This is a list of Indiana Hoosiers basketball players who have attained notability through their performance in the sport of basketball and other endeavors. The list is presented in alphabetical order but is sortable by the years and positions at which they played.
Name | Position | Hometown | First season | Last season | Notes | |
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Forward | South Bend, Indiana | 1973 | 1976 | Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 3rd round pick in 1976 NBA draft.[1] | ||
Guard | New Castle, Indiana | 1984 | 1987 | 1983 Indiana Mr. Basketball. Member of the 1987 National Championship team. Was a 1987 Consensus All-American. 2nd round pick in 1987 NBA draft.[2] | ||
Forward | Jefferson City, Missouri | 2016 | 2017 | First-round pick in the 2017 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Bedford, Indiana | 1991 | 1994 | 1990 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1990 McDonald's All-American. 1991 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Member of the 1992 Final Four team.[3] | ||
Center | New Bern, North Carolina | 1959 | 1961 Frank Daly (1960, 1961) guard | 2-time All-Big Ten (1960, 1961). 1st round pick in 1961 NBA draft. 1993 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player.[4] | ||
Center | New Castle, Indiana | 1974 | 1977 | 1973 Indiana Mr. Basketball.[5] Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1976 Big Ten Player of the Year. 2-time All American.[6] IU's first overall #1 NBA draft pick. | ||
Center | Munich, Germany | 1982 | 1985 | 1st round pick in 1985 NBA draft.[7] | ||
Forward | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 1961 | 1963 | 1963 All-Big Ten Honoree.[8] | ||
Guard | Phoenix, Illinois | 1973 | 1976 | Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. One of only seven players in history to win an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal.[9] 1st round pick in 1976 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Evansville, Indiana | 1990 | 1993 | Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1993 National Player of the Year, Big Ten Player of the Year, Consensus All-American. All-time leading scorer at IU with 2,613 points.[10] | ||
Center | Salem, Indiana | 1918 | 1921 | 1921 Helms Athletic Foundation All-America team.[11] IU basketball head coach from 1924-1938. 1966 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a coach. | ||
Guard | Mount Carmel, Illinois | 1955 | 1958 | 2-time Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1957, 1958).[12] 1st round pick in 1958 NBA draft. | ||
Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1970 | 1973 | Member of the 1973 Final Four team. 1973 Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Big Ten Player award honoree.[13] 1st round pick in 1973 NBA draft. | ||
Guard/Forward | Marion, Indiana | 1987 | 1989 | 1987 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1987 McDonald's All-American.[14] 1989 Big Ten Player of the Year. 2nd round pick in 1989 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Terre Haute, Indiana | 1993 | 1996 | 1996 Big Ten Player of the Year.[15] 1st round pick in 1996 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2013 | Current | 2012 McDonald's All-American.[16] One of only 5 Hoosiers to have 1,000 career points, 400 career assists, and 300 career rebounds. | ||
Guard | Clarkston, Michigan | 1999 | 2002 | 1998 McDonald's All-American. 2002 Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.[17] Member of the 2002 National Championship Runner-up team. | ||
Center/Forward | Shelbyville, Indiana | 1949 | 1951 | 1947 Indiana Mr. Basketball. IU's first African American player.[18] | ||
Guard | Indianapolis, Indiana | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball; 2007 McDonald's All-American; 2008 Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[19] 1st round pick in 2008 NBA draft; 2017 NBA Sixth Man Award. | ||
Guard | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1990 | 1993 | 1989 McDonald's All-American.[20] Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1st round pick in 1993 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Sellersburg, Indiana | 1972 | 1975 | Member of the 1973 Final Four team. 2-time All-American (1974, 1975).[21] 2nd round pick in 1975 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Peoria, Illinois | 1997 | 2000 | 1997 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2000 Co-Big Ten Player of the Year. 2000 Consensus All-American.[22] 2nd round pick in 2000 NBA draft. | ||
Forward/Center | Lobelville, Tennessee | 1999 | 2001 | 1st round pick in 2001 NBA draft.[23] | ||
Forward | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1992 | 1995 | 1991 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1st round pick in 1995 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Bloomington, Indiana | 2010 | 2013 | 2009 Indiana Mr. Basketball.[24] Led IU to back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances (2012, 2013). | ||
