A Hoosier Decade

By Jordan Cohen | former IDS men's basketball columnist

Posted at 11:10 am on December 27, 2009 | | | Comment (1)

In less than five days, the decade will come to an end – one that included the firing of Bob Knight, one shared Big Ten regular season title, a surprise trip to the NCAA Championship game under Mike Davis, a recruiting scandal under Kelvin Sampson, the return of Dan Dakich and a major rebuilding project by the newest coach, Tom Crean.

Let’s take a look back:

Wins/Losses

Overall: 182-137 (.571)*

Pre-rebuilding win-loss: 171-106 (.671)

Record at Assembly Hall: 110-34 (.764)*

Pre-rebuilding home record: 101-21 (.828)

* = does not include Bryant (12/28/09) and Michigan (12/31/09) games

Note = Records do not include first half of 1999-2000 season

 

Follow the jump to see year-by-year results, individual honors, all-decade teams and more:

Year-by-Year results

1999-2000

• 20-9 overall record (10-6 in Big Ten play)
• #6 seed in NCAA Tournament, fell to #11 Pepperdine in first round (Bob Knight’s last game)

2000-2001

• 21-13 (10-6)
• #4 seed in NCAA Tournament, fell to #13 Kent State in first round

2001-2002

• 25-12 (11-5)
• # 5 seed in NCAA Tournament, defeated #12 Utah, #13 UNC Wilmington, #1 Duke, #10 Kent State and #2 Oklahoma, but lost to #1 Maryland 64-52 in NCAA Championship Game

2002-2003

• 21-13 (8-8)
• #7 seed in NCAA Tournament, beat #10 Alabama but lost to #2 Pittsburgh

2003-2004

• 14-15 (7-9)
• No postseason

2004-2005

• 15-14 (10-6)
• Fell to Vanderbilt in the opening round of the NIT

2005-2006

• 19-12 (9-7)
• #6 seed in NCAA Tournament, beat #11 San Diego State but lost to #3 Gonzaga

2006-2007

• 21-11 (10-6)
• #7 seed in NCAA Tournament, beat #10 Gonzaga but lost to #2 UCLA

2007-2008

• 25-8 (14-4)
• #8 seed in NCAA Tournament, fell to #9 Arkansas in the first round

2008-2009

• 6-25 (1-17)
• No postseason

2009-2010

• 5-6
• Two more games in the calendar year, 19 overall before Big Ten tournament

 

Records versus Big Ten foes

• Illinois: 7-14
• Iowa: 9-9
• Michigan: 14-3* (one more game this decade)
• Michigan State: 8-11
• Minnesota: 8-10
• Northwestern: 11-5
• Ohio State: 9-9
• Penn State: 14-6
• Purdue: 12-5
• Wisconsin: 6-12

(Also 2-8 versus Kentucky in the last decade, as well as a 14-9 record in games played in Indianapolis)

 

Notable Victories (wins against Top 5 opponents)

• 2/26/2000: #16 IU defeats #5 Michigan State, 81-79
• 1/7/2001: IU defeats #1 Michigan State, 59-58
• 3/10/2001: IU defeats #4 Illinois, 58-56
• 3/21/2002: IU defeats #1 Duke, 74-73
• 3/30/2002: IU defeats #3 Oklahoma, 73-64
• 1/11/2007: #22 IU defeats #2 Wisconsin, 71-66

 

Year-by-Year scoring leaders:

1999-2000 – A.J. Guyton (19.7 points per game)

2000-2001 – Kirk Haston (19.0)

2001-2002 – Jared Jeffries (15.1)

2002-2003 – Bracey Wright (16.2)

2003-2004 – Bracey Wright (18.5)

2004-2005 – Bracey Wright (18.3)

2005-2006 – Marco Killingswroth (17.1)

2006-2007 – D.J. White (13.8)

2007-2008 – Eric Gordon  (20.9)

2008-2009 – Devan Dumes  (12.4)

 

Individual Honors:

• A.J. Guyton: 2000 All-American, 2000 First Team All-Big Ten and Player of the Year
• Kirk Haston: 2001 All-American, 2000 First Team All-Big Ten
• Jared Jeffries: 2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 2002 All-American, 2002 First Team All-Big Ten and Player of the Year
• Bracey Wright: 2005 First Team All-Big Ten
• D.J. White: 2005 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, 2008 All-American, 2008 Big Ten First Team All-Big Ten and (Unanimous) Player of the Year
• Eric Gordon: 2008 All-American, 2008 First Team All-Big Ten and Freshman of the year

 

1st Team All-Decade

G – Tom Coverdale

G – Bracey Wright

F – Jared Jeffries

F – D.J. White

F – Kirk Haston

2nd Team All-Decade

G – Marshall Strickland

G – Eric Gordon (mainly because Wright played three years)

G – Dane Fife

F – Marco Killingsworth

F – Jeff Newton

3rd Team All-Decade

G – Kyle Hornsby

G – Roderick Wilmont

G - A.J. Moye (clap, clap, clap, clap, clap)

F – Robert Vaden

C – George Leach

Jordan Cohen is a recent graduate from IU, having earned a degree in journalism. He was the 2009-10 men's basketball columnist.

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