A player-by-player breakdown of Indiana’s roster through 10 conference games
Indiana has reached the halfway point of the Big Ten schedule and the Hoosiers are 5-5. Here’s a player-by-player look at how each rotation player has performed through 10 conference games.
(All statistics referenced are for Big Ten games only.)
Oumar Ballo
Ballo is leading Indiana in minutes played, points, rebounds and blocked shots through 10 conference games. He’s averaging a double-double: 16.7 points and 11.1 rebounds in 33.3 minutes per game. Ballo is shooting 62.7 percent in Big Ten games and is 39-for-62 from the free throw line, good for 62.9 percent. He is also third in assists in conference games with 25. Ballo’s consistency stands out in a season that hasn’t had many positives for Indiana.
Myles Rice
Rice was expected to be one of the top point guards in the Big Ten, but he’s struggled with consistency all season. He’s Indiana’s second-leading scorer in Big Ten games at 12.6 points per game. However, he’s shooting 33.3 percent on 3s and 42.9 percent on 3s in conference games. After finishing last season with the fifth-best assist rate in the Pac-12, Rice ranks 22nd in the Big Ten in assist rate at 20.1 percent. If a late-season run is to materialize for the Hoosiers, Rice has to be more assertive on both ends of the floor.
Luke Goode
Goode entered the starting lineup on Dec. 29 against Winthrop and stayed there until Sunday’s game against Maryland. The Fort Wayne native is one of the best shooters in the Big Ten. Goode is 25-for-49 on 3s in Big Ten games, which ranks third in the league at 51 percent. He’s one of four IU players averaging double figures in league play at 10.9 points per game. He also has the lowest turnover rate in the conference. Goode was brought in to play a role, and thus far, he’s filling it more than adequately.
Mackenzie Mgbako
Mgbako’s 3-point shooting has fallen off dramatically in Big Ten games. As a freshman, the 2023 McDonald’s All-American shot 37.8 percent on 3s in league play. Through 10 conference games this season, he’s 13-for-46, which is 28.3 percent. Mgbako has been better over Indiana’s last two games, with 20 points against Northwestern and 16 against Maryland. However, he’s still a poor rebounder and he’s often picked on defensively, which has forced the coaching staff to bench him when the opposition tries to exploit him.
Malik Reneau
Reneau has missed five of Indiana’s 10 Big Ten games and barely played in the Rutgers game on Jan. 2. He’s averaging 8.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in 17.3 minutes in league play. The Miami, Florida, native is shooting 43.2 percent in conference play. He’s shooting 48.5 percent on 2s after making 59.7 percent of his 2s a season ago.
Trey Galloway
Galloway, who underwent offseason knee surgery, has regressed in his fifth season in Bloomington. He does rank 10th in the Big Ten in assist rate at 26.7 percent, but the rest of his numbers are underwhelming. Galloway is making just 40 percent of his 2s and 29.3 percent of his 3s in 10 Big Ten games. He’s also shooting just 53.8 percent from the free-throw line. His 25 turnovers are also a team-high.
Bryson Tucker
Shot selection has been an issue all season for Tucker, a 2024 McDonald’s All-American. In Big Ten games, he’s shooting 41.5 percent on 2s and 10 percent on 3s (10 attempts). He has only four assists in over 126 minutes in league games. After missing the Ohio State game with an injury, Tucker was dressed for the last two games but did not play.
Kanaan Carlyle
Carlyle, who began the season in the starting lineup, has struggled with his shooting all season. In Big Ten games, he’s shooting just 29.2 percent from the field. He’s 34.3 percent on 2s and 23.3 percent on 3s (30 attempts). Defensively, Carlyle has done a solid job at times pressuring the ball, but his inefficient play offensively has limited his role all season. After taking 85 free throws as a freshman at Stanford, Carlyle has gotten to the line only 12 times this season.
Anthony Leal
Leal’s minutes have increased dramatically over the last five games as Indiana’s other guard and wing options have underperformed. In Big Ten games, Leal is averaging 2.6 points in 18.4 minutes. Defensively, he competes every possession and is one of the program’s best communicators on the floor.
Langdon Hatton
Hatton has not played the last two games and he’s logged double-figure minutes once in Big Ten games. He’s 5-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line in six conference games. With Reneau back from injury, Hatton won’t be in line for anything more than spot minutes.
Jakai Newton
It’s been another lost season for Newton, who had surgery during the season but returned and got on the floor for four minutes in the Illinois blowout loss on Jan. 14. Newton, a redshirt freshman, has appeared in just four games all season and hasn’t scored a point in league play.
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