The 2014–15 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his seventh season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. This season marked the 115th season of basketball at Indiana University.
The Hoosiers went 20–14 overall and 9–9 in the Big Ten Conference to finish in a tie for seventh place. Much of the Hoosiers' difficulties were caused by a lack of defense and post presence. The Hoosiers improved over last season, where they did not appear in any postseason tournament, by being selected to play in the NCAA tournament as a #10 seed in the Midwest region. They made an early exit, as #7 Wichita State knocked them off in the second round.
Previous season The Hoosiers finished the season with an overall record of 17–15, with a record of 7–11 in the Big Ten regular season, tying for eighth place. After not being selected to play in the NIT, Indiana chose not to accept an invitation to the CBI, claiming, "We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI".
Preseason The Hoosiers began the preseason with a five-game trip to Canada in August. They finished 4–1, shooting 42% from three-point range. James Blackmon, Jr. and Troy Williams were the leading scorers, with 18.8 and 18.4 ppg.Blackmon's emergence tops Indiana's 5 Takeaways From Canadian Trip
Departures Indiana departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure Noah Vonleh 1 F 6'10" 240 Freshman Haverhill, Massachusetts 2014 NBA draft Will Sheehey 0 F 6'7" 200 Senior Stuart, Florida Graduated Evan Gordon 10 SG 6'0" 192 Grad Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated Luke Fischer 40 C 6'11" 230 Freshman Germantown, Wisconsin Transfer (Marquette) Austin Etherington 13 SF 6'6" 213 RS sophomore Cicero, Indiana Graduate transfer (Butler) Jeremy Hollowell 33 F 6'8" 219 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana Transfer (Georgia State) Peter Jurkin 42 C 7'0" 230 Sophomore Juba, South Sudan Transfer (East Tennessee State)
Recruiting class In addition to the six incoming freshmen recruits, Indiana also added Nick Zeisloft, a graduate transfer from Illinois State. He was eligible to play immediately, and had two years of eligibility.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Foreign trip
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
See also 2014–15 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
References