The 2019–20 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University (IU) in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Archie Miller, in his third 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 the annual event, Hoosier Hysteria, on October 5, 2019.
The Hoosiers started off another strong campaign by going 11–1 before dropping back-to-back games in late December 2019 and early January 2020. During the bulk of the conference season, IU was able to win most of their home games (7–3), while stealing a few road games (2–8) to end their final season with an overall record of 20–12 and a conference record of 9–11. Indiana entered the Big Ten tournament as the 11 seed where they faced the 14th-seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers. The first-round matchup ended in an 89–64 IU victory, staging a second-round matchup with 6 seed Penn State. However, on the morning of March 12, 2020, the Big Ten Conference announced that it would be cancelling the remaining tournament games due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following suit, that afternoon, the NCAA announced that it was cancelling all winter and spring championships. This announcement officially, and abruptly, ended the Hoosiers' season, where they were expected to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in four years.
Previous season Despite getting off to a strong start of 12–2, which included three 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 four-game winning streak. Having put themselves back into the conversation for making the NCAA tournament for the first time in three 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, 79–75. 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, 73–63. Thus, the Hoosiers' 119th season ended with an overall record of 19–16 and 8–12 in the Big Ten.
Offseason
Departures Indiana departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure Romeo Langford 0 G 6'6" 215 New Albany, Indiana Declared for the NBA draft; selected 14th overall by the Boston Celtics Johnny Jager 2 G 6'0" 185 Bloomington, Indiana Graduated Jake Forrester 4 F 6'8" 218 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Transferred to Temple Quentin Taylor 5 G 6'2" 185 Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated Juwan Morgan 13 F 6'8" 232 Waynesville, Missouri Graduated Zach McRoberts 15 F 6'6" 210 Carmel, Indiana Graduated Clifton Moore 22 F 6'10" 230 Horsham, Pennsylvania Transferred to La Salle Vijay Blackmon 24 G 6'2" 185 Fort Wayne, Indiana Transferred to Lindenwood Evan Fitzner 55 F 6'10" 225 San Diego, California Graduated
Recruiting class
Future recruits
2020–21 team recruits
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule and results
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Player statistics +Individual player statistics (final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-throwsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FGAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAStlBlkTOAnderson, Damezi18022212.3512.81754.315835.229910.9001128392.2174313Brunk, Joey323162419.52196.897186.52200.0002556.446531121655.22061133Bybee, Cooper7050.730.4111.000111.00000.0000000.00000Chapman, Adrian1011.000.001.00000.00000.0000000.00000Childress, Nathan5061.200.004.00000.00000.0002130.60000Davis, De'Ron3112668.6852.73570.50001.0001533.4551823411.31311616Durham, Al323284626.43129.893211.4413694.38390111.811562672.180181060Franklin, Armaan32944213.81193.739112.3481764.2662439.615250521.6418330Green, Devonte29764422.231310.8103282.36559165.3584868.706869772.76220652Henderson, Jacquez1011.000.000.00000.00000.0000000.00000Hunter, Jerome31043113.91153.736103.3501963.3022432.7501547622.0911726Jackson-Davis, Trayce323294029.443313.5159281.56600.000115168.685961742708.437225942Phinisee, Robert271662723.21967.368182.3742369.3333751.725661672.59327652Shipp, Michael1011.000.000.00000.00000.0000000.00000Smith, Justin323297130.333410.4127258.4921038.26370104.673621031655.229311050Thompson, Race30039813.31063.53780.463310.3002944.65937771143.813201912Total32-6425200.8228671.448121825.445176540.326486716.679361849121037.8414178140402Opponents--6425200.8213566.727541809.417225698.322402589.683276753102932.2387199107392 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 2019–20 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
References