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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 1 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
11/5/2023 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University opens its 124th season of competition in men's basketball with a matchup against Florida Gulf Coast at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 7.
• The Eagles finished 17-15 in the first season of the Pat Chambers era in Fort Meyers, Fla. Chambers, the former head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, owns three career victories over the Hoosiers, including one in Bloomington.
• IU has opened the season against a team with an Eagle mascot in three-consecutive seasons after toppling Morehead State, 88-53, to open the 2022-23 campaign and Eastern Michigan, 68-62, in head coach Mike Woodson's Indiana coaching debut.
Game Information
Nov. 7, 2022 • 6:30 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Matt Schumacker and Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: IU 88, FGCU 60 on Nov. 12, 2010 in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana defeated Florida Gulf Coast by a score of 88-60 in the only meeting between the two programs on Nov. 12, 2010.
• Current Team and Recruiting Coordinator Jordan Hulls knocked down 6-of-9 attempts from the 3-point line in the IU triumph to score 18 points in 22 minutes of run. Hulls was one of three Hoosiers in double figures, joined by Christian Watford (24) and Maurice Creek (13).
• The Hoosiers hold an all-time record of 19-1 against teams currently residing in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Last time Out
• Five Hoosiers, led by sophomore center Kel'el Ware, reached double figures in Indiana's 94-61 exhibition win over Marian on Friday. Ware posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double.
• Freshman forward Mackenzie Mgbako added 15 points on 3-of-4 shooting from the 3-point line. The returning sophomore class of forward Malik Reneau (14), forward Kaleb Banks (12), and guard CJ Gunn (11) totaled 37 points on 12-of-24 shooting.
I'm Lovin' It
The Indiana men's basketball program has rostered 33 McDonald's All-Americans since the debut of the game in the late 70's.
The Cream and Crimson have been represented by Tom Baker (1977), Ray Tolbert ('77), Landon Turner ('78), Isiah Thomas ('79), John Flowers ('81), Daryl Thomas ('83), Delray Brooks ('84), Rick Calloway ('85), Jay Edwards ('87), Eric Anderson ('88), Greg Graham ('89), Pat Graham ('89), Damon Bailey ('90), Alan Henderson ('91), Sherron Wilkerson ('93), Andrae Patterson ('94), Neil Reed ('94), Jason Collier ('96), Luke Recker ('97), Dane Fife ('98), Jared Jeffries (2000), Bracey Wright ('02), D.J. White ('04), Eric Gordon ('07), Cody Zeller ('11), Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell ('12), Noah Vonleh ('13), James Blackmon Jr. ('14), Thomas Bryant ('15), Romeo Langford ('18), Trayce Jackson-Davis ('19), Kel'el Ware ('22), and Mackenzie Mgbako ('23).
Indiana ranks sixth behind Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA, and Kansas for most commitments from the McDonald's All-American game.
Double Double, Double Double (CAREER)
Payton Sparks: 22; last vs. Toledo, 3/3/23
Xavier Johnson: 4; last vs. Arizona, 12/10/22
Anthony Walker: 4; last at Clemson, 2/27/21
Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Xavier Johnson: 21; last vs. North Carolina, 11/30/22
Payton Sparks: 9; last vs. Ohio, 3/9/23
Trey Galloway: 1; vs. Nebraska, 12/7/22
Hoosiers in the NBA
OG Anunoby - Toronto Raptors
Thomas Bryant - Miami Heat
Eric Gordon - Phoenix Suns
Jalen Hood-Schifino - Los Angeles Lakers
Trayce Jackson-Davis - Golden State Warriors
Victor Oladipo - Houston Rockets
Cody Zeller - New Orleans Pelicans
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
• Indiana University opens its 124th season of competition in men's basketball with a matchup against Florida Gulf Coast at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 7.
• The Eagles finished 17-15 in the first season of the Pat Chambers era in Fort Meyers, Fla. Chambers, the former head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, owns three career victories over the Hoosiers, including one in Bloomington.
• IU has opened the season against a team with an Eagle mascot in three-consecutive seasons after toppling Morehead State, 88-53, to open the 2022-23 campaign and Eastern Michigan, 68-62, in head coach Mike Woodson's Indiana coaching debut.
Game Information
Nov. 7, 2022 • 6:30 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Matt Schumacker and Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: IU 88, FGCU 60 on Nov. 12, 2010 in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana defeated Florida Gulf Coast by a score of 88-60 in the only meeting between the two programs on Nov. 12, 2010.
• Current Team and Recruiting Coordinator Jordan Hulls knocked down 6-of-9 attempts from the 3-point line in the IU triumph to score 18 points in 22 minutes of run. Hulls was one of three Hoosiers in double figures, joined by Christian Watford (24) and Maurice Creek (13).
• The Hoosiers hold an all-time record of 19-1 against teams currently residing in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Last time Out
• Five Hoosiers, led by sophomore center Kel'el Ware, reached double figures in Indiana's 94-61 exhibition win over Marian on Friday. Ware posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double.
• Freshman forward Mackenzie Mgbako added 15 points on 3-of-4 shooting from the 3-point line. The returning sophomore class of forward Malik Reneau (14), forward Kaleb Banks (12), and guard CJ Gunn (11) totaled 37 points on 12-of-24 shooting.
I'm Lovin' It
The Indiana men's basketball program has rostered 33 McDonald's All-Americans since the debut of the game in the late 70's.
The Cream and Crimson have been represented by Tom Baker (1977), Ray Tolbert ('77), Landon Turner ('78), Isiah Thomas ('79), John Flowers ('81), Daryl Thomas ('83), Delray Brooks ('84), Rick Calloway ('85), Jay Edwards ('87), Eric Anderson ('88), Greg Graham ('89), Pat Graham ('89), Damon Bailey ('90), Alan Henderson ('91), Sherron Wilkerson ('93), Andrae Patterson ('94), Neil Reed ('94), Jason Collier ('96), Luke Recker ('97), Dane Fife ('98), Jared Jeffries (2000), Bracey Wright ('02), D.J. White ('04), Eric Gordon ('07), Cody Zeller ('11), Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell ('12), Noah Vonleh ('13), James Blackmon Jr. ('14), Thomas Bryant ('15), Romeo Langford ('18), Trayce Jackson-Davis ('19), Kel'el Ware ('22), and Mackenzie Mgbako ('23).
Indiana ranks sixth behind Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA, and Kansas for most commitments from the McDonald's All-American game.
Double Double, Double Double (CAREER)
Payton Sparks: 22; last vs. Toledo, 3/3/23
Xavier Johnson: 4; last vs. Arizona, 12/10/22
Anthony Walker: 4; last at Clemson, 2/27/21
Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Xavier Johnson: 21; last vs. North Carolina, 11/30/22
Payton Sparks: 9; last vs. Ohio, 3/9/23
Trey Galloway: 1; vs. Nebraska, 12/7/22
Hoosiers in the NBA
OG Anunoby - Toronto Raptors
Thomas Bryant - Miami Heat
Eric Gordon - Phoenix Suns
Jalen Hood-Schifino - Los Angeles Lakers
Trayce Jackson-Davis - Golden State Warriors
Victor Oladipo - Houston Rockets
Cody Zeller - New Orleans Pelicans
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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