Let the young Gunn’s play & more Indiana basketball takeaways vs. Elon

#3. Malik Reneau needs more playing time to show his effectiveness

The freshman forward played just 15 minutes in the starting role in place of Trayce Jackson-Davis and tallied nine points on 4-for-10 shooting, adding seven rebounds, one assist, a steal, and three fouls.

It seems as though Reneau is almost always “picked on” by the referees, calling ticky-tack fouls and getting him in foul trouble early in the game. Moving forward, Reneau needs to figure out how to play without fouling, and there is no better time to work on that than now before conference play gets into full throttle.

Reneau has struggled lately with his confidence and effectiveness out on the floor, registering his highest-scoring game since November 23 (10 points vs. Little Rock) and the most minutes since November 25 (19 minutes vs. Jackson State).

Mike Woodson recognizes that he needs to figure it out, and he needs to either play him through the foul trouble or continue to work on him playing defense without fouling, saying this as one of the first things to Don Fischer after the game:

"“I’ve got to figure out Malik (Reneau), he only got 15 minutes.”"