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https://naismithfanvote.com/ you can vote once per day until March 28th. I voted for, and will continue to vote for, TJD and Teri Moren. I gave Clark and Painter the other two. Perhaps I’m just a Big 10 homer.

ESPN’s latest mock draft has Grace going ninth to the Storm. Here’s to continued success in Grace’s career! She’ll be a great ambassador for Indiana basketball long after graduation.

I’m well aware of the connections. It seems, to me, you missed my point.

The good news is . It can also be said . He’s going to Indiana until he says he’s not . Indiana till it’s not .

Trayce Jackson-Davis’ 2022-2023 season stats: 20.9 pts per game (tied for 15th in D1) 10.8 rebs per game (7th in D1) 4.0 assists per game (tied for 133rd in D1) 2.9 blocks per game (tied for 3rd in D1) 58.1% fg (tied for 26th in D1) Final career stats in 126 games: 2,258 pts (3rd in IU history) 1,143 rebs (1st in IU history) 270 blocks (1st in IU history) 271 assists 91 steals (All that defense, yet he only averaged 1.9 fouls per game) TJD never made it beyond the round of 32, but it will likely be a very long time before Indiana sees a comparable player wear its uniform for four seasons. It took 28 years for a player to best Alan Henderson on the boards. It took 20 years for a player to best Jeff Newton on the swats. It had been 23 years since an IU player recorded 2,000 points, and TJD became only the third player to out score Don Schlundt’s 68-year old scoring mark. And I’m not sure when the last time Indiana had a player finish a season as the team leader in pts, rebs, assists, and blocks (and 0.2 away from leading in steals), but I’m guessing it’s been awhile. Here’s to TJD for becoming one of the all-time greats at Indiana University. Sure, we all expected more in the tournament and more from this team, but Trayce should hear nothing but thank you from fans after such a historic career.

I love watching this team. This wasn’t their best performance, but even an average performance by these lady Hoosiers are often enough to dominate other teams. Sound offensively and defensively. The coaching staff is top-notch. The fact they pour it on in the third and fourth quarters says something about the coaching staff’s ability to make adjustments and find mismatches, weaknesses, etc. It also says a lot about the players who have bought in to the coaching staff and who clearly know they belong and know they should beat anyone they play against. I hope they can make it to the finals to get their shot to claim number one, and what a greatly anticipated matchup it would be if the BigTen-tested IU plays against reigning national champion, undefeated, and favorite South Carolina…who, from an outsider looking in, appears to have had far less of a test throughout their conference season. Rest up and heal, Holmes! Go Hoosiers!

I’ve watched Kent State in person and on television this season. I’ve seen them play extremely well, but I’ve also seen them play less than stellar. Within the MAC, they were a very good team. With IU’s tendency to be lackadaisical at times recovering loose balls and throwing the ball away while guarded or not, I can see Kent State’s defense and effort being problematic. However, even if Carry goes off, which is quite likely unless someone locks him down, I don’t think they can handle TJD and crew down low. If TJD wants his, and comes out to play in his beast mode like this is a “one-and-done” tournament game…attacking the rim and kicking it out when necessary, then I think he dominates this game. And when they collapse the defense down under to stop him, he should have plenty of chances for assists to add to what “should be” a monster game on the glass and in the scoring column. This is a great matchup for TJD to show on the big stage that he’s a triple double threat. Can the guards score when he’s forced to kick it out and feed them? Will they all come out to play like it’s an all-or-nothing game and run down loose balls and crash the glass as a team? Who knows? One can hope. Will they turn themselves over on multiple occasions with bone-headed mistakes and miss 10 of 20 free throws? One can hope not. IU needs to get to the line AND MAKE their free throws…put pressure on their bench. They have players off the bench who contribute, but the skill level drops off quickly. IU needs to keep out of foul trouble…TJD and more importantly, the ball handlers. They need to meet the ball on all their passes and chase down every loose ball. They need to feed the paint religiously. The post players need to play Batman and Robin. And when things get clogged up, the perimeter players need to be set and ready to shoot. Players need to be set (Kopp is money if his feet are set, but he tends to miss plenty when he’s sliding to the side before his shots or not facing straight at the basket when he receives the pass). I would also like to see JHS break down their guards and get into the lane. Driving on their guards should afford more chances for reach ins. Get their two premier guards in any type of foul trouble and this game’s dynamics change drastically. He can find his mid-range game and test his accuracy behind the arc, but if it’s not there he needs to drive and take it the hoop. Their guard play is what won them most their games. Their interior is weak in comparison to an All-American like TJD. I’m betting Kent State hangs around awhile or gets down early then fights back, but then IU pulls away comfortably before the final buzzer by utilizing their superiority. Kent State is good, but if IU plays like there’s something to play for, then I don’t see this game being as close as many are predicting. IU has played some very lackluster games, and Kent State can put a lot of pressure on a team, but I don’t see Indiana coming out foggy and sluggish in this one…and even in most of IU’s lackluster performances, they were still in it against what I believe to be more difficult matchups and better competition. My unprofessional and biased prediction: IU by 12 to 15 points, but it won’t come easy and it likely won’t be decided within the first half. I have a feeling the second period we’ll see TJD in a full-throttle effort and see a hard-nosed perimeter defense by Galloway, JHS, Bates, etc. Trayce begins his final run with 24 pts, 14 rebs, 6 assists, 4 blocks…or something along those lines. He puts the team on his back in this one, and others step up with opportunities because so much attention is on TJD. Kent State is good. Indiana is better. Anyone can lose in March, and they need to come out focused and give everything they have, but Indiana SHOULD win this without having to fight back or without scrambling to pull it off at the end. What are we all worrying about Kent State for anyways? Katz and Smith say we fans need not worry until IU reaches the Final Four. Ha! I’m not yet sold on this (hopeful, but not sold), but I’m sold on IU making it out of the first round. End of senseless rant. Go Hoosiers!

If I’m figuring this correctly, the most efficient double bye with Indiana as a 3 seed is if: Michigan beats Illinois. Rest of Big10 finishes as predicted (Indiana over Michigan, Rutgers over Minnesota, Purdue over Wisconsin, Michigan St over Ohio St, Iowa over Nebraska, Wisconsin over Minnesota, Maryland over Penn State, Purdue over Illinois, Rutgers over Northwestern). Northwestern beating Rutgers would kick Indiana out of the double bye. A double bye and a 4 seed for Indiana if: Indiana beats Michigan, Maryland loses to Penn State, and rest of Big10 finish as predicted. Or (less likely), Nebraska upsets Iowa and the rest plays out as predicted. If Michigan beats Illinois and Indiana beats Michigan (after their performance against Iowa this is a bold prediction), then Indiana is a 3 seed and out of Purdue’s side of the bracket…barring a whole lot of rather surprising upsets…and even then, I’m not sure it changes anything for Indiana.

Playing around with this fun little tool, one scenario I can hope for is: IU to win out Purdue to collapse and lose twice Maryland to get beat on the road by either Penn State or Ohio State (which Maryland won earlier by only 6 and 7 points at home against each). That would put Indiana as a one seed, they would play winner of Michigan and Iowa after the double bye, then play Ohio State, Nebraska, Illinois, or Maryland in semi-finals…and they wouldn’t play Rutgers or Purdue until the finals (or someone else…Northwestern…Michigan State…two teams from the bottom part of that bracket scenario who previously beat Indiana). Here’s to hoping for a complete meltdown in Boiler country and a misstep by Maryland this week. Oh, and for Indiana to absolutely clobber Iowa and Michigan and move on with confidence no matter their fate in the seeding for the B10 tournament. If the above scenario happens, plus Maryland loses twice, then that shakes the entire thing up considerably (and I couldn’t wrap my head around all that…it puts what I consider more dangerous teams in Indiana’s path earlier on). In the above scenario, IU might face Maryland in the semi-finals, which I’m more comfortable with than other scenarios I played with. I’m sure others have different opinions on what would make for a better chance of IU going unscathed, and it would be interesting to see those opinions. I didn’t try much more than Purdue losing twice and Maryland losing at least once…which must happen for IU to win the Big10 regular season title. And, no, I don’t think Purdue loses twice…but one can hope. I can see Maryland losing once though, which is all it would take (with two Indiana home wins) for Indiana to finish second. http://bball.notnothing.net/big10.php?sport=mbb

