BUTLER (1-1) VS INDIANA (4-2) Crossroads Classic DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV Saturday, Dec
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2020-21 SCHEDULE BUTLER (1-1) VS INDIANA (4-2) Crossroads Classic DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) TV Saturday, Dec. 19 • 11:30 a.m. N. 25 Tennessee Tech W, 89-59 BTN Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis) N. 30 Providence^ W, 79-58 ESPN2 TV: FS1 D. 1 #17 Texas^ L, 44-66 ESPN (Vince Welch and Stephen Bardo) D. 2 Stanford^ W, 79-63 ESPN Radio: IU Radio Network D.9 #20/21 Florida State@ L, 67-69 (ot) ESPN (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) D. 13 North Alabama W, 87-52 BTN Series History: Indiana leads, 39-15 D. 19 Butler% 11:30 a.m. FS1 Last Meeting: IU 71, BU 68; 12/15/18 D. 23 Northwestern+ 8:30 p.m. BTN OPENING TIP D. 26 at Illinois+ 4 p.m. FS1 Indiana University is in its 121st season of competition in men’s basketball D. 30 Penn State+ 8:30 p.m. BTN and opens the doors of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the 50th season. J. 4 Maryland+ 8 p.m. BTN The Hoosiers will play their 5th high major opponent away from home this J. 7 at Wisconsin+ 7 p.m. FS1 season when it takes on Butler in the 10th Crossroads Classic. IU, Stanford J. 10 at Nebraska+ TBD BTN and North Carolina will be the only Power 5 teams to play at least 5 of their 7 non-conference home games on an away or neutral court. IU and Butler J. 14 Purdue+ 7 p.m. FS1 share the best record in the Crossroads Classic at 6-3 and IU has won 5 J. 17 at Michigan State+ Noon/3:30 p.m. CBS of 6 and three in a row in the 4-team event. IU is coming off an 87-52 win J. 21 at Iowa+ TBD FS1 over North Alabama. IU is rated 10th by KenPom in adjusted defense, 16th J. 24 Rutgers+ TBD BTN overall and 54th in strength of schedule, which is the highest rated in the J. 30 at Michigan+ 1 p.m. CBS Big Ten. F. 2 Illinois+ TBD ESPN/2 THE COACHES F. 7 Iowa+ TBD FOX Indiana Coach Archie Miller is in his fourth season of guiding the Cream F.10 at Northwestern+ TBD BTN and Crimson and is 59-45 with the Hoosiers. He is 198-108 in nine+ years F. 13 at Ohio State+ TBD ESPN/2 as a head coach, which includes six years at the University of Dayton. His F. 17 Minnesota+ TBD BTN Flyer teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last four F. 20 Michigan State+ TBD ESPN/2 seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2014. He is 4-0 as the IU coach F. 24 at Rutgers+ TBD BTN at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. LaVall Jordan is 60-41 in 4 seasons at Butler. F. 27 Michigan+ TBD FOX JACKSON-DAVIS STARTS SEASON STRONG M. 6 at Purdue+ TBD ESPN/2 Sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was named All-Tournament at the Maui Invitational and Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 7) and is aver- aging 21.0 points and 8.7 rebounds while shooting 51.2% from the field. +Big Ten Conference His most dominant performance was a 25-point, 17-rebound effort at Flor- Home games in bold ida State. He had a career-high 31 points in the win over Stanford in the ^ - Maui Invitational (Asheville, N.C.) 3rd place game at Maui. He is a Preseason All-Big Ten pick and has been named to several Preseason All-American teams and is on the watch lists @ - ACC/Big Ten Challenge for the Wooden, Naismith and Malone Awards. Last year, he was named % - Crossroads Classic (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) third team All-Big Ten and was selected to the All-Freshman team. He had + - Big Ten Conference Game 12 double-doubles, the most since D.J. White had 20 in 2007-08. Davis, a Greenwood native and a graduate of Center Grove, was just one of four freshman nationally a year ago to lead his team in scoring, rebounds, FG percentage, FT made and FT attempted and blocked shots. The Hoosiers are 12-2 when he records a double-double. He is averaging 23.7 points and 10.0 rebounds in his last 3 games. He is the only Hoosier in the last 25 years to have 3 games of 25 points and 15 rebounds (at Minnesota, Nebraska). He leads the B1G in FTs made (42) and attempts (59). UPCOMING MEDIA AVAILABILITY ARMAAN’S HOME Date Opponent Time Sophomore Armaan Franklin is coming off a career-high 19-point game, Dec. 29 Penn State/Maryland TBA hitting a career-high 5 treys, and his performances at Bankers Life last season were his two best games of the year. Against Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic he scored 17 points, made 4 of 5 triples and knocked in ARCHIE MILLER RADIO SHOW the go ahead basket with 14 seconds left. Against Nebraska in the Big Ten Date Time Tournament, he had 13 points, 8 rebounds and made 3 long distance shots. Dec. 21 7 p.m. (IU Radio Network) QUICK HITS IU returns seven of its top nine scorers, including four starters. Last year, IU was on the brink of earning its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2016 before the COVID-19 pandemic halted post season play after one game. The @INDIANAMBB Hoosiers finished the season with a 20-12 record. IU leads the Big Ten al- lowing opponents to shoot just 24.6% from long distance. 