Indiana University Athletics
NOTES: Indiana, Syracuse to Play in Big Ten/ACC Challenge
11/29/2021 7:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
Indiana University begins its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will travel to Syracuse for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge presented by Continental Tire. The Hoosiers are coming off an 80-79 win over Marshall in the title game of the Hoosier Classic. After defeating the Orange 74-73 in the 1987 NCAA Championship game, Syracuse has won the last five meeting, including the most recent affair, a 69-52 triumph in the 2013 Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the Carrier Dome.
GAME INFORMATION
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
RV/RV Indiana (6-0) at Syracuse (3-3)
Tuesday, November 30 • 7 p.m. ET
Carrier Dome (34,616) • Syracuse, N.Y.
TV: ESPN2 (Doug Sherman and Jimmy Dykes)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana trails 5-1
Last Meeting: SYR 69, IU 52 (Dec. 3, 2013 in Syracuse)
ON THE SIDELINES
IU Hall of Famer, All-American, Big Ten MVP and Indiana native Mike Woodson is the first Hoosier graduate to lead the program at the start of the season since Lou Watson in 1965. Woodson brings nine years of NBA head coaching experience (Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks) back to his alma mater and worked for seven franchises as an assistant coach and won an NBA title in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons. He played 11 seasons in the NBA as a player and is the fifth all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,061 points.
Hall of Fame Coach Jim Boeheim is in his 46th year of leading his alma mater and is 985-412, including a victory in the 2003 NCAA Championship. He is second all-time in NCAA history in wins and games coached. Both Woodson (Knicks) and Boeheim (Syracuse) have coached NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony.
DOING IT WITH DEFENSE
As of Sunday (Nov. 28), IU led the nation in defensive field goal percentage at 32.1%. IU also is second in the Big Ten allowing 57.2 points per game and leads the league in blocked shots at 7.0 per game. The Hoosiers set a school record against Louisiana when they defended 25-straight Louisiana shots without a make in the first half. The Hoosiers now rank second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage, making 50.0% from the floor through six games. In the last three games, they have shot 53.1% from the floor and 49.0% from long distance and have averaged 78.7 ppg.
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis set a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record by scoring 43 points against Marshall, breaking the previous mark (42) set by Steve Alford against Michigan State. He made a career-high 18-of-24 field goal attempts and 7-of-9 from the line. For his efforts, he was named National Player of the Week by Dick Vitale on ESPN.com.
The leading returning scorer in the Big Ten, has been named a first-team 2021-22 Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, and selected to the watch list for the Karl Malone Watch, the NABC Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Naismith Award. He was a third-team All-American (Sporting News) last season. He started all 27 games in 2020-21 and was the only high major player to average at least 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds.
The Big Ten Player of the Week on 11/15 is averaging 20.5 points and 7.7 rebounds, while shooting 66.2% from the floor. He leads the Big Ten with 3.8 blocks per game. He has had two double-doubles this season and 24 in his career with IU posting a 19-5 record in those games.
Jackson-Davis became the 54th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark against St. John's and now has scored 1,072 points as a Hoosier, rating 50th all-time in IU lore.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU's starting lineup of Jackson-Davis (65), Sr./Jr's. Xavier Johnson (87), Miller Kopp (80), Parker Stewart (80) and Race Thompson (33) have combined for 345 career Division I starts. Off the bench, Sr./Jr's. Michael Durr (85) and Rob Phinisee have started 154 games.
While playing for Pitt, Stewart had 23 points in the Carrier Dome in 2018 making 8-of-14 shots from the floor and 7-of-13 from long distance. Johnson averaged 12.6 points in 3 games in Syracuse.
Indiana University begins its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will travel to Syracuse for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge presented by Continental Tire. The Hoosiers are coming off an 80-79 win over Marshall in the title game of the Hoosier Classic. After defeating the Orange 74-73 in the 1987 NCAA Championship game, Syracuse has won the last five meeting, including the most recent affair, a 69-52 triumph in the 2013 Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the Carrier Dome.
GAME INFORMATION
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
RV/RV Indiana (6-0) at Syracuse (3-3)
Tuesday, November 30 • 7 p.m. ET
Carrier Dome (34,616) • Syracuse, N.Y.
TV: ESPN2 (Doug Sherman and Jimmy Dykes)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana trails 5-1
Last Meeting: SYR 69, IU 52 (Dec. 3, 2013 in Syracuse)
ON THE SIDELINES
IU Hall of Famer, All-American, Big Ten MVP and Indiana native Mike Woodson is the first Hoosier graduate to lead the program at the start of the season since Lou Watson in 1965. Woodson brings nine years of NBA head coaching experience (Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks) back to his alma mater and worked for seven franchises as an assistant coach and won an NBA title in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons. He played 11 seasons in the NBA as a player and is the fifth all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,061 points.
Hall of Fame Coach Jim Boeheim is in his 46th year of leading his alma mater and is 985-412, including a victory in the 2003 NCAA Championship. He is second all-time in NCAA history in wins and games coached. Both Woodson (Knicks) and Boeheim (Syracuse) have coached NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony.
DOING IT WITH DEFENSE
As of Sunday (Nov. 28), IU led the nation in defensive field goal percentage at 32.1%. IU also is second in the Big Ten allowing 57.2 points per game and leads the league in blocked shots at 7.0 per game. The Hoosiers set a school record against Louisiana when they defended 25-straight Louisiana shots without a make in the first half. The Hoosiers now rank second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage, making 50.0% from the floor through six games. In the last three games, they have shot 53.1% from the floor and 49.0% from long distance and have averaged 78.7 ppg.
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis set a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record by scoring 43 points against Marshall, breaking the previous mark (42) set by Steve Alford against Michigan State. He made a career-high 18-of-24 field goal attempts and 7-of-9 from the line. For his efforts, he was named National Player of the Week by Dick Vitale on ESPN.com.
The leading returning scorer in the Big Ten, has been named a first-team 2021-22 Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, and selected to the watch list for the Karl Malone Watch, the NABC Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Naismith Award. He was a third-team All-American (Sporting News) last season. He started all 27 games in 2020-21 and was the only high major player to average at least 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds.
The Big Ten Player of the Week on 11/15 is averaging 20.5 points and 7.7 rebounds, while shooting 66.2% from the floor. He leads the Big Ten with 3.8 blocks per game. He has had two double-doubles this season and 24 in his career with IU posting a 19-5 record in those games.
Jackson-Davis became the 54th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark against St. John's and now has scored 1,072 points as a Hoosier, rating 50th all-time in IU lore.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU's starting lineup of Jackson-Davis (65), Sr./Jr's. Xavier Johnson (87), Miller Kopp (80), Parker Stewart (80) and Race Thompson (33) have combined for 345 career Division I starts. Off the bench, Sr./Jr's. Michael Durr (85) and Rob Phinisee have started 154 games.
While playing for Pitt, Stewart had 23 points in the Carrier Dome in 2018 making 8-of-14 shots from the floor and 7-of-13 from long distance. Johnson averaged 12.6 points in 3 games in Syracuse.
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