Scoring: 20 points behind Alan Henderson/654 points points behind Calbert Cheaney * if he maintains his current 19.5 pts/game average with 9 remaining regular season games to play, he would have 2134 points (good for 4th best before the Big Ten Tournament/58 from 3rd) * with two "guaranteed" post-season games, and with his current average, Trayce would have 2173 points (19 points away from becoming the third highest scorer in program history) #8 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 1959 #7 Alan Henderson: 1979 #6 Yogi Ferrell: 1986 #5 Mike Woodson: 2061 #4 A.J. Guyton: 2100 #3 Don Schlundt: 2192 #2 Steve Alford: 2438  #1 Calbert Cheaney: 2613 Rebounds: 21 rebounds behind Kent Benson/81 rebounds behind Alan Henderson * if he maintains his current 11.2 rebs/game average with 9 remaining regular season games to play, he would have 1110 (good for all-time career rebounds leader before the Big Ten Tournament) #4 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 1010 #3 Kent Benson: 1031 #2 Walt Bellamy: 1087 #1 Alan Henderson: 1091 Career Games with a Double-Double: 6 double-doubles behind Alan Henderson/16 behind Walt Bellamy #4 Steve Downing: 43 #4 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 43 #3 Alan Henderson: 49 #2 Archie Dees: 56 #1 Walt Bellamy: 59  Blocks: * Indiana's career shot block leader #1Trayce Jackson-Davis: 236 #2 Jeff Newton: 227

* (Barring injury) With 10 regular season games remaining and one guaranteed post-season game (Big Ten Tournament), Trayce needs to average 5.4 points per game and 0.9 rebounds per game to become the first player in program history to record over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. With one additional game (NIT or NCAA) he needs to average 4.9 points per game 0.8 rebounds per game. Scoring: 38 points behind Alan Henderson/672 points points behind Calbert Cheaney * if he maintains his current 19.6 pts/game average with 10 remaining regular season games to play, he would have 2137 points (good for 4th best before the Big Ten Tournament/55 from 3rd) * with two "guaranteed" post-season games, and with his current average, Trayce would have 2176 points (16 points away from becoming the third highest scorer in program history) #8 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 1941 #7 Alan Henderson: 1979 #6 Yogi Ferrell: 1986 #5 Mike Woodson: 2061 #4 A.J. Guyton: 2100 #3 Don Schlundt: 2192 #2 Steve Alford: 2438  #1 Calbert Cheaney: 2613 Rebounds: 41 rebounds behind Kent Benson/101 rebounds behind Alan Henderson * if he maintains his current 10.7 rebs/game average with 10 remaining regular season games to play, he would have 1097 (good for all-time career rebounds leader before the Big Ten Tournament) * with two "guaranteed" post-season games, and with his current average, Trayce would have 1118 rebounds (27 rebounds more than any other player in program history) #4 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 990 #3 Kent Benson: 1031 #2 Walt Bellamy: 1087 #1 Alan Henderson: 1091 Career Games with a Double-Double: 1 double-double behind Steve Downing/17 behind Walt Bellamy * if he maintains his current average of 10+ points/game and 10+ rebounds/game with 10 regular season games to play, and has a double-double each night, he would end up with 52 (good for 3rd best before the Big Ten Tournament/4 from 2nd/7 from all-time career double-doubles leader) * with two guaranteed post-season games, and if Trayce records a double-double in each remaining game, then he will have 54 career double-doubles (good for third best and only two behind Archie Dees) #5 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 42 #5 Kent Benson: 42 #4 Steve Downing: 43 #3 Alan Henderson: 49 #2 Archie Dees: 56 #1 Walt Bellamy: 59  Blocks: * Indiana's career shot block leader #1Trayce Jackson-Davis: 235 #2 Jeff Newton: 227

Scoring: 56 points behind Alan Henderson/690 points points behind Calbert Cheaney * if he maintains his current 19.7 pts/game average with 11 remaining regular season games to play, he would end up with 2139 (good for 4th best before the Big Ten Tournament/53 from 3rd) #8 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 1923 #7 Alan Henderson: 1979 #6 Yogi Ferrell: 1986 #5 Mike Woodson: 2061 #4 A.J. Guyton: 2100 #3 Don Schlundt: 2192 #2 Steve Alford: 2438  #1 Calbert Cheaney: 2613 Rebounds: 51 rebounds behind Kent Benson/111 rebounds behind Alan Henderson * if he maintains his current 10.8 rebs/game average with 11 remaining regular season games to play, he would end up with 1098 (good for all-time career rebounds leader before the Big Ten Tournament) #4 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 980 #3 Kent Benson: 1031 #2 Walt Bellamy: 1087 #1 Alan Henderson: 1091 Career Games with a Double-Double: 1 double-double behind Kent Benson/18 behind Walt Bellamy * if he maintains his current average of 10+ points/game and 10+ rebounds/game with 11 regular season games to play, he would end up with 52 (good for 3rd best before the Big Ten Tournament/4 from 2nd/7 from all-time career double-doubles leader) #6 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 41 #5 Kent Benson: 42 #4 Steve Downing: 43 #3 Alan Henderson: 49 #2 Archie Dees: 56 #1 Walt Bellamy: 59  Blocks: * Indiana's career shot block leader #1Trayce Jackson-Davis: 233 #2 Jeff Newton: 227 * Depending on how well he performs the remainder of the season (and how many post-season games he plays in) he is likely to become the first player in program history to record over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

