SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State Basketball tips off the 2017-18 season on Friday, November 10 as they travel to Indiana. Tip-off is set for 7 pm (ET) from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and will be televised online via Big Ten Network Plus, an online streaming service. The game will also be broadcast on WIBQ 97.9 FM as well as streamed on GoSycamores.com. Indiana State split a pair of exhibition contests with a 94-72 road loss to Purdue on October 28 and a home win last Friday against Marian by the score of 84-64. During exhibition play, IU defeated Marian, 93-62, and UIndy, 74-53.
QUICK HITS
- Indiana State is 80-9 when holding teams to 63 points or less under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing (and 18-0 when limiting teams to 53 or less). The Sycamores have won each of the six games in which have hit this defensive mark dating back to last season.
- Indiana State has earned 65 close victories (five points or less) since 2005. Under Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 39-27 in close games. 18 of Indiana State's games last season were within one possession in the final two minutes of regulation.
- Greg Lansing is just the sixth head coach in the history of the program to record at least 100 victories at the helm of the Sycamores as he owns 120. He is tied with John Longfellow for fifth on Indiana State's all-time career list and needs one more to tie Gordon Stauffer for fourth.
- Senior Brenton Scott owns 208 trifectas in his career which is third-best in the history of the program. He is one of just three Sycamores to record at least 200 career 3-pointers. He needs seven more to catch Jordan Printy for 2nd place and is 75 behind Michael Menser for the school record.
- The Sycamores opened last season with back-to-back overtime games and had two more in a row go to extra time against Missouri State and Southern Illinois (Dec. 31 & Jan. 4). It was the first time Indiana State has played consecutive overtime games since the 1986-87 season when they did it in the first two games of 2016-17. Of the Sycamores' 31 games, 13 were decided by one possession or in overtime, including five of the last seven victories. ISU set a new school record with six overtime games last season.Â
- Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing owns a school record five victories over nationally-ranked teams during his tenure, a new standard set on December 7 in the win over No. 15 Butler.
- Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing led the Sycamores for the 200th time against Missouri-St. Louis. He is one of just four head coaches at Indiana State to coach at least 200 games. Duane Klueh, Royce Waltman and Gordon Stauffer are the others.
A Win Over Indiana Would ...
• Give the Sycamores a victory on the road in the season opener for the first time since Nov. 14, 2014 when they took down IUPUI by the score of 79-66 in overtime.
• Be the Sycamores first victory over the Hoosiers since December of 2005 and their first in Bloomington since a 63-60 win in the Indiana Classic on December 12, 1999.
• Break the Hoosiers' streak of 32 consecutive victories in their home opener.
The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 120-108 (.526) overall in his eighth season as a head coach. He is 65-61 all-time in MVC games, including a 45-18 mark at home and a 20-43 record on the road. During his career, he is 71-28 in all home games, 33-61 on the road, 16-19 in neutral court contests and 39-27 in games decided by five points or less. With the Trees, Lansing is 10-10 in overtime games and 80-9 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Against Indiana, Lansing is 0-0 all-time, including an 0-0 mark in Bloomington. Lansing led the Sycamores to the postseason in each of his first four seasons at the helm (2011 NCAA, 2012 CIT, 2013 & 2014 NIT). Lansing is the second head coach to lead the Sycamores to the NCAA Tournament in their rookie campaign in the history of the program, with the other being Bill Hodges leading ISU to a 33-1 record and a Final Four appearance in the 1979 NCAA Tournament. Lansing was just the 14th rookie head coach in the history of the MVC to lead his team to 20 victories during their debut season. Lansing holds the school record for most victories over a nationally-ranked team (five) in the history of the program. Lansing is currently tied for fifth on the Indiana State all-time coaching victories list with 120 and needs one more to tie Gordon Stauffer for fourth.
A Little History
Indiana State begins its 122nd season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,467-1,275 all-time on the hardwood.
Television Particulars
The Indiana game will only be available LIVE on Friday via the Big Ten Network Plus live stream. Fans should navigate to btn2go.com to access the broadcast. Sycamore fans should chose the "School Pass" option and choose Indiana under the monthly pass option. Then choose "Buy Pass" and the cost will be $9.99 per month. There is not a single-game purchase option. A tape delayed replay of the game is scheduled on cable/satellite Big Ten Network channels at 8:00 am (ET) on Saturday, November 11.
