2014–15 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–14 9–9 Tom Crean 7th Tim Buckley 7th Steve McClain 5th Chuck Martin 1st Assembly Hall NCAA tournament round of 64 The 2014–15 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Tom Crean, in his seventh season with the Hoosiers. The team played its home games at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. This season marked the 115th season of basketball at Indiana University. The Hoosiers went 20–14 overall and 9–9 in the Big Ten Conference to finish in a tie for seventh place. Much of the Hoosiers' difficulties were caused by a lack of defense and post presence. The Hoosiers improved over last season, where they did not appear in any postseason tournament, by being selected to play in the NCAA tournament as a #10 seed in the Midwest region. They made an early exit, as #7 Wichita State knocked them off in the second round. Previous season The Hoosiers finished the season with an overall record of 17–15, with a record of 7–11 in the Big Ten regular season, tying for eighth place. After not being selected to play in the NIT, Indiana chose not to accept an invitation to the CBI, claiming, "We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI". Preseason The Hoosiers began the preseason with a five-game trip to Canada in August. They finished 4–1, shooting 42% from three-point range. James Blackmon, Jr. and Troy Williams were the leading scorers, with 18.8 and 18.4 ppg.Blackmon's emergence tops Indiana's 5 Takeaways From Canadian Trip 14 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140814034549/http://www.wdrb.com/story/26272631/bozich-blackmons-emergence-tops-indianas-5-takeaways-from-canadian-trip Departures Indiana departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure Noah Vonleh 1 F 6'10" 240 Freshman Haverhill, Massachusetts 2014 NBA draft Will Sheehey 0 F 6'7" 200 Senior Stuart, Florida Graduated Evan Gordon 10 SG 6'0" 192 Grad Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated Luke Fischer 40 C 6'11" 230 Freshman Germantown, Wisconsin Transfer (Marquette) Austin Etherington 13 SF 6'6" 213 RS sophomore Cicero, Indiana Graduate transfer (Butler) Jeremy Hollowell 33 F 6'8" 219 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana Transfer (Georgia State) Peter Jurkin 42 C 7'0" 230 Sophomore Juba, South Sudan Transfer (East Tennessee State) Recruiting class In addition to the six incoming freshmen recruits, Indiana also added Nick Zeisloft, a graduate transfer from Illinois State. He was eligible to play immediately, and had two years of eligibility. thumb|James Blackmon, Jr. in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game no no 2014 Robert Johnson G Chesterfield, VA Benedictine School 6 3 180 September 20, 2013 4 4 4 4 Max Hoetzel SF Calabasas, CA Wilbraham and Monson Academy 6 7 210 October 27, 2013 3 3 3 3 James Blackmon Jr. G Marion, IN Marion HS 6 4 180 October 31, 2013 5 4 4 5 Jeremiah April C Tolleson, AZ Westwind Preparatory Academy 7 1 235 April 18, 2014 3 3 N/A 2 Tim Priller PF Richland Hills, TX Richland HS 6 9 210 April 26, 2014 N/A 3 N/A N/A Emmitt Holt PF Webster, NY Webster Schroeder HS 6 7 230 August 20, 2014 3 3 N/A N/A 2014 Indiana Commit List for 2014 2014 Indiana Basketball Commits Indiana Hoosiers Indiana 2014 Basketball Commits indiana http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=14&cfg=bb&yr=2014 http://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/classrankings?class=2014&date=null 23 19 17 21 2014-08-21 yes Roster 2014 Indiana Hoosiers y yes James Blackmon Jr. 1 y G 6 4 195 FR Fort Wayne, Indiana Marion High School USA Nick Zeisloft 2 y G 6 4 190 SR La Grange, Illinois Lyons Township HS / Illinois St USA Max Hoetzel 3 y F 6 9 220 FR Calabasas, California Wilbraham & Monson Academy USA Robert Johnson 4 y basketball G 6 3 195 FR Richmond, Virginia Benedictine School USA Troy Williams 5 y F 6 7 215 SO Hampton, Virginia Oak Hill Academy USA Ryan Burton 10 n F 6 7 210 JR y W Bedford, Indiana Bedford North Lawrence HS / Bellarmine USA Yogi Ferrell 11 y G 6 0 180 JR C Indianapolis, Indiana Park Tudor School USA Hanner Mosquera-Perea 12 n F 6 9 230 JR Istmina, Colombia La Lumiere School COL Devin Davis y basketball, born 1995 15 F 6 7 230 SO Indianapolis, Indiana Warren Central USA Stanford Robinson 22 n G 6 4 205 SO Landover, Maryland Findlay Prep USA Nate Ritchie 23 n F 6 7 215 FR W Middlebury, Indiana Northridge High School USA Emmitt Holt 25 n F 6 7 225 FR Webster, New York Vermont Academy USA Collin Hartman 30 n F 6 6 215 SO Indianapolis, Indiana Cathedral USA Tim Priller 35 n F 6 9 220 FR North Richland Hills, Texas Richland High School USA Jeremiah April 44 n C 7 0 240 FR Phoenix, Arizona Westwind Preparatory Academy USA Tom Crean Steve McClain Tim Buckley Chuck Martin http://www.insidethehall.com/2014-2015-indiana-basketball-roster/ 2014-08-20 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Foreign trip Aug 8 7:00 pm yes yes Laval Brebeuf College Montreal, Quebec Ferrell 22 Davis 16 Ferrell 6 110–70 – – Aug 10 3:00 pm yes yes Ottawa 2 Champlain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, Quebec Williams 27 Blackmon Jr. 5 Johnson 6 101–109 – – Aug 11 6:00 pm yes yes Carleton 1 Ravens' Nest Ottawa, Ontario Ferrell 21 Tied 6 Tied 4 95–85 – – Aug 12 7:00 pm yes yes McGill 6 G. Donald Love Competition Hall Montreal, Quebec Blackmon Jr. 21 Williams 9 Tied 4 96–69 266 – Aug 13 1:00 pm yes yes Quebec-Montréal Montreal, Quebec Williams 21 Davis 10 Tied 4 109–77 – – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Exhibition Nov 6 7:00 pm yes Northwood Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Blackmon, Jr. 26 Mosquera-Perea 12 Ferrell 6 94–70 17,293 – Nov 10 7:00 pm yes Indianapolis Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Ferrell 19 Johnson 10 Ferrell 5 76–63 17,296 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 14 7:00 pm yes Mississippi Valley State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Blackmon, Jr. 25 Mosquera-Perea 12 Tied 5 116–65 17,349 1–0 Nov 17 6:00 pm yes Texas Southern Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Hoosiers Showcase BTN Johnson 21 Zeisloft 6 Ferrell 7 83–64 17,243 2–0 Nov 20 8:00 pm yes SMU 22 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Hoosiers Showcase BTN Blackmon, Jr. 26 Blackmon, Jr. 7 Ferrell 7 74–68 17,472 3–0 Nov 22 8:00 pm yes Lamar Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Hoosiers Showcase BTN Blackmon, Jr. 21 Blackmon, Jr. 6 Tied 3 85–72 12,203 4–0 Nov 24 7:30 pm yes Eastern Washington Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Hoosiers Showcase ESPNews Ferrell 27 Williams 9 Ferrell 7 86–88 11,636 4–1 Nov 28 9:00 pm yes UNC Greensboro Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Blackmon, Jr. 24 Blackmon, Jr. 9 Ferrell 6 87–79 12,285 5–1 Dec 2 7:00 pm yes Pittsburgh Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 Holt 15 Hartman 6 Johnson 9 81–69 17,472 6–1 Dec 6 7:30 pm yes Savannah State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Tied 18 Johnson 7 Ferrell 7 95–49 17,472 7–1 Dec 9 9:00 pm yes yes Louisville 4 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN Blackmon, Jr. 18 Ferrell 7 Ferrell 5 74–94 11,617 7–2 Dec 13 5:00 pm yes Grand Canyon Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Blackmon, Jr. 18 Williams 8 Tied 3 94–66 17,472 8–2 Dec 20 2:30 pm yes yes Butler 23 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Crossroads Classic FS1 Williams 22 Williams 11 Tied 3 82–73 14,753 9–2 Dec 22 7:00 pm yes New