List of Indiana Hoosiers basketball players

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This is a list of Indiana Hoosiers basketball players who have attained notability through their performance in the sport of basketball and other endeavors. The list is presented in alphabetical order but is sortable by the years and positions at which they played.

List of current and former players

NamePositionHometownFirst seasonLast seasonNotes
Tom Abernethy Forward South Bend, Indiana 19731976Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 3rd round pick in 1976 NBA draft. [1]
Steve Alford Guard New Castle, Indiana 198419871983 Indiana Mr. Basketball. Member of the 1987 National Championship team. Was a 1987 Consensus All-American. 2nd round pick in 1987 NBA draft. [2]
OG Anunoby Forward Jefferson City, Missouri 20162017First-round pick in the 2017 NBA draft.
Damon Bailey Guard Bedford, Indiana 199119941990 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1990 McDonald's All-American. 1991 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Member of the 1992 Final Four team. [3]
Walt Bellamy Center New Bern, North Carolina 19591961 Frank Daly (1960, 1961) guard2-time All-Big Ten (1960, 1961). 1st round pick in 1961 NBA draft. 1993 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player. [4]
Kent Benson Center New Castle, Indiana 197419771973 Indiana Mr. Basketball. [5] Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1976 Big Ten Player of the Year. 2-time All American. [6] IU's first overall #1 NBA draft pick.
Uwe Blab Center Munich, Germany 198219851st round pick in 1985 NBA draft. [7]
Tom BolyardForward Fort Wayne, Indiana 196119631963 All-Big Ten Honoree. [8]
Quinn Buckner Guard Phoenix, Illinois 19731976Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. One of only seven players in history to win an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic Gold Medal. [9] 1st round pick in 1976 NBA draft.
Calbert Cheaney Forward Evansville, Indiana 19901993Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1993 National Player of the Year, Big Ten Player of the Year, Consensus All-American. All-time leading scorer at IU with 2,613 points. [10]
Everett Dean Center Salem, Indiana 191819211921 Helms Athletic Foundation All-America team. [11] IU basketball head coach from 1924-1938. 1966 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a coach.
Archie Dees Guard Mount Carmel, Illinois 195519582-time Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1957, 1958). [12] 1st round pick in 1958 NBA draft.
Steve Downing Center Indianapolis, Indiana 19701973Member of the 1973 Final Four team. 1973 Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Big Ten Player award honoree. [13] 1st round pick in 1973 NBA draft.
Jay Edwards Guard/Forward Marion, Indiana 198719891987 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1987 McDonald's All-American. [14] 1989 Big Ten Player of the Year. 2nd round pick in 1989 NBA draft.
Brian Evans Forward Terre Haute, Indiana 199319961996 Big Ten Player of the Year. [15] 1st round pick in 1996 NBA draft.
Yogi Ferrell Guard Indianapolis, Indiana 2013Current2012 McDonald's All-American. [16] One of only 5 Hoosiers to have 1,000 career points, 400 career assists, and 300 career rebounds.
Dane Fife Guard Clarkston, Michigan 199920021998 McDonald's All-American. 2002 Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. [17] Member of the 2002 National Championship Runner-up team.
Bill Garrett Center/Forward Shelbyville, Indiana 194919511947 Indiana Mr. Basketball. IU's first African American player. [18]
Eric Gordon Guard Indianapolis, Indiana 200720082007 Indiana Mr. Basketball; 2007 McDonald's All-American; 2008 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. [19] 1st round pick in 2008 NBA draft; 2017 NBA Sixth Man Award.
Greg Graham Guard Indianapolis, Indiana 199019931989 McDonald's All-American. [20] Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1st round pick in 1993 NBA draft.
Steve Green Forward Sellersburg, Indiana 19721975Member of the 1973 Final Four team. 2-time All-American (1974, 1975). [21] 2nd round pick in 1975 NBA draft.
A. J. Guyton Guard Peoria, Illinois 199720001997 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2000 Co-Big Ten Player of the Year. 2000 Consensus All-American. [22] 2nd round pick in 2000 NBA draft.
Kirk Haston Forward/Center Lobelville, Tennessee 199920011st round pick in 2001 NBA draft. [23]
Alan Henderson Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 199219951991 McDonald's All-American. [20] Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1st round pick in 1995 NBA draft.
