# 2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in what would ultimately be his final season in Bloomington. The team played its home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Despite the highs of the previous season and being ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation, the Hoosiers faced a troubling and disappointing year; they finished 18–16 overall and 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. At the Big Ten tournament they defeated Iowa in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Wisconsin. The Hoosiers missed out on the NCAA tournament and lost in the first round of the NIT, their first appearance since 2005, to Georgia Tech. The game was played at Georgia Tech's McCamish Pavilion because Indiana Athletic Director Fred Glass declined to host a home game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall citing concern it would "devalue" the Hoosiers' home court.
On March 16, 2017, Indiana fired Crean after nine years as head coach. On March 25, 2017, the school hired Archie Miller as head coach.

## Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2015–16 season with a record 27–8, 15–3 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten regular season title outright, pushing the school's total to 22 conference titles (tied with conference rival, Purdue, for the most). They received the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten tournament, where they made an early quarterfinals exit by losing to Michigan. The team received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and defeated Chattanooga and Kentucky having won two games before being eliminated in the Sweet 16 by North Carolina.

## Preseason
### Departures

Indiana Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Yogi Ferrell | 11 | PG | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Graduated |
| Max Bielfeldt | 0 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Graduate Senior | Peoria, Illinois | Graduated |
| Nick Zeisloft | 2 | SG | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | La Grange, Illinois | Graduated |
| Ryan Burton | 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Bedford, Indiana | Graduated |
| Jackson Tharp | 24 | SG | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Zionsville, Indiana | Graduated |
| Harrison Niego | 15 | SG | 6'2" | 185 | Freshman | Western Springs, Illinois | Transfer (Hillsdale College) |
| Troy Williams | 5 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Hampton, Virginia | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |

### Recruiting class

Indiana was able to land its top recruit in De'Ron Davis, when he announced his commitment to become a Hoosier on November 12, 2015. IU aggressively pursued Davis for more than 3 years, and they eventually beat out Mississippi State for the highly touted 6'9 forward from Aurora, Colorado. After leading Overland High School to two consecutive 5A state championship titles, Davis was crowned 2016 Colorado Mr. Basketball.
On April 24, 2016, a fifth man was added to the recruiting class after JUCO transfer, Freddie McSwain Jr., committed to play for IU. McSwain hails from Hinesville, Georgia and played basketball at Neosho County Community College.
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Grant Gelon G/F | Crown Point, IN | Crown Point HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 13, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Curtis Jones G | Highland Springs, VA | Huntington Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| De'Ron Davis F | Aurora, CO | Overland HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Nov 12, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Devonte Green G | Manhasset, NY | Long Island Lutheran HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 9, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 72 ||||||
| Freddie McSwain Jr. F | Hinesville, Georgia | Liberty County High School/Neosho County Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 24, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 17 247Sports: 16 ESPN: 17 ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 3, 2016. ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2017–18 team recruits