Orleans Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Ferrell 17 Hartman 7 Ferrell 4 79–59 13,182 10–2 Dec 27 12:00 pm yes yes Georgetown Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Indeed Invitational ESPN2 Ferrell 27 Williams 8 Williams 4 87–91 OT 8,651 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season Dec 31 5:30 pm yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN Johnson 14 Mosquera-Perea 10 Ferrell 8 70–65 14,987 11–3 1–0 Jan 5 7:00 pm yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN Ferrell 17 Tied 6 Tied 3 50–70 14,797 11–4 1–1 Jan 10 12:00 pm Ohio State 22 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN Blackmon, Jr. 18 Williams 12 Williams 3 69–66 15,563 12–4 2–1 Jan 13 7:00 pm Penn State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Johnson 20 Blackmon, Jr. 6 Ferrell 6 76–73 17,472 13–4 3–1 Jan 18 1:00 pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL Rivalry BTN Tied 21 Williams 9 Ferrell 9 80–74 17,085 14–4 4–1 Jan 22 9:00 pm 23 Maryland 13 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPNU Ferrell 24 Williams 7 Ferrell 5 89–70 17,472 15–4 5–1 Jan 25 1:30 pm yes 23 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH CBS Ferrell 26 Holt 5 Tied 3 70–82 17,322 15–5 5–2 Jan 28 9:00 pm yes 22 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup BTN Ferrell 21 Williams 6 Ferrell 3 67–83 14,846 15–6 5–3 Jan 31 3:15 pm 22 Rutgers Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Blackmon, Jr. 20 Williams 12 Ferrell 3 72–64 17,472 16–6 6–3 Feb 3 7:00 pm yes 25 Wisconsin 5 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN Zeisloft 17 Williams 7 Ferrell 4 78–92 17,279 16–7 6–4 Feb 8 1:00 pm 25 Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN CBS Williams 20 Tied 8 Ferrell 6 70–67 17,472 17–7 7–4 Feb 11 9:00 pm yes Maryland 19 Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN Ferrell 23 Williams 7 Ferrell 6 66–68 15,304 17–8 7–5 Feb 15 7:30 pm Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN Blackmon, Jr. 24 Williams 9 Ferrell 11 90–71 17,472 18–8 8–5 Feb 19 7:00 pm Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup ESPN Ferrell 21 Williams 7 Tied 4 63–67 17,472 18–9 8–6 Feb 22 5:15 pm yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ BTN Tied 17 Williams 9 Ferrell 6 84–54 7,402 19–9 9–6 Feb 25 7:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN Williams 21 Williams 14 Ferrell 5 65–72 7,014 19–10 9–7 Mar 3 7:00 pm Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN Zeisloft 15 Williams 13 Williams 4 63–77 17,472 19–11 9–8 Mar 7 12:00 pm Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPN Ferrell 21 Tied 7 Ferrell 6 72–74 17,472 19–12 9–9 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| Big Ten tournament Mar 12 6:30 pm yes Northwestern United Center Chicago, IL Second Round ESPN2 Blackmon, Jr. 25 Williams 12 Blackmon, Jr. 7 71–56 16,549 20–12 Mar 13 6:30 pm yes Maryland 8 United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals BTN Ferrell 18 Holt 12 Ferrell 3 69–75 17,230 20–13 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#7D110C; color:white;"| NCAA tournament Mar 20 2:45 pm yes yes 10 MW Wichita State 14 7 MW CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Second Round CBS Ferrell 24 Williams 12 Williams 4 76–81 17,557 20–14 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Region Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1 20 1 20 Pre AP NR NR RV NR RV NR RV RV RV RV 23 22 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR N/A Coaches NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 23 21 25 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR See also 2014–15 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Category:2014 in sports in Indiana Category:2015 in sports in Indiana