2023–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 16,468 in 18 games in 2023-24.[ 4]
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.[ 5]
Departures
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.[ 12] 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 .[ 13] 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.[ 14]
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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:
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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
L 59–79
14–10 (6–7)
13 – Gunn
8 – Ware
7 – Galloway
Mackey Arena (14,876)West Lafayette, IN
February 18, 2024 3:00 pm, FS1
Northwestern
L 72–76
14–11 (6–8)
22 – Ware
16 – Ware
12 – Galloway
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
February 21, 2024 8:30 pm, BTN
Nebraska
L 70–85
14–12 (6–9)
22 – Mgbako
12 – Ware
6 – Reneau
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State
L 74–83
14–13 (6–10)
27 – Reneau
8 – Ware
5 – Galloway
Bryce Jordan Center (11,578)University Park, PA
February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, Peacock
Wisconsin
W 74–70
15–13 (7–10)
27 – Ware
11 – Ware
12 – Galloway
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, CBS
at Maryland
W 83–78
16–13 (8–10)
24 – Mgbako
15 – Ware
6 – Johnson
Xfinity Center (16,540)College Park, MD
March 6, 2024 9:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota
W 70–58
17–13 (9–10)
26 – Ware
11 – Ware
11 – Galloway
Williams Arena (9,002)Minneapolis, MN
March 10, 2024 4:30 pm, CBS
Michigan State Senior Day
W 65–64
18–13 (10–10 )
28 – Ware
12 – Ware
5 – Reneau
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (16,304)Bloomington, IN
Big Ten Tournament
March 14, 2024 9:08 pm, BTN
(6)
vs. (11) Penn State Second round
W 61–59
19–13
18 – Ware
14 – Ware
5 – Johnson
Target Center (12,338)Minneapolis, MN
March 15, 2024 9:00 pm, BTN
(6)
vs. (3) Nebraska Quarterfinals
L 66–93
19–14
17 – Gunn
7 – Tied
5 – Johnson
Target Center (12,625)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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches RV — — — — RV — RV N/A — — — — — — — — — — —
Awards and honors
Pre-season awards
Name
Award
Date
Xavier Johnson
Almanac Preseason Second Team All-Big Ten
September 28, 2023[ 15]
Fox Sports Second Team All-Big Ten
October 9, 2023[ 16]
Mackenzie Mgbako
247 Preseason Freshman Third Team All-American
October 12, 2023[ 17]
Kel'el Ware
Preseason Watchlist for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
October 27, 2023[ 18]
In-season awards
Post-season awards
Name
Award
Date
Kel'el Ware
Big Ten All-Defensive Team
March 12, 2024[ 22]
Second Team All-Big Ten (Media)
March 12, 2024[ 22]
Third Team All-Big Ten (Coaches)
March 12, 2024[ 22]
Mackenzie Mgbako
Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
March 12, 2024[ 22]
Big Ten All-Freshman Team
March 12, 2024[ 22]
Trey Galloway
Indiana's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
March 12, 2024[ 22]
Malik Reneau
Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches and Media)
March 12, 2024[ 22]
Kaleb Banks
Academic All-Big Ten
March 20, 2024[ 23]
Shaan Burke
Academic All-Big Ten
March 20, 2024[ 23]
CJ Gunn
Academic All-Big Ten
March 20, 2024[ 23]
Anthony Leal
Academic All-Big Ten
March 20, 2024[ 23]
NBA draftees
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Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics