Five-Time National Champions 8 Final Fours 21 Big Ten Championships 44 All-Americans 74 Nba Draft Picks
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FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 8 FINAL FOURS 21 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 44 ALL-AMERICANS 74 NBA DRAFT PICKS #4/5 IOWA (19-4, 10-1) at #22 INDIANA (19-5, 9-2) NEXT 4 GAMES Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 • 9:00 p.m. ET Bloomington, Indiana Feb. 14 at Michigan St. | 1pm | CBS Assembly Hall (17,472) TV: ESPN (Rece Davis, Dick Vitale & Kaylee Hartung) Feb. 17 vs. Nebraska | 8:30pm | BTN Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr and Joe Smith) Feb. 20 vs. Purdue | 8:30pm | ESPN GAME 25 GAME Series Record: Indiana leads, 98-75 Last Meeting: at IU 63, IOWA 77 (3/3/15) Feb. 25 at Illinois | 9pm | ESPN/2 OPENING TIP DEFENSE KEYS BIG TEN SUCCESS • Indiana University is ranked #22 in the • According to KenPom.com, IU is ranked IU INSIGHT USA Today Coaches Poll and will host #4/5 second in the Big Ten in defensive efficiency • Indiana used a 28-0 run from 8:40 of the Iowa on Thursday night. The Hoosiers in conference games at 95.9. In conference first half to the 18:56 mark of the second are coming off a 68-63 loss at Penn State games only, IU ranks third in scoring half in defeating Michigan, 80-67. This was the largest run in a Big Ten Conference and are one game behind Iowa in the Big defense (66.6) and third in rebound margin game in the history of the league. IU trailed Ten standings. IU is fifth in the country in (+9.5). early in the game, 15-4. points per possession at 1.167. YOGI UP FOR ROBERTSON & COUSY AWARDS • IU was 11-of-14 from the field during UP NEXT • Senior Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell is one of 20 the run and made 5-of-8 3-pointers. In • The Hoosiers will travel to #8/9 Michigan finalists for the Oscar Robertson Award addition, the Hoosiers out-rebounded the State on Sunday, February 14. presented to the National Player of the Year by the USBWA. He was also named one of Wolverines, 15-4, in that stretch and had seven assists. Michigan was 0-of-13 from AGAINST THE TOP 25 10 finalists for the Cousy Award, given to the floor. • Since the 2011-12 season, IU has the top the nation’s top point guard. regular season winning percentage against COMEBACKS IN THE TOM CREAN ERA Top 25 teams in the Big Ten Conference. He tied a career-high with 30 points against Wisconsin and is now seventh on the IU Deficit Date Opponent Score all-time scoring list with 1,793 points. He 16• 12/19/2015 vs. Notre Dame 80-73 Indiana 19-15 .559 also recently became the school’s all-time 15 01/11/2014 at Penn State 79-76 Wisconsin 19-17 .528 assist leader at 577. 12 11/20/2014 SMU 74-68 Michigan State 19-19 .500 11 2/2/2016 at Michigan 80-67 He enters his final conference season 11 01/18/2015 at Illinois 80-74 HOOSIERS AND HAWKEYES as the Big Ten’s active leader in scoring, 11 03/10/2013 at Michigan 72-71 • This will be the fourth straight meeting assists , 3-point field goals made (245) 10 01/14/2014 Wisconsin 75-72 between the teams to take place in and is the only senior in the league to have Assembly Hall. IU will play in Iowa City on started every game he has played (125). • Since the 2011-12 season, the Hoosier March 1. The Hoosiers last visited Iowa on offense is first in the Big Ten in points December 31, 2012. It was Yogi Ferrell’s AGAINST THE HAWKEYES scored (77.6), field goal percentage (47.8), first game in the Big Ten and the upcoming • The Hoosiers have won four of the last and 3-point field goal percentage (40.2). matchup will be his last road Big Ten game. six meetings, including 3-of-4 in Assembly Hall since January29, 2012. Six of the last • The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in scoring HEAD COACH TOM CREAN eight meetings will have taken place in (84.1), field goal percentage (51.1), • Tom Crean is in his eighth year of leading Bloomington. They were scheduled to play offensive rebound percentage (38.0), and on February 18, 2014, but 6 1/2 hours before the Hoosiers. Over the last four+ years, turnovers forced (13.7). IU is 112-50 and leads the Big Ten with gametime, a metal facing (roughly eight feet 19 regular season wins over ranked long by 14 inches wide), fell and damaged seats. The Hawkeyes returned to play the • IU is second in the nation