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Meet Kevin Ferrell Jr.

KEVIN ‘YOGI’ FERRELL 6-FOOT-0, 180-POUND, JUNIOR, GUARD

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his is not Yogi Ferrell’s redemption story. That remains for him to write, and perhaps he’s already begun. It could start in the morning — every morning — before he slings a bag over his shoulder or walks out the front door to class. That’s when he sets aside 10 or 15 minutes for his most important lesson of the day.

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It’s delivered in the form of an audiobook on leadership, and Ferrell presses the play button each morning as he dresses himself and readies for the hours ahead. The audiobook was an idea from his father, who is aiming to make his son a bigger man and a better leader. So, Ferrell consumes those daily lessons that serve as reminders of all that he can one day become. “We’re trying here,” Kevin Ferrell Sr. said. “We’re just trying to be better.” Ferrell’s path is laid before him, but it’s not his to travel alone. It’s his time to prove that he can be more than a basketball player. He’s shown the ability to make his teammates better on the court but can he do the same off the floor? Can he be more than Indiana’s best player? Can he be the leader that his team needs? Those questions still require answers. Because, right now, the Hoosiers’ season — and the direction of the program — depends on them.

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• 2014-15 Preseason First Team All-Big Ten • 2013-14 Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches, media) • 2013 All-District Honoree (NABC, USBWA)

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“Just be who you need to be. Be concrete. Be the leader you’re capable of being, not because I said it or because the team needs it, be the leader you’re capable of being.” TOM CREAN, IU men’s basketball coach, on junior guard Yogi Ferrell for worse, and it’s up to him to decide which direction it goes. He’s one of five players selected to the Big Ten’s preseason first team for all that he does for Indiana. He’s also one of a handful of Hoosiers to run afoul of the standards set for IU basketball players in the last calendar year. His April arrest on charges of underage drinking and possession of false identification was another low point for a Hoosier program that could ill-afford such distractions. Since that night during Little 500 Week — two weeks before Ferrell’s 21st SEE FERRELL | PAGE F4

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and Houston, where he worked on his game, watched film and tried to familiarize himself with the player he’ll Junior point guard looking to aim to be this winter. Each day in both take charge off the court, too cities included a two-or-three-hour CONTINUED FROM PAGE F3 morning session before he’d go back to his hotel and rest. birthday — four of his teammates have Then he’d return to the gym, work also found themselves in trouble with on ball handling and dribbling drills, either the Bloomington Police Depart- shoot and watch film. Those sesment or IU coach Tom Crean. Then, sions weren’t just for him. He worked there is the unfortunate story of Devin out with former Creighton star Doug Davis, who remains hospitalized after McDermott and former Michigan rival he was involved in an accident with Nick Stauskas, all while looking ahead teammate Emmitt Holt. to the season and seeing little remindFerrell stood before television ers of his past. cameras inside Assembly Hall a day For all the questions that cannot after Crean announced suspensions yet be answered, there is still a general for Troy Williams, Stanford Robinson optimism about the direction of this and Holt last week and addressed the season. The Hoosiers believe there are lack of leadership within the Hoosier enough pieces in place to put all of the locker room. disappointment — missing the postHe wants to be better. He wants his season, a 17-15 record and the off-theteammates to be better court incidents — far behind them. Right now, it all starts with Ferrell’s There is James Blackmon Jr. and an example. improved Hanner Mosquera-Perea. “I can only imagine that what’s Few want to see Mosquera-Perea taken place with Devin has allowed become the player befitting of his Top him to really look at that situation 50 designation as a high school prosbecause it’s that serious,” Ferrell Sr. pect more than Ferrell. There’s a bond said. “I can only imagine that’s allowed and an emotional investment between him to grow even more so. He called them. me immediately after that, so I could There is also a talented core of call Devin’s father. That’s taking shooters on the team — arguably the responsibility and being a leader. I’m best group in Crean’s tenure, which is sure he’s grown with everything that’s beginning its seventh season this week. transpired.” It all reminds Ferrell of two things As important as it is for his players — two distinct and telling periods to take accountability for their actions of success. He compares this team to some of the championship squads and make better decisions, Crean he led at Park Tudor in Indianapolis, doesn’t want his point guard to get lost trying to negotiate with the bigger where he won two state titles. He set the championship game record with 12 picture. Once you start overstating the little assists as a senior on the way to Indiana All-Star honors. steps of a process, Crean believes, He was the quintessential point there is the possibility of getting lost. guard at Park Tudor. He could score, In other words, it’s a daily process for not only Ferrell, but everybody on yes, and sometimes he was required to do so. But his star grew with his ability the roster. to play free and be himself. “I view things long-term with a He was the floor general first, vision,” Crean said. “I look at it as, everything else second. ‘Is he being the best he can be every “We probably have more shooters day?’” Crean said. “‘Is he putting in now than I did on those Park Tudor enough good days together?’ Which teams, but I see the similarities,” Ferturn into good weeks, which turn into rell said. “Me, myself, I don’t have to good months, which turn into good score as much. I can facilitate and try years. That’s the bottom line.” to make them score. I just want to open the game up for my teammates, � � � � really.” ANDREW DOBROWOLSKYJ | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD-TIMES He’s also reminded of the 2012-13 For two separate weeks this sumteam that opened the season ranked Indiana’s Yogi Ferrell (11) goes to the basket against the University of Quebec in Montreal during mer, Ferrell slipped away. SEE FERRELL | PAGE F5 the Hoosiers’ five-game trip to Canada in August. He left Indiana for trips to Chicago

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Indiana’s Yogi Ferrell (11) drives the lane past University of Indianapolis guard Dai-Jon Parker during Monday’s exhibition game at Assembly Hall

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ability to understand what he needs to work on and work on it hard.” Ferrell’s will to win is not up for questioning. His desire to improve is in step with that hunger to earn a national championship trophy. So the next step for Ferrell is taking that same approach to his leadership away from the game. “Just be who you need to be,” Crean said. “Be concrete. Be the leader you’re capable of being, not because I said it or because the team needs it, be the leader you’re capable of being.”

as the preseason No. 1. No, this team doesn’t completely mirror that one, but Ferrell views Blackmon in the same way he viewed Jordan Hulls and others that season. He can play off of Blackmon and Blackmon can do the same with him. Last year ate at him because he couldn’t be himself. This year, at least on the court, that will not be a problem. “Yogi’s a tremendous player — a tremendous two-way player,” Crean said. “He’s one � � � � of the hardest working players that I have, and I’ve coached Behind the scenes, Ferrell some tremendously hard working players. He’s right appears to be taking steps in up there with that. He has the the right direction.

During his freshman year, he was literally hard to get ahold of. He was also hard to reach. There is a difference. His father would have to play middleman in order for phone calls to be returned, while Ferrell himself may have let the notoriety of bursting into the Big Ten as a freshman starter get to his head. “His freshman year, he thought he was quote unquote ‘Yogi,’” Ferrell Sr. said. “Now, we’re seeing a lot more maturity and a lot more of him taking responsibility. The way he interacts with his brothers and sisters is a lot different than what it used to be, also. He’s taken a lot of initiative to be that brother that he knows he needs to be.” Maybe that translates to his

teammates in Bloomington, too. IU players are living among each other on campus this year to be closer to one another and build the connections that weren’t present last season. “I think that’s the biggest part is to find time to spend with teammates off the court,” Ferrell said. “That off-thecourt connection you make when everything’s relaxed and all the bullets aren’t flying at you, you just get to know everybody.” It’s all part of the development process for Ferrell. He’s focusing on this season, with one eye on the next level. Of course, he’ll need to build off last season, when he averaged 17.3 points to go along with 3.9 assists and 3.0 rebounds per contest. He

also turned the ball over 84 times and wants to cut down on those errors in his third season. Really all those numbers should be better with a more talented and seasoned supporting cast around him this winter. Last week, he was added to the Cousy Award watch list for the nation’s best point guard. He may not need to score as many points, but he’ll likely become a more efficient shooter from the field. It all matters, but it’s also secondary. “He wants to win,” his father said. “I think we’ll see a completely different Kevin Ferrell Jr.” For Indiana, that means being more than just a basketball player.

