Post by mhbruin on Mar 29, 2024 14:40:05 GMT -8
CHANGES
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Next are the Indiana Hoosiers, who finished in a 3-way tie for 6th place in the B1G. They are coached by Mike Woodson who was a head coach in the NBA for 9 seasons and just finished his third season in Bloomington. He took the Hoosiers to the NCAA tournament his first two seasons, but they missed the dance in his most recent season.
The Hoosiers were mediocre at everything, ranking #105 at offense and 84 at defense. They were primarily and inside team. They were #355 out of 362 schools in three-point scoring which was the worst for a major college team. They needed to add three-point shooting to their roster.
Quotes below are from: Indiana basketball transfer portal roster changes: Who's staying, going
GRADUATING
After six seasons, Xavier Johnson has run out of eligibility. He had an injury-plagued career at Indiana. He was one of their better three-point shooters.
IN THE DRAFT OR TURNING PRO
Kel'el Ware led the Hoosiers in points, rebounds, and blocks, with 1.9 blocks per game. . The Oregon transfer was third-team All-Big-Ten. He was #21 in rebounds per game. He was also the best three-point shooter among the starters.
TRANSFERRING OUT
None of these guys looks like a big loss.
RETURNING
Indiana returns a nice core of players including three starters and a part-time starter (alhough Cupps started due to an injury to Johnson).
Malik ReneauL "The 6-9 sophomore power forward was, at times, IU's best player, when he wasn't in foul trouble. He averaged 15.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists."
Mackenzie Mgbako: " The 6-8 freshman forward started slowly but became a critical contributor, averaging 12.1 points and 3.9 rebounds while bumping his 3-point accuracy to 34.3% by season's end. Some NBA mock drafts consider him a possible selection."
Trey Galloway: "The 6-5 senior guard became the de facto point guard in the wake of Xavier Johnson's injuries, producing several double-digit assist performance late in the season. He averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists, but struggled from 3-point range (25.3%)."
Gabe Cupps: "The 6-2 freshman was pressed into the starting lineup in the wake of Johnson's injuries, averaging 2.7 points."
Anthony Leal: "The 6-5 senior guard saw more action in Big Ten play, helping the Hoosiers beat Iowa with 13 points, his only career game in double figures. He averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds, shooting 47.1% from the 3-point line."
RECRUITS
(#81 class, #17 in B1G)
Indiana only got one player, but he is a good one.
TRANSFERRING IN
(#2 class, #2 in B1G)
Coach Woodson is raiding the Pac-12 for two members of the All-Pac-12 team. Kanaan Carlyle was honorable mention for the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Was the Pac-12 having a going out of business sale?
The Hoosiers have put together a monster transfer class, with the #1 player in the portal and three of the top 20 players available.
Oumar Ballo: "The 7-footer has been a force near the basket for two seasons at Arizona, averaging 13.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots over that period. He has one season of eligibility." He was named All-Pac-12 for the second year in a row.
Myles Rice: "Rice was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year for Washington State after averaging 14.8 points (he was a 81.1% free throw shooter), 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists while starting in all 35 of his team's games. He missed two seasons before that for cancer treatment." The only weakness in his game was shooting.
Luke Goode (who wears two shoes) played quite a bit for the Ilini. He was primarily a three-point specialist. 157 of his 179 shots (88%) were threes. He wasn't exactly a playmaker. He had 22 assists to go with those 179 shots.
Kanaan Carlyle was the "other" freshman in Stanford's recruiting class. Andrej Stojakovic got all the attention. However, Carlyle led Stojakovic in just about every statistical category including starts, minutes, points, and assists. However, he wasn't a great shooter and Stojakovic was better.
CONCLUSION
Indiana has a nice roster going into next season. They return a good core of players and they bring in some excellent players who were some of the better players in the Pac-12 through the portal. They even add a highly-ranked freshman.
They have a lot of talent with a 5-star player and seven 4-star players. They could compete for the B1G title.
Some writers are trying to set up UCLA and Indiana as rivals. It is true that historically John Wooden and Bob Knight didn't like each other. We were also both elite programs back in the day. Will this become a rivalry? It is possible. It's more likely than most of the teams in the B1G. Our big rivals will still be SC and Oregon. Indiana's big rival will remain Purdue.
Torvick projects Indiana as the #17 team and #4 in the B1G.
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Next are the Indiana Hoosiers, who finished in a 3-way tie for 6th place in the B1G. They are coached by Mike Woodson who was a head coach in the NBA for 9 seasons and just finished his third season in Bloomington. He took the Hoosiers to the NCAA tournament his first two seasons, but they missed the dance in his most recent season.
The Hoosiers were mediocre at everything, ranking #105 at offense and 84 at defense. They were primarily and inside team. They were #355 out of 362 schools in three-point scoring which was the worst for a major college team. They needed to add three-point shooting to their roster.
Quotes below are from: Indiana basketball transfer portal roster changes: Who's staying, going
GRADUATING
| Player | Games | Starts | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Notes |
| Xavier Johnson | 20 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |
| Anthony Walker | 32 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
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After six seasons, Xavier Johnson has run out of eligibility. He had an injury-plagued career at Indiana. He was one of their better three-point shooters.
