2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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]

2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record19–16 (8–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Ostrom (2nd season)
  • Ed Schilling (2nd season)
  • Bruiser Flint (2nd season)
CaptainJuwan Morgan
Zach McRoberts
Home arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State164 .800  327  .821
No. 13 Purdue164 .800  2610  .722
No. 8 Michigan155 .750  307  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin146 .700  2311  .676
Maryland137 .650  2311  .676
Iowa1010 .500  2312  .657
Minnesota911 .450  2214  .611
Ohio State812 .400  2015  .571
Indiana812 .400  1916  .543
Penn State713 .350  1418  .438
Illinois713 .350  1221  .364
Rutgers713 .350  1417  .452
Nebraska614 .300  1917  .528
Northwestern416 .200  1319  .406
2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Previous season

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

Offseason

Departures

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

Indiana Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Newkirk2G6'1"195RS SeniorRaleigh, North CarolinaGraduated
Robert Johnson4G6'3"195SeniorRichmond, VirginiaGraduated
Freddie McSwain21F6'6"220SeniorHinesville, GeorgiaGraduated
Collin Hartman30F6'7"220RS SeniorIndianapolis, IndianaGraduated
Tim Priller35C6'9"225SeniorNorth Richland Hills, TexasGraduated

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

    Roster

    2018–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Romeo Langford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrNew Albany New Albany, Indiana
    G 1 Al Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)181 lb (82 kg) SoBerkmar Lilburn, Georgia
    G 2 Johnny Jager (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrBloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
    F 3 Justin Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)227 lb (103 kg) SoStevenson Buffalo Grove, Illinois
    F 4 Jake Forrester 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrWesttown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
    G 5 Quentin Taylor (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrBrebeuf Indianapolis, Indiana
    G 10 Rob Phinisee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrMcCutcheon Lafayette, Indiana
    G 11 Devonte Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrLong Island Lutheran North Babylon, New York
    F 13 Juwan Morgan (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) SrWaynesville Waynesville, Missouri
    F 15 Zach McRoberts (W/C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrCarmel/Vermont Carmel, Indiana
    F 20 De'Ron Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrOverland Aurora, Colorado
    F 21 Jerome Hunter   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)214 lb (97 kg) FrPickerington North Pickerington, Ohio
    F 22 Clifton Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoHatboro-Horsham Horsham, Pennsylvania
    F 23 Damezi Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrRiley South Bend, Indiana
    G 24 Vijay Blackmon (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMarion Fort Wayne, Indiana
    F 25 Race Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS FrArmstrong Plymouth, Minnesota
    F 55 Evan Fitzner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSFrancis Parker/Saint Mary's College San Diego, California
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: 8-20-2018

    Schedule and results

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

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

    Player statistics

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

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
    Coaches RV ^ RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 24 25 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

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

    See also

    References

    1. "Indiana sets Hoosier Hysteria for Saturday, September 29". Inside the Hall. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
    2. "Transcript: Archie Miller at IU media day". Peegs.com.
    3. "That's A Wrap: Team defense". 10 April 2018.
    4. Rutherford, Mike (10 November 2017). "Indiana State embarrasses Indiana in Archie Miller's debut". SBNation.com.
    5. "Fort Wayne Mastodons knock off IU…again".
    6. "IU basketball's Juwan Morgan declares for draft, won't hire agent". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
    7. "Juwan Morgan returning to Indiana for senior season". Inside the Hall. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
    8. Bozich, Alex (May 3, 2018). "St. Mary's graduate transfer Evan Fitzner commits to Indiana". Inside the Hall. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
    9. 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.
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