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COMMENTARY

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The Indiana men’s basketball team looks on during Hoosier Hysteria on Oct. 25 in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers are looking to return to the NCAA tournament after missing out last season.

Defining season ahead for the Hoosiers, Crean

There’s not a better term to describe the upcoming 2014-15 Indiana University men’s basketball season than defining. On the court and off the court, individually and collectively, players and coaches — this stands to be a make it or break it year. Don’t confuse that for being the same as all or nothing. The Hoosiers’ roster just doesn’t have the makeup that it did two years ago when there was a championship ceiling. But after missing the postseason altogether a year ago and compounding that misfire

with a string of off-court incidents involving failed drug tests and alcohol, IU can ill afford to fall to the floor either. Jeremy The rePrice sponsibility H-T SPORTS WRITER for all of that starts at the top with head coach Tom Crean. Crean’s tenure at IU can be easily divided into three different eras at this point. The first three seasons were

the Rebuild Era, when Crean was cleaning up the messy aftermath of Kelvin Sampson’s departure and creating a fresh foundation. That required the Hoosiers to take their fair share of lumps on the court, losing 66 games. The arrival of Cody Zeller marked the Return Era, with Indiana winning 27 games and reaching the Sweet 16 in 201112 and following that up with another Sweet 16, 29 wins and an outright regular-season Big Ten title in 2012-13 when the Hoosiers sat atop the polls at No. 1 for 11 weeks. However, last year saw

the rise of what to this point, might be labeled the Reality Era. As in, what would the new reality of Indiana basketball be? Would it mean the Hoosiers were fixtures in the Sweet 16 with the occasional hiccup offset by a run to a regional final or Final Four? Or would it mean year after year spent living on the postseason bubble with a year of better or worse breaking the monotony from time to time? Last year, it seemed the latter, not that some struggles weren’t to be expected. No more Zeller, no more

Victor Oladipo, no more understanding of what it took to regain the heights of success and no more shared vision. All of that reared its head in a lack of chemistry that derailed any hope of consistency. Don’t give Crean a pass — he recruited these guys to Bloomington — but there’s blame to go around. Lay a good portion of accountability at the feet of nowjunior point guard Yogi Ferrell. He was the centerpiece of the much ballyhooed 2012 recruiting class, better known as “The Movement.” SEE PRICE | PAGE F7

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defining him as a singular talent or an elevating one. Perea’s career trajectory has been Defining season ahead for IU much more muted, but after two CONTINUED FROM PAGE F6 underwhelming seasons considering the hype machine that pushed him to That class, which has been reduced IU, the chance of a lifetime awaits in three years later to only Ferrell and 2014-15. Hanner Mosquera-Perea — more on There is no competition for playing him in a bit — and its failure to serve time, as Zeller and Noah Vonleh are as a successful bridge from one era to both playing for the Charlotte Hornets, the next is a big part of why IU finds leaving the center position solely to itself on the razor’s edge. the Colombia native by default. Perhaps it seems odd to say that It’s the ultimate shot at redemption Ferrell still has something to prove. He for a player who is currently better has started all 68 games of his IU caknown for his OWI arrest before the reer, earning a spot on the All-Big Ten Purdue game last February than any Freshman team and honorable menon-court accomplishment. The opportion All-Big Ten in his debut season, tunities have been few and far between then making second team All-Big Ten to this point, but with good reason. as a sophomore. Perea has never started a game, never There’s no doubt he’s worked hard played more than 15 minutes in a game to make himself a better player, but outside of the Hoosiers’ exhibition now Ferrell has to show that he can opener last week. make his teammates better — someStill, the potential is there. The opthing that applies on and off the court. portunity is there. This is his defining His profile — played in three state moment. Will he boom or bust? championship games and won two You could ask the same of nearly of them at Park Tudor, McDonald’s every player on the roster in some All-American on the court and an form or fashion, but these are the three honor roll student off of it — suggests linchpins for IU’s success, or lack a natural leader. thereof, in the upcoming season. The struggles in Bloomington on By the time it’s over, we’ll have a deand off the court over the past year finitive answer. suggest otherwise. Yet leaders aren’t born, they’re Sports writer Jeremy Price can be reached at made. It’s not too late for Ferrell, but 812-331-4342 or jprice@heraldt.com. Follow him on Twitter @JPPrice. this season will be the difference in

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Head coach Tom Crean and assistant Steve McClain look on during Monday’s exhibition game against the University of Indianapolis at Assembly Hall.

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Indiana’s Hanner Mosquera-Perea (12) battles for position inside with Ohio State’s Amir Williams (23) and Amedeo Della Valle during last season’s game at Assembly Hall. Mosquera-Perea’s development in the post could be a determining factor in the Hoosiers’ chances this season.

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INDIANA PLAYER PROFILES 1 James Blackmon Jr. Class: Freshman | Position: Guard Height: 6-4 | Weight: 195 High school (hometown): Marion (Fort Wayne). Key stats: Scored 2,387 points in high school, ranking No. 8 all-time in Indiana high school history. Averaged 33.4 points, 4.4 rebounds as a senior at Marion. Outlook: The McDonald’s All-American is the single biggest piece to Indiana’s latest recruiting class. Blackmon will be the go-to offensive threat that the Hoosiers lacked a season ago. He’ll make Yogi Ferrell a better point guard with his ability to consistently knock down jumpers and drive to the basket. Blackmon still needs to work on his defensive attributes, but his ability to impact the offensive end will give him a starting assignment from start to finish. He offered a glimpse at what he’ll bring to Bloomington during the summer when he led Indiana in scoring at 18.8 points per game through five contests in Canada. Few high school prospects arrive at the next level with a game as smooth and as polished as Blackmon’s. He’s a special player and he’s poised for a big freshman season.

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Class: Redshirt junior | Position: Guard Height: 6-4 | Weight: 210 Last school (hometown): Illinois State (Lyons Township, Ill.) Key stats: Shot 37.3 percent on 3s over two seasons at Illinois State. Outlook: Zeisloft graduated early from Illinois State and transferred to Indiana, where he’ll have two years of eligibility remaining. IU coach Tom Crean has said repeatedly that he wanted to make sure Zeisloft was the right fit before bringing him aboard. Zeisloft appears to be just that. He’ll add a scoring touch from the perimeter and veteran savvy to a roster that can use some guidance. Zeisloft arrived at Indiana shortly before the team’s trip to Canada, where he shot 11-for-20 from beyond the arc. He’ll be a fixture on the wings and in the corners, where opponents will have to respect his shooting. Through several short glimpses, Zeisloft looks like he could have trouble defending in one-on-one situations, but he’ll be a starter initially and IU will need him to score.

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4 Robert Johnson Class: Freshman | Position: Guard Height: 6-3 | Weight: 195 High school (hometown): Benedictine (Richmond, Va.) Key stats: Averaged 24.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and shot 47 percent from the field as a high school senior. Outlook: He’s a top 50 prospect with a diverse skill set. Johnson’s offensive game isn’t at Blackmon’s level just yet, but he’s more than capable of scoring inside and outside. The points will add up as he develops, but this year will be all about establishing himself as a player capable of filling up the stat sheet. He’s the most well-rounded prospect in IU’s freshman class, with a propensity for grabbing rebounds and playing bigger than his size suggests. Indiana will need him to score, yes, but he’ll find his minutes this season because he’s willing to do the little things like playing defense and rebounding. There’s a high ceiling with Johnson and he’ll be a player to watch as he develops over the next few seasons. His ability to impact a variety of areas will complement James Blackmon Jr. and Yogi Ferrell well in the Hoosier backcourt.

3 Max Hoetzel Class: Freshman | Position: Forward Height: 6-8 | Weight: 220 High school (hometown): Wilbraham & Monson (Calabasas, Calif.) Key stats: Averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists as a high school senior. Outlook: IU coach Tom Crean found Hoetzel while he recruited center Goodluck Okonoboh. Hoetzel appears to be a nice find for the Hoosiers, introducing himself to the IU fan base with a win in the 3-point contest at Hoosier Hysteria. That’s Hoetzel’s calling, winning the same event at the Derby Classic during the summer. He could develop into a Christian Watford-type, who provides a trailing perimeter option at the No. 4 spot, something Indiana was missing a season ago.

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10 Ryan Burton Class: Redshirt junior | Position: Forward Height: 6-7 | Weight: 215 Last school (hometown): Bellarmine University (Bedford, Ind.) Key stats: Shot 40 percent from 3-point range over two seasons at Bellarmine. Outlook: Burton is the first Bedford North Lawrence product to play at Indiana since Damon Bailey. While he won’t be asked to live up to Bailey’s standards, Burton is a solid addition to the roster and brings some size and basketball knowledge to the practice arena. Burton walked on to the team after transferring from Division II Bellarmine and enrolling in the Kelley School of Business a year ago. While at Bellarmine, Burton played in 58 games and averaged 4.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

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Class: Sophomore | Position: Forward Height: 6-7 | Weight: 215 High school (hometown): Oak Hill Academy (Hampton, Va.) Key stats: Averaged 7.3 points and 4.4 rebounds as a freshman, while tying for second on the team with 26 steals and 13 blocks. Outlook: Williams was the breakout star during the Hoosiers’ five-game run in Canada this August, appearing to be more confident and relaxed as he enters his second college season. The tools are in place for Williams to become a special player if he can match a better feel for the game with his already freakish athleticism. Williams reached his goal of hitting 10,000 3-pointers during the offseason, working on his mid-range and outside shooting ability to go with his cutting. Williams can jump out of the gym, but his ability to shoot from outside would add some needed range to his game. He’ll also need to be more consistent on defense for an IU squad that appears to have some holes on that side of the ball. It’s easy to compare the physical tools of Williams to those of former IU guard Victor Oladipo. It’s up to Williams to get the most out of his skill set just as Oladipo did, but if Canada was any indication, Williams is already on his way. He’ll be a starter once he returns from a suspension for reportedly failing a drug test prior to the season. When he gets back, Indiana will need a big season from Williams if it has plans of returning to the NCAA Tournament. Keep an eye on Williams to become this year’s biggest surprise.

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Class: Junior | Position: Guard Height: 6-0 | Weight: 178 High school (hometown): Park Tudor (Indianapolis) Key stats: Preseason All-Big Ten First Team, leading returning scorer at 17.3 points per game as a sophomore. Outlook: Ferrell did everything that was asked of him on the floor last year, often functioning as Indiana’s entire offense. As Ferrell went, so did IU. That won’t be the case this season. Ferrell stands to benefit from a talented supporting cast, headlined by James Blackmon Jr. Ferrell will be able to concentrate on his point guard duties and go to the basket when the opportunities are present, rather than forcing shots and trying to do too much. Few players in the Big Ten, no matter their position, bring more to their team than Ferrell. On top of being a natural facilitator and a capable scoring threat, Ferrell is also Indiana’s top defensive player. He can hang with the opposition’s best playmakers and has also developed into a reliable post defender. The question for Ferrell is not what he can do with or without the ball, but whether or not he can make his teammates better on and off the court. Indiana didn’t have enough leadership and accountability last season, and Ferrell is partly responsible. This season is his chance to prove he is the total player, and it starts with how he handles himself and elevates others.

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12 Hanner Mosquera-Perea Class: Junior | Position: Forward Height: 6-9 | Weight: 225 High school (hometown): La Lumiere (Istmina, Colombia) Key stats: Tied for second on the team with 13 blocks last year. Outlook: Mosquera-Perea needs to be the Hoosiers’ man inside on a team with few frontcourt options. The Colombian native has yet to reach the potential that had him ranked in the national top 50 rankings as a high school senior. The athleticism has always been apparent, but his consistency has been lacking. Mosquera-Perea has never started, but he’ll be plugged into the post to start this season. Most importantly, he can’t afford to fall into foul trouble with Indiana’s options behind him severely lacking. The word out of preseason camp has been that Mosquera-Perea is playing poised and confident on offense and is ready to become a player worth respecting defensively. Whether he can do that will be a big factor for Indiana being able to make a run into March.

15 Devin Davis Class: Sophomore | Position: Forward Height: 6-7 | Weight: 230 High school (hometown): Warren Central (Indianapolis) Key stats: Averaged 2.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in a little more than eight minutes per game last year. Outlook: The only concern with Davis entering the season has nothing to do with basketball. Those in the program simply care that Davis is able to recover from a serious car accident involving teammate Emmitt Holt that left the Indianapolis native in a hospital bed as the Hoosiers opened the preseason. It’s unclear if Davis will be able to play this season after suffering what IU coach Tom Crean called a “traumatic brain injury” in the accident. His loss is a big one for an Indiana squad that was going to count on his size and potential in the post. Now, the only question is how he’s able to recover.

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22 Stanford Robinson Class: Sophomore | Position: Guard Height: 6-4 | Weight: 200 High school (hometown): Findlay Prep, Nev. (Landover, Md.) Key stats: Played in all 32 games as a freshman, averaging 6.4 points. Outlook: Robinson arrived in Bloomington as an aggressive freshman, who was able to earn playing time for his ability to drive to the basket and pick up fouls. He could be turnover prone, but showed potential as a ballhandler. The story this season centers on how Robinson transitions from shooting with his left hand to his right. It’s something Robinson has worked hard to do in the offseason and, while unconventional, it could make him sharper as a jump shooter. Indiana already has plenty of perimeter options this year and Robinson’s ability to knock down deeper shots will only be a bonus. Robinson didn’t start a single game in Canada, but led IU with 28 free throw attempts over the course of the team’s five games north of the border. Getting to the rim and drawing fouls is a major emphasis for IU coach Tom Crean this season, so Robinson’s ability to remain aggressive and build consistency will allow him plenty of minutes off the bench this season.

