College basketball freshman scorecard: Standouts and surprises
College basketball's top freshmen are again creating a lot of buzz, but some under-the-radar youngsters are thriving as well.
College basketball's top freshmen are again creating a lot of buzz, but some under-the-radar youngsters are thriving as well.
Devonte Green scored a career-high 30 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis added 15, leading undefeated Indiana past No. 17 Florida State 80-64 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night.
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast by discussing their Feast Week All-Americans and teams that impressed during the last few days, Indiana's weak schedule and why Michigan isn't No. 1. Next, SportsCenter anchor Sage Steele joins the pod (17:42) ahead of Stuart Scott Day to talk about what Scott meant to her and ESPN, Scott doing P90X while undergoing chemotherapy and how he was always himself despite the naysayers. Later, the guys preview the Big Ten-ACC Challenge (29:31), looking ahead to Purdue-Virginia, Michigan State-Duke, Michigan-Louisville, Ohio State-North Carolina and Maryland-Notre Dame.
Trayce Jackson-Davis had 19 points and 14 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double to lead Indiana past South Dakota State, 64-50, Saturday.
Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded his third double-double of the season Monday and Al Durham scored 18 points to help the Hoosiers fend off Louisiana Tech 88-75.
Joey Brunk scored a season-high 16 points and Devonte Green added 16 on Wednesday night to lead Indiana past Princeton 79-54.
Justin Smith had 22 points and five rebounds to lead Indiana to a 100-62 victory over Troy on Saturday night.
Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a season-high 20 points and Rob Phinisee added 13 on Tuesday to help Indiana pull away from North Alabama 91-65.
Al Durham scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half as Indiana pulled away from pesky Portland State for an 85-74 win on Saturday.
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While UNC, Kansas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State battle for five-star guard Bryce Thompson, Arkansas hopes to keep No. 29 prospect Moses Moody in state.
Justin Smith matched his career high with 24 points and Al Durham added 21 on Tuesday, leading the Indiana Hoosiers to a 98-65 rout over Western Illinois.
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The post-Bob Knight era at Indiana has been littered with false starts and missteps. When will the Hoosiers return to the elite?
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas is 83 years old and here with Market King, but he has bigger names in his history. He told me this week that Bo Schembechler was at the Derby with him when Charismatic won (1999), and that he used to sit on Bob Knight's back porch eating "a big ole bowl" of peach cobbler." "I'd say, ‘Bob, you gotta back off a little bit.' We we're close enough I could say something to him."
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 9-0 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Trey Galloway | SG | Committed | 80 |
Jordan Geronimo | SF | Committed | 76 |
Anthony Leal | SG | Committed | - |
Final Fours | 8 |
Tournament Record | 66-34 |
Championship Seasons | 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987 |
Tournament Appearances | 39 |