The 2023–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach, and former Indiana standout, Mike Woodson. 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 began with the annual event, Hoosier Hysteria (featuring Gucci Mane), on Friday, October 20, 2023.

On November 1, 2023, legendary Hall of Famer IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight died at the age of 83. During his 29 seasons at IU, from 1971 to 2000, Knight led his teams to three national championships and 11 Big Ten titles. In remembrance of his excellence and many contributions to the program, the sport, and the university, the men's team donned "RMK" patches with three stars arced above on their home and away jerseys for every game this season. They debuted during an exhibition game against Marian on November 3, 2023.

Following the conclusion of the season, the team was invited to compete in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament but declined the invitation.

The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 16,468 in 18 games in 2023–24.

Previous season The Hoosiers finished the regular season ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll. The team spent 16 weeks among the top-25 teams in the nation. The Hoosiers also captured a share of 2nd place in the Big Ten Conference with a 21–10 overall regular season record, 12–8 in Big Ten play, and the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Conference tournament. IU advanced to the semifinals before losing a close game to Penn State. For the second year in a row, the team found themselves in the NCAA Tournament, this time as a No. 4 seed, where they improved upon their performance from the previous year by making it to the Round of 32, but falling to the No. 5 seed Miami (FL), 85–69.

Offseason Coaching changes On May 23, 2023, it was announced that Hoosier legend, Calbert Cheaney, would return to the men's basketball staff as the new director of player development. Over the previous three years, Cheaney had filled the role as an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers. This was his second stint with IU. He had been director of operations in 2011–12, and then also oversaw the players' internal and external player development for the 2012–13 season.

Departures

Indiana departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure Jalen Hood-Schifino 1 G 6'6" 213 FR Pittsburgh, PA Drafted #17 in 1st round by Los Angeles Lakers in 2023 NBA draft Michael Shipp 4 G 6'3" 195 SR Cincinnati, OH Graduated Miller Kopp 12 F 6'7" 215 SR Houston, TX Graduated Nathan Childress 14 F 6'6" 212 SR Zionsville, IN Graduated/transferred to Indiana Wesleyan Jordan Geronimo 22 F 6'6" 225 JR Newark, NJ Transferred to Maryland Trayce Jackson-Davis 23 F 6'9" 245 SR Greenwood, IN Graduated/drafted #57 in 2nd round by Golden State Warriors in 2023 NBA draft Race Thompson 25 F 6'8" 235 SR Plymouth, MN Graduated Logan Duncomb 51 C 6'10" 241 SO Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Xavier Tamar Bates 53 G 6'5" 198 SO Kansas City, KS Transferred to Missouri

Incoming transfers On March 29, 2023, Indiana landed its first transfer from the transfer portal when former Ball State center Payton Sparks committed to the Hoosiers. He arrived at IU with two years of eligibility remaining. He appeared in 62 games at Ball State and averaged 13.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and .7 blocks. The Hoosiers added 7'0 center Kel'el Ware from Oregon on April 10, 2023. As a freshman at Oregon, Ware averaged 6.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 15.8 minutes in the previous season. Coming out of high school, he was a 5-star recruit, McDonald's All-American, and Jordan Brand All-Star. A third addition from the transfer portal came on April 29, 2023, when Anthony Walker from the 2023 Final Four Miami (FL) Hurricanes committed to Indiana. He averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds in the previous season.

Indiana incoming transfersNameNumberPosHeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolYears remainingDate eligible Payton Sparks 24 F 240 Winchester, IN Ball State 2 October 1, 2023 Kel'el Ware 1 C 210 North Little Rock, AR Oregon 3 October 1, 2023 Anthony Walker 4 F 215 Baltimore, MD Miami (FL) 1 October 1, 2023

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Roster Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.

Schedule and results

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Player statistics +Individual player statistics (final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-throwsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FGAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAStlBlkTOBanks, Kaleb21022210.6542.62051.392520.250919.4741324371.817459Burke, Shaan1011.000.000.00000.00000.0000000.00000Creel, Jackson1011.000.000.00000.00000.0000000.00000Cupps, Gabe332271521.7862.63288.3641439.359813.615258601.84122027Galloway, Trey3131103433.432810.6131281.46626100.2604075.5332762892.914336666Gunn, CJ29037112.81133.941120.3421750.3401421.667622281.01624416Johnson, Xavier201351425.71517.648113.4251130.3674464.6881239512.65616645Leal, Anthony21030814.7512.41636.444919.4741016.625936452.1248514Mgbako, Mackenzie333389527.140412.2131332.39550153.32792112.821341011354.143141241Newton, Jakai0000.000.000.00000.00000.0000000.00000Reneau, Malik333394528.650815.4198355.5581545.33397142.683591381976.088181993Sparks, Payton2421797.5512.11835.51400.0001536.4171430441.86598Stephens, Ian1011.000.000.00000.00000.0000000.00000Walker, Anthony32145214.11625.156115.483217.1184864.7501560752.32561121Ware, Kel'el303096232.147815.9188321.5861740.42585134.634632332969.945185647Total336600200.02386 72.308791848 .476166513.324462696.664293861115435.0 504171133400Opponents336600200.0245274.308452013.420284829.343478637.750363792115535.0446247101341 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

Awards and honors

Pre-season awards NameAwardDateXavier JohnsonAlmanac Preseason Second Team All-Big TenSeptember 28, 2023Fox Sports Second Team All-Big TenOctober 9, 2023Mackenzie Mgbako247 Preseason Freshman Third Team All-AmericanOctober 12, 2023Kel'el WarePreseason Watchlist for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar AwardOctober 27, 2023

In-season awards NameAwardDateMalik ReneauEmpire Classic All-Tournament TeamNovember 21, 2023Mackenzie MgbakoBig Ten Freshman of the WeekJanuary 2, 2024 February 26, 2024

Post-season awards NameAwardDateKel'el WareBig Ten All-Defensive TeamMarch 12, 2024Second Team All-Big Ten (Media)March 12, 2024Third Team All-Big Ten (Coaches)March 12, 2024Mackenzie MgbakoBig Ten Co-Freshman of the Year (Coaches)March 12, 2024Big Ten All-Freshman TeamMarch 12, 2024Trey GallowayIndiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award March 12, 2024Malik ReneauBig Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media)March 12, 2024Kaleb BanksAcademic All-Big TenMarch 20, 2024Shaan BurkeAcademic All-Big TenMarch 20, 2024CJ GunnAcademic All-Big TenMarch 20, 2024Anthony LealAcademic All-Big TenMarch 20, 2024

NBA draftees YearRoundPickNameTeam2024 NBA draft1st#15Kel'el WareMiami Heat

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