2019-20 Indiana Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 50
Joey Brunk
- Weight:
- 245
- Height:
- 6-11
- Position:
- Forward
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, IN
- High School:
- Southport
Bio
20-21 (Redshirt Senior)
• Team Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
Did not play due to injury.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
• 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… averaged 8.5 points and team-high 6.0 boards in preseason...made 6 of 7 field goal attempts... had 11 points and 7 boards against Marquette... made his first career start with the Hoosiers and had 11 points and 7 rebounds against WIU... had 8 points and 5 rebounds against Portland State... notched 6 points and 2 rebounds against North Alabama... had 5 points, 2 boards and 3 assists against Troy... posted a season-high 16 points with 8 boards, 2 steals and a block against Princeton... scored 12 points and added 8 rebounds and 4 assists against Louisiana Tech... had 4 points, 3 boards and a blocked shot against FSU... had 2 points and led the team with 6 rebounds at Wisconsin... came up huge with 9 second-half points against UConn... also had 2 boards and a blocked shot... contributed 8 points and 4 boards against Nebraska... had 9 points, a career-high 14 boards and 3 assists against Notre Dame... notched 8 points and 11 boards against Arkansas... had 9 points and 10 boards at Maryland... posted 5 points and 12 rebounds against Northwestern... had 7 points and 5 boards and played outstanding defense against OSU... had his first double-double at IU with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers... tied his season-high with 16 points at Nebraska... had 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks... led team with 14 points and 6 boards and had key layup at end of shot clock in final minute in win over MSU... had 6 points and 3 boards against Maryland... had 6 points and 6 boards against PSU... had 4 points and 2 boards at OSU... finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds against Purdue... had 3 points against Iowa... had 6 points at Michigan and 2 rebounds at Minnesota... posted 4 points and 7 boards at Purdue... had a bucket and a rebound at Illinois... had 12 points, 8 rebounds and a blocked shot against Minnesota... posted 3 rebounds against Wisconsin... had 8 points, 3 boards and a block against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament ... made 4 of 5 field goal attempts.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore at Butler)
Saw action in all 33 games, making the first 13 starts of his Butler career...led the team with a .617 field goal percentage, which ranks Top 10 on Butler’s single-season list...his 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game both ranked fifth on the team...shot 65 percent at the free throw line...averaged 18.6 minutes per game...posted career-highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds at Seton Hall Jan. 9, his first career double-double...scored in double figures nine times...led Butler in rebounding four times...registered 10 points and eight rebounds in the win over Presbyterian Dec. 18...went 7-of-7 from the field (17 points) in the season-opening win over Miami (Ohio) Nov. 10...made all six of his attempts from the field (15 points) in the Dec. 8 win over Northern Illinois.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman at Butler)
Played in 20 games for the Bulldogs, averaging 1.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game...pulled down 35 rebounds in 109 minutes of play...averaged 5.5 minutes per game...shot 52 percent from the field...had a season-high six points twice (Nov. 10 vs. Kennesaw State and Dec. 21 vs. Western Illinois)...added a career-best eight rebounds in the win over Western Illinois...had seven rebounds against Youngstown State Dec. 9 and five rebounds in the win over Furman Nov. 18...played double-digit minutes in four games, led by 18 in the win over Western Illinois...had a block against both Saint Louis and Villanova.
2016-17 (Freshman at Butler)
NCAA awarded a hardship waiver so the season would count as a redshirt season as Brunk and his family were dealing with his father's cancer diagnosis (Joe Brunk passed away in April of 2017)...appeared in seven games (all within the first 10 games of the season)...practiced with the team throughout the season...had season-bests of 10 points and four rebounds (on 3-of-3 shooting and 4-of-5 from the free throw line) in 18 minutes in the win over Norfolk State, 11/21/16...had six points each in the season-opener against Northern Colorado, 11/12/16, and the 11/19/16 win over Bucknell...played a total of 49 minutes on the season.
Prep/Personal
One of the top big men in the state, Brunk finished his senior season averaging 18.3 points and 8.2 rebounds...he helped the Southport Cardinals to a 22-7 record and their first sectional title since 2000 and first regional since 1990...one of three finalists for Indiana’s Mr. Basketball...a four-star recruit on several lists, and was ranked among the Top 100 players nationally by ESPN (69th), Scout (97th) and Rivals (98th) leading into his senior campaign...earned All-State honors in both his senior and junior seniors...selected as an Indiana All-Star in the annual series with Kentucky’s All-Stars...had 16 points and 14 rebounds in the game in Indianapolis and 10 points in the game in Louisville as Indiana swept the two-game series...was also selected as an Indiana Junior All-Star in 2015, part of a team that would play the All-Stars leading up to the series with Kentucky...averaged 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds as a junior for Southport, which went 23-3 and spent most of the season ranked first in the state of Indiana...Southport improved from 1-19 to 15-8 in Brunk’s sophomore year...a selection for the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp...played for Indy Hoosiers in AAU competition... high school coach was Kyle Simpson ... son of the late Joe Brunk and Helen Brunk ... has one brother, Johnny ... majoring in Parks and Recreation at Indiana ... born Nov. 13, 1997
Social Media
Twitter: @JoeyBrunk
Instagram: @JoeyBrunk
• Team Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
Did not play due to injury.
