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Top 20 Indiana basketball players of all-time

By Connor O’Keefe

Former Indiana Hoosiers head coach Bob Knight . (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Former Indiana Hoosiers head coach Bob Knight . (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /
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IU’s #3 Tom Coverdale shows disappointment in final moments of tonight’s game in which MD won. /

Indiana basketball career stats: 10.6 PPG, 4.3 AST, 1.2 STL, 1.7 3PM, 36.0 3P%, 115 GP

As a junior in 2001-02, Tom Coverdale ranked second on the Hoosiers in scoring (11.9 PPG) and three-pointers made (70), and was first on the team in assists (4.8 APG) and steals (57).

If not for Coverdale, Jared Jeffries, and Indiana basketball would not have made the run they did in the magical 2002 NCAA Tournament. Coverdale averaged 9.5 points, 4.8 assists, and shot 41.7 percent from beyond the arc in the six tournament games.

You may look at the career stats and not believe that this guy deserves to be in the top 20. Understand that Coverdale was the ultimate glue guy before glue guys were even recognized. Coverdale ranks in the top 10 in the following statistical categories for his single-season and career numbers in Bloomington:

  • Three-pointers made: 200 (6th)
  • Three-point attempts: 555 (5th)
  • Assists: 500 (4th)
  • Steals: 137 (6th)
  • Assists per game: 4.3 (4th)
  • Three-point attempts (single season): 215 in 2002-03 (tied for 2nd)
  • Assists (single season): 178 in 2001-02 (3rd) & 163 in 2000-01 (9th)
  • Steals (single season): 57 in 2001-02 (5th) & 54 in 2000-01 (tied for 6th)
  • Steals per game (single season): 1.6 in 2000-01 (7th) & 1.5 in 2001-02 (10th)

Though he didn’t end up playing any games in the NBA, Coverdale had his glory days in Bloomington and made quite the impact in his four seasons under Bob Knight and Mike Davis.

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