2013–14 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2013–14
Team:Indiana Hoosiers
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:17–15
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:6th
Ac1 Year:6th
Ac2 Year:4th
Ac3 Year:2nd

The 2013–14 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his sixth 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. They finished the season 17–15, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois. 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".[1]

Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the season with an overall record of 29–7, with a record of 14–4 in the Big Ten regular season for a first-place finish. Indiana started the preseason ranked #1 overall and spent a total of 10 weeks at #1. Indiana earned a 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament's East Region which they lost in the Sweet Sixteen to Syracuse.

Preseason

Departures

Indiana Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
sortname40 7'0" 240 Sophomore 2013 NBA draft
sortname4 6'5" 214 Junior 2013 NBA draft
sortname1 6'0" 182 Senior Graduated
sortname2 6'9" 232 Senior Graduated
sortnameDerek Elston 32 6'9" 216 Senior Graduated
sortname3 6'5" 194 Senior Graduate Transfer (George Washington)
sortnameRemy Abell 23 6'4" 201 Sophomore Transfer (Xavier)

Recruiting class

In addition to the six incoming freshmen recruits, Indiana is also adding Evan Gordon, a graduate transfer from Arizona State. He is eligible to play immediately.

Schedule

|-!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^ This game was originally scheduled for Feb 18, but was postponed due to safety concerns following a piece of metal falling from the roof at Assembly Hall.

Rankings

See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

See also

2013–14 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI