9. Lilly Meister
Lilly Meister might never become a bonafide superstar, but she can certainly meet the guidelines of a superstar role player as soon as this season. Meister has both the size and smarts to make good things happen when she is on the court, and her impact has never been tied to the amount of touches she gets on the low block. We anticipate that her style of subtle impact will trickle over to her junior season at Indiana, but her steady skillset should prove more fortified with another year of seasoning.
8. Faith Wiseman
Some may argue that Meister should be ahead of Faith Wiseman on this list, but others could also argue that Wiseman should be ahead of Karoline Striplin. The incoming newbie has a wide array of tricks on both ends of the floor, and it will be intriguing to see how Teri Moren elects to utilize her flashy new freshman frontcourt player.
7. Karoline Striplin
Being that she has a full 3 seasons of legitimate playing time at Tennessee under her belt, Striplin should hold a comfortable lead in the race towards Moren's trust at the center position to begin the season. She battles defensively while filling in the cracks on the offensive end, and if her jumpshot can take another step forward as it progressively has throughout the years than she could become an indispensable part of this rotation.
6. Lexus Bargesser
Casual fans of women's college hoops may not be familiar with Lexus Bargesser, but boy oh boy are Indiana fans lucky to have her on board. She does a little bit of everything at the point guard position, from orchestrating the offense when CMM is off (or on) the floor and pestering ball handlers from the point of attack defensively. If the offseason videos of her revised shooting stroke prove legitimate, casual fans may have no choice but to acknowledge Bargesser's presence.
People seriously need to start realizing how dangerous Lexus Bargesser would be next year if she just develops a consistent jumpshot #iuwbb
— Fanatical Hoosier⚪️🔴 (@FanaticalIUWBB) April 1, 2024