| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Indiana Hoosiers |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 19–14 |
| Conf Record: | 10–10 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Assoc Coach: | Kenya Hunter (4th season) Yasir Rosemond |
| Ahc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach3: | Brian Walsh |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
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.[1]
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.[2]
Following the conclusion of the season, the team was invited to compete in the 2024 National Invitation Tournament but declined the invitation.[3]
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 last year by making it to the Round of 32 but falling to the No. 5 seed Miami (FL), 69–85.
On May 23, 2023, it was announced that Hoosier legend, Calbert Cheaney, would be returning to the men's basketball staff as the new Director of Player Development. Over the last three years, Cheaney filled the role as an assistant coach with the Indiana Pacers. This will be his second stint with IU. He was Director of Operations in 2011-12 and then also began overseeing the players internal and external player development for the 2012-13 season.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | 1 | 6'6" | 213 | FR | Drafted #17 in 1st Round by Los Angeles Lakers in 2023 NBA draft[5] | ||||
| sortname | Michael Shipp | 4 | 6'3" | 195 | SR | Graduated | |||
| sortname | 12 | 6'7" | 215 | SR | Graduated | ||||
| sortname | Nathan Childress | 14 | 6'6" | 212 | SR | Graduated/ Transferred to Indiana Wesleyan[6] | |||
| sortname | Jordan Geronimo | 22 | 6'6" | 225 | JR | Transferred to Maryland[7] | |||
| sortname | 23 | 6'9" | 245 | SR | Graduated/ Drafted #57 in 2nd Round by Golden State Warriors in 2023 NBA draft[8] | ||||
| sortname | Race Thompson | 25 | 6'8" | 235 | SR | Graduated | |||
| sortname | Logan Duncomb | 51 | 6'10" | 241 | SO | Transferred to Xavier[9] | |||
| sortname | Tamar Bates | 53 | 6'5" | 198 | SO | Transferred to Missouri[10] |
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 arrives at IU with two years of eligibility remaining. Sparks appeared in 62 games at Ball State and averaged 13.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and .7 blocks.[11] 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 last season. Coming out of high school, he was a 5-star recruit, McDonald's All-American, and a Jordan Brand All-Star.[12] 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. Walker averaged 2.8 points and 1.2 rebounds last season.[13]
| Name | Number | Pos | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | Years remaining | Date eligible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Sparks | 24 | F | 240 | Winchester, IN | 2 | October 1, 2023 | ||||
| 1 | 210 | North Little Rock, AR | 3 | October 1, 2023 | ||||||
| Anthony Walker | 4 | 215 | Baltimore, MD | 1 | October 1, 2023 |
Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big Ten Tournament
| Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Banks, Kaleb | 21 | 0 | 222 | 10.6 | 54 | 2.6 | 20 | 51 | .392 | 5 | 20 | .250 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 1.8 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Burke, Shaan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Creel, Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Cupps, Gabe | 33 | 22 | 715 | 21.7 | 86 | 2.6 | 32 | 88 | .364 | 14 | 39 | .359 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 2 | 58 | 60 | 1.8 | 41 | 22 | 0 | 27 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Galloway, Trey | 31 | 31 | 1034 | 33.4 | 328 | 10.6 | 131 | 281 | .466 | 26 | 100 | .260 | 40 | 75 | .533 | 27 | 62 | 89 | 2.9 | 143 | 36 | 6 | 66 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Gunn, CJ | 29 | 0 | 371 | 12.8 | 113 | 3.9 | 41 | 120 | .342 | 17 | 50 | .340 | 14 | 21 | .667 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 1.0 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 16 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Johnson, Xavier | 20 | 13 | 514 | 25.7 | 151 | 7.6 | 48 | 113 | .425 | 11 | 30 | .367 | 44 | 64 | .688 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 2.6 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 45 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Leal, Anthony | 21 | 0 | 308 | 14.7 | 51 | 2.4 | 16 | 36 | .444 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 10 | 16 | .625 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 2.1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 14 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Mgbako, Mackenzie | 33 | 33 | 895 | 27.1 | 404 | 12.2 | 131 | 332 | .395 | 50 | 153 | .327 | 92 | 112 | .821 | 34 | 101 | 135 | 4.1 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Newton, Jakai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Reneau, Malik | 33 | 33 | 945 | 28.6 | 508 | 15.4 | 198 | 355 | .558 | 15 | 45 | .333 | 97 | 142 | .683 | 59 | 138 | 197 | 6.0 | 88 | 18 | 19 | 93 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Sparks, Payton | 24 | 2 | 179 | 7.5 | 51 | 2.1 | 18 | 35 | .514 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 36 | .417 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 1.8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Stephens, Ian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Walker, Anthony | 32 | 1 | 452 | 14.1 | 162 | 5.1 | 56 | 115 | .483 | 2 | 17 | .118 | 48 | 64 | .750 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 2.3 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| style=white-space:nowrap | Ware, Kel'el | 30 | 30 | 962 | 32.1 | 478 | 15.9 | 188 | 321 | .586 | 17 | 40 | .425 | 85 | 134 | .634 | 63 | 233 | 296 | 9.9 | 45 | 18 | 56 | 47 |
| Total | 33 | 6600 | 200.0 | 2386 | 72.30 | 879 | 1848 | .476 | 166 | 513 | .324 | 462 | 696 | .664 | 293 | 861 | 1154 | 35.0 | 504 | 171 | 133 | 400 | ||
| Opponents | 33 | 6600 | 200.0 | 2452 | 74.30 | 845 | 2013 | .420 | 284 | 829 | .343 | 478 | 637 | .750 | 363 | 792 | 1155 | 35.0 | 446 | 247 | 101 | 341 | ||
| 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 | Stl | Steals | High | Team high | |
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
| Name | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Xavier Johnson | Almanac Preseason Second Team All-Big Ten | September 28, 2023[14] |
| Fox Sports Second Team All-Big Ten | October 9, 2023[15] | |
| Mackenzie Mgbako | 247 Preseason Freshman Third Team All-American | October 12, 2023[16] |
| Kel'el Ware | Preseason Watchlist for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award | October 27, 2023[17] |
| Name | Award | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Reneau | Empire Classic All-Tournament Team | November 21, 2023[18] | |
| Mackenzie Mgbako | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | January 2, 2024[19] February 26, 2024[20] |
| Name | Award | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kel'el Ware | Big Ten All-Defensive Team | March 12, 2024[21] | |
| Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) | March 12, 2024 | ||
| Third Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) | March 12, 2024 | ||
| Mackenzie Mgbako | Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year (Coaches) | March 12, 2024 | |
| Big Ten All-Freshman Team | March 12, 2024 | ||
| Trey Galloway | Indiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award | March 12, 2024 | |
| Malik Reneau | Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media) | March 12, 2024 | |
| Kaleb Banks | Academic All-Big Ten | March 20, 2024[22] | |
| Shaan Burke | Academic All-Big Ten | March 20, 2024 | |
| CJ Gunn | Academic All-Big Ten | March 20, 2024 | |
| Anthony Leal | Academic All-Big Ten | March 20, 2024 |