Indiana University Athletics
#GOIU News Trivia - February 7
2/6/2018 3:33:00 PM | Capital
Hoosier Trivia (Answers below)
1. While Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is consistently ranked as the most difficult road venue in the Big Ten for opponents, it's not the largest. IU's arena ranks fourth in the league as far as capacity. Which three arenas hold more fans?
2. The Hoosiers currently have only two players – Juwan Morgan and Robert Johnson – averaging double figures. This would be the first time since the 2008-09 season that IU had only two players average at least 10 points per game. Who were the two leading scorers on that squad?
3. Indiana University has 25 NCAA Team Championships to its credit, with the most recent being the 2012 men's soccer title. What was the first IU team to win a national crown?
4. Indiana has won five NCAA Men's Basketball Championships, which is only one less than the rest of the Big Ten schools combined. In all, six Big Ten teams have won at least one NCAA Championship. How many can you name?
5. Before being named Dayton's head coach prior to the 2011-12 season, Archie Miller was an assistant coach at four different schools. Can you name them?
6. These days, the best known IU baseball alum is Chicago Cub Kyle Schwarber, who has 46 career home runs in his first 2 ½ years in the majors. He's yet to make an All-Star Game, though, and three former Hoosiers have accomplished that feat. Who are they?
7. Who was the last Hoosier men's basketball player to lead the Big Ten in scoring?
8. Which Big Ten Men's Basketball team has the longest NCAA Tournament drought?
9. Former IU quarterback Nate Sudfeld was on the Philadelphia Eagles' active roster for the Super Bowl, marking the eighth time in the last nine years a former Hoosier has been on a Super Bowl team. How many of those Super Bowl Hoosiers can you name?
Trivia answers are at the end.
On This Date:
Feb. 7, 2017 – One year ago today, former Hoosier Yogi Ferrell signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Before signing the deal, Ferrell had averaged 17.2 points and 5.0 assists while on a 10-day contract with the Mavs. This season, Ferrell is averaging 10.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 29.0 minutes/game.
Feb. 7, 2008 – In one of the most hostile road environments in recent memory, No. 13 Indiana knocked off Illinois, 83-79, in double overtime in Champaign. The game was the one and only trip to Illinois for Eric Gordon, who had originally committed to the Illini before later changing his mind and signing with IU. The Illini fans were brutal, booing Gordon every time he touched the ball. It was Gordon, though, who had the last laugh; his 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation forced overtime, and his 19 points helped IU escape with the win.
Feb. 7, 1981 – One week after Bob Knight's Hoosiers beat Purdue in the first-ever match-up between Knight and former Purdue Coach Gene Keady, Purdue got its revenge with a 68-66 victory in Mackey Arena. The win was sealed by two late free throws by former Boilermaker and current Pitt basketball coach Kevin Stallings. The Hoosiers were undone by their struggles at the free-throw line; IU made only 12-of-26 from the line, including a 4-of-13 effort in the second half.
Feb. 7, 1976 – In the game that nearly derailed IU's run to perfection, the Hoosiers escaped with a 72-67 overtime win at Assembly Hall against Michigan. With Michigan leading by two in the closing seconds, Kent Benson put back a Quinn Buckner miss as time expired, and Indiana went on to outscore the Wolverines 12-7 in the overtime period. Benson's tying shot was controversial; rules of the era said that a tip-in had to be through the basket before time expired, while a "controlled shot" only needed to be in the air when the horn sounded. Officials determined that Benson's basket was in fact a "shot" and not a "tip", thus allowing the basket to count and forcing overtime.
Feb. 7, 1901 – It was the eve of the first-ever game in the history of Indiana Basketball. On Feb. 8, 1901, J.H. Horne's Hoosier squad dropped a 20-17 decision to Butler at the Indianapolis YMCA Gymnasium. IU captain Ernest Strange led IU with nine points. The Hoosiers went 1-4 in that debut 1900-01 season, with the lone win coming March 8 against Wabash.
A Former Hoosier Fans Should Know
Danielle Carruthers
Inducted into Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, 2017
Danielle Carruthers won track letters in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. During her time at Indiana, she helped lead the Hoosiers to 3 Big Ten championships, an 8th place finish in the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships, and a 6th place in the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Danielle was a Big Ten champion in the 60m and the 100m hurdles in 2002, and was on 4 championship relay teams. She placed in two NCAA Indoor Championships, earning 2nd in the 60m hurdles and 6th in the 60m in 2002, and 3rd in the 60m hurdles in 2003. In NCAA Outdoor Championships, she earned 2nd in the 100m hurdles in 2001 and 2003. Danielle set IU records in 60m hurdles indoors and 100m hurdles outdoors, and remains 2nd on IU's all-time list in the 60m and 200m indoors and the 100m and 200m outdoors. She ranks third in school history for career points scored by a female at the NCAA Championships with 41 points. She was a 10-time All-American and twice was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year.
