2023–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represents Indiana University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by third-year head coach, and former Indiana standout, Mike Woodson. The team plays 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]

2023–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–9 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike Woodson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kenya Hunter (4th season) Yasir Rosemond (3rd season) Brian Walsh (2nd season)
Captain	Trey Galloway Xavier Johnson
Home arena	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Purdue	10	–	2		.833			21	–	2		.913
No. 10 Illinois	8	–	3		.727			17	–	5		.773
No. 11 Wisconsin	8	–	4		.667			16	–	7		.696
Northwestern	7	–	5		.583			16	–	7		.696
Minnesota	6	–	5		.545			15	–	7		.682
Indiana	6	–	6		.500			14	–	9		.609
Michigan State	6	–	6		.500			14	–	9		.609
Penn State	6	–	6		.500			12	–	11		.522
Nebraska	6	–	7		.462			16	–	8		.667
Iowa	5	–	7		.417			13	–	10		.565
Maryland	5	–	7		.417			13	–	10		.565
Rutgers	4	–	7		.364			12	–	10		.545
Ohio State	3	–	9		.250			13	–	10		.565
Michigan	3	–	9		.250			8	–	15		.348
† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of February 8, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

On November 1, 2023, legendary Hall of Famer IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight (1971-2000) passed away at the age of 83. During his 29 seasons at IU, Knight led his teams to 3 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 will don "RMK" patches with 3 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]

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Coaching changes

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.^[3]

Departures

Indiana departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jalen Hood-Schifino	1	G	6'6"	213	Freshman	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Drafted #17 in 1st Round by Los Angeles Lakers in 2023 NBA draft^[4]
Michael Shipp	4	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Graduated
Miller Kopp	12	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Houston, Texas	Graduated
Nathan Childress	14	F	6'6"	212	Senior	Zionsville, Indiana	Graduated/Transferred to Indiana Wesleyan^[5]
Jordan Geronimo	22	F	6'6"	225	Junior	Newark, New Jersey	Transferred to Maryland^[6]
Trayce Jackson-Davis	23	F	6'9"	245	Senior	Greenwood, Indiana	Graduated/Drafted #57 in 2nd Round by Golden State Warriors in 2023 NBA draft^[7]
Race Thompson	25	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Plymouth, Minnesota	Graduated
Logan Duncomb	51	C	6'10"	241	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio	Transferred to Xavier^[8]
Tamar Bates	53	G	6'5"	198	Sophomore	Kansas City, Kansas	Transferred to Missouri^[9]

Incoming transfers

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.^[10] 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.^[11] 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.^[12]

Indiana incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Years remaining	Date eligible
Payton Sparks	24	F	6'9"	240	Junior	Winchester, IN	Ball State	2	October 1, 2023
Kel'el Ware	1	C	7'0"	210	Sophomore	North Little Rock, AR	Oregon	3	October 1, 2023
Anthony Walker	4	F	6'9"	215	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Miami (FL)	1	October 1, 2023

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jakai Newton CG	Covington, GA	Newton High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 22, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Gabe Cupps PG	Dayton, OH	Centerville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 16, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Mackenzie Mgbako PF	Gladstone, NJ	Roselle Catholic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Liam McNeeley SF	Richardson, TX	Montverde Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 15, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

Note: Players' year is based on remaining eligibility. The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season towards eligibility.