in field goal opponents during that time. Since 2011, game nine days later, where the Hoosiers percentage and fifth in 3-point percentage. the Hoosiers have averaged 23 wins per defeated #20 Iowa, 93-86. season compared to 20 averaged at IU from 1995-2008. Seven players have WILLIAMS CLOSING IN ON 1,000 POINTS INDIANA MENS scored 1,000 points in their career under • Junior Troy Williams is looking to become Tom Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,793), the eighth player under Tom Crean at IU to BASKETBALL Christian Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III reach the 1,000 point mark in his career. (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Williams needs just 42 points to become @INDIANAMBB Will Sheehey (1,120) and Victor Oladipo (1,117). the 49th player at IU to reach that mark. 2015-16 INDIANA BASKETBALL INDIANA NOTES MORE YOGI • Sophomore Robert Johnson is shooting • Junior Collin Hartman has started the • Ferrell is second in the Big Ten in scoring 42.7 from 3-point range. He forced a game- last 11 games. He had 11 points against during conference games at 18.6 per game winning steal in the final seconds at home Northwestern. He is averaging 5.5 points, and is second in the league in 3-point against Wisconsin and had 13 points, seven 2.8 rebounds, and is 42.9 from long shooting making 50.8% of his league rebounds and six assists against Illinois. He distance since moving into the starting attempts. He is one of two active players had 16 points and six rebounds at Michigan. lineup. Over the last two years, he has shot in the country to have at least 1,550 career 43.1 from three-point range. points (1,793), 500 assists (577) and 350 • Senior Nick Zeisloft is second on the rebounds (404) (other is Juan’ya Green, team in 3-point field goals with 45 made. • Freshman OG Anunoby is averaging Hofstra). He was named second team He hit 5-of-8 long distance shots and 6.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in Big Ten Preseason All-American by The Sporting News finished with 15 points at Minnesota and led games. He scored a career-high 11 points and USA Today, in addition to garnering third the Hoosiers with 14 points at Penn State against Nebraska and Wisconsin most team honors from Athlon Sports and fourth after hitting 4-of-7 triples. He is shooting recently Michigan. He has shot 65.0 from team mention in Blue Ribbon Magazine. For the 39.8 from long range this season. He had the field and made 8-of-16 3-point field goal season, he is averaging 17.3 points (4th in 15 points and made 5-of-7 three’s last year attempts. He is eighth in Big Ten games in Big Ten), 4.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists (4th against Iowa. steals at 1.4 per game in league games. in Big Ten). • Freshman Thomas Bryant is a two-time • Freshman Juwan Morgan had a Yogi is one of five Big Ten players to have Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree. He season-high seven points in the win over 125 assists in four straight seasons. had a career-high 23 points at home against Northwestern. He has made 7-of-10 field Minnesota. He had his first career double- goal attempts in conference play and is Yogi Ferrell, Indiana (2013-16) double with 19 points and 13 rebounds averaging 1.5 points and 1.7 rebounds. Aaron Craft, Ohio State (2011-14) against OSU. He leads the Big Ten in field Dee Brown, Illinois (2003-06) goal shooting, making 72.4% of his shot • Senior walk-on Ryan Burton played Dean Oliver, Iowa (1998-2001) attempts. He had an offensive rebound 10 minutes against Rutgers and scored a Mateen Cleaves, Michigan St. (1997-2000) and a putback to give IU the lead for good career-high six points on a pair of 3-point against Minnesota with 1:56 remaining and field goals. He also hit a 3-pointer against ODDS AND TRENDS added a fast break dunk to seal the win and Northwestern. He had three key offensive • The Hoosiers have notched 50 percent finish with a career-high 23 points. He is rebounds in last year’s win over PSU. or better shooting in 29 out of 48 halves averaging 12.0 points and 6.1 rebounds in played so far this season. Big Ten play. • Former manager Jackson Tharp is now on the 2015-16 roster. Tharp has been an • Senior graduate transfer Max Bielfeldt is • Junior forward Troy Williams had 21 undergraduate manager at IU since the averaging 7.9 points and 4.6 rebounds.