FIVE-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 8 FINAL FOURS 21 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 44 ALL-AMERICANS 74 NBA DRAFT PICKS WISCONSIN (9-6, 1-1 B1G) vs. INDIANA (12-3, 2-0 B1G) NEXT 4 GAMES Tuesday, January 5, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. Bloomington, Indiana Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State | TBA | CBS Assembly Hall (17,472) TV: ESPN Mike Tirico, Dan Dakich, Allison Williams Jan. 16 at Minnesota | 12:30pm | BTN Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr and Joe Smith) Jan. 19 vs. Illinois | 7pm | ESPN GAME 16 GAME Series Record: Indiana leads, 95-69 Last Meeting: IU 78, at WIS 92 (2/3/15) Jan. 23 vs. Northwestern | 12pm | BTN OPENING TIP BRINGING FATIGUE TO THE GAME • Indiana University is in its 116th season • In Hoosier wins, IU is shooting 62.0% from IU INSIGHT of men’s basketball and will put a seven- the floor and 53.0% from three-point range • Sophomore guard James Blackmon, game winning streak on the line when it in the final 10 minutes of games compared Jr., (15.8 ppg) did not play last week. hosts Wisconsin on Tuesday. IU completed to its opponents shooting 39.7% from the He suffered a knee injury in practice last Monday and is under continued a Big Ten road weep with a 79-69 win at floor and 27.3% from long distance during evaluation. Nebraska on Saturday. The Hoosiers will crunch time. host the Badgers for the first time since • Since the 2011-12 season, the Hoosier January 14, 2014 when IU topped previously YOGI IS BIG TEN ACTIVE LEADER offense is first in the Big Ten in points undefeated UW, 75-72. • Senior Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell enters his final conference season as the active leader scored (77.6), field goal percentage (47.8), in scoring (1,632), assists (529), three- and three-point field goal percentage 1976 UNDEFEATED CHAMPS TO BE HONORED (40.4). • Members of the 1976 undefeated national point field goals made (220) and is the only championship team will be recognized senior in the league to have started every game he has played (117). • The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in scoring at halftime in celebration of the 40th (87.7), field goal percentage (53.4), three- anniversary of their accomplishment which point FG percentage (45.1), steals (7.7) landed them the distinction of being the All- Last week, he averaged 22 points, seven assists and three rebounds and averaged offensive rebound percentage (40.2), and Time March Madness Team by the NCAA in 15.5 points in the second half to rally IU turnovers forced (14.9). 2013. to two road wins to start Big Ten play. He is currently sixth in the Big Ten in scoring, • The Hoosiers are 2nd in the country in FG HEAD COACH TOM CREAN fourth in assists, and sixth in free throw percentage, 4th in scoring and three-point • is in his eighth year of leading Tom Crean percentage. FG percentage, 9th in three-point field the Hoosiers. Over the last four+ years, goals made, 14th in scoring margin, 18th in IU is 105-48 and leads the Big Ten with GOOD DEFENSE assists and 28th in steals. 19 regular season wins over ranked • The Hoosiers held Nebraska’s top two opponents during that time. During that offensive threats, Shavon Shields and • Since the start of the 2011-12 season, IU same span, the Hoosiers have appeared Andrew White III to just 34.7% shooting is 105-48 giving the Hoosiers 100 wins in nationally ranked in at least one major between the two (8 for 23) after they a similar span for the first time since 1999 poll during the season. He has recruited a entered the game shooting 49.4% from the to 2004 when IU won 101 games in five full McDonald’s All-American in each of the last field. seasons (162 games). five years. In addition, he has seen seven of his players score 1,000 points or more in an • IU has shot 50 percent or better in 22 FRESHMAN IMPACT of its last 49 games dating back to last IU uniform. Since 2011, the Hoosiers have • Last week, IU freshmen Thomas season. In addition, IU has shot 40 percent averaged 23 wins per season compared Bryant, OG Anunoby and Juwan or better from three-point range in 29 of to 20 averaged at IU from 1995-2008. Morgan posted big numbers as a contests. Seven players have scored 1,000 points in group in their first exposure to the Big their career under Tom Crean at Indiana. Ten. Collectively, they contributed 45 Christian Watford (1,730), Yogi Ferrell points, 20 rebounds, shot 76.1% from the (1,632), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan floor, made all three long distance attempts Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will (Anunoby) and made 76.9% of their FT INDIANA MENS Sheehey (1,120) and Victor Oladipo (1,117). attempts. In addition, they combined for BASKETBALL three assists and four blocks and steals. @INDIANAMBB 2015-16 INDIANA BASKETBALL INDIANA NOTES MORE YOGI MOST 40%+ 3-POINT EFFORTS • Junior Collin Hartman made his 18th • Ferrell is one of two active players in (LAST TWO SEASONS) career start and sixth this season at the country to have at least 1,550 career North Florida 31 (52 gms played Nebraska. He tied a season-high with points (1,608), 500 assists (522) and 350 Indiana 30 (49 gms played) nine points and made all three of his rebounds (369)(other is Juan’ya Green, UC Davis 28 (45 gms played) long distance attempts at Rutgers. He Hofstra) He was named second team Drake 27 (44 gms played) is averaging 5.6 points and 3.0 rebounds Preseason All-American by The Sporting News Gonzaga 26 (53 gms played) while shooting 58.8% from the field and and USA Today, in addition to garnering third Kansas 26 (49 gms played) 60.0% from long distance in the last five team honors from Athlon Sports and fourth games. team mention in Blue Ribbon Magazine. Ferrell ODDS AND TRENDS now has 1,632points in his IU career, which • The Hoosiers have notched 50 percent • Freshman OG Anunoby is averaging 9.5 ranks 12th on the all-time list at IU. He or better shooting in 22 out of 30 halves points and 5.0 rebounds in his first two Big also has 529 career assists in his IU career, played so far this season. Ten games. He is coming off a career-high which ranks third in school history. He has 11-point effort at Nebraska and also added made 216 3FG in his IU career, which ranks • Freshman Thomas Bryant is third among three rebounds and two steals. In his first third in school history. For the season, he the league’s first-year players averaging Big Ten game at Rutgers he had eight is averaging 16.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 12.0 points. He leads the Big Ten in field points, seven rebounds and two steals to 6.1 assists. goal shooting making 73.1% of his shot help the Hoosiers. He also has made all attempts. He had 19 points, four rebounds three of his three-point shots. MAX SET THE TONE AT RUTGERS and three blocked shots at Nebraska. • Senior graduate transfer Max Bielfeldt • Freshman Juwan Morgan hit two big had his best day as a collegian with 18 points, • Sophomore Robert Johnson is second free throws, grabbed two boards and had 14 rebounds, two assists and two steals off in the Big Ten in three-point field goal an assist and a turnover at Nebraska. At the bench at Rutgers. He has exceeded percentage making 52.2% of his shots. Rutgers, he had two points and three his career averages at Michigan in his one Team is 9-0 when he starts. He had 16 rebounds in six minutes off the bench season with Indiana. He is averaging 8.3 point against the Badgers in Madison last against Rutgers. Prior to the break, he had points (3.5 at UM), 5.1 rebounds (2.3 at season. two points, two rebounds, a block and a UM), and is shooting 59.5% (5th in Big Ten) steal against Kennesaw State. from the field (45.3 at UM) and 50.0 from • Sophomore James Blackmon, Jr., is three-point range (26.8 at UM). 10th in the league in scoring (15.8), third • Junior walk-on Ryan Burton played 10 in three-point field goals made per game minutes against Rutgers and scored a WILLIAMS IMPACT (2.8) and seventh in three-point field goal career-high six points when he drained • Junior forward Troy Williams is averaging percentage (46.3). He had a season-high both of his long distance attempts. 13.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in his last 33 points against Alcorn State earlier this 10 games and is shooting 59.3 from the year. • For the third time under Tom Crean, the field. His seven three-point field goals in Hoosiers have put together a seven-game 15 games eclipses his season-totals of six • Senior Nick Zeisloft is 5th in the Big Ten winning streak. IU won 12 to start the 2011- in each of the last two seasons. Williams is shooting 48.3% from three-point range. 12 season and nine to begin the 2012-13 seventh in the league in rebounding and in Last year, he had 19 points against the campaign.