Forward | Bloomington, Indiana | 2001 | 2002 | 2000 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2000 McDonald's All-American. 2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year. Member of the 2002 National Championship Runner-up team. 1st round pick in 2002 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Galveston, Indiana | 1979 | 1983 | Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 2-time All-American (1982, 1983).[25] 2nd round pick in 1983 NBA draft. | ||
Guard/Forward | South Bend, Indiana | 1973 | 1975 | Nicknamed "Super-Sub" for superb sixth man performances.[26] 2nd round pick in 1975 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Terre Haute, Indiana | 1952 | 1954 | Member of the 1953 National Championship team. 2nd round pick in 1954 NBA draft. 2014 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a coach.[27] | ||
Forward | Sandusky, Ohio | 1974 | 1976 | Starter of the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1976 Player of the Year. 2-time Consensus All-American (1975, 1976). 1st round pick in 1976 NBA draft. | ||
Center | Monrovia, Indiana | 1928 | 1930 | All-American (1930). IU basketball head coach from 1938–1943; 1946–1965. 1960 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player.[28] | ||
Forward | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1970 | 1971 | 1969 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 3rd round pick in 1973 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | 2011 | 2013 | 2013 Player of the Year. 2013 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.[29] 1st round pick in 2013 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Kokomo, Indiana | 1961 | 1963 | 1959 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2-time single-game scoring record of 56 points. 3rd round pick in 1963 NBA draft. | ||
Center | South Bend, Indiana | 1952 | 1955 | 3-time All-American (1953, 1954, 1955).[30] Member of the 1953 National Championship team. 2nd round pick in 1955 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 1987 | 1988 | Member of the 1987 National Championship team. Famous for "the shot," a final-seconds, game-winning basket over Syracuse.[31] 2nd round pick in 1988 NBA draft. | ||
Guard | Chicago, Illinois | 1980 | 1981 | 1979 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. Consensus All-American (1981). 1st round pick in 1981 NBA draft. 2000 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player.[32] | ||
Forward/Center | Anderson, Indiana | 1978 | 1981 | 1977 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1977 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 1st round pick in 1981 NBA draft. | ||
Forward/Center | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1979 | 1982 | 1978 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 10th round pick in 1982 NBA draft.[33] | ||
Forward | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1963 | 1965 | 1961 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2nd round pick in 1965 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1963 | 1965 | 1961 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2nd round pick in 1965 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Birmingham, Alabama | 2010 | 2013 | Famous for the "Wat Shot," which led to a last second victory over #1-ranked Kentucky.[34] | ||
Guard/Forward | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1947 | 1950 | All-Big Ten (1950). All-American (1950). Indiana basketball head coach from 1965-1971.[35] | ||
Guard | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 2005 | 2008 | 2004 McDonald's All-American. 2005 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2008 Big Ten Player of the Year. 1st round pick in 2008 NBA draft. | ||
Guard/Forward | Anderson, Indiana | 1974 | 1976 | Starter of the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1st round pick in 1976 NBA draft.[36] | ||
Guard/Forward | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1979 | 1983 | Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 1st round pick in 1983 NBA draft.[37] | ||
Forward | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1977 | 1980 | Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. 1st round pick in 1980 NBA draft.[38] | ||
Guard | The Colony, Texas | 2003 | 2005 | 2002 McDonald's All-American. All-Big Ten (2005). 2nd round pick in 2005 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Savannah, Georgia | 1970 | 1972 | All-Big Ten (1972).[39] 2nd round pick in 1972 NBA draft. | ||
Forward | Washington, Indiana | 2012 | 2013 | 2011 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2011 McDonald's All-American. 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. All-Big Ten (2013). 1st round pick in 2013 NBA draft. |