Answers to Hoosier Trivia
1. Ohio State's Value City Arena (18,809), Maryland's Xfinity Center College Park (17,950) and Wisconsin's Kohl Center (17,230).
2. Devan Dumes and Verdell Jones. In Tom Crean's first season, Dumes averaged a team-best 12.7/game while Jones added 11.0 per contest. Tom Pritchard ranked third in the team with 9.7 points per game.
3. Wrestling. Led by 134-pound NCAA champion Edwin Belshaw, Coach Billy Thom's 1932 Hoosier squad claimed the NCAA title at the IU Fieldhouse in Bloomington. Belshaw was named the event's Most Outstanding Wrestler, as IU amassed 14 team points to edge out Oklahoma A&M (11 points) and Iowa Agricultural College (10). This was the first of two NCAA titles for IU in 1932, as Coach Billy Hayes' outdoor track and field squad won an NCAA title later that spring.
4. Indiana-5 (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987); Michigan State-2 (1979, 2000); Michigan-1 (1989); Maryland (2002)-1; Wisconsin-1 (1941); Ohio State-1 (1960).
5. N.C. State (2006), Arizona State (2007), Ohio State (2008-09), Arizona (2010-11).
6. Ted Kluszewski (1953-56, pictured right), Mickey Morandini (1995), Merrill "Pinky" May (1940).
7. Eric Gordon. During his freshman 2007-08 campaign, Gordon averaged a Big Ten-best 20.9 points/game, easily out-distancing teammate and eventual Big Ten MVP D.J. White, who averaged 17.4 points.
8. Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights last made the NCAA field in 1991. Every other Big Ten team has received an NCAA invitation at least once in the last six years.
9. 2017 – Tevin Coleman, Atlanta Falcons; 2016 – Cody Latimer, Denver Broncos; 2013 – Tandon Doss, Baltimore Ravens; 2012 – James Brewer, New York Giants; 2011 – Antwaan Randle El, Pittsburgh Steelers; 2010 - Tracy Porter, New Orleans Saints; 2010 - Courtney Roby, New Orleans Saints.
1. While Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is consistently ranked as the most difficult road venue in the Big Ten for opponents, it's not the largest. IU's arena ranks fourth in the league as far as capacity. Which three arenas hold more fans?2. The Hoosiers currently have only two players – Juwan Morgan and Robert Johnson – averaging double figures. This would be the first time since the 2008-09 season that IU had only two players average at least 10 points per game. Who were the two leading scorers on that squad?
3. Indiana University has 25 NCAA Team Championships to its credit, with the most recent being the 2012 men's soccer title. What was the first IU team to win a national crown?
4. Indiana has won five NCAA Men's Basketball Championships, which is only one less than the rest of the Big Ten schools combined. In all, six Big Ten teams have won at least one NCAA Championship. How many can you name?
5. Before being named Dayton's head coach prior to the 2011-12 season, Archie Miller was an assistant coach at four different schools. Can you name them?
6. These days, the best known IU baseball alum is Chicago Cub Kyle Schwarber, who has 46 career home runs in his first 2 ½ years in the majors. He's yet to make an All-Star Game, though, and three former Hoosiers have accomplished that feat. Who are they?
7. Who was the last Hoosier men's basketball player to lead the Big Ten in scoring?
8. Which Big Ten Men's Basketball team has the longest NCAA Tournament drought?
9. Former IU quarterback Nate Sudfeld was on the Philadelphia Eagles' active roster for the Super Bowl, marking the eighth time in the last nine years a former Hoosier has been on a Super Bowl team. How many of those Super Bowl Hoosiers can you name?
Trivia answers are at the end.
On This Date:
Feb. 7, 2017 – One year ago today, former Hoosier Yogi Ferrell signed a two-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Before signing the deal, Ferrell had averaged 17.2 points and 5.0 assists while on a 10-day contract with the Mavs. This season, Ferrell is averaging 10.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 29.0 minutes/game.
Feb. 7, 2008 – In one of the most hostile road environments in recent memory, No. 13 Indiana knocked off Illinois, 83-79, in double overtime in Champaign. The game was the one and only trip to Illinois for Eric Gordon, who had originally committed to the Illini before later changing his mind and signing with IU. The Illini fans were brutal, booing Gordon every time he touched the ball. It was Gordon, though, who had the last laugh; his 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation forced overtime, and his 19 points helped IU escape with the win.