College recruiting information (2017) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Justin Smith SF | Buffalo Grove, IL | Stevenson High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Al Durham PG | Lilburn, GA | Berkmar High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Clifton Moore PF | Horsham, PA | Hatboro-Horsham High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Apr 13, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Race Thompson PF | Minneapolis, MN | Robbinsdale Armstrong High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 16, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| 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: "2017 Indiana Commits". Rivals.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 1* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 11 | Hope College | W 98–65 | | 17 – Green | 12 – Morgan | 7 – Newkirk | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 5* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 11 | Bellarmine | W 73–49 | | 25 – Anunoby | 8 – McSwain | 4 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 11* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 | vs. No. 3 Kansas Armed Forces Classic | W 103–99 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | 26 – Blackmon, Jr. | 10 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (9,475) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 16* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 6 | UMass Lowell Indiana Classic | W 100–78 | 2–0 | 23 – Blackmon, Jr. | 7 – Tied | 5 – Johnson | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 19* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 6 | Liberty Indiana Classic | W 87–48 | 3–0 | 20 – Blackmon, Jr. | 11 – Anunoby | 3 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,537) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 22* 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | at Fort Wayne Indiana Classic | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | 18 – Bryant | 12 – Bryant | 2 – Tied | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (11,076) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Nov 27* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 3 | Mississippi Valley State Indiana Classic | W 85–52 | 4–1 | 21 – Anunoby | 11 – Bryant | 6 – Newkirk | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Nov 30* 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | No. 3 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 76–67 | 5–1 | 16 – Anunoby | 9 – Blackmon, Jr. | 3 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 2* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 13 | SIU Edwardsville | W 83–60 | 6–1 | 18 – Morgan | 10 – Morgan | 3 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 4* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | Southeast Missouri State | W 83–55 | 7–1 | 17 – Johnson | 10 – Bryant | 8 – Newkirk | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 10* 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 9 | Houston Baptist | W 103–61 | 8–1 | 18 – Blackmon, Jr. | 13 – Bryant | 4 – McRoberts | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 17* 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 9 | vs. No. 18 Butler Crossroads Classic | L 78–83 | 8–2 | 26 – Blackmon, Jr. | 10 – Morgan | 3 – Tied | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,684) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 19* 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Delaware State | W 103–56 | 9–2 | 19 – Anunoby | 9 – Anunoby | 6 – Johnson | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,307) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 22* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 16 | Austin Peay | W 97–62 | 10–2 | 24 – Blackmon, Jr. | 7 – Davis | 11 – Newkirk | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (14,688) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 28 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Nebraska | L 83–87 | 10–3 (0–1) | 19 – Johnson | 10 – Bryant | 4 – Bryant | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,168) Bloomington, IN |
| Dec 31* 12:30 pm, CBS | No. 16 | vs. No. 6 Louisville Countdown Classic | L 62–77 | 10–4 | 14 – Anunoby | 11 – Blackmon, Jr. | 2 – Tied | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,824) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 3 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | No. 13 Wisconsin | L 68–75 | 10–5 (0–2) | 12 – 3 Tied | 7 – Morgan | 4 – Newkirk | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (14,679) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 7 5:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 25 | Illinois Rivalry | W 96–80 | 11–5 (1–2) | 25 – Blackmon, Jr. | 6 – Bryant | 3 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,506) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 10 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at Maryland | L 72–75 | 11–6 (1–3) | 22 – Blackmon, Jr. | 7 – Bryant | 2 – 3 Tied | Xfinity Center (17,213) College Park, MD |
| Jan 15 12:00 pm, BTN | | Rutgers | W 76–57 | 12–6 (2–3) | 16 – Blackmon, Jr. | 5 – Tied | 5 – Newkirk | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 18 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | W 78–75 | 13–6 (3–3) | 17 – Tied | 9 – Bryant | 3 – Tied | Bryce Jordan Center (7,818) University Park, PA |
