Opening Tip
• Indiana University will open its 125th season of competition in men’s basketball with a non-conference title against SIUE at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Big Ten Network will carry coverage of the game with Connor Onion (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• Indiana head coach Mike Woodson is 3-0 in home openers and holds an overall record of 18-2 in the month of November during his tenure.
Game Information
Nov. 6, 2024 • 8 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Connor Onion, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: IU 83, SIUE 60 on Dec. 2, 2016, in Bloomington
Series History
• The Hoosiers are 2-0 against the Cougars and 25-0 against teams currently playing in the Ohio Valley Conference.
• IU topped SIUE by a score of 88-54 on Dec. 17, 2010, the debut matchup between the two sides. Indiana great Christian Watford tallied 18 points in just 19 minutes of run.
• Indiana also claimed an 83-60 victory on Dec. 2, 2016. Former All-Big Ten performer Juwan Morgan scored 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the floor and added 10 rebounds in the win.
Indiana Tops Marian in Pat Knight’s Return
• Thirteen Hoosiers entered the scoring column in Indiana’s 106-64 victory over Marian in the exhibition finale on Friday, Nov. 1, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. IU shot 46-of-70 (65.7%) from the floor and scored 70 points in the paint.
• Junior forward Malik Reneau totaled 18 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in 18 minutes of run. In the two exhibition games, Reneau averaged 19.5 points and 8.0 rebounds on 17-of-22 shooting (77.3%) from the floor.
• Freshman wing Bryson Tucker scored a game-high 19 points in his collegiate debut. He connected on 9-of-12 shots from the floor. The Bowie, Md., native also collected three assists and a pair of rebounds.
• Marian head coach Pat Knight, son of legendary Indiana head coach Bob Knight, made his return to Bloomington in his debut season with the Knights. He was hired by athletic director Steve Downing, an All-American forward with the Hoosiers under Coach Knight, on May 8, 2024.
Double Double, Double Double (CAREER)
Oumar Ballo: 34; last vs. Clemson, 3/28/24
Langdon Hatton: 6; last at Kennesaw State, 2/1/24
Malik Reneau: 2; last at Ohio State, 2/6/24
Trey Galloway: 1; at Minnesota, 3/6/24
Mackenzie Mgbako: 1; at Illinois, 1/27/24
Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Oumar Ballo: 8; last vs. Cal, 2/1/24
Malik Reneau: 7; last at Penn State, 2/24/24
Myles Rice: 6; last vs. Cal, 2/15/24
Kanaan Carlyle: 3; last vs. Washington State, 1/18/24
Trey Galloway: 3; last at Ohio State, 2/6/24
Mackenzie Mgbako: 3; last at Maryland, 3/3/24
Langdon Hatton: 2; last at Kennesaw State, 2/1/24
Hoosiers in the NBA
OG Anunoby – New York Knicks
Thomas Bryant – Miami Heat
Eric Gordon – Philadelphia 76ers
Jalen Hood-Schifino – Los Angeles Lakers
Trayce Jackson-Davis – Golden State Warriors
Kel’el Ware – Miami Heat
Cody Zeller – Atlanta Hawks
I’m Lovin’ It
The Indiana men’s basketball program has rostered 34 McDonald’s All-Americans since the debut of the game in the late 70’s.
The Cream and Crimson have been represented by Tom Baker (1977), Ray Tolbert (’77), Landon Turner (’78), Isiah Thomas (’79), John Flowers (’81), Daryl Thomas (’83), Delray Brooks (’84), Rick Calloway (’85), Jay Edwards (’87), Eric Anderson (’88), Greg Graham (’89), Pat Graham (’89), Damon Bailey (’90), Alan Henderson (’91), Sherron Wilkerson (’93), Andrae Patterson (’94), Neil Reed (’94), Jason Collier (’96), Luke Recker (’97), Dane Fife (’98), Jared Jeffries (2000), Bracey Wright (’02), D.J. White (’04), Eric Gordon (’07), Cody Zeller (’11), Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell (’12), Noah Vonleh (’13), James Blackmon Jr. (’14), Thomas Bryant (’15), Romeo Langford (’18), Trayce Jackson-Davis (’19), Kel’el Ware (’22), Mackenzie Mgbako (’23), and Bryson Tucker (’24).
Indiana ranks sixth behind Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, UCLA, and Kansas for most commitments from the McDonald’s All-American game.
The Voice of Indiana Athletics
Veteran voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer enters his 52nd season as the play-by-play voice of Indiana Men’s Basketball. During that time, he’s called more than 2,000 games and four NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship games. He’s been honored as the National Sports Media Association’s Indiana Sportscaster of the Year 27 times and was awarded the prestigious National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s Chris Schenkel Award. He was also awarded with the Indiana University Bicentennial Award in 2019 in recognition for his enormous contributions to Indiana University and IU Athletics. He was induced into the IU Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall of 2022.
Inside Indiana Basketball with Mike Woodson
Inside Indiana Basketball Radio Show with Mike Woodson Presented By CommunityCars.com will air at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 18. The show can be heard statewide on the CareSource Radio Network from Learfield and will be broadcast live from Hoosier Hanks East in Bloomington.
Inside Indiana Basketball Broadcast Dates
November 18
December 2, 16
January 6, 27
February 17, 24
March 10