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 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 concerns 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 departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure 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 had aggressively pursued Davis for more than three 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 when JUCO transfer Freddie McSwain Jr. committed to play for IU. He hails from Hinesville, Georgia and played basketball at Neosho County Community College.
Future recruits
2017–18 team recruits
Roster
Schedule
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Player statistics +Individual player statistics (final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-throwsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAStlBlkTOAnunoby, OG161040225.117711.168122.5571445.3112748.5632859875.423212126Blackmon Jr., James303091530.551117.0174365.47791215.4237286.837291151444.85621158Bryant, Thomas343495428.142712.6148285.5192360.383108148.730761502266.650265278Davis, De'Ron34447113.92005.966136.48500.006890.75653531063.131142441Gelon, Grant120383.2221.879.77835.60058.625235.40101Green, Devonte32348515.21424.447106.4432455.4362434.706948571.83422640Johnson, Robert343299929.443412.8162361.44970189.3704053.755121371494.48529378Jones, Curtis33137111.21153.538108.3522160.3501825.720836441.33114324McRoberts, Zach31335011.324.8927.333412.333221.001332451.5291268McSwain, Freddie3112518.1842.73258.55203.0002032.6253542772.5410323Morgan, Juwan322072222.62477.786157.5481040.2506588.739651131785.634192936Newkirk, Josh343295528.13079.0114260.4383592.3804463.69823821053.110819776Priller, Tim90273.0192.179.77800.00056.83347111.23021Taylor, Quentin60101.72.3111.0000.00000.000112.30104Total34-6950-271179.79592004.479295776.380498683.729413913132639.0488209157517Opponents34-6950-249173.38672021.429233692.337524743.705355723107831.7410214136379 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
* AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
See also 2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
References