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Top 40 Indiana basketball players of all-time: #40 – #30

By Connor O’Keefe

Nov 12, 2021; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) during player introductions prior to the game against the Northern Illinois Huskies at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Xavier Daniels/Indiana Athletics-USA TODAY NETWORK
Nov 12, 2021; Bloomington, IN, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) during player introductions prior to the game against the Northern Illinois Huskies at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Mandatory Credit: Xavier Daniels/Indiana Athletics-USA TODAY NETWORK /
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Over the past 10 days, we have unveiled #40 through #30 best Indiana basketball players of all-time, including Trayce Jackson-Davis, Eric Gordon, & others. We are 30 days and counting away from the tip-off of the 2022-23 season against Morehead State on November 7th.

Here’s the recap!

Top 40 Indiana basketball players of all-time

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Mar 24, 2013; Dayton, OH, USA; Temple Owls guard/forward Scootie Randall (33) is boxed out by Indiana Hoosiers forward Christian Watford (2) and guard Nkereuwem Okoro (11) in the second half during the third round of the 2013 NCAA tournament at University of Dayton Arena. Mandatory Credit: Frank Victores-USA TODAY Sports /

Indiana basketball career stats: 13.1 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.2 3PM, 42.3 3P%

The most memorable moment in Christian Watford’s basketball career was the iconic “Wat Shot” against #1 Kentucky, where Watford knocked down the game-winning buzzer-beater three-pointer to give then-unranked Indiana a historic 73-72 win over top-ranked Kentucky and Anthony Davis. What most people don’t remember is that Watford was the leading scorer in that game with 20 points, more than Anthony Davis (6 points), Cody Zeller (11 points), and Victor Oladipo (13 points).

https://twitter.com/IUBarstool/status/1293646867566399489

It’s interesting to think about such an important moment in Indiana basketball history, but that’s not all Christian Watford did at IU. Watford ranks in the top 10 in the following categories:

Games played – 132 (tied for 5th)
Minutes played – 3,759 (9th)
Free throws made – 504 (3rd)
Free throws attempted – 616 (3rd)
Free throw percentage – 81.8 pct (6th)
Offensive rebounds – 191 (8th)
Defensive rebounds – 586 (1st)
Total rebounds – 777 (10th)
Points – 1,730 (10th)

If a guy can go to school for four years and rank in the top 10 in nine pretty important statistical categories, he absolutely belongs on a top 40 list of all-time players in Indiana basketball history.

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