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Indiana basketball: Ranking the top 15 team frontcourts for 2022-23

By Connor O’Keefe

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 27: Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 celebrates a play on court with Race Thompson #25 of the Indiana Hoosiers against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the first half of the game at Williams Arena on February 27, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hoosiers defeated the Golden Gophers 84-79. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 27: Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 celebrates a play on court with Race Thompson #25 of the Indiana Hoosiers against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the first half of the game at Williams Arena on February 27, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hoosiers defeated the Golden Gophers 84-79. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 12: Trayce Jackson-Davis #23 of the Indiana Hoosiers reacts after making a basket during the first half of a Men’s Big Ten Tournament Semifinals game against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 12, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) /

Tracy Jackson-Davis, 6’9″ 245lbs, Senior Forward
2021-22 Stats: 18.3 pts/g, 8.1 reb/g, 2.3 blk/g, 29.9 PER

Race Thompson, 6’8″ 235lbs, Redshirt Senior Forward
2021-22 Stats: 11.1 pts/g, 7.5 reb/g, 1.1 stl/g, 20.8 PER

Miller Kopp, 6’7″ 215lbs, Senior Forward
2021-22 Stats: 6.0 pts/g, 2.5 reb/g, 1.1 3pm/g, 8.0 PER

Finally, we reach the Indiana basketball frontcourt that has been compared to every other top teams frontcourt for the season. One of the most important players for Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers’ program this season is TJD as he looks to improve his draft stock and hopes to compete for the Naismith Player of the Year award. At the least, TJD is hoping to compete for Big Ten Player of the Year and, hopefully, is shooting for a Final Four run in March. Jackson-Davis was the only player in college basketball last season to average 18.0+ points, 8.0+ rebounds, and 2.0+ blocks and is the first Hoosier to do so since 1996-97.

Mr. Reliable, a.k.a. Race Thompson, will easily be the most important player for the Hoosiers’ next season, as if he’s able to become a decent three-point threat and force players to defend him from behind the arc, he would change Indiana’s offense. Thompson made multiple three-pointers in three games last season, and the Hoosiers were undefeated in those games.

The third man of the Indiana basketball frontcourt is Miller Kopp. Again, last season in his first season after transferring from Northwestern was a struggle. Kopp struggled to be Indiana’s primary shooter and made 2+ three-pointers in 10 games last season and shot 47.1% in those games.

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