Jordan Hulls Guard Bloomington, Indiana 201020132009 Indiana Mr. Basketball. [24] Led IU to back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances (2012, 2013).
Jared Jeffries Forward Bloomington, Indiana 200120022000 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2000 McDonald's All-American. [20] 2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year. Member of the 2002 National Championship Runner-up team. 1st round pick in 2002 NBA draft.
Ted Kitchel Forward Galveston, Indiana 19791983Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 2-time All-American (1982, 1983). [25] 2nd round pick in 1983 NBA draft.
John Laskowski Guard/Forward South Bend, Indiana 19731975Nicknamed "Super-Sub" for superb sixth man performances. [26] 2nd round pick in 1975 NBA draft.
Bobby Leonard Guard Terre Haute, Indiana 19521954Member of the 1953 National Championship team. 2nd round pick in 1954 NBA draft. 2014 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a coach. [27]
Scott May Forward Sandusky, Ohio 19741976Starter of the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1976 Player of the Year. 2-time Consensus All-American (1975, 1976). 1st round pick in 1976 NBA draft.
Branch McCracken Center Monrovia, Indiana 19281930All-American (1930). IU basketball head coach from 1938–1943; 1946–1965. 1960 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player. [28]
George McGinnis Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 197019711969 Indiana Mr. Basketball. [24] 3rd round pick in 1973 NBA draft.
Victor Oladipo Guard Upper Marlboro, Maryland 201120132013 Player of the Year. 2013 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. [29] 1st round pick in 2013 NBA draft.
Jimmy Rayl Guard Kokomo, Indiana 196119631959 Indiana Mr. Basketball. [24] 2-time single-game scoring record of 56 points. 3rd round pick in 1963 NBA draft.
Don Schlundt Center South Bend, Indiana 195219553-time All-American (1953, 1954, 1955). [30] Member of the 1953 National Championship team. 2nd round pick in 1955 NBA draft.
Keith Smart Guard Baton Rouge, Louisiana 19871988Member of the 1987 National Championship team. Famous for "the shot," a final-seconds, game-winning basket over Syracuse. [31] 2nd round pick in 1988 NBA draft.
Isiah Thomas Guard Chicago, Illinois 198019811979 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. Consensus All-American (1981). 1st round pick in 1981 NBA draft. 2000 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player. [32]
Ray Tolbert Forward/Center Anderson, Indiana 197819811977 Indiana Mr. Basketball. [24] 1977 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 1st round pick in 1981 NBA draft.
Landon Turner Forward/Center Indianapolis, Indiana 197919821978 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 10th round pick in 1982 NBA draft. [33]
Dick Van Arsdale Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 196319651961 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. [24] 2nd round pick in 1965 NBA draft.
Tom Van Arsdale Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 196319651961 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. [24] 2nd round pick in 1965 NBA draft.
Christian Watford Forward Birmingham, Alabama 20102013Famous for the "Wat Shot," which led to a last second victory over #1-ranked Kentucky. [34]
Lou Watson Guard/Forward Jeffersonville, Indiana 19471950All-Big Ten (1950). All-American (1950). Indiana basketball head coach from 1965-1971. [35]
D. J. White Guard Tuscaloosa, Alabama 200520082004 McDonald's All-American. [20] 2005 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2008 Big Ten Player of the Year. 1st round pick in 2008 NBA draft.
Bobby Wilkerson Guard/Forward Anderson, Indiana 19741976Starter of the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1st round pick in 1976 NBA draft. [36]
Randy Wittman Guard/Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 19791983Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 1st round pick in 1983 NBA draft. [37]
Mike Woodson Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 19771980Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. 1st round pick in 1980 NBA draft. [38]
Bracey Wright Guard The Colony, Texas 200320052002 McDonald's All-American. [20] All-Big Ten (2005). 2nd round pick in 2005 NBA draft.
Joby Wright Forward Savannah, Georgia 19701972All-Big Ten (1972). [39] 2nd round pick in 1972 NBA draft.
Cody Zeller Forward Washington, Indiana 201220132011 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2011 McDonald's All-American. [20] 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. All-Big Ten (2013). 1st round pick in 2013 NBA draft.

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