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior)
• 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… averaged 8.5 points and team-high 6.0 boards in preseason...made 6 of 7 field goal attempts... had 11 points and 7 boards against Marquette... made his first career start with the Hoosiers and had 11 points and 7 rebounds against WIU... had 8 points and 5 rebounds against Portland State... notched 6 points and 2 rebounds against North Alabama... had 5 points, 2 boards and 3 assists against Troy... posted a season-high 16 points with 8 boards, 2 steals and a block against Princeton... scored 12 points and added 8 rebounds and 4 assists against Louisiana Tech... had 4 points, 3 boards and a blocked shot against FSU... had 2 points and led the team with 6 rebounds at Wisconsin... came up huge with 9 second-half points against UConn... also had 2 boards and a blocked shot... contributed 8 points and 4 boards against Nebraska... had 9 points, a career-high 14 boards and 3 assists against Notre Dame... notched 8 points and 11 boards against Arkansas... had 9 points and 10 boards at Maryland... posted 5 points and 12 rebounds against Northwestern... had 7 points and 5 boards and played outstanding defense against OSU... had his first double-double at IU with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers... tied his season-high with 16 points at Nebraska... had 5 boards, 2 assists and 2 blocks... led team with 14 points and 6 boards and had key layup at end of shot clock in final minute in win over MSU... had 6 points and 3 boards against Maryland... had 6 points and 6 boards against PSU... had 4 points and 2 boards at OSU... finished with 8 points and 3 rebounds against Purdue... had 3 points against Iowa... had 6 points at Michigan and 2 rebounds at Minnesota... posted 4 points and 7 boards at Purdue... had a bucket and a rebound at Illinois... had 12 points, 8 rebounds and a blocked shot against Minnesota... posted 3 rebounds against Wisconsin... had 8 points, 3 boards and a block against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament ... made 4 of 5 field goal attempts.
2018-19 (Redshirt Sophomore at Butler)
Saw action in all 33 games, making the first 13 starts of his Butler career...led the team with a .617 field goal percentage, which ranks Top 10 on Butler’s single-season list...his 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game both ranked fifth on the team...shot 65 percent at the free throw line...averaged 18.6 minutes per game...posted career-highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds at Seton Hall Jan. 9, his first career double-double...scored in double figures nine times...led Butler in rebounding four times...registered 10 points and eight rebounds in the win over Presbyterian Dec. 18...went 7-of-7 from the field (17 points) in the season-opening win over Miami (Ohio) Nov. 10...made all six of his attempts from the field (15 points) in the Dec. 8 win over Northern Illinois.
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman at Butler)
Played in 20 games for the Bulldogs, averaging 1.3 points and 1.8 rebounds per game...pulled down 35 rebounds in 109 minutes of play...averaged 5.5 minutes per game...shot 52 percent from the field...had a season-high six points twice (Nov. 10 vs. Kennesaw State and Dec. 21 vs. Western Illinois)...added a career-best eight rebounds in the win over Western Illinois...had seven rebounds against Youngstown State Dec. 9 and five rebounds in the win over Furman Nov. 18...played double-digit minutes in four games, led by 18 in the win over Western Illinois...had a block against both Saint Louis and Villanova.
2016-17 (Freshman at Butler)
NCAA awarded a hardship waiver so the season would count as a redshirt season as Brunk and his family were dealing with his father's cancer diagnosis (Joe Brunk passed away in April of 2017)...appeared in seven games (all within the first 10 games of the season)...practiced with the team throughout the season...had season-bests of 10 points and four rebounds (on 3-of-3 shooting and 4-of-5 from the free throw line) in 18 minutes in the win over Norfolk State, 11/21/16...had six points each in the season-opener against Northern Colorado, 11/12/16, and the 11/19/16 win over Bucknell...played a total of 49 minutes on the season.
Prep/Personal
One of the top big men in the state, Brunk finished his senior season averaging 18.3 points and 8.2 rebounds...he helped the Southport Cardinals to a 22-7 record and their first sectional title since 2000 and first regional since 1990...one of three finalists for Indiana’s Mr. Basketball...a four-star recruit on several lists, and was ranked among the Top 100 players nationally by ESPN (69th), Scout (97th) and Rivals (98th) leading into his senior campaign...earned All-State honors in both his senior and junior seniors...selected as an Indiana All-Star in the annual series with Kentucky’s All-Stars...had 16 points and 14 rebounds in the game in Indianapolis and 10 points in the game in Louisville as Indiana swept the two-game series...was also selected as an Indiana Junior All-Star in 2015, part of a team that would play the All-Stars leading up to the series with Kentucky...averaged 16.5 points and 9.0 rebounds as a junior for Southport, which went 23-3 and spent most of the season ranked first in the state of Indiana...Southport improved from 1-19 to 15-8 in Brunk’s sophomore year...a selection for the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp...played for Indy Hoosiers in AAU competition... high school coach was Kyle Simpson ... son of the late Joe Brunk and Helen Brunk ... has one brother, Johnny ... majoring in Parks and Recreation at Indiana ... born Nov. 13, 1997
Social Media
Twitter: @JoeyBrunk
Instagram: @JoeyBrunk
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