Feb. 7, 1981 – One week after Bob Knight's Hoosiers beat Purdue in the first-ever match-up between Knight and former Purdue Coach Gene Keady, Purdue got its revenge with a 68-66 victory in Mackey Arena. The win was sealed by two late free throws by former Boilermaker and current Pitt basketball coach Kevin Stallings. The Hoosiers were undone by their struggles at the free-throw line; IU made only 12-of-26 from the line, including a 4-of-13 effort in the second half.
Feb. 7, 1976 – In the game that nearly derailed IU's run to perfection, the Hoosiers escaped with a 72-67 overtime win at Assembly Hall against Michigan. With Michigan leading by two in the closing seconds, Kent Benson put back a Quinn Buckner miss as time expired, and Indiana went on to outscore the Wolverines 12-7 in the overtime period. Benson's tying shot was controversial; rules of the era said that a tip-in had to be through the basket before time expired, while a "controlled shot" only needed to be in the air when the horn sounded. Officials determined that Benson's basket was in fact a "shot" and not a "tip", thus allowing the basket to count and forcing overtime.
Feb. 7, 1901 – It was the eve of the first-ever game in the history of Indiana Basketball. On Feb. 8, 1901, J.H. Horne's Hoosier squad dropped a 20-17 decision to Butler at the Indianapolis YMCA Gymnasium. IU captain Ernest Strange led IU with nine points. The Hoosiers went 1-4 in that debut 1900-01 season, with the lone win coming March 8 against Wabash.
A Former Hoosier Fans Should Know
Danielle CarruthersInducted into Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, 2017
Danielle Carruthers won track letters in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003. During her time at Indiana, she helped lead the Hoosiers to 3 Big Ten championships, an 8th place finish in the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships, and a 6th place in the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Danielle was a Big Ten champion in the 60m and the 100m hurdles in 2002, and was on 4 championship relay teams. She placed in two NCAA Indoor Championships, earning 2nd in the 60m hurdles and 6th in the 60m in 2002, and 3rd in the 60m hurdles in 2003. In NCAA Outdoor Championships, she earned 2nd in the 100m hurdles in 2001 and 2003. Danielle set IU records in 60m hurdles indoors and 100m hurdles outdoors, and remains 2nd on IU's all-time list in the 60m and 200m indoors and the 100m and 200m outdoors. She ranks third in school history for career points scored by a female at the NCAA Championships with 41 points. She was a 10-time All-American and twice was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year.
Answers to Hoosier Trivia
1. Ohio State's Value City Arena (18,809), Maryland's Xfinity Center College Park (17,950) and Wisconsin's Kohl Center (17,230).
2. Devan Dumes and Verdell Jones. In Tom Crean's first season, Dumes averaged a team-best 12.7/game while Jones added 11.0 per contest. Tom Pritchard ranked third in the team with 9.7 points per game.
3. Wrestling. Led by 134-pound NCAA champion Edwin Belshaw, Coach Billy Thom's 1932 Hoosier squad claimed the NCAA title at the IU Fieldhouse in Bloomington. Belshaw was named the event's Most Outstanding Wrestler, as IU amassed 14 team points to edge out Oklahoma A&M (11 points) and Iowa Agricultural College (10). This was the first of two NCAA titles for IU in 1932, as Coach Billy Hayes' outdoor track and field squad won an NCAA title later that spring.
4. Indiana-5 (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987); Michigan State-2 (1979, 2000); Michigan-1 (1989); Maryland (2002)-1; Wisconsin-1 (1941); Ohio State-1 (1960).
5. N.C. State (2006), Arizona State (2007), Ohio State (2008-09), Arizona (2010-11).
6. Ted Kluszewski (1953-56, pictured right), Mickey Morandini (1995), Merrill "Pinky" May (1940).7. Eric Gordon. During his freshman 2007-08 campaign, Gordon averaged a Big Ten-best 20.9 points/game, easily out-distancing teammate and eventual Big Ten MVP D.J. White, who averaged 17.4 points.
8. Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights last made the NCAA field in 1991. Every other Big Ten team has received an NCAA invitation at least once in the last six years.
9. 2017 – Tevin Coleman, Atlanta Falcons; 2016 – Cody Latimer, Denver Broncos; 2013 – Tandon Doss, Baltimore Ravens; 2012 – James Brewer, New York Giants; 2011 – Antwaan Randle El, Pittsburgh Steelers; 2010 - Tracy Porter, New Orleans Saints; 2010 - Courtney Roby, New Orleans Saints.
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