Five-Time National Champions 8 Final Fours 22 Big Ten Championships 45 All-Americans 74 Nba Draft Picks
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FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 8 FINAL FOURS 22 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 45 ALL-AMERICANS 74 NBA DRAFT PICKS BELLARMINE (23-7 IN ‘15-’16) vs. #11/12 INDIANA (25-8 IN ‘15-’16) NEXT 3 GAMES Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. ET Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Nov. 11 vs. #2 Kansas // 9 p.m. ET // ESPN Bloomington, Indiana (Armed Forces Classic - Honolulu, HI) Exhibition Game TV: BTN Plus Nov. 16 vs. UMass-Lowell // 7 p.m. // BTN (Ben Wittenstein, Max Bielfeldt, Karley Marotta) Radio: IU Radio Network (Greg Murray and Errek Suhr) Nov. 19 vs. Liberty // 7 p.m. // BTN Plus EXHIBITION Last Meeting: at IU 73, Bellarmine 62 (11/9/15) Series Record: IU is 2-0 in exhibition games OPENING TIP • IU won the 2013 and 2016 Big Ten titles IU INSIGHT • Indiana University begins its 117th season outright. Last year’s outright title is the • In non-conference play, the Hoosiers will of men’s basketball and the defending team’s second in a four year period with play No. 2 Kansas in the season opener in Big Ten Champions will begin the season the last time that happened at IU coming in the State Farm Armed Forces Classic in ranked 12th in the USA Today Coaches Poll 1980, 81 and 83. The Hoosiers are now tied Honolulu on November 11. IU also will take and 11th in the Associated Press Preseason for the Big Ten lead in overall championships on No. 6 North Carolina at home in the Big poll. IU finished ninth in the country a (22) and outright titles (13). Ten/ACC Challenge. The Hoosiers will face season ago, the second time in four years Butler, ranked No. 19 by Kenpom, in the 6th the Hoosiers finished the year ranked in ABOUT BELLARMINE Annual Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis the top ten. Under Tom Crean, IU is 15-0 in • The Knights begin the season as the top on December 17. Two weeks later, the exhibition games. rated team in NCAA Division II. Head Coach Hoosiers and No. 14 Louisville will start at Scott Davenport begins his 12th year on three-year series with a game at Bankers UP NEXT the Louisville campus and is 255-89. They Life Fieldhouse on New Years Eve. • The Hoosiers will play #2/3 Kansas at are led by preseason All-American Rusty the State Farm Armed Forces Classic, Troutman who averaged 18.2 points per • Since 2011, the Hoosiers have averaged November 11 in Honolulu. Arizona and game last season. They lost at Cincinnati, 24 wins per season compared to 20 Michigan State also are in the event. 64-55 on Wednesday night. averaged at IU from 1995-2008 HEAD COACH TOM CREAN DID YOU KNOW • In the last five seasons, the Hoosiers have • Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of • IU defeated Hope College 98-65 on an 88.0 winning percentage at home (81- the Year, begins his ninth year of leading Tuesday evening in its first exhibition game. 11), the highest of any Big Ten school. the Hoosiers. Over the last five years, • The Hoosiers finished 17-0 at Assembly IU is 120-53 and leads the Big Ten with • The Hoosiers were 3rd in the country Hall last season. 23 regular season wins over ranked in field goal percentage (50.2), 5th in opponents during that time. IU is 3-point field goal percentage (41.6), 7th nationally ranked for the sixth straight • The Hoosiers were 8-4 against Top 50 in total three-point field goals (345), 11th season. The Hoosiers are one of just 11 teams. teams to have appeared in the Sweet in scoring (82.6), 12th in scoring margin Sixteen three of the last five years. • In the last five seasons, IU has had (12.7), and 19th in assists (560). Their 345 the most potent offense in the Big Ten 3-point field goals also established a new • Eight players in his first six recruiting classes leading in points scored (77.7), field goal school record and Big Ten record. have scored 1,000 points in their career under percentage (47.8), and three-point field Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,986), Christian goal percentage (40.2). The Hoosiers lead • The 2015-16 Hoosiers were just one of Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III (1,347), all major conference schools in field goal three teams in the last 20 years in college Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will percentage and three-point percentage basketball to average more than 80 points, Sheehey (1,120), Victor Oladipo (1,117) and during that same time frame. shoot better than 50 percent from the field Troy Williams (1,115) also have scored 1,000 and 41 percent from 3-point range. The points or more. From the Class of 2014, James • Four former Crean-coached Hoosiers others are the 2001-02 Kansas Jayhawks Blackmon, Jr., is the next closest Hoosier to were on opening day NBA rosters and the 2000-01 Stanford Cardinal. approach the mark. He has scored 714 points in including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor a season and a half. Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland) and Troy Williams (Memphis). Three players, Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell (2016), Three of his former players at Marquette Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo also are active including Dwyane Wade INDIANA MENS (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. (Chicago), Steve Novak (Milwaukee) and BASKETBALL In addition, Oladipo earned two National Player Wes Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo just of the Year honors and was named National signed a 4-year, $84 million extension Defensive Player of the Year. and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million. @INDIANAMBB 2016-17 INDIANA BASKETBALL INDIANA NOTES • The Hoosiers have three former head • Senior forward Collin Hartman will begin Freshman guard Devonte Green is another big- coaches on their coaching staff this season rehab for his knee immediately. Over the bodied guard who was the Long Island Player (Buckley, Martin, Judson). Associate Head last two seasons, he has averaged 4.9 points of the Year as a senior when averaged 20.3 Coach Tim Buckley begins his ninth year and has shot 40.8% from 3-point range. He points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.7 steals at Indiana. The former head coach at Ball played three games in the NCAA Tournament as a senior and shot 42 percent from behind State. His Cardinals beat No. 3 Kansas with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points, the 3-point line Freshman guard Grant Gelon, and No. 4 UCLA at the 2001 Maui Classic. 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 rebounds. Sophomore a graduate of Crown Point High School, will be Assistant Coach Chuck Martin is in his forward OG Anunoby saw his playing time counted on to stretch the floor with his shooting third year with the Hoosiers and was the increase as conference play began. He averaged range. He averaged 14.5 points and shot 41.8% head coach at Marist (2008-13). Assistant 5.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and shot 53.3% from from long distance as a senior. He was an Indiana Coach Rob Judson is in his second year as the field and 40.9% from 3-point range in Big All-Star. Redshirt sophomore Zach McRoberts an assistant coach after serving as Director Ten play. In the NCAA Tournament he tied for is a former Indiana All-Star from Carmel and of Operations in early 2014. He was the the team lead in blocked shots (3) and offensive comes to IU after averaging 4.2 points and 4.4 head coach at Northern Illinois (2001-07) rebounds (5) and made 10 of his 15 field goal rebounds per game as a freshman in 14-15 at and won the MAC West title in 2006. attempts (66.7). He was named third-team Vermont. He attended IU as a student last year Preseason All-American by The Sporting News and is a non-scholarship player. Sophomore • Sophomore center Thomas Bryant was and is on the Julius Erving Award watch list. Johnny Jager is a Bloomington native who named Preseason All-American by Blue Junior guard Josh Newkirk is eligible after played his freshman year at Wabash. An Indiana Ribbon Basketball Yearbook (first team) and sitting out a season following his transfer from All-Star from South High School, the same NBCSports.com (second team). He averaged Pittsburgh. With the Panthers, he averaged 5.9 school where Jordan Hulls played, he averaged 14.4 points and 5.5 rebounds in postseason points and 2.7 assists as a sophomore. In his 15.0 points and 5.5 assists. He also is a non- play. Had 19 points, five rebounds and two career, he had 154 assists and 77 turnovers. He scholarship player. steals against Kentucky. He led the Big Ten scored 16 points against Indiana in the 2014 Big in Field Goal Percentage. He also was named Ten ACC Challenge. Sophomore forward Juwan • Four former Crean-coached Hoosiers Preseason All-Big Ten and is on the Kareem Morgan came on in the last nine games of the were on opening day NBA rosters Abdul Jabbar Watch List. Junior guard James season despite the shoulder issues. He made including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Blackmon Jr. has the second highest career four of seven 3-pointers during that time frame Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh average (15.7) of any player who has played for and averaged 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds down (Portland) and Troy Williams (Memphis).