# 2019–20 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University (IU) in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Archie Miller, his third 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 the annual event, Hoosier Hysteria, on October 5, 2019.
The Hoosiers started off another strong campaign by going 11–1 before dropping back-to-back games in late December 2019 and early January 2020. During the bulk of the conference season, IU was able to win most of their home games (7–3), while stealing a few road games (2–8) to end their final season with an overall record of 20–12 and a conference record of 9–11. Indiana entered the Big Ten tournament as the 11 seed where they faced the 14th-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers. The first-round matchup ended in an 89–64 IU victory, staging a second-round matchup with 6 seed Penn State. However, on the morning of March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference announced that it would be cancelling the remaining tournament games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following suit, that afternoon, the NCAA announced that it was cancelling all winter and spring championships. This announcement officially, and abruptly, ended the Hoosiers' season, where they were expected to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in 4 years.

## Previous season

Despite getting off to a strong start of 12–2, which included three 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 four-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.

## Offseason
### Departures

Indiana Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Romeo Langford | 0 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | New Albany, Indiana | Declared for the NBA draft; selected 14th overall by the Boston Celtics. |
| Johnny Jager | 2 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Bloomington, Indiana | Graduated |
| Jake Forrester | 4 | F | 6'8" | 218 | Freshman | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Temple |
| Quentin Taylor | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated |
| Juwan Morgan | 13 | F | 6'8" | 232 | Senior | Waynesville, Missouri | Graduated |
| Zach McRoberts | 15 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Carmel, Indiana | Graduated |
| Clifton Moore | 22 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sophomore | Horsham, Pennsylvania | Transferred to La Salle |
| Vijay Blackmon | 24 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Transferred to Lindenwood |
| Evan Fitzner | 55 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Graduate Student | San Diego, California | Graduated |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Armaan Franklin SG | Indianapolis, IN | Cathedral High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 6, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Trayce Jackson-Davis F | Greenwood, IN | Center Grove High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2020–21 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Trey Galloway SG | Culver, IN | Culver Academies | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Anthony Leal SG | Bloomington, IN | Bloomington South High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Jordan Geronimo F | Concord, NH | St. Paul's School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 2, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Khristian Lander PG | Evansville, IN | FJ Reitz High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Joey Brunk | De'Ron Davis | | |
| PF | Trayce Jackson-Davis | Race Thompson | | |
| SF | Justin Smith | Jerome Hunter | Damezi Anderson | Nathan Childress |
| SG | Al Durham | Devonte Green | Adrian Chapman | Michael Shipp |
| PG | Rob Phinisee | Armaan Franklin | Cooper Bybee | Jacquez Henderson |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | Gannon | W 84–54 | – | 18 – Smith | 9 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (N/A) Bloomington, IN |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | Western Illinois | W 98–65 | 1–0 | 24 – Smith | 7 – Tied | 8 – Franklin | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus | | Portland State | W 85–74 | 2–0 | 18 – Durham | 10 – Jackson-Davis | 7 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | | North Alabama | W 91–65 | 3–0 | 20 – Jackson-Davis | 8 – Jackson-Davis | 6 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 16, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Troy Indiana Challenge | W 100–62 | 4–0 | 22 – Smith | 14 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Princeton Indiana Challenge | W 79–54 | 5–0 | 16 – Tied | 8 – Brunk | 6 – Durham | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 25, 2019* 8:30 pm, BTN | | Louisiana Tech Indiana Challenge | W 88–75 | 6–0 | 21 – Jackson-Davis | 11 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (11,930) Bloomington, IN |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 pm, BTN Plus | | South Dakota State Indiana Challenge | W 64–50 | 7–0 | 19 – Jackson-Davis | 14 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Franklin | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,562) Bloomington, IN |
| December 3, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 17 Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 80–64 | 8–0 | 30 – Green | 8 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Durham | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| December 7, 2019 4:30 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 64–84 | 8–1 (0–1) | 17 – Durham | 6 – Brunk | 3 – Green | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| December 10, 2019* 9:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. UConn Jimmy V Classic | W 57–54 | 9–1 | 9 – Tied | 7 – Jackson-Davis | 3 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (10,945) New York City, NY |
| December 13, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | W 96–90 $^{OT}$ | 10–1 (1–1) | 25 – Jackson-Davis | 15 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| December 21, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Notre Dame Crossroads Classic | W 62–60 | 11–1 | 17 – Franklin | 14 – Brunk | 4 – Durham | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,538) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Arkansas | L 64–71 | 11–2 | 20 – Jackson-Davis | 9 – Brunk | 3 – Green | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (14,892) Bloomington, IN |