23 Nate Ritchie Class: Freshman | Position: Forward Height: 6-7 | Weight: 215 High school (hometown): Northridge (Middlebury, Ind.) Key stats: Scored 1,388 career points in high school and averaged 24 points and 7.6 rebounds as a senior. Outlook: Ritchie chose to walk on at IU after receiving offers from Toledo and Air Force. He adds size and versatility to Indiana’s practice routine, and could see time as Indiana’s frontcourt situation thins. Ritchie won the dunk contest at Hoosier Hysteria and looks to have a bit more athleticism than the typical walk-on forward.

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23 Emmitt Holt Class: Freshman | Position: Forward Height: 6-7 | Weight: 225 High school (hometown): Webster Schroeder (Webster, N.Y.) Key stats: Averaged a double-double of 19.8 points and 14.6 rebounds as a Mr. Basketball finalist for the state of New York. Outlook: Holt was the last piece to Indiana’s recruiting class, choosing to attend IU rather than spend a season playing at a prep school in New England. He’s still growing accustomed to a role in Indiana’s system, but the Hoosiers will need him and his size with Devin Davis’ playing status unclear. Holt is suspended to start the season for his role in the accident with Davis, but will be thrown into the rotation upon his return.

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Class: Freshman | Position: Forward Height: 6-9 | Weight: 225 High school (hometown): Richland (North Richland Hills, Texas) Key stats: Averaged 17.2 points and 4.8 rebounds, while shooting 51 percent from 3-point range as a high school senior. Outlook: Priller appears to be a project for the Indiana coaching staff. He’s the kind of forward who could develop into a trailer, and hit the open 3-pointer. But right now, his post skills are limited. Given the current look of IU’s frontcourt, Priller could see more time on the floor than anyone may have expected in his first season. But before he carves out a true role as a reserve, Priller needs to show that, with his size, he can do more than simply hit an open 3-pointer.

Class: Freshman | Position: Center Height: 6-11 | Weight: 240 High school (hometown): Westwind Prep Academy (Joliet, Ill). Key stats: Averaged a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds to go along with five blocks and four assists per game as a senior. Outlook: April is Indiana’s biggest mystery man since Ivan Renko. Unlike Renko, April is a real player. Problem is, his on-court time this offseason has been very limited due to nagging lower body injuries. He was unable to play on the Canada trip and his practice time has been cut off while he heals. If, and when, he returns to full strength, April will need to be fast-tracked into the rotation for a team desperate for some depth in the post.

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Class: Sophomore | Position: Forward Height: 6-6 | Weight: 215 High school (hometown): Cathedral (Indianapolis). Key stat: Appeared in 16 games off the bench last season. Outlook: Hartman tore his ACL in a practice following the Big Ten Tournament, but made a quick return to the court. While he did not appear in any of Indiana’s games in Canada, he was cleared to practice late in the summer and was able to play in games during the preseason. Where he fits into IU’s early-season plans is still up in the air. His accelerated recovery time surprised IU coach Tom Crean, who said the team will not try to do too much with Hartman too soon. When he’s ready for minutes, Hartman could find a niche as another perimeter shooter off the bench, where he’ll be especially needed early in the season as the Hoosiers deal with injuries and suspensions.

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2014-15 INDIANA OPPONENTS Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils WHEN: Nov. 14, 7 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 9-23 overall, 5-13 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (9) COACH: Andre Payne, 0-0 in 1st year at Mississippi Valley St. KEY PLAYERS: Jeffrey Simmons (6-1, Sr., G) 10.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg; DeAngelo Priar (6-3, Sr., G/F) 10.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg; Jordan Washington (5-10, So., G), 7.8 ppg, 1.9 apg. OUTLOOK: Payne marks the third coach in the last four years for the Delta Devils, who ranked as one of the worst teams in Division I a year ago with an RPI of 342 out of 349. The roster does include 10 upperclassmen, including junior college transfer Tyler Corley. Corley, a 5-foot-10 guard, might be a familiar name as the Indianapolis native played at Lawrence Central alongside Jeremy Hollowell.

Texas Southern Tigers WHEN: Nov. 17, 6 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 19-15 overall, 12-6 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (t2) COACH: Mike Davis, 36-29 in 3rd year at Texas Southern. KEY PLAYERS: Jose Rodriguez (6-7, Sr., F) 11.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg; Madarius Gibbs (6-1, Sr., G) 9.1 ppg, 5.2 apg, 3.1 rpg; Tyree Bynum (5-9, So., G) 4.8 ppg. OUTLOOK: Davis is on the third stop of a head coaching career that began with six years at the Indiana helm. He led TSU to the SWAC regularseason title two years ago,

then won the conference tournament to make the NCAA Tournament last season. But gone is SWAC Player of the Year, 6-foot-11 Aaric Murray. With five players between 6-7 and 6-9, the Tigers still have some size, led by Rodriguez, a preseason second team allconference pick.

SMU Mustangs WHEN: Nov. 20, 8 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 27-10 overall, 12-6 in the American Athletic Conference (t3) COACH: Larry Brown, 42-27 in 3rd year at SMU. KEY PLAYERS: Nic Moore (5-9, Jr., G) 13.6 ppg, 4.9 apg; Markus Kennedy (6-9, Jr., F) 12.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg; Ben Moore (6-8, So., F), 6.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg; Keith Frazier (6-5, So., G) 5.4 ppg. OUTLOOK: SMU burst onto the national scene in Brown’s second season last year, narrowly missing an NCAA berth. The Mustangs racked up the second-most wins in program history before losing the NIT title game to Minnesota, springboarding to No. 22 in the preseason polls. Indiana native Nic Moore returns as the leading scorer and is a preseason first team All-AAC pick along with Kennedy, whose eligibility status remains uncertain. Moore and assistant coach Tim Jankovich were both at Illinois State with IU grad transfer Nick Zeisloft.

Lamar Cardinals WHEN: Nov. 22, 8 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 4-26 overall, 3-15 in the Southland Conference (12)

COACH: Tic Price, 0-0 in 1st year at Lamar. KEY PLAYERS: Donovan Ross (6-5, Sr., F) 10.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg; Anthony Holliday (6-1, Sr., G) 6.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.6 apg; Marcus Owens (6-2, So., G/F), 4.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg. OUTLOOK: Better known as the team formerly coached by Pat Knight, Lamar is trying to recover from winning just seven games in the past two seasons after a trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2012. The roster still boasts an Indiana flavor in Indianapolis Northwest product Donnell Minton and Evansville’s Preston Mattingly, the son of Don Mattingly. The Cardinals finished last season with an RPI of 344.

E. Washington Eagles WHEN: Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNews) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 15-16 overall, 10-10 in the Big Sky Conference (t7) COACH: Jim Hayford, 40-54 in 4th year at Eastern Washington. KEY PLAYERS: Tyler Harvey (6-4, Jr., G) 21.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.7 apg; Venky Jois (6-8, Jr., F) 13.4 ppg, 8.0 rpg; Drew Brandon (6-4, Sr., G), 10.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.1 apg; Parker Kelly (6-4, Sr., G) 10.0 ppg. OUTLOOK: EWU was picked to finish second by the coaches, third by the media in the Big Sky for 2014-15. That is in large part due to four returning starters and nine returning lettermen in all. Last year, Harvey was the first Eagle to earn first team all-conference honors since current Indiana Pacer Rodney Stuckey in 2007. Brandon is the returning league leader in assists, and Jois was the Big Sky Freshman of the Year two years ago.