5 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 8 FINAL FOURS • 22 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS • 45 ALL-AMERICANS • 77 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2020-21 INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES ROSTER NUMERICAL POSTGAME NOTES # Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr/Exp Hometown/High School/Previous 0 Cooper Bybee* 6-1 188 G Sr./1L Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood/Olney AGAINST NORTH ALABAMA 1 Aljami Durham 6-4 185 G Sr./3L Lilburn, Ga./Berkmar • The Hoosiers shot 50 percent (20-for-56) from the 2 Armaan Franklin 6-4 195 G So./1L Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral field, the third game this season hitting the .500 or 3 Anthony Leal 6-5 210 G Fr./HS Bloomington, Ind./South better mark. In addition, they shot a season-best 4 Khristian Lander 6-2 185 G Fr./HS Evansville, Ind./Reitz 39.4 percent from behind the arc. 5 Michael Shipp* 6-3 190 G So./1L Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller • Sophomore Armaan Franklin posted a career- 10 Rob Phinisee 6-1 187 G Jr./2L Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon best 19 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the 3-point 14 Nathan Childress* 6-6 212 F So./1L Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville line. His five made triples also marked a career- 15 Sebastien Scott* 6-2 185 G Fr./HS Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley high. He added five assists and four rebounds in 23 21 Jerome Hunter 6-7 215 F R-So./1L Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North minutes on the court. 22 Jordan Geronimo 6-6 220 F Fr./HS Newark, N.J./St. Pauls N.H. • Sophomore Trayce Jackson-Davis tallied 15 23 Trayce Jackson-Davis 6-9 245 F So./1L Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove points on 7-of-10 shooting from the free throw line. 25 Race Thompson 6-8 228 F R-Jr./2L Plymouth, Minn./Armstrong TJD has made at least seven free throws in four- 32 Trey Galloway 6-4 210 G Fr./HS Culver, Ind./Culver Academies straight games and five of the team’s six games 45 Parker Stewart 6-5 210 G Jr./Tr. Union City, Tenn./Pitt/UT-Martin this season. The reigning Big Ten Player of the Week 50 Joey Brunk 6-11 255 C 5-Sr./1L Indianapolis, Ind./Southport/Butler has hit double digits in the scoring column in all six games this season. Jackson-Davis added a team- best three blocks, his highest total since swatting ALPHABETICAL four Cornhusker shots on March 11, 2020. # Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr/Exp Hometown/High School/Previous • Freshman Trey Galloway scored in double figures 50 Joey Brunk 6-11 255 C 5-Sr./1L Indianapolis, Ind./Southport/Butler (11 points) for the second time in as many home 0 Cooper Bybee* 6-1 188 G Sr./1L Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood/Olney games this season. He is averaging 12.0 points per 14 Nathan Childress* 6-6 212 F So./1L Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville home game this season. He added two rebounds and a steal while going 5-of-6 from the floor. 1 Aljami Durham 6-4 185 G Sr./3L Lilburn, Ga./Berkmar 2 Armaan Franklin 6-4 195 G So./1L Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral • Freshman Khristian Lander hit double digits for 32 Trey Galloway 6-4 210 G Fr./HS Culver, Ind./Culver Academies the first time in his young Hoosier career with 10 22 Jordan Geronimo 6-6 220 F Fr./HS Newark, N.J./St. Pauls N.H. points on 2-of-4 shooting from the 3-point line and 21 Jerome Hunter 6-7 215 F R-So./1L Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North 4-of-4 shooting from the charity stripe. 23 Trayce Jackson-Davis 6-9 245 F So./1L Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove • Redshirt junior Race Thompson had eight points 4 Khristian Lander 6-2 185 G Fr./HS Evansville, Ind./Reitz (2-of-2 shooting), five rebounds and two blocks. 3 Anthony Leal 6-5 210 G Fr./HS Bloomington, Ind./South 10 Rob Phinisee 6-1 187 G Jr./2L Lafayette, Ind./McCutcheon • Junior Rob Phinisee scored eight points with two 15 Sebastien Scott* 6-2 185 G Fr./HS Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley made 3-points, five rebounds and two steal.