Indiana Hoosiers (12-20, 3-15)
After a disappointing year, Coach Tom Crean (28-66) needs to put a winning season together for the Hoosier faithful.
Projected starting five:
Jr. G Jordan Hulls
Sr. G Verdell Jones III
Jr. F Christian Watford
Sr. F Tom Pritchard
Fr. C Cody Zeller
Important departures:
None of note.
Additions:
Fr. SF Remy Abell (Rivals.com three-star player)
Fr. SF Austin Etherington (Rivals.com three-star player)
Fr. C Cody Zeller (Rivals.com five-star player)
Outlook:
Indiana is coming off back-to-back disappointing seasons. The Hoosiers return four starters from last year, but that may not mean much based on last year’s record. A huge addition is freshman and top recruit Cody Zeller. If Crean hopes to stay the riotous Indiana crowd, he will need to get this team up to snuff quickly and establish Zeller as one of the dominant inside players in the NCAA.
Schedule highlights:
Indiana takes on preseason No. 2 Kentucky in early December on ESPN. A win could substantially inflate the Hoosiers’ sails. Following a 10-win season in 2009 and a 12-win season in 2010, it is hard to imagine that Indiana will be able to do much better with the majority of their difficult conference games coming near the end of their schedule. Without a tournament invitation this year, IU would likely be looking for a new head coach.