IN THE DRAFT OR TURNING PRO
| Player | Games | Starts | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Can Return? |
| Kel'el Ware | 30 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 9.9 | 1.6 | No |
Kel'el Ware led the Hoosiers in points, rebounds, and blocks, with 1.9 blocks per game. . The Oregon transfer was third-team All-Big-Ten. He was #21 in rebounds per game. He was also the best three-point shooter among the starters.
TRANSFERRING OUT
| Player | Games | Starts | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | Notes | Destination |
| CJ Gunn | 29 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | DePaul | |
| Kaleb Banks | 21 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Tulanne | |
| Payton Sparks | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | Ball State | |
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None of these guys looks like a big loss.
RETURNING
Indiana returns a nice core of players including three starters and a part-time starter (alhough Cupps started due to an injury to Johnson).
| Player | Games | Starts | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | FG% | 3Pt% | A/TO | Class | Recruiting Stars | Recruiting Rank |
| Malik Reneau F | 33 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 56% | 33% | 0.9 | Jr | 4 | 30 |
| Mackenzie Mgbako F | 33 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 40% | 33% | 1.0 | So | 5 | 10 |
| Trey Galloway G | 31 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 47% | 26% | 2.2 | Sr 5 | 3 | 157 |
| Gabe Cupps G | 33 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 36% | 36% | 1.5 | So | 4 | 94 |
| Anthony Leal G. | 21 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 44% | 48% | 1.7 | Sr 5 | 4 | 155 |
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Malik ReneauL "The 6-9 sophomore power forward was, at times, IU's best player, when he wasn't in foul trouble. He averaged 15.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists."
Mackenzie Mgbako: " The 6-8 freshman forward started slowly but became a critical contributor, averaging 12.1 points and 3.9 rebounds while bumping his 3-point accuracy to 34.3% by season's end. Some NBA mock drafts consider him a possible selection."
Trey Galloway: "The 6-5 senior guard became the de facto point guard in the wake of Xavier Johnson's injuries, producing several double-digit assist performance late in the season. He averaged 10.8 points and 4.8 assists, but struggled from 3-point range (25.3%)."
Gabe Cupps: "The 6-2 freshman was pressed into the starting lineup in the wake of Johnson's injuries, averaging 2.7 points."
Anthony Leal: "The 6-5 senior guard saw more action in Big Ten play, helping the Hoosiers beat Iowa with 13 points, his only career game in double figures. He averaged 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds, shooting 47.1% from the 3-point line."
RECRUITS
(#81 class, #17 in B1G)
| Player | Size | Position | Recruiting Stars | Recruiting Rank | Offers |
| Bryson Tucker | 6-6 180 | SF | 4 | 28 | Kansas, Duke, Illinois |
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Indiana only got one player, but he is a good one.
TRANSFERRING IN
(#2 class, #2 in B1G)
Coach Woodson is raiding the Pac-12 for two members of the All-Pac-12 team. Kanaan Carlyle was honorable mention for the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Was the Pac-12 having a going out of business sale?
| Player | Size | Games | Starts | Minutes | Points | Rebounds | Assists | FG % | 3-Pt % | A/TO | From | Class | Recruiting Stars | Recruiting Rank | Transfer Rank |
| Oumar Ballo | 7-0 260 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 66% | -- | 0.6 | Arizona | Sr 5 | 4 | 78 | 1 |
| Myles Rice | 6-3 180 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 44% | 28% | 1.5 | Washington State | So | 3 | 227 | 19 |
| Luke Goode | 6-7 210 | 38 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 40% | 39% | 1.2 | Illinois | Sr | 4 | 103 | 117 |
| Kanaan Carlyle | 6-2 175 | 23 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 39% | 32% | 0.9 | Stanford | So | 4 | 52 | 10 |
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The Hoosiers have put together a monster transfer class, with the #1 player in the portal and three of the top 20 players available.
Oumar Ballo: "The 7-footer has been a force near the basket for two seasons at Arizona, averaging 13.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots over that period. He has one season of eligibility." He was named All-Pac-12 for the second year in a row.
Myles Rice: "Rice was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year for Washington State after averaging 14.8 points (he was a 81.1% free throw shooter), 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists while starting in all 35 of his team's games. He missed two seasons before that for cancer treatment." The only weakness in his game was shooting.
Luke Goode (who wears two shoes) played quite a bit for the Ilini. He was primarily a three-point specialist. 157 of his 179 shots (88%) were threes. He wasn't exactly a playmaker. He had 22 assists to go with those 179 shots.
Kanaan Carlyle was the "other" freshman in Stanford's recruiting class. Andrej Stojakovic got all the attention. However, Carlyle led Stojakovic in just about every statistical category including starts, minutes, points, and assists. However, he wasn't a great shooter and Stojakovic was better.
CONCLUSION
Indiana has a nice roster going into next season. They return a good core of players and they bring in some excellent players who were some of the better players in the Pac-12 through the portal. They even add a highly-ranked freshman.
They have a lot of talent with a 5-star player and seven 4-star players. They could compete for the B1G title.
Some writers are trying to set up UCLA and Indiana as rivals. It is true that historically John Wooden and Bob Knight didn't like each other. We were also both elite programs back in the day. Will this become a rivalry? It is possible. It's more likely than most of the teams in the B1G. Our big rivals will still be SC and Oregon. Indiana's big rival will remain Purdue.
Torvick projects Indiana as the #17 team and #4 in the B1G.