UNC-Greensboro Spartans WHEN: Nov. 28, 9 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 14-18 overall, 7-9 in the Southern Conference (6) COACH: Wes Miller, 34-51 in 4th year at UNC-Greensboro. KEY PLAYERS: Tevon Saddler (6-6, So., G) 12.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.9 apg; Kayel Locke (6-5, Jr., F) 11.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg; Nicholas Paulos (6-7, Sr., G/F), 8.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg. OUTLOOK: Miller led the Spartans to their most wins since 2007-08 last season, including a victory at Virginia Tech. Miller’s staff includes Terre Haute native and former Hoosier Mike Roberts, who is in his third season as the associate head coach at UNC-G. Saddler was the SoCon Freshman of the Year last season and is an all-conference preseason pick this year after posting the second-most free-throw attempts in school history.

Pittsburgh Panthers WHEN: Dec. 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 26-7 overall, 11-7 in the ACC (5) COACH: Jamie Dixon, 288-96 in 12th year at Pittsburgh. KEY PLAYERS: Cameron Wright (6-5, Sr., G) 10.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.6 apg; Durand Johnson (6-6, Jr., F) 8.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg; James Robinson (6-3, Jr., G), 7.6 ppg, 4.1 apg, 3.1 rpg. OUTLOOK: Returning three starters and coming off their 12th NCAA appearance in the last 13 seasons, the Panthers should be in line for another successful season as they visit in the Big Ten/ACC

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WHEN: Dec. 9, 9 p.m. (ESPN) WHERE: Madison Square Garden, New York. Savannah State 2013-14: 31-6 overall, 15-3 in the AAC (t1) Panthers COACH: Rick Pitino, 335-116 WHEN: Dec. in 14th year at Louisville. 6, 7:30 p.m. KEY PLAYERS: Montrezl (BTN) Harrell (6-8, Jr., F) 14.0 ppg, WHERE: Assembly Hall 8.4 rpg; Chris Jones (5-10, Sr., 2013-14: 13-19 overall, 10-6 G) 10.2 ppg, 2.9 apg; Wayne in the MEAC (5) Blackshear (6-5, Sr., G), 8.2 COACH: Horace Broadnax, ppg, 3.1 rpg; Terry Rozier (6-1, 118-157 in 10th year at Savan- So., G) 7.0 ppg. nah State. OUTLOOK: This Jimmy V KEY PLAYERS: Alante Fenner Classic contest is the marquee (6-5, So., G) 6.3 ppg, 1.6 game of the non-conference rpg; Keierre Richards (6-2, Sr., schedule, as No. 8 Cardinals G) 5.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg; Terel Hall will challenge the Hoosiers (6-1, Sr., G), 4.6 ppg, 2.8 apg. with depth and athleticism. OUTLOOK: Broadnax, the They are led by preseason former Georgetown standout All-American Harrell, despite player, has carved out a niche being picked to finish third at Savannah State, which is in their debut season as a picked to finish sixth in the member of the ACC. Former IU MEAC this season. The Tigers assistant coach Kenny Johnson lost their top four scorers will sit alongside Pitino on the from a year ago, including the Louisville bench, while Indiana MEAC’s leading rebounder and plays its first game of the seashot blocker in 6-9 Jyles Smith. son away from Bloomington.

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Grand Canyon Antelopes WHEN: Dec. 13, 5 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 15-15 overall, 10-6 in the WAC (3) COACH: Dan Majerle, 15-15 in 2nd year at Grand Canyon. KEY PLAYERS: Jerome Garrison (6-3, Sr., G) 16.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg; Daniel Alexander (6-9, Sr., F) 12.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg; Sam Daly (6-3, So., G), 7.1 ppg, 4.2 apg, 3.4 rpg. OUTLOOK: Just the second Division I season for the Lopes, but former Phoenix Suns star Majerle has the program on the rise. GCU was picked to finish third by coaches and second by media in the WAC this year. Garrison is preseason first team all-conference, while former Texas A&M transfer Alexander was named to the second team. The Lopes open the season in Rupp Arena against Kentucky.

Butler Bulldogs WHEN: Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. (FS1) WHERE: Bankers Life Fieldhouse 2013-14: 14-17 overall, 4-14 in the Big East (9) COACH: Chris Holtmann, 0-0 as interim coach at Butler. KEY PLAYERS: Roosevelt Jones (6-4, Jr., F) missed last season due to injury; Kellen Dunham (6-6, Jr., G) 16.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg; Kameron Woods (6-9, Sr., F),

Tournament last season with the help of a standout junior guard. Smith-Rivera, an Indianapolis native and one-time IU target, is the preseason Big East Player of the Year, while Georgetown is picked second in the league. Hoyas’ frontcourt depth includes senior Josh Smith, a UCLA transfer, and freshman Trey Mourning, son of Alonzo.

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New Orleans Privateers WHEN: Dec. 22, 7 p.m. (Big Ten Plus) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 11-15 overall, 8-10 in the Southland Conference (9) COACH: Mark Slessinger, 36-48 in 4th year at New

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WHEN: Dec. 31, TBA (BTN) WHERE: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Neb. 2013-14: 19-13 overall, 11-7 in the Big Ten (4) COACH: Tim Miles, 34-32 in 3rd year at Nebraska. KEY PLAYERS: Terran Petteway (6-6, Jr., F) 18.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg; Shavon Shields (6-7, Jr., G/F) 12.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg; Walter Pitchford (6-10, Jr., F), 9.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg. OUTLOOK: The Cornhuskers carry a ton of momentum into Miles’ third season, including a preseason No. 21 national ranking. Petteway is a first team preseason All-Big Ten talent, one of four returning starters. A torn ACL in July limits the frontcourt depth, although one-time IU target and Georgetown transfer Moses Abraham will help fill in. How Nebraska handles the prosperity of making the NCAA Tournament will be interesting to watch. This will mark IU’s first true road game of the season.

COACH: Tom Izzo, 468-187 in 20th year at Michigan State. KEY PLAYERS: Branden Dawson (6-6, Jr., G/F) 11.2 ppg, 8.3 rpg; Denzel Valentine (6-5, Jr., G) 8.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg. 3.8 apg; Travis Trice (6-0, Sr., G), 7.3 ppg, 2.3 apg. OUTLOOK: Last year, the Spartans’ season ended in the Elite Eight, and the beat goes on for Izzo and company, who enter the season ranked No. 18 in the nation and picked to finish second in the Big Ten. There’s still a strong core to build on, but the departure of Keith Appling and Adreian Payne mean some youngsters will need to step up, be it sophomore Alvin Ellis or freshmen and former IU recruiting targets Marvin Clark and Lourawls Nairn.

