Indiana State Basketball 2018-19 Outlook

Preseason Notes:

QUICK HITS - Jordan Barnes averaged 3.7 3-pointers per game to rank fourth in the nation and tops in the MVC last season. His 117 3-pointers made last season was third best nation- ally. That mark is also a new school record and is fourth-most in the history of the MVC during a single-season (most ever by a sophomore). - Indiana State has hit at least one 3-pointer in every game since December 20, 2008 against DePauw -- a span of 313 contests, which is the third-longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference. - Greg Lansing is just the sixth head coach in the history of the program to record at least 100 victories at the helm of the Sycamores as he owns 133. He needs one more to tie for second (and his 73 MVC wins are the most in the history of the program). - Indiana State is 85-10 when holding teams to 63 points or less under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing (and 19-0 when limiting teams to 53 or less). - Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing owns a school record five victories over nationally-ranked teams during his tenure, a new standard set on December 7 in the win over No. 15 Butler.

The Indiana State Head Coach Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 133-126 (.514) overall in his eighth season as a head coach. He is 73-71 all-time in MVC games, includ- ing a 49-23 mark at home and a 24-48 record on the road. During his career, he is 79-35 in all home games, 38-68 on the road, 16-23 in neutral court contests and 45-36 in games decided by five points or less. With the Trees, Lansing is 10-14 in overtime games and 85-10 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Lansing led the Sycamores to the postseason in each of his first four seasons at the helm (2011 NCAA, 2012 CIT, 2013 & 2014 NIT). Lansing is the second head coach to lead the Sycamores to the NCAA Tournament in their rookie campaign in the history of the program, with the other being leading ISU to a 33-1 record and a Final Four appearance in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Lansing was just the 14th rookie head coach in the history of the MVC to lead his team to 20 victories during their debut season. Lansing holds the school record for most victories over a nationally-ranked team (five) in the history of the program. Lansing is currently third on the Indiana State all-time coaching victories list with 133 and needs one more to tie Royce Waltman for second. His 73 MVC victories are a school record.

A Little History Indiana State is in its 124th season of at the school. The Sycamores are 1,480-1,293 all-time on the hardwood.

Indiana State Guts Out Tough Road Win Over Bradley For No. 6 Seed At Arch Madness Indiana State overcame a 37.7 percent mark from the field by limiting Bradley to just 41.5 percent shooting and parlayed a 45-29 edge on the glass into a 16-8 advantage in second chance points to earn a thrilling 66-64 win at Carver Arena on February 24 in the 2017-18 regular season finale. ISU earned the No. 6 seed at the 2018 State Farm MVC Tournament.

Jordan Barnes Named Second Team All-Conference & League’s Most Improved Player Indiana State sophomore Jordan Barnes was named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team as well as captain of the MVC Most Improved Team to high- light the Sycamores’ postseason honors. Barnes owned a 17.3 ppg mark for third in the league with the exact same mark and ranking in league only games. Barnes’ 3.7 3-pointers per game led the MVC -- a number which was fourth-best in all the nation. During conference play, Barnes hit 3.5 treys per game which also led the league. Barnes’ 117 3-pointers was third in the country and topped the Missouri Valley Conference. Those 117 are a new school record and rank as the fourth-most in the history of the program (as well as the most ever by a sophomore in league history).

Tyreke Key Named To MVC All-Freshman Team Indiana State’s Tyreke Key became the 11th Sycamore to be named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team for his efforts last season. This marked the third time in the last four years that a Sycamore has earned this particular honor. Key scored 14 points as he hit a trio of 3-pointers to go with seven rebounds and a pair of steals in 39 minutes of action as part of the four overtime game against Ohio. He scored 11 points off the bench and sparked a key 10-0 run in the second half which led the Sycamores to a 74-64 victory over Air Force. Key tied a career-high with 16 points and hit a pair of 3-pointers with six rebounds at Missouri State and then posted 10 points, including a pair of free throws to seal the win and pulled down a career-best nine rebounds in the road win over Evansville. He poured in 13 points and had a personal 7-0 run as the Sycamores took down Illinois State 84-54 inside Hulman Center. Key led the team with eight rebounds against the Redbirds. He finished the regular season with 11 points and three rebounds in the road victory over Bradley.

Greg Lansing Sets New School Record For MVC Victories Indiana State, under the direction of eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, owns 81 conference and MVC Tournament wins – which is the third-most among the current membership during that same span. UNI has the most victories with 89 while Illinois State is in second at 87. The Sycamores’ 81 wins are ahead of Missouri State and Evansville’s 73. During regular season play, Lansing has 73 MVC victories which is the most in the history of the program. He set the new school record with a 84-54 victory over Illinois State on January 20, 2018 and his 133 overall victories are only one behind Royce Waltman for second on the ISU all-time list.

Greg Lansing All Alone In Third Place For Most Wins At Indiana State Indiana State’s 66-64 victory at Bradley on February 24 was career victory No. 133 for eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing. He is now all alone in third place all-time at ISU. He needs one more win to catch Royce Waltman for second at 134 and the school record is held by who owns 182 career victories.

63 Is The Magic Number The Sycamores win by the score of 58-53 on February 21 against Evansville was ISU’s fifth this season in which they held an opponent to 63 points or less and earned the victory. Under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 85-10 when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition (including a 19-0 mark when Indiana State Basketball 2018-19 Outlook

holding teams to 53 or less).

Good Starter On The Battery Indiana State’s starting five outscored the opposition’s top five, 12 times last season and earned the win. Under ninth-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Syca- mores are 85-26 when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent’s starters after doing so in the win over Evansville on February 21. Notably, Indiana State’s win last year at Bradley is the only time this season that the Sycamores won when the other team’s starting five outscored the Sycamores (1-13).

Sycamores Secure Fifth 30-Point MVC Victory In Program History Against Illinois State While any win in the Missouri Valley Conference is tough to come by, a win by 20 or more points is even more rare. Indiana State defeated Illinois State by the score of 84-54 on January 20, 2018 – an impressive 30-point victory. Since the Sycamores joined the league for the 1977-78 campaign, this was Indiana State’s 26th victory by at least 20 points in a conference game. The Sycamores’ win by 30 points over Illinois State was its first over 20 points since a February 11, 2017 victory over Drake by 24 points. This game was the fifth time that the Sycamores have won by at least 30 points in a Missouri Valley Conference game against the current league membership. It was the largest margin of victory in a conference contest for the Sycamores since a 72-42 win on Jan. 23, 2008 against Evansville. This was the biggest margin of victory ever against Illinois State and just the second time the Sycamores have beaten the Redbirds by 20 or more points. The school record for largest victory over a MVC school is 36 points and happened in 1981 against Southern Illinois and most recently against Evansville in 2001. All but one of the Sycamores 20 plus point victories have come at home, with Indiana State’s 65-44 victory in 1998 at Northern Iowa being the program’s only win by at least 20 points against a MVC opponent which came on the road.

Indiana State With A Pair Of Top 10 Career Scorers In Their Respective High School States A pair of Indiana State players in Tyreke Key and Cooper Neese enter the collegiate portion of their careers having reached the Top 10 in career scoring in both of their respective home states. Key finished his career at Clay County High School in Celina, Tenn., with 3,287 points scored which is 10th most in the history of the state of Tennessee. As a senior, he set the Tennessee High School record for most points scored in a season, breaking a 25-year old record held previously by Kentucky legend Tony Delk. Cooper Neese, who will sit out the 2017-18 season serving his year-in-residence as a transfer, enters his Indiana State career having scored 2,496 career points at nearby Cloverdale High School which is seventh-best in the Indiana High School Basketball history.

Sycamores Tally School Record Fifth Victory Over Nationally-Ranked Team Under Lansing Indiana State ended a skid of nine losses to nationally-ranked teams when No. 15/16 Butler fell inside Hulman Center on December 7 by the score of 72-71. Coach Lansing has led the Sycamores to a school-record five victories against nationally-ranked teams during his time at the helm of the program. He passed Bill Hodges (head coach of the Dream Team in 1978-79) and Royce Waltman (head coach of the Sycamores during back-to-back NCAA Tourney trips in 2000 & 2001) for the most in program history with the win over Butler. It was just the second victory for the Sycamores under Lansing at home against a nationally- ranked team and the first overall since a win at No. 21 Notre Dame in 2013.

Greg Lansing Inducted Into Iowa High School Basketball Hall Of Fame Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame as part of their 2016 class. Lansing and the other selected inductees were honored individually at halftime of the Iowa Class 4A State Championship Game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on March 12. The IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest honor the Iowa High School Board of Control can bestow on a high school coach or former player. Lansing graduated from Harlan High School in 1986, where he was coached by his father Dave, who was inducted into the IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 as a coach. The Lansing father/son combination of Dave and Greg are just the 10th father/son duo to both be inducted into the Hall of Fame since 1969.