Of Note: The 2019-20 Indiana Basketball Season

Team Notes
• Had a 5-4 record against nationally ranked teams, marking just the third winning season against ranked opponents in 18 seasons (2013 and 2016).

• Led the Big Ten in free throws attempted with 716 and were second in free throws made at 486. IU also shot the most free throws in conference play with 410.

• Led the Big Ten in defensive rebound percentage at 75.5%.

• Ranked 34^th in KenPom, including 26^th in defensive efficiency.

• Was the second straight year a freshman led the team in scoring. Trayce Jackson-Davis averaged 13.5 points this season after Romeo Langford averaged 16.4 points a season ago. Only Duke and Pitt had freshmen lead their team in scoring the last two seasons.

Player Plaudits
#1 Aljami Durham
• 5th in Big Ten in FT Percentage (81.1)
• Needs 258 points next season to reach 1,000 in his career at IU.

Team captain who started all 32 games… averaged 9.8 points and led team in 3FG% hitting 38.3% of his long distance shots… finished second on the team with 80 assists and led the team making 81.1% of his free throw attempts ranking 5^th in the Big Ten in the process… led team by shooting 40.3% from long distance in B1G play.

Season High: 21 points against Western Illinois… made all 7 FGs, 4 of 4 from 3FG and all 4 FTs.

Big Moment: Hit go-ahead 3FG with 1:52 left in win over Michigan State.

#2 Armaan Franklin
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (12/23)

Played in all 32 games and started the first 9 games of the season…averaged 3.7 points 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists…averaged 15 points in two games in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Season High: 17 points and made 4 3FG against Notre Dame
Big Moment: Game-winning 3FG with 15.7 seconds left against the Irish

#3 Justin Smith
• IU Male Scholar Athlete 0f the Month (January)
• Needs 179 points to reach 1,000 points in his career at IU

Started all 32 games… led the team in minutes played with 971… averaged 10.4 points and tied for second on the team with 5.2 rebounds per game… improved his free throw percentage from 51.4% to 67.3%... led the team with 31 steals.

Season High: 24 points in the opener against Western Illinois
Big Moment: 17 rebounds and lock-down defense in wins over Iowa and Penn State

#4 Trayce Jackson-Davis
• Third Team All-Big Ten (Coaches and Media)
• All-Big Ten Freshman Team (Coaches)

• CBS Sports/USBWA Freshman of the Week (2/24)
• Named Preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year, CBSSports.com.
• Big Ten Preseason Newcomer of the Year, ESPN.com
• Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week (11/18, 12/16)
• Indiana Challenge MVP
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/2, 2/10. 2/24)

• 7th in B1G in rebounding (8.4)
• 2nd in field goal percentage (56.6)
• 7th in blocked shots (1.9)

Third Team All-Big Ten choice who also earned All-Freshman honors… finished second in the league in field goal percentage (56.6), and 7^th in blocked shots (1.9) and rebounds (8.4)… had 12 double-doubles...ranked in the top 10 among freshmen in the country by CBS Sports… one of only four freshman in the country to lead his team in scoring, rebounding, free throw percentage and blocks… started all 32 games and averaged a team-high 13.5 points… led the team with 115 free throws made and 168 attempts… set an IU freshman record with 270 rebounds… led the team with 59 blocked shots… added 22 steals.

Season High: 27 points at Minnesota and 17 boards in Big Ten Tournament vs. Nebraska
Big Moment: Huge fast break dunk on feed from De'Ron Davis at home against Penn State

#10 Rob Phinisee
Played in 27 games and started 16 of the last 17 games… averaged 7.3 points and led the team with 90 assists... second on the team with 27 steals… shot 72.5% from the line and added 2.5 boards per game… missed most of October due to injury… had 70 of his assists against Big Ten foes.

Season High: 16 points in overtime win over Nebraska
Big Moment: 21 assists and 5 turnovers in last 4 games of the season

#11 Devonte Green
• Team Captain
• 8th in B1G in 3FG Made per game (2.0)

Finished 55^th in career scoring at IU with 954 points… tied for 12^th all-time for the Hoosiers with 164 3FG… 10^th in career attempts with 435 3FG attempts… averaged 8.0 points in his career and shot 37.7% from long distance… had 257 assists and 113 steals… played in 29 games and started 7 as a senior… second on the team averaging 10.8 points… led the team with 59 triples and shot 35.8% from behind the arc… had 62 assists and 21 steals… missed all of preseason and first 3 regular season games due to injured hamstring.

Season High: 30 points in Big Ten/ACC Challenge win against Florida State
Big Moment: Off the bench, he scored 15 points on his first 5 3FGA at home against Iowa

#20 De'Ron Davis
Finished his career 10^th all-time in field goal percentage making 54.7% of his career shots… started 23 times in his career and finished with 590 points and 287 rebounds… played in 31 games and started on Senior Day…averaged 2.7 points and 1.3 rebounds… shot 50.0% from the field… hit on 59.6% of his shots in league play.

Season High: 18 points and tied school record by making all 9 FG at Michigan
Big Moment: Continued outstanding play (Made 14 of 19 FGA in career) in Big Ten Tournament with 6 points and 2 blocks

#21 Jerome Hunter
Played in 30 games… averaged 3.8 points and 2.1 rebounds… made 16 of his 19 3FG in the final 10 games… shot 75.0% from the line… second on the team shooting 36.4% from long distance in B1G play.

Season High: 12 points against Maryland and North Alabama
Big Moment: Blocked shot against Minnesota which began an IU rally from a 10-point deficit

#23 Damezi Anderson
Played in 18 games and averaged 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds… had 17 assists and made 9 of his 10 free throw attempts… started both preseason games against Marquette and Gannon.

Season High: 14 points against Troy
Big Moment: Had 5 points and a key steal in overtime win over Nebraska

#25 Race Thompson
Emerged as a key contributor in the second half of the season averaging 4.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in the last 10 games averaging 18.4 minutes per game… played in 29 games and averaged 3.7 points and 3.9 rebounds… second on the team with 19 blocked shots and also added 20 steals…. had 14 of those blocks and steals in conference play.

Season High: 10 points at home against Iowa. 11 rebounds at home against Wisconsin
Big Moment: 9 points and 10 boards in returning home in win at Minnesota

#50 Joey Brunk
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Started 31 times in 32 games… averaged 6.8 points and 6.2 rebounds… shot 52.2% from the field…shot 50.8 from the floor against league foes including the Big Ten Tournament.

Season High: 16 points against Princeton and at Nebraska. 14 boards against Notre Dame
Big Moment: Continued outstanding play (Made 14 of 19 FGA in career) in Big Ten Tournament with 6 points and 2 blocks

Players Mentioned

Damezi Anderson

Joey Brunk

De'Ron Davis

Aljami Durham

Armaan Franklin

Devonte Green

Jerome Hunter

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Romeo Langford

Rob Phinisee

Justin Smith

Race Thompson

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