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2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–16 (8–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJuwan Morgan
Zach McRoberts
Home arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 16 4   .800 32 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 4   .800 26 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 5   .750 30 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 6   .700 23 11   .676
Maryland 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Iowa 10 10   .500 23 12   .657
Minnesota 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Ohio State 8 12   .400 20 15   .571
Indiana 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
Penn State 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Illinois 7 13   .350 12 21   .364
Rutgers 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
Nebraska 6 14   .300 19 17   .528
Northwestern 4 16   .200 13 19   .406
2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Archie Miller, his second year as Indiana head coach. The team played its home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The season officially kicked off with its annual event, Hoosier Hysteria, on September 29, 2018.[1]

Despite getting off to a strong start of 12–2, which included 3 conference wins, IU struggled mightily down the backstretch of the season. Riddled with injuries and the inability to shoot, the Hoosiers lost 12 of 13 games before turning things around and finishing the regular season with a 4-game winning streak. Having put themselves back into the conversation for making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 3 years, the Hoosiers looked to knock off Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament. With a win, many bracketologists had IU safely in the field. However, the Hoosiers fell short and lost to Ohio State, 75–79. IU was deemed one of the Last Four Out in the NCAA Tournament, so they earned 1-seed in the NIT, where they advanced to the Quarterfinals before losing to Wichita State, 63–73. Thus, the Hoosiers 119th season ended with an overall record of 19–16 and 8–12 in the Big Ten.

Previous season

Miller's first season was a major remodeling job, starting with laying the foundation of a pack-line defense and valuing possessions. Early in the season, Miller stated practices were 75% defense, 25% offense.[2] That scheme showed early and often, as the Hoosiers struggled mightily throughout the season to find any flow or rhythm on offense, despite the defense making leaps and bounds in the overall rankings of Division 1 basketball.[3] With a surprising early second round loss in the 2018 Big Ten tournament to Rutgers, 67–76, and losing enough games to keep them out of both the NCAA tournament and NIT, including games in which they were favored, such as Indiana State[4] and Fort Wayne,[5] IU's first season under their new coach came to a disappointing close. They finished with an overall record of 16–15 and 9–9 in the Big Ten.

Offseason

Departures

On April 12, 2018, junior forward Juwan Morgan announced he was entering the NBA draft, but he would not sign with an agent.[6] However, on May 29, 2018, it was revealed that he had withdrawn from the draft and would return for his senior season.[7]

Indiana Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Newkirk 2 G 6'1" 195 RS Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Robert Johnson 4 G 6'3" 195 Senior Richmond, Virginia Graduated
Freddie McSwain Jr. 21 F 6'6" 220 Senior Hinesville, Georgia Graduated
Collin Hartman 30 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated
Tim Priller 35 C 6'9" 225 Senior North Richland Hills, Texas Graduated

Recruiting class

With the commitment of Romeo Langford on April 30, 2018, not only did Archie Miller recruit his first 5-star player, he also landed IU's first Indiana Mr. Basketball since Cody Zeller in 2011. In addition, he also signed two other finalists for the award in Rob Phinisee and Damezi Anderson. Miller rounded out the incoming class with the second best player from Ohio in Jerome Hunter, as well as another 4-star in Jake Forrester from Pennsylvania; this group of high school seniors comprised a Top 10 2018 recruiting class. Within the state of Indiana, there was a total of four 5- and 4-star 2018 recruits, 3 of whom committed to Indiana. The last addition to the team roster was made on May 3, 2018, when graduate transfer Evan Fitzner of Saint Mary's College claimed the final scholarship available.[8]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Romeo Langford
SG
New Albany, IN New Albany High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 30, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 94
Jerome Hunter
SF
Pickerington, OH Pickerington High School North 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 17, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Damezi Anderson
SF
South Bend, IN Riley High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 17, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Rob Phinisee
PG
Lafayette, IN McCutcheon High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 19, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jake Forrester
PF
Harrisburg, PA Westtown School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 11, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #9   Rivals: #7  247Sports: #9  ESPN: #11
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Romeo Langford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr New Albany New Albany, Indiana
G 1 Al Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Berkmar Lilburn, Georgia
G 2 Johnny Jager (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
F 3 Justin Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) So Stevenson Buffalo Grove, Illinois
F 4 Jake Forrester 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Westtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G 5 Quentin Taylor (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Brebeuf Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Rob Phinisee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr McCutcheon Lafayette, Indiana
G 11 Devonte Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Long Island Lutheran North Babylon, New York
F 13 Juwan Morgan (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Waynesville Waynesville, Missouri
F 15 Zach McRoberts (W/C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Carmel/Vermont Carmel, Indiana
F 20 De'Ron Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Overland Aurora, Colorado
F 21 Jerome Hunter Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Pickerington North Pickerington, Ohio
F 22 Clifton Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Hatboro-Horsham Horsham, Pennsylvania
F 23 Damezi Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Riley South Bend, Indiana
G 24 Vijay Blackmon (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Marion Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 25 Race Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Armstrong Plymouth, Minnesota
F 55 Evan Fitzner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Francis Parker/Saint Mary's College San Diego, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 8-20-2018

