Indiana University Athletics
Men's Basketball
Jalen Cannady
- Title:
- Video and Player Development Analyst
Jalen Cannady was named Video and Player Development Analyst for the Hoosiers on April 11, 2025.
AT INDIANA
In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7).
Cannady helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots.
BEFORE BLOOMINGTON
Cannady spent the 2024-25 season as the men’s basketball video coordinator at West Virginia under current Indiana head coach Darian DeVries. In his lone season with the program, the Mountaineers improved their previous season’s win total by 10 games to an overall record of 19-13 and a 10-10 mark in Big XII games. WVU earned six Quad 1 victories, 13 wins over NET Top 100 programs, and four triumphs over ranked opponents.
During the 2023-24 campaign, Cannady served as Player Development Coach/Video Coordinator for the Birmingham Squadron, the NBA G-League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Squadron finished first in the league in offensive rating (123.5), first in free throw percentage (81.1%), third in 3-point percentage (37.4%), fourth in points per game (118.4), fourth in made 3-pointers per game (14.4), and fifth in fewest turnovers per game (14.7).
Prior to his position in the NBA G-League, Cannady was a graduate assistant and assistant director of scouting under head coach Ron Sanchez at Charlotte from 2021-23. During his two seasons, the 49ers won 39 games and the 2023 College Basketball Invitational, the program’s first postseason tournament title. Charlotte ranked first among all Conference USA teams in free throw percentage (79.2%), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.26), and third in field goal percentage (46.0%) in 2021-22. In his second season, the 49ers ranked first in C-USA in field goal percentage (47.3%), first in 3-point percentage (37.7%), first in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.23), second in scoring defense (62.6), second in free throw percentage (75.1%), and fourth in made 3-pointers per game (8.1).
He has also served as a player development coach for Keep Stacking Days Basketball, head coach for Team History Basketball Club, youth basketball coach for Five-Star Sports China, and as an assistant coach for Catawba Valley Community College.
The native of Concord, North Carolina, received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 2016.
AT INDIANA
In his debut season at Indiana the Hoosiers finished 18-14 and 9-11 in Big Ten Conference play. IU played the nation’s 36th-hardest schedule with 14 games against opponents that made the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers earned marquee wins over No. 12 Purdue (Jan. 27), at UCLA (Jan. 31), and against Wisconsin (Feb. 7).
Cannady helped senior guard Lamar Wilkerson garner All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Great Lakes District First Team accolades. Wilkerson averaged 20.9 points per game, the most by a Hoosier guard since Eric Gordon (2007-08), and upped his average to 23.2 points per B1G game, the most since George McGinnis (1970-71). He established program records for total points scored in Big Ten play (464), made 3-pointers in league play (70), made 3-pointers in a single game (10), and a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record for single-game scoring (44). Wilkerson became the second Hoosier in program history (Steve Alford, 1986-87) to make 100 3-pointers in a single season. Senior big man Sam Alexis set the school record for field goal percentage (68.7%) with a minimum of 100 made shots.
BEFORE BLOOMINGTON
Cannady spent the 2024-25 season as the men’s basketball video coordinator at West Virginia under current Indiana head coach Darian DeVries. In his lone season with the program, the Mountaineers improved their previous season’s win total by 10 games to an overall record of 19-13 and a 10-10 mark in Big XII games. WVU earned six Quad 1 victories, 13 wins over NET Top 100 programs, and four triumphs over ranked opponents.
During the 2023-24 campaign, Cannady served as Player Development Coach/Video Coordinator for the Birmingham Squadron, the NBA G-League affiliate of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Squadron finished first in the league in offensive rating (123.5), first in free throw percentage (81.1%), third in 3-point percentage (37.4%), fourth in points per game (118.4), fourth in made 3-pointers per game (14.4), and fifth in fewest turnovers per game (14.7).
Prior to his position in the NBA G-League, Cannady was a graduate assistant and assistant director of scouting under head coach Ron Sanchez at Charlotte from 2021-23. During his two seasons, the 49ers won 39 games and the 2023 College Basketball Invitational, the program’s first postseason tournament title. Charlotte ranked first among all Conference USA teams in free throw percentage (79.2%), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.26), and third in field goal percentage (46.0%) in 2021-22. In his second season, the 49ers ranked first in C-USA in field goal percentage (47.3%), first in 3-point percentage (37.7%), first in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.23), second in scoring defense (62.6), second in free throw percentage (75.1%), and fourth in made 3-pointers per game (8.1).
He has also served as a player development coach for Keep Stacking Days Basketball, head coach for Team History Basketball Club, youth basketball coach for Five-Star Sports China, and as an assistant coach for Catawba Valley Community College.
The native of Concord, North Carolina, received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 2016.
IUBB v NU Highlights
Wednesday, March 11
IUBB Postgame Press Conference
Wednesday, March 11
MBB: Inside IU Basketball with Darian DeVries (3/9/25)
Monday, March 09
FB: No. 11 Returns to the Field
Monday, March 09