Ohio State Buckeyes

WHEN/ WHERE: Jan. 10, TBA (ESPNU), Assembly Hall; Jan. 25, 1:30 p.m. (CBS), Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio. 2013-14: 25-10 overall, 10-8 in the Big Ten (5) COACH: Thad Matta, 275-83 in 11th year at Ohio State. KEY PLAYERS: Anthony Lee Georgetown (6-9, Sr., C) 13.6 ppg, 8.6 Hoyas rpg; Sam Thompson (6-7, Sr., F) 7.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg; Amir Williams WHEN: Dec. (6-11, Sr., C), 7.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg; 27, noon Shannon Scott (6-1, Sr., G) 7.5 (ESPN2) ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.4 apg. WHERE: Madison Square Garden, New York. OUTLOOK: The Buckeyes 2013-14: 18-15 overall, 8-10 were one and done in the in the Big East (7) NCAA Tournament last year, COACH: John Thompson upset by Dayton in a secondIII, 227-104 in 11th year at round game. Williams and Georgetown. Temple transfer Lee will Michigan State KEY PLAYERS: D’Vauntes give the preseason No. 20 Spartans Smith-Rivera (6-3, Jr., G) 17.6 Buckeyes increased depth WHEN/ ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.7 apg; Josh up front, while freshman WHERE: Jan. Smith (6-10, Sr., C) 11.5 ppg, D’Angelo Russell will try to 5, 7 p.m. (BTN), help fill the void left by Aaron 3.4 rpg; Jabril Trawick (6-5, Sr., Breslin Center, East Lansing, G), 9.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg. Craft’s graduation. Ohio State Mich.; March 7, TBA (ESPN2), is still picked to finish third in OUTLOOK: Not unlike Assembly Hall. Indiana, the Hoyas hope to the Big Ten and will make for 2013-14: 29-9 overall, 12-6 erase the disappointment a difficult conference home in the Big Ten (t2) of failing to make the NCAA opener for the Hoosiers.

Penn State Nittany Lions WHEN: Jan. 13, 7 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall. 2013-14: 16-18 overall, 6-12 in the Big Ten (t10) COACH: Pat Chambers, 38-58 in 4th year at Penn State. KEY PLAYERS: D.J. Newbill (6-4, Sr., G) 17.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg; Brandon Taylor (6-6, Jr., F) 9.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg; Ross Travis (6-7, Sr., F), 8.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg. OUTLOOK: Coming off the first postseason appearance of Chambers’ tenure in the CBI, the Nittany Lions hope this is the year they finally turn the corner. Four starters and seven of the top nine rotation players return, though the loss of Tim Frazier will surely be felt. Newbill was second team All-Big Ten a year ago.

Illinois Fighting Illini WHEN: Jan. 18, 1 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: State Farm Centerl, Champaign, Ill. 2013-14: 20-15 overall, 7-11 in the Big Ten (t8) COACH: John Groce, 43-28 in 3rd year at Illinois. KEY PLAYERS: Rayvonte Rice (6-4, Sr., G) 15.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg; Nnanna Egwu (6-9, Sr., F) 6.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg; Kendrick Nunn (6-3, So., G), 6.2 ppg; Malcolm Hill (6-6, So., G) 4.4 ppg. OUTLOOK: Even with the offseason loss of senior point guard Tracy Abrams (ACL), Illinois returns five players who averaged double-digit minutes a year ago when the Illini were bounced in the second round of the NIT. That includes leading scorer Rice, who was honorable mention All-Big Ten last season. Rice, as well as Tate, will get some backcourt help in the form of transfers Aaron Cosby (Seton Hall) and Ahmad Starks (Oregon State).

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leading scorer Terone Johnson. Ronnie Johnson, Terone’s younger brother, transferred to play for former IU coach Kelvin WHEN/ Sampson at Houston, while WHERE: Jan. Jay Simpson had his career 22, 9 p.m. ended by a heart condition. (ESPNU), Assembly Hall; Feb. 11, 9 p.m. (BTN), Xfinity Center, Purdue hopes sophomore Basil Smotherman will break College Park, Md. out, while a strong freshman 2013-14: 17-15 overall, 9-9 class will try to add depth in the ACC (t7) COACH: Mark Turgeon, 59-43 behind Hammons, who will try to find the consistency to be in 4th year at Maryland. dominant at center. KEY PLAYERS: Dez Wells (6-5, Sr., G/F) 14.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.2 Rutgers apg; Jake Layman (6-9, Jr., F) 11.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg; Evan Smotrycz Scarlet Knights (6-9, Sr., F), 11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg. WHEN/ OUTLOOK: Maryland makes WHERE: Jan. the transition to the Big 31, 3:15 p.m. Ten following a tumultuous (BTN), Assembly Hall; Feb. 22, offseason that saw five players TBA (BTN), Louis Brown Athtransfer, a net loss of 36.4 letic Center, Piscataway, N.J. points and 15.8 rebounds per 2013-14: 12-21 overall, 5-13 game. The Terps still have three of their top four scorers in the AAC (7) COACH: Eddie Jordan, 12-21 in back, including the mercu2nd year at Rutgers. rial Wells. Freshman point guard Melo Trimble made the KEY PLAYERS: Myles Mack (5-10, Sr., G) 14.9 ppg, 4.3 preseason Bob Cousy Award apg; Kadeem Jack (6-9, Sr., watch list, while backcourt classmate Dion Wiley will have F) 14.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg; Ibrahima Diallo (6-9, Fr., F/C). a chance to make significant OUTLOOK: Jordan, who contributions right away. coached the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star Game Purdue in 2007, is trying to resurrect Boilermakers the Scarlet Knights in the wake WHEN/ of the Mike Rice player abuse WHERE: Jan. scandal. He’s got a talented 28, 9 p.m. pair of seniors in Mack and (BTN), Mackey Arena, West Jack, both returning captains, Lafayette; Feb. 19, 7 p.m. but some guys that were previ(ESPN/ESPN2), Assembly Hall ously role players will need to 2013-14: 15-17 overall, 5-13 step up, as will the freshmen, in the Big Ten (12) such as Diallo. In all likelihood, COACH: Matt Painter, 191-112 it will be a rough transition in 10th year at Purdue. year to the Big Ten for Rutgers. KEY PLAYERS: A.J. Hammons (7-0, Jr., F) 10.8 ppg, 7.4 Wisconsin rpg; Kendall Stephens (6-6, Badgers So., G) 8.0 ppg; Bryson Scott WHEN: Feb. (6-1, So., G), 6.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg; 3, 7 p.m. Raphael Davis (6-5, Jr., G) 6.0 (ESPN) ppg, 3.7 rpg. WHERE: Kohl Center, Madison, OUTLOOK: The Boilermakers hope an overhaul in chemistry Wis. can lead to their first winning 2013-14: 30-8 overall, 12-6 season in three years and in the Big Ten (t2) perhaps an NCAA berth. Gone COACH: Bo Ryan, 321-121 are four seniors, including in 14th year at Wisconsin.

KEY PLAYERS: Frank Kaminsky (6-11, Sr., F) 13.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg; Sam Dekker (6-9, Jr., F) 12.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg; Traevon Jackson (6-9, Sr., G), 10.7 ppg, 4.0 apg; Josh Gasser (6-3, Sr. G) 8.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg. OUTLOOK: The Badgers are coming off their first trip to the Final Four since Dick Bennett guided them there in 2000. All of the key pieces are back with 3-point shooter Ben Brust the lone rotation player to graduate. Kaminsky blossomed during the NCAA Tournament run and is a preseason All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year. Dekker was also voted preseason All-Big Ten, while sophomore guard Bronson Koenig and classmate Nigel Hayes both look to expand their roles for a team that should have a chance to repeat last season’s success.

Michigan Wolverines WHEN: Feb. 8, 1 p.m. (CBS) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 28-9 overall, 15-3 in the Big Ten (1) COACH: John Beilein, 150-94 in 8th year at Michigan. KEY PLAYERS: Caris LeVert (6-7, Jr., G) 12.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.9 apg; Derrick Walton Jr. (6-0, So., G) 7.9 ppg, 2.9 apg; Zak Irvin (6-6, So., G/F), 6.7 ppg. OUTLOOK: LeVert is a preseason All-Big Ten talent, while Walton and Irvin both flashed their potential as freshmen as the Wolverines won the regular-season Big Ten title despite the absence of Mitch McGary. McGary is now gone to the pros, Jordan Morgan graduated and Jon Horford transferred to Florida, leaving a lot of question marks and unknowns regarding Michigan’s post play. Leading scorer Nik Stauskas is also gone as a lottery pick, making LeVert the go-to guy.

