Following last Thursday's exhibition win against the University of Southern Indiana, IU will begin its regular season this week. IU will play Chicago State to start the 2018-19 season Tuesday night, before playing Montana State on Friday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
IDS men's basketball writers Cameron Drummond, Ben Portnoy and Murphy Wheeler recap the comfortable victory against Southern Indiana, what can be learned from the public college debuts of Romeo Langford and Rob Phinisee, as well as the importance of Justin Smith to this year's IU men's basketball team.
PODCAST SEGMENTS:
1:05 - Recapping IU's exhibition win
4:00 - The defensive play of Romeo Langford
6:00 - The defensive play of Zach McRoberts
6:45 - IU's offense in transition and in the half court
8:20 - What should Hoosier fans look for against Chicago State?
10:15 - Early impressions of Rob Phinisee
14:45 - How does Damezi Anderson fit into this year's IU team?
17:20 - Will IU's outside shooting be better this year?
23:05 - Justin Smith and Juwan Morgan's importance to the Hoosiers
29:15 - Potential IU lineups for the next few games
31:00 - Does De'Ron Davis have a role with the Hoosiers?
34:30 - Taking a look at the Chicago State Cougars
37:15 - Cameron's past experiences at the University of Texas at Arlington
40:00 - Big Ten Conference outlook for the 2018-19 season
