Top 40 Indiana basketball players of all-time: #32 Randy Wittman

The 2022-23 season is approaching a month before tip-off, and now we reveal the No. 32 best Indiana basketball player of all-time. This all-time Hoosier great went on to have a 10-year NBA playing career and a 26-year coaching career as a head coach and assistant coach in the NBA.

Before having quite the impact as a professional in the NBA, this homegrown Hoosier was a major part of the program in the 1981 National Championship run, along with leading Indiana basketball in scoring in his fifth and final season in Bloomington.

Top 40 Indiana basketball players of all-time

Indiana basketball career stats: 11.6 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.2 APG, 52.4 FG%

Randy Wittman was the third leading scorer on the 1981 National Championship team for Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers and also had 16 points in the title game against North Carolina, while his backcourt mate, Isiah Thomas had 23 points and four steals.

When Bob Knight returned to Assembly Hall in 2020, Wittman and now-head coach, Mike Woodson talked to the media (below) about his return and what it means to Indiana basketball and the impact he made on the program as a whole.

Along with landing in the top 10 in the following statistical categories, Wittman has scored the 15th most points (1,569) in Indiana basketball program history:

Games – 133 (tied for 3rd)
Minutes played – 4,689 (1st)
Field goals – 649 (9th)
Assists – 432 (7th)
Minutes played per game – 35.3 (3rd)

After leaving Bloomington, Wittman got drafted 10th overall to the Washington Bullets and went on to play 10 seasons in the NBA and averaged as much as 12.9 points and 34.1 minutes. The IU legend also had the opportunity to be the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers (1999-2001), Minnesota Timberwolves (2006-2009), and Washington Wizards (2011-2016) where he totaled 278 career wins.

Which all-time great Hoosier basketball player will take the No. 31 spot as IU inches closer to tipping off the 2022-23 season? Check back tomorrow!