The Indiana Series
Indiana State and Indiana are meeting on the hardwood for the first time since 2006, a 73-66 IU in Bloomington. Prior to that, the Sycamores enjoyed their best run in the series with a 72-67 victory at Hulman Center in December of 2005 when the Hoosiers were ranked 18th nationally. That win made it three victories in a span of four meetings. The two most remembered Indiana State victories over the Hoosiers came in consecutive seasons during the 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 campaigns which both would eventually send the Sycamores to the NCAA Tournament. On November 28, 2000 Michael Menser hit a pair of 3-pointers in the waning seconds of a sold-out game inside Hulman Center to propel the Sycamores to a thrilling 59-58 victory. With ISU trailing by four points, Menser hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 8.5 seconds remaining and then he raced up the court to hit another with a half a second remaining for the one-point victory. On December 12, 1999 Indiana State ventured into Assembly Hall with a 4-4 record while the Hoosiers ranked No. 15 In the country and walked out with a 63-60 win and became the first-ever team to defeat the Hoosiers in 53 all-time games at the Indiana Classic. ISU fell behind 10-2, but used a 12-2 run to lead 14-12 and would never trail again. Nate Green, Matt Renn and Michael Menser were named to the all-tournament team, with Green earning Indiana Classic MVP honors.
Freshman Tyreke Key Leads Four Double Digit Scorers Against Marian
Indiana State made their first appearance inside Hulman Center on Friday, November 3 with an 84-64 exhibition victory over Marian. Freshman Tyreke Key hit 6-of-9 shots from the field, including his lone 3-pointer to lead the team with 14 points off the bench. The Sycamores placed four scorers in double digits with Brenton Scott adding 13 while Jordan Barnes and Clayton Hughes each added 11. Scott as well as freshman Daniel Huenermann each led the team with eight rebounds each. The Sycamores owned a 47-32 edge on the glass and posted 10 steals, including a team-high four from Hughes.
Sycamores Play For Hurricane Relief At Purdue
Indiana State played a rare road exhibition contest at Purdue on October 28 for hurricane relief in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico. The Sycamores held their own in the first half against the No. 21 nationally-ranked Boilermakers trailing by just three points before falling 94-72. Jordan Barnes led the way with 15 points while Brenton Scott added 12 of his own. Freshman Tyreke Key added eight points off the bench and led the way on the boards with seven rebounds. The Sycamores despite giving up a height advantage to Purdue only trailed in the rebounding battle by a 41-35 margin.Â
Brenton Scott Named To Missouri Valley Conference Preseason First Team
Indiana State junior Brenton Scott was named Missouri Valley Conference Preseason First Team one year after taking home All-Missouri Valley Conference Third Team honors. He was the Valley's Freshman of the Year in 2015. Scott finished the regular season ranked second in the league with a 15.9 ppg average and was 16th with 5.0 rebounds per game. His 1.6 steals per game ranked in a tie for fourth while his 2.3 3-pointers per game was tied for the most in the league. Scott averaged 4.7 defensive rebounds per game to rank in a tie for seventh-best in the MVC this season. In league play, Scott's 13.3 ppg was good enough for 10th in the league while his 1.4 steals per game was fifth. He averaged 2.2 3-pointers per game to rank tied for fourth while his 4.4 defensive rebounds per game was ranked 11th. He scored 25 points and hit the final free throw with 1.5 seconds remaining to down No. 15 Butler inside Hulman Center.Â
Jordan Barnes Picks Up Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Honor
Jordan Barnes was named to the MVC All-Freshman team after averaging 6.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He hit 41 3-pointers during the year and was 36-of-40 from the free throw line (90 percent). He added 61 assists and 17 steals in 30 games of action. Barnes saw his first collegiate action and made quite the debut by scoring 14 points as he hit a pair of 3-pointers and went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line (including a mark of 4-of-4 in the final minute of regulation) to help the Sycamores come back from seven down with 37 seconds left and force overtime at Northern Illinois. He sparked a second half comeback with 11 points, six assists and five rebounds in the double-overtime victory over Eastern Illinois. Barnes scored a career-high 20 points as he hit five 3-pointers in the home win over Bradley. He hit a trio of free throws in the final seconds at Evansville which forced a late tie in that contest.
Coach Lansing Climbing The Leaderboard In Career Victories & MVC Victories
Indiana State eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing continues to climb the Indiana State all-time victories list as he earned win No. 120 against Northern Iowa on February 22, 2017. He is currently tied with John Longfellow for the fifth-most victories all-time as the Sycamores head coach (Although John Longfellow did begin the 1954-55 season as coach and earned two victories, the NCAA awarded all of that season's results to Paul Wolf). With each of his next two additional victories, Lansing will move up one spot on the ISU coaching wins list. His next victory will be No. 121 and will tie with Gordon Stauffer for fourth place on the career coaching victories list. He needs four more to catch Royce Waltman for second at 124 and the school record is held by Duane Klueh who owns 182 career victories. Lansing also now owns 65 victories in Missouri Valley Conference play which is just four off the school record of 69 held by Indiana State's second all-time winningest head coach Royce Waltman (1997-2007). Lansing has led the Sycamores to the MVC Championship Game twice in his tenure.