2023–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Xavier Johnson (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Bishop O'Connell/Pitt Woodbridge, VA C 1 Kel'el Ware 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So North Little Rock/Oregon North Little Rock, AR G 2 Gabe Cupps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Centerville Dayton, OH G/F 3 Anthony Leal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bloomington South Bloomington, IN F 4 Anthony Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Brewster Academy/Miami (FL) Baltimore, MD F 5 Malik Reneau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) So Montverde Academy Miami, FL F 10 Kaleb Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Fayette County Hampton, GA G 11 CJ Gunn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN G 12 Jakai Newton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Newton Covington, GA G 13 Shaan Burke (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Vista San Diego, CA G 14 Jordan Rayford (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Phillips Academy/Air Force Washington, D.C. F 15 James Goodis (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Winter Park, FL F 21 Mackenzie Mgbako 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic Gladstone, NJ G 22 Jackson Creel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Mount Vernon Twsp/Rend Lake Mt. Vernon, IL C 24 Payton Sparks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Winchester/Ball State Winchester, IN F 30 Ian Stephens (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr New Palestine New Palestine, IN G 32 Trey Galloway (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Culver Academies Culver, IN	Head coach Mike Woodson (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Kenya Hunter (Duquesne) Yasir Rosemond (Oregon) Brian Walsh (Akron) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 29, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 1:00 pm, BTN Plus		UIndy	W 74–52	–	14 – Tied	8 – Mgbako	5 – Johnson	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 3, 2023* 6:30 pm, BTN Plus		Marian	W 94–61	–	20 – Ware	11 – Ware	7 – Johnson	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
Regular Season
November 7, 2023* 6:30 pm, BTN		Florida Gulf Coast Bill Garrett Game	W 69–63	1–0	16 – Galloway	12 – Ware	4 – Ware	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 12, 2023* 7:00 pm, BTN		Army Salute to Service	W 72–64	2–0	20 – Ware	7 – Reneau	5 – Tied	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, BTN		Wright State	W 89–80	3–0	22 – Ware	12 – Ware	6 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 5 UConn Empire Classic semifinals	L 57–77	3–1	18 – Reneau	8 – Ware	2 – Cupps	Madison Square Garden (–) New York City, NY
November 20, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Louisville Empire Classic consolation game	W 74–66	4–1	14 – Johnson	8 – Banks	5 – Johnson	Madison Square Garden (–) New York City, NY
November 26, 2023* 4:30 pm, BTN		vs. Harvard	W 89–76	5–1	28 – Ware	8 – Tied	5 – Tied	Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,469) Indianapolis, IN
December 1, 2023 7:00 pm, BTN		Maryland	W 65–53	6–1 (1–0)	18 – Ware	14 – Ware	6 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
December 5, 2023 9:00 pm, Peacock		at Michigan	W 78–75	7–1 (2–0)	15 – Reneau	8 – Ware	2 – Tied	Crisler Center (11,396) Ann Arbor, MI
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Auburn Holiday Hoopsgiving	L 76–104	7–2	15 – Reneau	8 – Ware	3 – Reneau	State Farm Arena (8,623) Atlanta, GA
December 16, 2023* 12:30 pm, CBS		No. 2 Kansas	L 71–75	7–3	28 – Galloway	15 – Ware	4 – Reneau	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
December 19, 2023* 6:30 pm, BTN		Morehead State	W 69–68	8–3	18 – Walker	9 – Tied	3 – Banks	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (15,852) Bloomington, IN
December 21, 2023* 8:30 pm, BTN		North Alabama	W 83–66	9–3	25 – Reneau	7 – Reneau	9 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (15,865) Bloomington, IN
December 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, BTN Plus		Kennesaw State	W 100–87	10–3	34 – Reneau	11 – Reneau	7 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,689) Bloomington, IN
January 3, 2024 9:00 pm, BTN		at Nebraska	L 70–86	10–4 (2–1)	20 – Ware	10 – Ware	5 – Reneau	Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,446) Lincoln, NE
January 6, 2024 8:00 pm, FOX		Ohio State	W 71–65	11–4 (3–1)	23 – Reneau	7 – Reneau	7 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,584) Bloomington, IN
January 9, 2024 7:00 pm, Peacock		at Rutgers	L 57–66	11–5 (3–2)	13 – Tied	17 – Ware	7 – Reneau	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
January 12, 2024 6:30 pm, FS1		Minnesota	W 74–62	12–5 (4–2)	19 – Mgbako	14 – Ware	7 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
January 16, 2024 7:00 pm, Peacock		No. 2 Purdue Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup	L 66–87	12–6 (4–3)	17 – Galloway	9 – Reneau	5 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
January 19, 2024 8:30 pm, FS1		at No. 11 Wisconsin	L 79–91	12–7 (4–4)	28 – Reneau	8 – Reneau	2 – Tied	Kohl Center (15,271) Madison, WI
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, FOX		at No. 10 Illinois Rivalry	L 62–70	12–8 (4–5)	21 – Reneau	12 – Mgbako	2 – Tied	State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL
January 30, 2024 7:00 pm, BTN		Iowa	W 74–68	13–8 (5–5)	23 – Ware	10 – Ware	4 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
February 3, 3024 12:00 pm, FS1		Penn State	L 71–85	13–9 (5–6)	25 – Ware	11 – Ware	6 – Galloway	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
February 6, 2024 7:00 pm, Peacock		at Ohio State	W 76–73	14–9 (6–6)	26 – Reneau	14 – Reneau	4 – Galloway	Value City Arena (11,157) Columbus, OH
February 10, 2024 8:00 pm, FOX		at No. 2 Purdue Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, FS1		Northwestern						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2024 8:30 pm, BTN		Nebraska						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, Peacock		Wisconsin						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, CBS		at Maryland						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
March 6, 2024 9:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota						Williams Arena  Minneaplois, MN
March 10, 2024 4:30 pm, CBS		Michigan State Senior Day						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBD		vs.						Target Center  Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (final)

			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
Banks, Kaleb
Cupps, Gabe
Galloway, Trey
Gunn, CJ
Johnson, Xavier
Leal, Anthony
Mgbako, Mackenzie
Newton, Jakai
Reneau, Malik
Sparks, Payton
Walker, Anthony
Ware, Kel'el
Total
Opponents

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	Blocks	Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—						Not released
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	N/A	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Awards and honors

Pre-season awards

Name	Award	Date
Xavier Johnson	Almanac Preseason Second Team All-Big Ten	September 28, 2023^[13]
	Fox Sports Second Team All-Big Ten	October 9, 2023^[14]
Mackenzie Mgbako	247 Preseason Freshman Third Team All-American	October 12, 2023^[15]
Kel'el Ware	Preseason Watchlist for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award	October 27, 2023^[16]

In-season awards

Name	Award	Date
Malik Reneau	Empire Classic All-Tournament Team	November 21, 2023^[17]
Mackenzie Mgbako	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	January 2, 2024^[18]

References

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11. "Oregon transfer Kel'el Ware commits to Indiana". Inside the Hall. April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
12. "Miami (FL) transfer Anthony Walker commits to Indiana". Inside the Hall. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
13. "Xavier Johnson Named Preseason Second-Team All-Big Ten by The Almanac". bmvsports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
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15. "247Sports 2023-24 college basketball True Freshman Preseason All-Americans". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
16. "Ware Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Watchlist". iuhoosiers.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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18. "Indiana's Mackenzie Mgbako Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". FanNation. Retrieved January 2, 2024.