| Jan 21 4:00 pm, ESPN | | Michigan State | W 82–75 | 14–6 (4–3) | 33 – Blackmon, Jr. | 6 – Bryant | 5 – Newkirk | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 26 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Michigan | L 60–90 | 14–7 (4–4) | 14 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | 3 – Newkirk | Crisler Center (11,267) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 29 6:30 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 55–68 | 14–8 (4–5) | 23 – Bryant | 12 – Bryant | 7 – Newkirk | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 1 6:30 pm, BTN | | Penn State | W 110–102 $^{3OT}$ | 15–8 (5–5) | 31 – Bryant | 11 – Tied | 4 – Green | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 5 1:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 10 Wisconsin | L 60–65 | 15–9 (5–6) | 22 – Newkirk | 6 – Bryant | 6 – Johnson | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Feb 9 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 16 Purdue Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup | L 64–69 | 15–10 (5–7) | 23 – Bryant | 8 – Newkirk | 4 – Blackmon, Jr. | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 12 1:00 pm, CBS | | Michigan | L 63–75 | 15–11 (5–8) | 13 – Davis | 6 – Johnson | 3 – Johnson | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 15 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 74–75 | 15–12 (5–9) | 22 – Blackmon, Jr. | 10 – Bryant | 2 – 3 Tied | Williams Arena (11,658) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 21 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at Iowa | L 90–96 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (5–10) | 19 – Johnson | 11 – Bryant | 7 – Johnson | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (11,372) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 25 8:00 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 63–62 | 16–13 (6–10) | 13 – Blackmon, Jr. | 6 – Tied | 3 – Bryant | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 28 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Purdue Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup | L 75–86 | 16–14 (6–11) | 16 – Blackmon, Jr. | 11 – Morgan | 5 – Blackmon, Jr. | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| Mar 4 12:00 pm, ESPN | | at Ohio State | W 96–92 | 17–14 (7–11) | 26 – Johnson | 8 – Blackmon, Jr. | 6 – Johnson | Value City Arena (15,560) Columbus, OH |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Mar 9 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (7) Iowa Second Round | W 95–73 | 18–14 | 23 – Blackmon, Jr. | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Verizon Center (12,408) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 10 6:30 pm, BTN | (10) | vs. (2) No. 24 Wisconsin Quarterfinal | L 60–70 | 18–15 | 17 – Blackmon, Jr. | 8 – Blackmon, Jr. | 3 – Newkirk | Verizon Center (15,624) Washington, D.C. |
| NIT |||||||||
| Mar 14 8:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | at (6) Georgia Tech First round – Syracuse Bracket | L 63–75 | 18–16 | 14 – Morgan | 7 – Bryant | 4 – Newkirk | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,533) Atlanta, GA |
| *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 | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | Stl | Blk | TO |
| Anunoby, OG | 16 | 10 | 402 | 25.1 | 177 | 11.1 | 68 | 122 | .557 | 14 | 45 | .311 | 27 | 48 | .563 | 28 | 59 | 87 | 5.4 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 |
| Blackmon, Jr., James | 30 | 30 | 915 | 30.5 | 511 | 17.0 | 174 | 365 | .477 | 91 | 215 | .423 | 72 | 86 | .837 | 29 | 115 | 144 | 4.8 | 56 | 21 | 1 | 58 |
| Bryant, Thomas | 34 | 34 | 954 | 28.1 | 427 | 12.6 | 148 | 285 | .519 | 23 | 60 | .383 | 108 | 148 | .730 | 76 | 150 | 226 | 6.6 | 50 | 26 | 52 | 78 |
| Davis, De'Ron | 34 | 4 | 471 | 13.9 | 200 | 5.9 | 66 | 136 | .485 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 68 | 90 | .756 | 53 | 53 | 106 | 3.1 | 31 | 14 | 24 | 41 |
| Gelon, Grant | 12 | 0 | 38 | 3.2 | 22 | 1.8 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Green, Devonte | 32 | 3 | 485 | 15.2 | 142 | 4.4 | 47 | 106 | .443 | 24 | 55 | .436 | 24 | 34 | .706 | 9 | 48 | 57 | 1.8 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 40 |
| Johnson, Robert | 34 | 32 | 999 | 29.4 | 434 | 12.8 | 162 | 361 | .449 | 70 | 189 | .370 | 40 | 53 | .755 | 12 | 137 | 149 | 4.4 | 85 | 29 | 3 | 78 |
| Jones, Curtis | 33 | 1 | 371 | 11.2 | 115 | 3.5 | 38 | 108 | .352 | 21 | 60 | .350 | 18 | 25 | .720 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 1.3 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| McRoberts, Zach | 31 | 3 | 350 | 11.3 | 24 | .8 | 9 | 27 | .333 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 1.5 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| McSwain, Freddie | 31 | 1 | 251 | 8.1 | 84 | 2.7 | 32 | 58 | .552 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 20 | 32 | .625 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 2.5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| Morgan, Juwan | 32 | 20 | 722 | 22.6 | 247 | 7.7 | 86 | 157 | .548 | 10 | 40 | .250 | 65 | 88 | .739 | 65 | 113 | 178 | 5.6 | 34 | 19 | 29 | 36 |
| Newkirk, Josh | 34 | 32 | 955 | 28.1 | 307 | 9.0 | 114 | 260 | .438 | 35 | 92 | .380 | 44 | 63 | .698 | 23 | 82 | 105 | 3.1 | 108 | 19 | 7 | 76 |
| Priller, Tim | 9 | 0 | 27 | 3.0 | 19 | 2.1 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Taylor, Quentin | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1.7 | 2 | .3 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 34 | - | 6950 | - | 2711 | 79.7 | 959 | 2004 | .479 | 295 | 776 | .380 | 498 | 683 | .729 | 413 | 913 | 1326 | 39.0 | 488 | 209 | 157 | 517 |
| Opponents | 34 | - | 6950 | - | 2491 | 73.3 | 867 | 2021 | .429 | 233 | 692 | .337 | 524 | 743 | .705 | 355 | 723 | 1078 | 31.7 | 410 | 214 | 136 | 379 |

## 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 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 25 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings