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Indiana Basketball: Fact or Fiction for the 2019-20 season

By Trevor Gersmehl

BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: A rack of basketballs at the Indiana Hoosiers games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - JANUARY 14: A rack of basketballs at the Indiana Hoosiers games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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BLOOMINGTON, IN – JANUARY 14: A rack of balls at the Indiana Hoosiers games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN – JANUARY 14: A rack of balls at the Indiana Hoosiers games against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Assembly Hall on January 14, 2019 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

With the opener just days away, there’s a lot of uncertainty heading into the 2019-2020 NCAA season for Indiana basketball.

There’s a lot of uncertainty heading into the 2019-2020 NCAA season for Indiana basketball as there was clearly some rust for the team in their exhibition vs. Gannon University on Tuesday, yet the potential to exceed the expectations set from a lackluster previous season was present as well.

Freshman guard Armaan Franklin looks ready for the college game and seems like he will far outplay his 150ish high school ranking. The possibility for players like Damezi Anderson and Jerome Hunter to step up and play a key role also exists and Archie Miller appears to be in favor of giving them decent minutes. There is a lot to look forward to in a season that starts in under a week(!!!).

Yet, the potential to follow-up last season with another disappointing season is a possibility as well.

It feels almost as if there is a clean slate with new leadership, new roles, and an entirely new strategy for this Indiana team. Perhaps it doesn’t end up working out the way it is supposed to, leaving fans lamenting the good old days once again.

The uncertainty that comes with this season makes it easy to offer up plenty of hypothetical scenarios for what may happen in the months to come.

With that said, it’s time to take a look at some potential storylines for this upcoming season to determine what is fact and what is fiction.

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