The Indiana Hoosiers suspended five basketball players for “disciplinary reasons” ahead of Tuesday night’s Big Ten basketball game against the Northwestern Wildcats.
Indiana head coach Mike Woodson announced shortly before the whistleblower that
And confirmation from IU. Xavier Johnson, Parker Stewart, Tamar Bates, Khristian Lander, Michael Durr all out tonight for disciplinary reasons.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) February 9, 2022
I have been asked a few times if the suspension for this suspension is three games. The UI version didn’t say it definitely wasn’t three games, but the wording was “will not play tonight”.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) February 9, 2022
Also, guard Rob Phinisee is out with an injury.
The Hoosiers will play the game without a traditional point guard.
The officially announced starters, again, for IU: Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal, Miller Kopp, Race Thompson, Trayce Jackson-Davis. NU: Boo Buie, Chase Audige, Julian Roper II, Pete Nance, Robbie Beran.
— Dustin Dopirak (@DustinDopirak) February 9, 2022
IU will not have an active point guard tonight. #iubb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) February 9, 2022
Johnson was Indiana’s starting point guard, averaging 10.6 points (third on the team) and a team-high 4.5 assists per game. Stewart was also a starter, averaging 6.9 ppg (fourth on the team) to go with a team-best 45.1 three-point percentage.
From KenPom:#iubb will be greatly missed tonight…
Hoosier fans, what do you think of the suspensions? https://t.co/uqbOtWfNbQ pic.twitter.com/fhghr4Mu8F
— Griffin Gonzalez (@grifgonzo) February 9, 2022
So those are pretty big losses for Indiana, and it’s obviously crushing at their depth. And it’s a team that needs to keep winning games to boost its overall hopes, entering NET 33rd on Tuesday.
It will be interesting to see if Indiana reveals more details about what led to the suspensions.
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