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Minnesota Golden Gophers WHEN: Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 25-13 overall, 8-10 in the Big Ten (7) COACH: Richard Pitino, 25-13 in 2nd year at Minnesota. KEY PLAYERS: Andre Hollins (6-2, Sr., G) 13.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.4 apg; Deandre Mathieu (5-9, Sr., G) 12.0 ppg, 4.2 apg; Maurice Walker (6-10, Sr., F), 7.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg. OUTLOOK: The Golden Gophers narrowly missed out on a trip to the NCAA Tournament in Pitino’s first year, but they did win the NIT championship, momentum which Minnesota hopes to carry over into this season with four returning starters. Hollins and Mathieu provide a spark in the backcourt, while Walker is joined by Joey King and Elliott Eliason in the frontcourt. It remains to be seen if the freshman and sophomore classes can provide enough depth for Pitino to turn up the heat as much as he would like.

Northwestern Wildcats WHEN: Feb. 25, 7 p.m. (BTN) WHERE: Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill. 2013-14: 14-19 overall, 6-12

Freshman Vic Law is a bouncy 6-foot-7, four-star recruit that will provide a new dimension, while three-star recruits Nick Segura and Greensburg standout Bryant McIntosh could also figure into the rotation. Collins may not have Northwestern where he wants them yet, but as last year proved, they won’t be any pushover when healthy.

Iowa Hawkeyes WHEN: March 3, 7 p.m. (ESPN) WHERE: Assembly Hall 2013-14: 20-13 overall, 9-9 in the Big Ten (6) COACH: Fran McCaffery, 74-63 in 5th year at Iowa. KEY PLAYERS: Aaron White MICHAEL CONROY | ASSOCIATED PRESS (6-9, Sr., F) 12.8 ppg, 6.7 Minnesota guard Andre rpg; Mike Gesell (6-2, Jr., G) Hollins returns after averag7.8 ppg, 3.9 apg; Jarrod Uthoff ing 13.6 points per game last (6-9, Jr., F), 7.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg. OUTLOOK: Despite reaching season. the NCAA Tournament for in the Big Ten (t10) the first time since 2006 last COACH: Chris Collins, 14-19 year, the season was a bit in 2nd year at Northwestern. of a disappointment for the KEY PLAYERS: JerShon Cobb Hawkeyes, who had notions (6-5, Sr., G) 12.2 ppg, 4.8 of competing for a Big Ten rpg; Tre Demps (6-3, Jr., G) 11.0 title and at least a Sweet 16 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.2 apg; Alex Olah appearance. Instead, Iowa lost (7-0, Jr., C), 9.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg. seven of its last eight games, OUTLOOK: The Wildcats lost including a first-round NCAA leading scorer Drew Crawford, loss to Tennessee in overtime. along with two more seniors The frontcourt should be a strength this year with White, and two transfers. But Cobb returns after missing the final Uthoff and 7-1 Adam Woodbury, but replacing Devyn six games last season due to Marble in the backcourt may injury (knee/foot) to provide be the biggest challenge. a 1-2 punch with Demps.

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IU schedule Nov. 14: Mississippi Valley State, 7 p.m. Nov. 17: Texas Southern, 6 p.m. Nov. 20: SMU, 8 p.m. Nov. 22: Lamar, 8 p.m. Nov. 24: Eastern Washington, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28: UNC Greensboro, 9 p.m. Dec. 2: Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Dec. 6: Savannah State, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9: Louisville at New York, 9 p.m. Dec. 13: Grand Canyon, 5 p.m. Dec. 20: Butler at Indianapolis, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 22: New Orleans, 7 p.m. Dec. 27: Georgetown at New York, 12 p.m. Dec. 31: at Nebraska, TBA Jan. 5: at Michigan State, 7 p.m. Jan. 10: Ohio State, TBA Jan. 13: Penn State, 7 p.m. Jan. 18: at Illinois, 1 p.m. Jan. 22: Maryland, 9 p.m. Jan. 25: at Ohio State, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 28: at Purdue, 9 p.m. Jan. 31: Rutgers, 3:15 p.m. Feb. 3: at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. Feb. 8: Michigan, 1 p.m. Feb. 11: at Maryland, 9 p.m. Feb. 15: Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19: Purdue, 7 p.m. Feb. 22: at Rutgers, TBA Feb. 25: at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Mar. 3: Iowa, 7 p.m. Mar. 7: Michigan State, TBA Big Ten Tournament Mar. 11-15: at Chicago

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Indiana guard Nick Zeisloft (2) scored 28 points in the Hoosiers’ two exhibition games.

Final 2013-14 IU men’s basketball statistics (17-15) Yogi Ferrell Will Sheehey Noah Vonleh Troy Williams Stanford Robinson Jeremy Hollowell Evan Gordon Luke Fischer H. Mosquera-Perea Devin Davis Austin Etherington Jeff Howard Collin Hartman Andrew Calomeris Peter Jurkin Jonny Marlin Taylor Wayer Joe Fagan team Total Opponents

GP-GS 32-32 31-31 30-29 32-32 32- 9 29-15 32- 3 13- 0 29- 0 29- 1 30- 6 23- 2 16- 0 4- 0 8- 0 18- 0 4- 0 5- 0

MPG AFG 33.8 169-409 30.3 136-288 26.5 113-216 21.5 88-173 16.9 74-165 18.3 53-151 20.4 56-140 10.0 15- 27 7.7 23- 40 8.8 27- 51 10.6 15- 46 5.6 5- 11 4.5 5- 11 1.3 1- 2 1.4 0- 3 2.4 0- 4 1.0 0- 4 1.2 0- 0

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.Pct .413 .472 .523 .509 .448 .351 .400 .556 .575 .529 .326 .455 .455 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000

3PFG 88-220 33-100 16- 33 6- 29 3- 16 7- 32 18- 54 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 5- 21 0- 0 0- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 1 0- 3 0- 0

.Pct FT Pct. .400 126-153 .824 .330 49- 71 .690 .485 96-134 .716 .207 52- 77 .675 .188 54- 90 .600 .219 53- 68 .779 .333 47- 58 .810 .000 7- 9 .778 .000 34- 47 .723 .000 16- 24 .667 .238 25- 32 .781 .000 10- 15 .667 .000 1- 2 .500 .000 0- 0 .000 .000 2- 5 .400 .000 4- 4 1.000 .000 0- 0 .000 .000 0- 0 .000

.448 176-512 .344 576-789 .730 .412 182-609 .299 466-653 .714

OR 9 44 71 46 19 39 18 12 20 24 11 11 7 0 1 2 1 1 60 396 329

DR Reb Avg. PF A TO Bk Stl Pts 86 95 3.0 54 125 84 1 24 552 81 125 4.0 82 57 65 8 28 354 198 269 9.0 81 18 64 41 26 338 94 140 4.4 46 29 57 13 26 234 60 79 2.5 50 32 47 3 18 205 62 101 3.5 46 28 43 16 14 166 54 72 2.3 58 46 36 10 25 177 15 27 2.1 16 4 6 11 1 37 42 62 2.1 34 6 19 13 5 80 50 74 2.6 47 0 18 13 5 70 37 48 1.6 46 14 17 4 10 60 9 20 0.9 18 5 7 2 2 20 8 15 0.9 5 1 0 1 5 11 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0.5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0.1 2 3 1 0 1 4 2 3 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 45 105 3.3 17 846 1242 38.8 587 368 482 138 190 2312 669 998 31.2 673 331 393 153 238 2162

