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.