The college basketball offseason is here, and we decided to have some fun over the next few months, ranking ALL 364 teams in D1. Number 305 is IU Indy basketball.
Before you say we’re crazy – or that all of this is up for debate, let’s go over the very intricate process of how we came to this conclusion. We took a very statistical approach – with the help of Chat GPT – taking into consideration everything from March Madness wins and finishes, to AP Poll appearances, to conference players of the year. And then, a good friend of ours, Scott Blanchard, took our approach to the MAX.
Click here to visit the FIRST article, which explains how the formula works!
Here’s the breakdown of IU Indy basketball!
NCAA Tournament Success
- Championships: 0
- Finals appearances: 0
- Final Fours: 0
- Elite Eights: 0
- Sweet 16s: 0
- NCAA wins: 0
- Bids: 1
Consistency Over Time
- Wins per season: 12.8
- Bids per season: 0.04
- AP Polls: 0
Player Quality & Talent
- All-Americans: 0
- NBA players drafted & played: 1
- Conference Players of the Year: 2
Conference & Other Success
- Conference regular season titles: 1
- Conference tournament titles: 1
- NIT titles: 0
- Other tournament titles: 0
Overall scoop on IU Indy basketball
IU Indy has gone through seven coaches and two team name changes in the last 28 seasons, but the beginning was very good. Ron Hunter coached there for 13 seasons, his longest tenured job as a head coach. Hunter led the Jaguars to the NCAA Tournament in 2003 and a Mid-Continent regular season title in 2006.
Under Hunter, IU Indy, which was then IUPUI, had eight winning seasons and a stretch of zero losing seasons for 10 straight years.
Since Hunter left in 2011? ZERO winning seasons, 6 head coaches in 15 years, and a program that just can’t seem to generate any movement forward. In fact, since the 2019-20 season, IU Indy has a total record of 46-161.
But the program will always be known for future NBA point guard George Hill. He won the conference POY in 2008, his senior season, and finished his collegiate career averaging 17.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, and 3.3 APG.
IU Indy his hoping to find their next George Hill, because it’s been rough since he and Hunter left town.