Schedule and results

The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule.[9] The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times.[9] Three in-state series that will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice.[10]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
Southern Indiana W 96–62 
 14  Anderson   5  Tied   4  Phinisee  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (N/A)
Bloomington, IN
Regular Season
November 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, BTN
Chicago State W 104–55  1–0
 19  Langford   8  Morgan   5  Phinisee  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 9, 2018*
8:00 pm, BTN
Montana State
Hardwood Showcase
W 80–35  2–0
 14  Morgan   11  Morgan   5  Green  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 14, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1
No. 24 Marquette
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 96–73  3–0
 22  Langford   8  Morgan   8  Phinisee  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
November 18, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN
at Arkansas
Hardwood Showcase
L 72–73  3–1
 22  Langford   10  Langford   5  Langford  Bud Walton Arena (17,456)
Fayetteville, AR
November 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
UT Arlington
Hardwood Showcase
W 78–64  4–1
 23  Morgan   10  Morgan   4  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,957)
Bloomington, IN
November 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
UC Davis
Hardwood Showcase
W 76–62  5–1
 31  Morgan   10  Morgan   8  Phinisee  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,562)
Bloomington, IN
November 27, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN
at No. 3 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 69–90  5–2
 13  Langford   6  Langford   3  Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
December 1, 2018
1:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern W 68–66  6–2
(1–0)
 20  Langford   12  Morgan   3  Morgan  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
December 4, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State W 64–62  7–2
(2–0)
 17  Langford   9  Smith   5  Phinisee  Bryce Jordan Center (8,972)
University Park, PA
December 8, 2018*
2:30 pm, FOX
Louisville W 68–67  8–2
 21  Langford   9  Smith   4  Langford  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
December 15, 2018*
3:45 pm, CBS
No. 25-T vs. Butler
Crossroads Classic
W 71–68  9–2
 35  Morgan   7  Langford   5  Tied  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,743)
Indianapolis, IN
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Central Arkansas W 86–53  10–2
 19  Green   11  Langford   6  Green  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,915)
Bloomington, IN
December 22, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Jacksonville W 94–64  11–2
 18  Durham   10  Morgan   10  Morgan  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (14,975)
Bloomington, IN
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 21 Illinois
Rivalry
W 73–65  12–2
(3–0)
 28  Langford   10  Morgan   3  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (14,832)
Bloomington, IN
January 6, 2019
4:30 pm, CBS
No. 21 at No. 2 Michigan L 63–74  12–3
(3–1)
 25  Morgan   9  Smith   3  Green  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 22 at Maryland L 75–78  12–4
(3–2)
 28  Langford   8  Morgan   3  Langford  Xfinity Center (15,017)
College Park, MD
January 14, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 25 Nebraska L 51–66  12–5
(3–3)
 18  Langford   8  Morgan   3  Green  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, FOX
No. 25 at Purdue
Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup
L 55–70  12–6
(3–4)
 15  Smith   6  Morgan   5  Morgan  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
January 22, 2019
9:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 66–73  12–7
(3–5)
 18  Morgan   12  Smith   3  Tied  Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,039)
Evanston, IL
January 25, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1
No. 5 Michigan L 46–69  12–8
(3–6)
 16  Morgan   12  Morgan   5  Durham  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 58–66  12–9
(3–7)
 20  Langford   7  Morgan   3  Phinisee  Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,973)
Piscataway, NJ
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 6 Michigan State
College Gameday
W 79–75 OT 13–9
(4–7)
 19  Langford   10  Smith   5  Green  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 7, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 20 Iowa L 72–77  13–10
(4–8)
 22  Langford   5  Tied   7  Davis  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 10, 2019
1:00 pm, CBS
Ohio State L 52–55  13–11
(4–9)
 15  Langford   13  Morgan   3  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Minnesota L 63–84  13–12
(4–10)
 14  Morgan   8  Morgan   2  Langford  Williams Arena (11,639)