| January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, FOX | | at No. 15 Maryland | L 59–75 | 11–3 (1–2) | 18 – Green | 10 – Brunk | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (16,631) College Park, MD |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 66–62 | 12–3 (2–2) | 21 – Jackson-Davis | 12 – Brunk | 4 – Durham | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,751) Bloomington, IN |
| January 11, 2020 12:00 pm, FOX | | No. 11 Ohio State | W 66–54 | 13–3 (3–2) | 19 – Green | 7 – Phinisee | 3 – Smith | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (15,456) Bloomington, IN |
| January 15, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | L 50–59 | 13–4 (3–3) | 15 – Smith | 10 – Brunk | 2 – Durham | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | W 82–74 | 14–4 (4–3) | 18 – Jackson-Davis | 13 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,925) Lincoln, NE |
| January 23, 2020 8:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 11 Michigan State | W 67–63 | 15–4 (5–3) | 14 – Brunk | 6 – Brunk | 4 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| January 26, 2020 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 17 Maryland | L 76–77 | 15–5 (5–4) | 16 – Green | 8 – Tied | 7 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| January 29, 2020 8:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 24 Penn State | L 49–64 | 15–6 (5–5) | 14 – Jackson-Davis | 7 – Tied | 4 – Phinisee | Bryce Jordan Center (7,656) University Park, PA |
| February 1, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at Ohio State | L 59–68 | 15–7 (5–6) | 13 – Green | 7 – Jackson-Davis | 3 – Tied | Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, OH |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN | | Purdue Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup | L 62–74 | 15–8 (5–7) | 16 – Jackson-Davis | 8 – Jackson-Davis | 4 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, BTN | | No. 21 Iowa | W 89–77 | 16–8 (6–7) | 27 – Green | 10 – Jackson-Davis | 5 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| February 16, 2020 1:00 pm, CBS | | at Michigan | L 65–89 | 16–9 (6–8) | 18 – Davis | 5 – Hunter | 2 – Tied | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 19, 2020 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | W 68–56 | 17–9 (7–8) | 27 – Jackson-Davis | 16 – Jackson-Davis | 6 – Phinisee | Williams Arena (9,686) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 23, 2020 12:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 9 Penn State | W 68–60 | 18–9 (8–8) | 14 – Durham | 10 – Jackson-Davis | 3 – Green | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Purdue Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup | L 49–57 | 18–10 (8–9) | 11 – Green | 8 – Thompson | 2 – Jackson-Davis | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois Rivalry | L 66–67 | 18–11 (8–10) | 13 – Durham | 12 – Jackson-Davis | 3 – Green | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 72–67 | 19–11 (9–10) | 18 – Jackson-Davis | 9 – Jackson-Davis | 5 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| March 7, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 24 Wisconsin | L 56–60 | 19–12 (9–11) | 16 – Green | 11 – Thompson | 7 – Phinisee | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2020 8:30 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (14) Nebraska First round | W 89–64 | 20–12 | 13 – Franklin | 17 – Jackson-Davis | 7 – Phinisee | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 12, 2020 9:00 pm, BTN | (11) | at (6) Penn State Second round | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, 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 | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | |
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | Stl | Blk | TO |
| Anderson, Damezi | 18 | 0 | 222 | 12.3 | 51 | 2.8 | 17 | 54 | .315 | 8 | 35 | .229 | 9 | 10 | .900 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 2.2 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Brunk, Joey | 32 | 31 | 624 | 19.5 | 219 | 6.8 | 97 | 186 | .522 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 25 | 56 | .446 | 53 | 112 | 165 | 5.2 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 33 |
| Bybee, Cooper | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapman, Adrian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Childress, Nathan | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis, De'Ron | 31 | 1 | 266 | 8.6 | 85 | 2.7 | 35 | 70 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15 | 33 | .455 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 1.3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 16 |
| Durham, Al | 32 | 32 | 846 | 26.4 | 312 | 9.8 | 93 | 211 | .441 | 36 | 94 | .383 | 90 | 111 | .811 | 5 | 62 | 67 | 2.1 | 80 | 18 | 10 | 60 |
| Franklin, Armaan | 32 | 9 | 442 | 13.8 | 119 | 3.7 | 39 | 112 | .348 | 17 | 64 | .266 | 24 | 39 | .615 | 2 | 50 | 52 | 1.6 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| Green, Devonte | 29 | 7 | 644 | 22.2 | 313 | 10.8 | 103 | 282 | .365 | 59 | 165 | .358 | 48 | 68 | .706 | 8 | 69 | 77 | 2.7 | 62 | 20 | 6 | 52 |
| Henderson, Jacquez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter, Jerome | 31 | 0 | 431 | 13.9 | 115 | 3.7 | 36 | 103 | .350 | 19 | 63 | .302 | 24 | 32 | .750 | 15 | 47 | 62 | 2.0 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| Jackson-Davis, Trayce | 32 | 32 | 940 | 29.4 | 433 | 13.5 | 159 | 281 | .566 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 115 | 168 | .685 | 96 | 174 | 270 | 8.4 | 37 | 22 | 59 | 42 |
| Phinisee, Robert | 27 | 16 | 627 | 23.2 | 196 | 7.3 | 68 | 182 | .374 | 23 | 69 | .333 | 37 | 51 | .725 | 6 | 61 | 67 | 2.5 | 93 | 27 | 6 | 52 |
| Shipp, Michael | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smith, Justin | 32 | 32 | 971 | 30.3 | 334 | 10.4 | 127 | 258 | .492 | 10 | 38 | .263 | 70 | 104 | .673 | 62 | 103 | 165 | 5.2 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 50 |
| Thompson, Race | 30 | 0 | 398 | 13.3 | 106 | 3.5 | 37 | 80 | .463 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 29 | 44 | .659 | 37 | 77 | 114 | 3.8 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 12 |
| Total | 32 | - | 6425 | 200.8 | 2286 | 71.44 | 812 | 1825 | .445 | 176 | 540 | .326 | 486 | 716 | .679 | 361 | 849 | 1210 | 37.8 | 414 | 178 | 140 | 402 |
| Opponents | - | - | 6425 | 200.8 | 2135 | 66.72 | 754 | 1809 | .417 | 225 | 698 | .322 | 402 | 589 | .683 | 276 | 753 | 1029 | 32.2 | 387 | 199 | 107 | 392 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings