SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State Basketball continues its 125th season on Tuesday, December 3 as they continue non-conference play against North Dakota State with tip-off set for 5:30 p.m. (ET) inside Hulman Center. The game will be televised live worldwide on ESPN+. The game will also be broadcast on WIBQ 97.9 FM as well as streamed (audio) on GoSycamores.com.
QUICK HITS
Indiana State has hit at least one 3-pointer in every game since December 20, 2008 against DePauw -- a span of 350 contests, which is the third-longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Greg Lansing is just the second head coach in the history of the program to record at least 150 victories at the helm of the Sycamores as he owns 151. His career win total is second-best at ISU (and his 80 MVC wins is the most in the history of the program). He also owns the school record with five wins over nationally-ranked teams.
Indiana State is looking for program win No. 1,500. They will become just the fifth team among the current Missouri Valley Conference member to win at least 1,500 games with a victory over North Dakota State.
A Win Over North Dakota State Would ...
• Be the 1,500th win in the history of the Sycamore Basketball program.
• Give the Sycamores a win over the Bison in the first ever meeting between the two programs.
• Give the Sycamores a season-high four game winning streak.
The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 151-146 (.508) overall in his tenth season as a head coach. He is 80-82 all-time in MVC games, including a 54-27 mark at home and a 26-55 record on the road. During his career, he is 89-40 in all home games, 42-79 on the road, 21-26 in neutral court contests and 50-39 in games decided by five points or less. With the Trees, Lansing is 12-14 in overtime games and 96-10 when holding teams to 63 points or less. Coach Lansing has never faced North Dakota State before as head coach of Indiana State. 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 second on the Indiana State all-time coaching victories list with 151. His 80 MVC victories are a school record.
A Little History
Indiana State is in its 125th season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,499-1,313 all-time on the hardwood. ISU only needs one more victory to achieve their historic 1,500 win in the history of the program.
Television Particulars
The Sycamores game against the Bison will be televised live nationally on ESPN+.
Cooper Neese Leads The Sycamores With 19 Against Missouri-St. Louis
Indiana State sophomore Cooper Neese tallied 19 points as he hit 6-of-9 shots from the field and was 4-of-6 from 3-point range to lead the Sycamores to a win over Missouri-St. Louis in the home opener. Neese hit two 3-pointers in the early going to stake the Sycamores to an early lead and his 3-pointer late in the game helped cap a lengthy 12-0 run which secured the Sycamore victory.
Jordan Barnes Torches Nets And Named To Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team
Indiana State senior Jordan Barnes had a week to remember in Bimini, Bahamas as he averaged 16.7 points per game and connected on 11 3-pointers over the three-game stretch as the Sycamores earned victories over Air Force and Loyola Marymount. He blazed the nets at a 15-of-24 (62.5 percent clip) and was 11-of-20 (55.0 percent) from long range. He converted 9-of-11 free throw opportunities and owned 11 assists as well as five steals. The only contest that Barnes didn't reach double figures was the opener against Duquesne in which he scored eight points and the Dukes escaped with a three-point win. His best game came on Friday, Nov. 22 when he tied a career-high with 29 points and hit 8-of-10 shots, including a 7-of-9 mark from downtown. He added five rebounds, four assists and two steals in the win over the Lions. His seven 3-pointers in the contest also tied a career high. Barnes finished off the week with a 13-point outburst in the win over Air Force, in which he was 4-of-5 from 3-point range and added a late charity toss to seal the victory. For his efforts, he was named to the Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team.
Sycamores Looking To Make History With Win No. 1,500
Indiana State will get two cracks this week at historic win No. 1,500 in the history of the program. The team currently stands at No. 1,499 with a win over Missouri-St. Louis on November 30. Among the current membership only Bradley, Illinois State, Missouri State and Southern Illinois have won as many as 1,500 games in their program's history.
Jordan Barnes Up To No. 3 On ISU 3-Pointers Made List
Indiana State senior Jordan Barnes scored 50 points over three games at the 2019 Junkanoo Jam to give him 1,274 for his career – and make him the active career scoring leader at Indiana State. Barnes connected on 11 3-pointers this week to give him 234 for his career and he is now in sole possession of third place on the Sycamore Basketball career 3-point chart. His 1,274 career points ranks 15th in the history of the program. He needs only 27 more to reach No.14 all-time at Indiana State. As a sophomore in 2017-18, he hit the 1,000 point mark in his 77th career game -- the fourth-fastest to reach the mark in program history. Larry Bird owns the school record hitting the 1,000 point milestone in just 31 career games.
Greg Lansing Second On ISU Wins List With 151
Greg Lansing became just the second head coach in the history of the program to record at least 150 victories when he picked that milestone win on Sunday, November 24 in the Bahamas against Air Force. His 151 career victories rank second in the history of the program. In 2018, with the Sycamores' victory at home over Illinois State, he earned his 73rd career MVC victory which is a school record. Coach Lansing now only trails Duane Klueh who owns the school record with 182 career victories. He currently holds the school record with 80 all-time MVC regular season victories.
Sycamores Enjoy Two Wins And Runner Up Finish At Junkanoo Jam
The Sycamores traveled to beautiful Bimini, Bahamas last week for the 2019 edition of the Junkanoo Jam and came away with a runner-up finish as well as a 2-1 record. ISU has enjoyed great success in MTE play under 10th-year head coach Greg Lansing as the Sycamores have now earned 15 victories, including third place finishes in recent years during the Advocare Invitational, Hawaiian Airlines Diamondhead Classic and Paradise Jam. ISU finished as the runner in 2018 at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic and the 2019 Junkanoo Jam.
63 Is The Magic Number
The Sycamores win by the score of 62-55 on November 30, 2019 against Missouri-St. Louis was ISU's second this year in which they held an opponent to 63 points or less and earned the victory. Under 10th-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 96-10 when allowing less than 63 points to the opposition (including a 21-0 mark when holding teams to 53 or less).
Good Starter On The Battery
Indiana State's starting five has outscored the opposition's top five four times this season and have earned the win three times in those situations. Under 10th-year head coach Greg Lansing, the Sycamores are 100-29 when the ISU starting five scores more than their opponent's starters.
Indiana State With A Pair Of Top 10 Career Scorers In Their Respective High School States
A pair of Indiana State players in Tyreke Key and Cooper Neese are in 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, 2017 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.
Greg Lansing Inducted 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 plays their final road non-conference game of the year when they head back to Dayton to take on Wright State on Saturday, December 7. Tip-off from the Nutter Fieldhouse is set for 2:00 p.m. (ET) and will be televised live world-wide on ESPN+.