Minneapolis, MN
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Purdue
Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup
L 46–48  13–13
(4–11)
 14  Langford   11  Morgan   2  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 22, 2019
9:00 pm, FS1
at No. 21 Iowa L 70–76 OT 13–14
(4–12)
 15  Morgan   7  Tied   2  Tied  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
February 26, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 19 Wisconsin W 75–73 2OT 14–14
(5–12)
 22  Langford   15  Morgan   4  Phinisee  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
March 2, 2019
12:00 pm, FOX
No. 6 Michigan State W 63–62  15–14
(6–12)
 24  Smith   11  Morgan   5  Phinisee  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
March 7, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 92–74  16–14
(7–12)
 20  Morgan   9  Morgan   5  Phinisee  State Farm Center (14,033)
Champaign, IL
March 10, 2019
12:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 89–73  17–14
(8–12)
 25  Morgan   7  Morgan   3  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten tournament
March 14, 2019
12:30 pm, BTN
(9) vs. (8) Ohio State
Second Round
L 75–79  17–15
 26  Green   7  Morgan   5  Langford  United Center (16,207)
Chicago, IL
NIT
March 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (8) Saint Francis (PA)
First Round – Indiana Bracket
W 89–72  18–15
 28  Morgan   9  Smith   6  Green  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,431)
Bloomington, IN
March 23, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (5) Arkansas
Second Round – Indiana Bracket
W 63–60  19–15
 18  Green   11  Green   5  Phinisee  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,225)
Bloomington, IN
March 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) (6) Wichita State
Quarterfinals – Indiana Bracket
L 63–73  19–16
 21  Morgan   7  Tied   4  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (10,312)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (Final)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A Stl Blk TO
Anderson, Damezi 21 0 201 9.6 31 1.5 12 43 27.9 7 30 23.3 0 1 0.0 3 21 24 1.1 8 3 0 11
Blackmon, Vijay 7 0 13 1.9 7 1.0 3 5 60.0 1 2 50.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 0 1
Davis, De'Ron 30 3 407 13.6 161 5.4 60 100 60.0 0 0 0.0 41 71 57.7 25 51 76 2.5 27 13 18 30
Durham, Al 34 30 978 28.8 282 8.3 94 233 40.3 40 115 34.8 54 73 74.0 6 59 65 1.9 54 16 9 42
Fitzner, Evan 31 0 356 11.5 109 3.5 41 99 41.4 17 55 30.9 10 15 66.7 15 48 63 2.0 12 9 4 11
Forrester, Jake 13 0 56 4.3 27 2.1 12 22 54.5 0 0 0.0 3 9 33.3 6 11 17 1.3 0 1 4 5
Green, Devonte 28 9 706 25.2 263 9.4 88 219 40.2 48 117 41.0 39 53 73.6 6 9 96 3.4 85 38 13 63
Hunter, Jerome 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Jager, Johnny 7 0 16 2.3 2 0.3 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 2 4 50.0 0 2 2 0.3 1 2 0 1
Langford, Romeo 32 32 1091 34.1 528 16.5 177 395 44.8 34 125 27.2 140 194 72.2 45 127 172 5.4 75 25 26 68
McRoberts, Zach 26 5 357 13.7 20 0.8 8 26 30.8 4 19 21.1 0 0 0.0 7 48 55 2.1 14 1 14 8
Moore, Clifton 15 0 62 4.1 19 1.3 7 11 63.6 0 0 0.0 5 12 41.7 7 18 25 1.7 4 3 3 4
Morgan, Juwan 35 35 1044 29.8 544 15.5 215 385 55.8 26 88 29.5 88 136 64.7 88 199 287 8.2 65 41 54 68
Phinisee, Robert 32 29 874 27.3 218 6.8 78 216 36.1 27 87 31.0 35 53 66.0 12 92 104 3.3 94 35 4 41
Smith, Justin 35 32 866 24.7 287 8.2 122 246 49.6 7 32 21.9 36 70 51.4 61 95 156 4.5 28 22 15 65
Taylor, Quentin 7 0 10 1.4 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 3 3 0.4 0 1 0 1
Thompson, Race 9 0 63 7.0 6 0.7 2 5 40.0 0 3 0.0 2 4 50.0 5 14 19 2.1 1 3 3 0
Total 35 - 7100 - 2504 71.5 919 2009 45.7 211 676 31.2 455 695 65.5 341 931 1379 39.4 469 226 154 433
Opponents 35 - 7100 - 2374 67.8 862 2057 41.9 260 785 33.1 390 601 64.9 363 871 1349 38.5 471 204 135 439
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRV252223212225Not released
CoachesRV^RVRVRVRVRV25222425RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indiana sets Hoosier Hysteria for Saturday, September 29". Inside the Hall. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Transcript: Archie Miller at IU media day". Peegs.com.
  3. ^ "That's A Wrap: Team defense". April 10, 2018.
  4. ^ Rutherford, Mike (November 10, 2017). "Indiana State embarrasses Indiana in Archie Miller's debut". SBNation.com.
  5. ^ "Fort Wayne Mastodons knock off IU…again".
  6. ^ "IU basketball's Juwan Morgan declares for draft, won't hire agent". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Juwan Morgan returning to Indiana for senior season". Inside the Hall. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  8. ^ Bozich, Alex (May 3, 2018). "St. Mary's graduate transfer Evan Fitzner commits to Indiana". Inside the Hall. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Norlander, Matt (October 19, 2017). "Big Ten adds two games for a 20-game conference schedule starting in 2018–19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.