against Butler. On the season, he is contributing 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds. He is fourth in blocked shots with 18. He has started 16 games this season and is shooting 55.6 percent from the field. He had 12 points and 7 rebounds against Wisconsin. He made a school-record 14 straight field goals over a 3-game period earlier this season. Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. has emerged as a solid contributor. He has averaged 3.7 points and 3.3 rebounds and has made all four of his field goal attempts. He had 5 points and 5 rebounds against Purdue. Against MSU, he had 4 points and 2 offensive rebounds. He followed that up with 5 points, 2 rebounds and an assist against Michigan. Freshman Devonte Green made his second career start and had a career-high 10 points and 10 rebounds against PSU. He also had 4 assists and just 2 turnovers in 45 minutes. Sophomore walk-on Zach McRoberts had 4 points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes against Rutgers. He played 15 minutes at PSU and started against MSU and Michigan. He had 3 points and 5 boards in 32 minutes against the Spartans. Freshman Curtis Jones made his first career start at Wisconsin. He had 6 points against Maryland and Rutgers. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. Freshman Grant Gelon was impressive in his brief stint in the game against Michigan, scoring 8 points and made both of his 3FG attempts in 2 minutes of action.
• This season marks the 117th season of Indiana Basketball and the Hoosiers will visit Williams Arena to take on Minnesota,
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will have the weekend off before heading to Iowa on November 21.
| Indiana (15-11, 5-8 Big Ten) vs. Minnesota (18-7, 6-6 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Venue | Williams Arena (14,625) |
| Tipoff | 9:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | BTN & BTN2Go (Kevin Harlan & Dan Bonner) |
| Radio | IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) |
| Live Stats | IUHoosiers.com |
THE SERIES
• IU leads the series 99-67. Last year, the Hoosiers won 70-63 in Minneapolis and 74-68 in Bloomington. IU has won three straight in the series.
IU INSIGHT
• IU is the first school to have 7 players record a double-double in the same season since North Carolina did in 2009-10. (Anunoby, Juwan Morgan, Blackmon, Jr., Bryant, Newkirk, Johnson, Green).
• When IU defeated PSU, 110-102 in 3OT. It was IU's second 3OT game ever. The other came in 1987 against Wisconsin, where the Hoosiers captured an 86-85 triumph.
• Blackmon, Jr. is one of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Award which is given to the top shooting guard in the country.
• Last year, IU players missed 32 games due to injury. This year, season ending injuries to Collin Hartman and OG Anunoby will cost the Hoosiers 46 missed games, while other injuries to Blackmon, Jr., Juwan Morgan and Devonte Green have impacted IU in 8 other games.
• Since Tom Crean came to Indiana, the Hoosiers have shot a major college best 38.3% from three-point range over a nine-year period. Since 2011-12, IU leads all B1G schools averaging 78.1 points while shooting 47.9% from the field.
• Since 2014-15, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.3 3FG per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova and Michigan are 2nd at (8.9).
• From 1994-95 to 2007-08, the Hoosiers won 41.0 percent of their games against nationally ranked opposition. Since 2011-12, Tom Crean's Hoosiers have the 3rd best regular season winning percentage in the country against ranked competition at 54.5 (min. 40 games) and are third in wins with 25.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers, including the last 6 where IU has earned a national ranking. He now is 3rd all-time in victories at IU (163) behind Bob Knight (602) and Branch McCracken (364). Over the last five+ years, IU is 135-64 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents. In addition, IU and Duke are tied for the most wins against top 3 teams (6). Nine players in his first 7 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) Troy Williams (1,115), and most recently James Blackmon, Jr. (1,093). Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. 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 2nd in a 4-year period - the last time that happened at IU was in 1980, 81 and 83. The Hoosiers are tied for the Big Ten lead in overall championships (22) and outright titles (13).
DID YOU KNOW
• In the last 3 games the Hoosiers defense has held Wisconsin, Purdue and Michigan to 43.3% shooting from the field and 30.0% from long distance.
• Sophomore OG Anunoby had surgery on his right knee and will miss the remainder of the season. He was injured at the end of the first half against Penn State.
In the 14 games, Anunoby played, IU shot 50.2% from the field, 39.8% from 3FG and averaged 84.7 points. In the 12 he was either hurt or sick, IU has shot 47.0 % from the field, 35.6% from 3FG and averaged 75.8 points.
• Blackmon, Jr. missed 3 games with a lower left leg injury and returned against Purdue and had 11 points. He is a two-time National and B1G Player of the Week. Earlier this month, he became the 50th player in IU history to reach the 1,000-point mark and is 46th on the all-time scoring list with 1,093 points.
• The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in field goal percentage (48.7%).
• In the last 5 games, sophomore Thomas Bryant is averaging 19.2 points and shooting 62.1% from the field. He also has made 7of 15 3FG. He had 23 against Purdue and made 8 of 12 field goal attempts.
•Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers have been on active NBA rosters this season including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Dallas) and Troy Williams (Memphis). Two of his former players at Marquette also are active - Dwyane Wade (Chicago) and Wesley Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million earlier this season.
Most Minutes Played In a Game at Indiana
Steve Alford, 1987 at Wisconsin (55)
Robert Johnson, 2017 vs. Penn State (50)
Marshall Strickland, 2004 vs. Iowa (50)
Bracey Wright, 2004 vs. Iowa (50)
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season. Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley (Ball State) begins his ninth year at Indiana, assistant Coach Chuck Martin (Marist) is in his third year with the Hoosiers and assistant Coach Rob Judson (Northern Illinois) is in his second year as an assistant coach after serving as Director of Operations in early 2014.
• Sophomore Thomas Bryant had his 6th double-double of the season with a career-high 31 points and 11 boards against Penn State. He also had 23 points against Purdue. He had 23 points and 12 boards against Northwestern. He had 20 points against Illinois and made all six of his field goal attempts. He had 19 points and 9 rebounds at Penn State and had 11 points and 6 rebounds against Michigan State. He had his fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Nebraska. He had a 15-point, 7-rebound performance against Butler. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He had 12 points and 7 boards against North Carolina. He is now 7th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 6.8 per game and 6th in blocks (1.5) and 10th in FG% (55.4%).
• Freshman De'Ron Davis had 13 points against Michigan. He had 9 points and 8 boards against Penn State and hit two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to send the game into OT. He made his first career start against Louisville and had 12 points off the bench against Wisconsin. He made all 6 of his free throw attempts against Illinois. He had back-to-back 14-point efforts against SIUE and SEMO. He is averaging 6.1 points and 3.1 rebounds. The Colorado native is 2nd on the team with 21 blocked shots. He had 8 points and 2 steals at Wisconsin.
• Junior James Blackmon Jr. is tied for the highest career average (16.1) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He is 4th in the Big Ten in scoring at 16.8 per game. He had 14 points and tied his career-high with 9 rebounds against North Carolina. He had 24 points against Austin Peay. He leads the Big Ten averaging 3.0 3FG made per game. He had his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Louisville. He had 17 at Penn State prior to his 33-point outburst against Michigan State.
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 80 career games. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 13.7 points and is second on the team with 54 assists. He had 17 points and 7 rebounds at Penn State. He had 19 points and 4 rebounds against Nebraska. He has scored 16 points or more 10 times this season. He had 14 points on against Michigan. He is averaging 14.1 points in the B1G. He has scored 901 points in his career and has averaged 10.1 points in 89 games. Sophomore forward OG Anunoby averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds before his season ending injury. He had 12 points and 2 blocks against Illinois. Against UNC, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He had 19 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks against Delaware State. He had 14 points and 2 steals against Louisville. He is second on the team in blocked shots (21) and in steals (21). Senior forward Collin Hartman is rehabbing his injured knee. He played three games in the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk is averaging 14.6 points and made 10 of 22 3FG in his last 5 games He scored 22 points at Wisconsin and hit four 3FG and sent the game into a second OT against PSU with a layup before finishing with a career-high 27 points. He is averaging 8.6 points and 3.4 assists. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he scored 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He had 7 assists against Northwestern and had 9 points against Butler. He had 11 points against Nebraska and 9 against Maryland. Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan had 11 points against Michigan. He had 10 rebounds and had a career-high 4 blocked shots against Butler. On the season, he is contributing 6.7 points and 5.3 rebounds. He is fourth in blocked shots with 18. He has started 16 games this season and is shooting 55.6 percent from the field. He had 12 points and 7 rebounds against Wisconsin. He made a school-record 14 straight field goals over a 3-game period earlier this season. Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. has emerged as a solid contributor. He has averaged 3.7 points and 3.3 rebounds and has made all four of his field goal attempts. He had 5 points and 5 rebounds against Purdue. Against MSU, he had 4 points and 2 offensive rebounds. He followed that up with 5 points, 2 rebounds and an assist against Michigan. Freshman Devonte Green made his second career start and had a career-high 10 points and 10 rebounds against PSU. He also had 4 assists and just 2 turnovers in 45 minutes. Sophomore walk-on Zach McRoberts had 4 points and 3 rebounds in 10 minutes against Rutgers. He played 15 minutes at PSU and started against MSU and Michigan. He had 3 points and 5 boards in 32 minutes against the Spartans. Freshman Curtis Jones made his first career start at Wisconsin. He had 6 points against Maryland and Rutgers. He had seven of his 15 points in overtime in beating Kansas. Freshman Grant Gelon was impressive in his brief stint in the game against Michigan, scoring 8 points and made both of his 3FG attempts in 2 minutes of action.
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