Scoring: 81 points behind Alan Henderson/715 points points behind Calbert Cheaney * if he maintains his current 19.4 pts/game average with 12 remaining regular season games to play, he would end up with 2130 (good for 4th best before the Big Ten Tournament/62 from 3rd) #8 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 1898 #7 Alan Henderson: 1979 #6 Yogi Ferrell: 1986 #5 Mike Woodson: 2061 #4 A.J. Guyton: 2100 #3 Don Schlundt: 2192 #2 Steve Alford: 2438  #1 Calbert Cheaney: 2613 Rebounds: 72 rebounds behind Kent Benson/132 rebounds behind Alan Henderson * if he maintains his current 10.1 rebs/game average with 12 remaining regular season games to play, he would end up with 1080 (good for 3rd best before the Big Ten Tournament/7 from 2nd/11 from all-time leader) #4 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 959 #3 Kent Benson: 1031 #2 Walt Bellamy: 1087 #1 Alan Henderson: 1091  Blocks: Tied with Jeff Newton for IU’s all-time block leader #1Trayce-Jackson Davis: 227 #1 Jeff Newton: 227

I started a thread like this for Juwan Morgan in his senior year, so I figured I would start a similar thread for TJD. Scoring: 112 points behind Alan Henderson/746 points points behind Calbert Cheaney * if he maintains his current 18.6 pts/game average with 13 remaining regular season games to play, he would end up with 2108 (good for 4th best before the Big Ten Tournament/84 from 3rd) #8 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 1867 #7 Alan Henderson: 1979 #6 Yogi Ferrell: 1986 #5 Mike Woodson: 2061 #4 A.J. Guyton: 2100 #3 Don Schlundt: 2192 #2 Steve Alford: 2438 #1 Calbert Cheaney: 2613 Rebounds: 87 rebounds behind Kent Benson/147 rebounds behind Alan Henderson * if he maintains his current 9.8 rebs/game average with 13 remaining regular season games to play, he would end up with 1071 (good for 3rd best before the Big Ten Tournament/16 from 2nd/20 from all-time leader) #4 Trayce Jackson-Davis: 944 #3 Kent Benson: 1031 #2 Walt Bellamy: 1087 #1 Alan Henderson: 1091 Blocks: 5 blocks behind Jeff Newton * barring injury, he will become Indiana's all-time shot block leader #2 Trayce-Jackson Davis: 222 #1 Jeff Newton: 227

This is my first ever prediction, so I’m not in this for the competition. If I’m right, then I’ll keep guessing until my luck runs out. It’s impossible to determine how anyone will play on any given night, and Bill Self’s Kansas teams VERY rarely lose at home. That said, though, I don’t agree with a couple posters on this board (and far more on another board I just read) that IU has no chance if a certain player doesn’t play. It’s a team (and as much as I value JHS running the point, there are other players suiting up), and I think they surprise Kansas and rebound much better tonight. Here’s to hoping Johnson has one of his “can’t-miss-the-shots” and/or “can’t-miss-the-finds” and IU wins 73-68. I want to see Race and TJD playing their Batman and Robin game again. If not, then I want to see Geronimo playing minutes and gobbling up boards at a high rate. I want to see Bates continue to transform into the player we’ve all hoped for (I wasn’t overly impressed with his play until recently, but he seems to be finding his way and certainly finding his shot). I want to see Woodson play Reneau through fouls…let him foul out if these officials wish to whistle him for everything like we’ve seen nearly every place else…it’s a big boy’s game, and I want him to play through long enough to hopefully gain some momentum and regain some confidence we saw from him early on. Kopp and Galloway need their A-games. If that score has already been taken, then I’ll say 81-79 in OT with an IU victory. Like I said, I’m predicting my first game with no shot of winning the prediction league, so why not put a little hope on the line? Besides, I think they can and will win. I predicted a loss in Vegas (in my head), but I’m surprisingly more sure of this win at Phog than I was with the Arizona game. Like someone else mentioned earlier, I think IU matches up better with Kansas than they did with Arizona, and I can only assume Woodson had lit a blazing fire. Go Hoosiers! Redemption game.