Avg. 17.3 11.4 11.3 7.3 6.4 5.7 5.5 2.8 2.8 2.4 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 72.2 67.6

Final 2013-14 IU women’s basketball statistics (21-13) Larryn Brooks Alexis Gassion Tabitha Gerardot Taylor Agler Simone Deloach Sasha Chaplin Lyndsay Leikem Karlee McBride Jenn Anderson Kaila Hulls Milika Taufa Nicole Bell Andrea Newbauer Andrea Mize Lizzy Pedigo team Total Opponents

GP-GS 34-34 34-32 34-31 34-34 34-14 34-17 33- 3 32- 0 16- 3 19- 2 31- 0 25- 0 23- 0 14- 0 8- 0

MPG AFG 33.8 179-472 28.4 108-297 23.7 103-235 32.6 89-217 18.4 87-178 10.3 71-146 15.7 62-141 9.6 45-143 6.5 22- 48 11.5 22- 55 9.8 37- 71 7.2 19- 51 5.7 6- 16 3.5 0- 9 1.3 0- 1 34 850-2080 34 809-1992

.Pct .379 .364 .438 .410 .489 .486 .440 .315 .458 .400 .521 .373 .375 .000 .000

3PFG 67-177 36-119 24- 65 49-134 0- 1 0- 1 20- 68 30- 88 2- 9 15- 40 1- 3 14- 41 1- 3 0- 2 0- 1

.Pct FT Pct. .379 129-155 .832 .303 48- 76 .632 .369 67-106 .632 .366 37- 63 .587 .000 33- 65 .508 .000 32- 42 .762 .294 11- 12 .917 .341 19- 32 .594 .222 8- 17 .471 .375 3- 4 .750 .333 15- 31 .484 .341 7- 10 .700 .333 0- 0 .000 .000 1- 3 .333 .000 0- 0 .000

.409 259-752 .344 410-616 .666 .406 183-622 .294 460-642 .717

OR 14 65 88 8 69 29 30 15 13 8 21 2 3 3 0 58 426 377

DR Reb Avg. PF A TO Bk Stl 97 111 3.3 49 154 119 3 36 123 188 5.5 53 56 32 21 33 99 187 5.5 66 42 42 12 20 111 119 3.5 72 65 51 6 36 140 209 6.1 78 33 40 28 23 50 79 2.3 72 13 21 15 9 61 91 2.8 50 26 24 14 3 27 42 1.3 43 15 26 0 13 14 27 1.7 12 3 12 1 1 27 35 1.8 28 10 10 0 4 61 82 2.6 62 16 27 13 12 10 12 0.5 15 15 12 0 5 10 13 0.6 10 9 6 0 6 3 6 0.4 3 3 3 0 2 4 4 0.5 1 1 2 0 0 127 3.7 2 11 906 1332 39.2 616 461 438 113 203 917 1294 38.1 597 446 453 160 199

Pts Avg. 554 16.3 300 8.8 297 8.7 264 7.8 207 6.1 174 5.1 155 4.7 139 4.3 54 3.4 62 3.3 90 2.9 59 2.4 13 0.6 1 0.1 0 0.0 2369 69.7 2261 66.5

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INDIANA MEN BY THE NUMBERS Consecutive season openers won by Indiana. The Hoosiers last lost an opener on Nov. 14, 1997, at No. 24 Temple, 59-53.

Consecutive starts made by Yogi Ferrell to begin his Indiana University career. The IU record for career starts is 130, a mark shared by Christian Watford and Calbert Cheaney.

Head coach Tom Crean is starting his seventh season in Bloomington, making him the fourthlongest tenured coach in IU history behind only Bob Knight, Branch McCracken and Everett Dean.

Points scored by Indiana freshman James Blackmon Jr. during his high school basketball career, good for the eighthbest total all-time in the state.

All-time wins by IU against Northwestern, the most against any opponent. Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 48 wins against Notre Dame are the most vs. a non-conference foe.

110 N. Walnut â&#x20AC;˘ 333-7287 www.OPIETAYLORS.com Number of 2014-15 IU nonconference opponents who finished last season in the top 75 of the RPI ratings.

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INDIANA WOMEN BY THE NUMBERS

Percent of Indiana’s 201314 point production by the freshman class, with the 1,466 points ranking among the top five nationally among all freshmen classes.

Games last season in which point guard Larryn Brooks was Indiana’s scoring leader or co-leader. She also led or shared the lead in assists 28 times for the Hoosiers.

3-pointers attempted by Indiana last season, a team record. That total easily eclipsed the previous record of 592 attempts during the 199798 season.

IU’s rank in the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Jan. 6, 2014, the highest national ranking in school history. It was only the second time an Indiana has ever been ranked in the AP poll, with the only other time coming in 1993.

Years since Indiana has won a Big Ten Tournament game. The last win was as a sixth seed in 2009. IU has been no better than a No. 10 seed since.

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Head coaches in the 44 years of Indiana women’s basketball. First-year coach Teri Moren is the fifth different coach in the past 10 years at IU.

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INDIANA WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PLAYER PROFILES

Jess Walter

Class: Freshman Position: Guard | Height: 5-11 High school (hometown): Midland (Midland, Mich.) Note: Runner-up for 2014 Michigan Miss Basketball set school records for most points in a season, most 3-pointers made in a season and most assists in a season.

Larryn Brooks

Class: Sophomore Position: Guard | Height: 5-5 High school (hometown): Madison Central (Richmond, Ky.) Note: Set IU freshman records for points scored, 3-pointers made, assists and free throws made last season en route to second team All-Big Ten honors and a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.

Tyra Buss

Class: Freshman Position: Guard | Height: 5-7 High school (hometown): Mt. Carmel (Mt. Carmel, Ill.) Note: Two-time Illinois Ms. Basketball winner scored 4,897 points at the same high school that produced former Hoosier Archie Dees, the second-highest total in girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball history nationally.

Taylor Agler

Class: Sophomore Position: Guard | Height: 5-9 High school (hometown): Olentangy Orange (Westerville, Ohio) Note: Started all 34 games for the Hoosiers as a freshman, finishing second on the team in assists and tied for the team lead in steals. HT-6242002

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Nicole Bell

Class: Junior Position: Guard | Height: 5-4 High school (hometown): Indian Hill (Cincinnati) Note: Will not play due to lingering concussion symptoms but still among the team leaders.

Liz Stratman

Class: Senior Position: Forward | Height: 6-3 High school (hometown): Heritage Christian (New Palestine, Ind.) Note: Sitting out this season due to NCAA rules after transfering from Butler, where she was the Big East Defensive Player of the Year last season.

Kaila Hulls

Class: Junior Position: Guard/Forward | Height: 5-11 High school (hometown): Bloomington South (Bloomington, Ind.) Note: Hometown favorite will not play due to recurring complications from knee surgeries.

Karlee McBride

Class: Sophomore Position: Guard | Height: 5-10 High school (hometown): Villa Maria (Erie, Pa.) Note: Averaged nearly a point every two minutes while appearing in 32 games as a freshman.

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