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Indiana Basketball: 5 players IU should sign if the Big Ten had free agency

By Alec Lasley

IOWA CITY, IA - JANUARY 19: Guard Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes drives to the basket in front of guard Anthony Cowan #0 of the Maryland Terrapins, in the second half on January 19, 2017 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IA - JANUARY 19: Guard Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes drives to the basket in front of guard Anthony Cowan #0 of the Maryland Terrapins, in the second half on January 19, 2017 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OHIO – MARCH 24: Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes watches his three point basket against the Tennessee Volunteers during their game in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO – MARCH 24: Jordan Bohannon #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes watches his three point basket against the Tennessee Volunteers during their game in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 24, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Jordan Bohannon (PG; Iowa)

There is no question about Bohannon’s shooting ability and Indiana’s lack thereof and Bohannon even torched Indiana twice last year in the final few minutes of both games to give Iowa the win.

As a career 41 percent three point shooter, he made 30 more threes than the leading three point shooter on IU (79-48). As a team, the Hoosiers shot just 32 percent a season ago, and had just two players shoot above 34 percent on the year.

With Indiana’s lack of shooting, their interior game struggled at times too because the defense was able to sag off the perimeter and clog up the driving lanes for the wings of Indiana.

The Third Team All-Big Ten last season has a knack for taking big shots, but also making them as well.

While Indiana does have quality guards, they lack the three point shooting and confidence to knock down open, and even guarded, shots. His ability to do both would bring a new dimension to the Indiana offense and make it much more effective all over the floor.

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