2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team American college basketball season
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entering the NBA draft , but he would not sign with an agent.[ 6] However, on May 29, 2018, it was revealed that he had withdrawn from the draft and would return for his senior season.[ 7]
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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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 : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : 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
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
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes 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 25 22 23 21 22 25 — — — — — — — — Not released Coaches RV ^ RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 24 25 RV — — — — — — — —
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll
See also
References
^ "Indiana sets Hoosier Hysteria for Saturday, September 29" . Inside the Hall . Retrieved July 17, 2018 .
^ "Transcript: Archie Miller at IU media day" . Peegs.com .
^ "That's A Wrap: Team defense" . April 10, 2018.
^ Rutherford, Mike (November 10, 2017). "Indiana State embarrasses Indiana in Archie Miller's debut" . SBNation.com .
^ "Fort Wayne Mastodons knock off IU…again" .
^ "IU basketball's Juwan Morgan declares for draft, won't hire agent" . Indianapolis Star . Retrieved April 13, 2018 .
^ "Juwan Morgan returning to Indiana for senior season" . Inside the Hall . Retrieved May 29, 2018 .
^ Bozich, Alex (May 3, 2018). "St. Mary's graduate transfer Evan Fitzner commits to Indiana" . Inside the Hall. Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
^ 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 .
^ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate" . ESPN.com . Retrieved March 12, 2018 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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