Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 12 vs. Elon
12/19/2022 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 123rd season of competition in men's basketball with the penultimate non-conference matchup against Elon at 7 p.m. ET on Dec. 20 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be broadcast on BTN.
• The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Billy Taylor, enter the game with a 2-10 record.
• Taylor, a Notre Dame graduate, spent the last three seasons on the sidelines as an assistant coach at Iowa. Prior to that he spent six seasons (2007-13) as the head coach at Ball State.
Game Information
Dec. 20, 2022 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Shon Morris)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: First Meeting
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Series History
• Indiana and Elon have never met on the basketball floor prior to Tuesday's matchup. The Hoosiers hold an 8-1 record all time against opponents currently housed in the Colonial Athletic Association.
• IU last took on a CAA opponent on Nov. 17, 2013 in a 90-74 victory over Stony Brook.
Last Time Out
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a team-high 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in Indiana's 84-62 loss at No. 8/6 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 17. Jackson-Davis also blocked a career-best nine blocks.
• Sixth-year senior forward Race Thompson charted 11 points and four rebounds, while freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino made his return to the Hoosier lineup with 11 points, six rebounds, and three steals.
Block Party
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis blocked a career-high nine shots at No. 8/6 Kansas on Dec. 17, the second most by an IU player. Steve Downing blocked a school-record 10 shots against Michigan on Feb. 23, 1971.
• His nine blocks against Kansas marked the most ever by a Jayhawk opponent. The previous record of eight blocks was held by Isaiah Jackson (Kentucky), Mo Bamba (Texas), Jordan Bell (Oregon), and Shane Battier (Duke).
• The Center Grove product has blocked at least five shots in six contests in his career, the most of any active Big Ten Conference player.
• Junior forward Jordan Geronimo blocked a combined 10 shots against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 20 and Little Rock on Nov. 23. The tally marked the most by a Hoosier off the bench since 1996-97.
• The Hoosiers have blocked at least five shots in eight of the team's last nine contests. IU ranks second in Big Ten and eighth nationally with 5.9 blocks per content.
Scoop, There it is
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates, nicknamed "Scoop", is the first Hoosier off the bench and leads all second-unit players in minutes played this season (233). He averages 8.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
• Bates recorded career bests in points (22), made field goals (8), and assists (4) in the win over Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• The IMG Academy product scored 32 points off the bench on 6-of-11 (54.5%) shooting from the 3-point line against Nebraska (Dec. 7) and Arizona (Dec. 10).
• Bates became a father to his daughter, Leilani, on March 20, 2022, two days after his freshman season concluded.
Miller Time
• Fifth-year senior forward Miller Kopp has knocked down 25-of-53 (47.2%) 3-pointers to open the season. He is third on the team with a scoring average of 9.5 points per game.
• Kopp matched a career best with five made triples at Rutgers, his eighth career game with at least three made 3-pointers.
• The Houston native averages a team-high 13.5 points over the last four contests. He has made 12 of IU's 33 3-pointers in that span.
• He knocked down a critical 3-point field goal to extend Indiana's lead to eight with 2:25 to play in the road victory over Xavier on Nov. 18.
Other Notables
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded the third triple-double in Indiana basketball history with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists against Nebraska on Dec. 7. He added three blocks and three steals in the win.
• Jackson-Davis joined historic company of triple-doubles in IU history. Juwan Morgan notched a 10-point, 10-rebound, and 10-assist triple-double against Jacksonville on Dec. 22, 2018. Steve Downing tallied 28 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 blocks against Michigan on Feb. 23, 1971.
• He is the first player to compile a triple-double with at least three blocks and three steals since Luke Walton accomplished the feat with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, four blocks, and four steals against USC on Jan. 17, 2002.
• Senior Trayce Jackson-Davis blocked a career-high nine shots at Kansas on Dec. 17. The game marked his sixth with at least five blocks.
• His nine blocks were the second most by a Hoosier in a single game in program history, trailing only Steve Downing (10) against Michigan on Feb. 23, 1971.
• Jackson-Davis is one of 16 Big Ten players to have at least nine blocks in a game in the last 25 seasons. Nate Reuvers (Nov. 8, 2019) of Wisconsin was the last B1G player to have at least nine blocks in a game.
• Indiana charted seven-straight games from Nov. 18-Dec. 7 with at least five blocks. IU currently averages 5.9 blocks per game.
• Fifth-year senior forward Miller Kopp converted three-straight double-figure scoring outputs for this first time in his Indiana career with 21 points at Rutgers on Dec. 3, 13 points against Nebraska on Dec. 7, and 14 points against Arizona on Dec. 10.
• Indiana scored at least 80 points in the first six games of the season, the longest such streak since 1969-70 (seven games).
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has swatted at least two shots in 28 of his last 45 games played.
• The Hoosier bench has outscored opponents 299-129.
• Head coach Mike Woodson holds a record of 15-3 in non-conference games at the helm of the Hoosiers.
• Indiana University continues its 123rd season of competition in men's basketball with the penultimate non-conference matchup against Elon at 7 p.m. ET on Dec. 20 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be broadcast on BTN.
• The Phoenix, led by first-year head coach Billy Taylor, enter the game with a 2-10 record.
• Taylor, a Notre Dame graduate, spent the last three seasons on the sidelines as an assistant coach at Iowa. Prior to that he spent six seasons (2007-13) as the head coach at Ball State.
Game Information
Dec. 20, 2022 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Shon Morris)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: First Meeting
Last Meeting: First Meeting
Series History
• Indiana and Elon have never met on the basketball floor prior to Tuesday's matchup. The Hoosiers hold an 8-1 record all time against opponents currently housed in the Colonial Athletic Association.
• IU last took on a CAA opponent on Nov. 17, 2013 in a 90-74 victory over Stony Brook.
Last Time Out
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a team-high 13 points and grabbed six rebounds in Indiana's 84-62 loss at No. 8/6 Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 17. Jackson-Davis also blocked a career-best nine blocks.
• Sixth-year senior forward Race Thompson charted 11 points and four rebounds, while freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino made his return to the Hoosier lineup with 11 points, six rebounds, and three steals.
Block Party
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis blocked a career-high nine shots at No. 8/6 Kansas on Dec. 17, the second most by an IU player. Steve Downing blocked a school-record 10 shots against Michigan on Feb. 23, 1971.
• His nine blocks against Kansas marked the most ever by a Jayhawk opponent. The previous record of eight blocks was held by Isaiah Jackson (Kentucky), Mo Bamba (Texas), Jordan Bell (Oregon), and Shane Battier (Duke).
• The Center Grove product has blocked at least five shots in six contests in his career, the most of any active Big Ten Conference player.
• Junior forward Jordan Geronimo blocked a combined 10 shots against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 20 and Little Rock on Nov. 23. The tally marked the most by a Hoosier off the bench since 1996-97.
• The Hoosiers have blocked at least five shots in eight of the team's last nine contests. IU ranks second in Big Ten and eighth nationally with 5.9 blocks per content.
Scoop, There it is
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates, nicknamed "Scoop", is the first Hoosier off the bench and leads all second-unit players in minutes played this season (233). He averages 8.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
• Bates recorded career bests in points (22), made field goals (8), and assists (4) in the win over Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• The IMG Academy product scored 32 points off the bench on 6-of-11 (54.5%) shooting from the 3-point line against Nebraska (Dec. 7) and Arizona (Dec. 10).
• Bates became a father to his daughter, Leilani, on March 20, 2022, two days after his freshman season concluded.
Miller Time
• Fifth-year senior forward Miller Kopp has knocked down 25-of-53 (47.2%) 3-pointers to open the season. He is third on the team with a scoring average of 9.5 points per game.
• Kopp matched a career best with five made triples at Rutgers, his eighth career game with at least three made 3-pointers.
• The Houston native averages a team-high 13.5 points over the last four contests. He has made 12 of IU's 33 3-pointers in that span.
• He knocked down a critical 3-point field goal to extend Indiana's lead to eight with 2:25 to play in the road victory over Xavier on Nov. 18.
Other Notables
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded the third triple-double in Indiana basketball history with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists against Nebraska on Dec. 7. He added three blocks and three steals in the win.
• Jackson-Davis joined historic company of triple-doubles in IU history. Juwan Morgan notched a 10-point, 10-rebound, and 10-assist triple-double against Jacksonville on Dec. 22, 2018. Steve Downing tallied 28 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 blocks against Michigan on Feb. 23, 1971.
• He is the first player to compile a triple-double with at least three blocks and three steals since Luke Walton accomplished the feat with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, four blocks, and four steals against USC on Jan. 17, 2002.
• Senior Trayce Jackson-Davis blocked a career-high nine shots at Kansas on Dec. 17. The game marked his sixth with at least five blocks.
• His nine blocks were the second most by a Hoosier in a single game in program history, trailing only Steve Downing (10) against Michigan on Feb. 23, 1971.
• Jackson-Davis is one of 16 Big Ten players to have at least nine blocks in a game in the last 25 seasons. Nate Reuvers (Nov. 8, 2019) of Wisconsin was the last B1G player to have at least nine blocks in a game.
• Indiana charted seven-straight games from Nov. 18-Dec. 7 with at least five blocks. IU currently averages 5.9 blocks per game.
• Fifth-year senior forward Miller Kopp converted three-straight double-figure scoring outputs for this first time in his Indiana career with 21 points at Rutgers on Dec. 3, 13 points against Nebraska on Dec. 7, and 14 points against Arizona on Dec. 10.
• Indiana scored at least 80 points in the first six games of the season, the longest such streak since 1969-70 (seven games).
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has swatted at least two shots in 28 of his last 45 games played.
• The Hoosier bench has outscored opponents 299-129.
• Head coach Mike Woodson holds a record of 15-3 in non-conference games at the helm of the Hoosiers.
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