Scott's 3-Point Shooting Moving Up ISU Career Ranks; Now 13th All-Time In Scoring
Indiana State junior Brenton Scott became just the third Sycamore to ever record at least 200 career 3-pointers He now sits at 208 for his career. Scott has now joined school record holder Michael Menser (1997-2001) who owns 283 career trifectas and Jordan Printy (2008-12) who has 215 as the only Sycamores to post at least 200 career trifectas. Scott has also crept into the Indiana State Basketball all-time top 15 against Drake and now has 1,311 career points scored. His next target is Ray Goddard (1947-50) who had 1,321 career points and is currently 12th.
Close Game Alert! Sycamores Set School Record For Most Overtime Games In A Season
For Indiana State, 13 of the Sycamores' games last season were decided by just one possession or entered overtime. The Sycamores set a new school record by playing in six overtime contests last season. Indiana State was 3-3 in overtime games. The NCAA record for most overtime games played in one season is eight, and the MVC record is seven. The Sycamores had not played consecutive overtime games since the 1986-87 season before doing that twice last year (first two games at Northern Illinois and Ball State as well as at Missouri State and at Southern Illinois). Additionally, the Sycamores have had 18 games that have been within one possession with less than two minutes to go in regulation.
Indiana State With A Pair Of Top 10 Career Scorers In Their Respective High School States
A pair of Indiana State freshmen in Tyreke Key and Cooper Neese enter the collegiate portion of their careers having reached the Top 10 in career scoring in both of their respective home states. Key finished his career at Clay County High School in Celina, Tenn., with 3,287 points scored which is 10th most in the history of the state of Tennessee. As a senior, he set the Tennessee High School record for most points scored in a season, breaking a 25-year old record held previously by Kentucky legend Tony Delk. Cooper Neese, who will sit out the 2017-18 season serving his year-in-residence as a transfer, enters his Indiana State career having scored 2,496 career points at nearby Cloverdale High School which is seventh-best in the Indiana High School Basketball history.
Sycamores Tally School Record Fifth Victory Over Nationally-Ranked Team Under Lansing
Indiana State ended a skid of nine losses to nationally-ranked teams when No. 15/16 Butler fell inside Hulman Center on December 7 by the score of 72-71. Coach Lansing has led the Sycamores to a school-record five victories against nationally-ranked teams during his time at the helm of the program. He passed Bill Hodges (head coach of the Dream Team in 1978-79) and Royce Waltman (head coach of the Sycamores during back-to-back NCAA Tourney trips in 2000 & 2001) for the most in program history with the win over Butler. It was just the second victory for the Sycamores under Lansing at home against a nationally-ranked team and the first overall since a win at No. 21 Notre Dame in 2013.
Sycamore Success Inside Hulman Center Under Greg Lansing
The Sycamores are 71-28 (.717) inside Hulman Center under seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing. The Sycamores have won 61 of their last 85 home games. Additionally, the Sycamores have won 45 of their last 63 MVC games at home. The longest stretch of current success against a league member is eight wins in a row at home against Bradley after last season's 81-71 victory over the Braves.
63 Is The Magic Number
The Sycamores win by the score of 69-59 on February 22 against Northern Iowa was ISU's sixth last season in which they held an opponent to 63 points or less and earned the victory. Under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 80-9 when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition (including a 18-0 mark when holding teams to 53 or less).
Good Starter On The Battery
Indiana State's starting five outscored the opposition's top five three times last season and earned the win. Under eighth-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 73-23 when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent's starters after doing so in the win over Drake on February 11.
Greg Lansing Selected For Induction Into Iowa High School Basketball Hall Of Fame
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame as part of their 2016 class. Lansing and the other selected inductees were honored individually at halftime of the Iowa Class 4A State Championship Game at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on March 12. The IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame is the highest honor the Iowa High School Board of Control can bestow on a high school coach or former player. Lansing graduated from Harlan High School in 1986, where he was coached by his father Dave, who was inducted into the IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999 as a coach. The Lansing father/son combination of Dave and Greg are just the 10th father/son duo to both be inducted into the Hall of Fame since 1969.
Up Next
Indiana State continues the 2017-18 campaign on Thursday, November 16 when they travel to Charleston, S.C., to take on Auburn in the opener of the Gildan Charleston Classic. The game will tip-off at 11:30 a.m. and will be televised live nationally on ESPNU as well as the WatchESPN app.
