This is a list of Indiana Hoosiers basketball players who have attained notability through their performance in the sport of basketball and other endeavors. The list is presented in alphabetical order but is sortable by the years and positions at which they played.
List of current and former players Name Position Hometown First season Last season Notes Forward South Bend, Indiana 1973 1976 Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 3rd-round pick in 1976 NBA draft. Guard New Castle, Indiana 1984 1987 1983 Indiana Mr. Basketball. Member of the 1987 National Championship team. Was a 1987 Consensus All-American. 2nd-round pick in 1987 NBA draft. Forward Jefferson City, Missouri 2016 2017 First-round pick in the 2017 NBA draft. Guard Bedford, Indiana 1991 1994 1990 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1990 McDonald's All-American. 1991 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Member of the 1992 Final Four team. Center New Bern, North Carolina 1959 1961 Frank Daly (1960, 1961) guard 2-time All-Big Ten (1960, 1961). 1st-round pick in 1961 NBA draft. 1993 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player. Center New Castle, Indiana 1974 1977 1973 Indiana Mr. Basketball. Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1976 Big Ten Player of the Year. 2-time All American. IU's first overall #1 NBA draft pick. Center Munich, Germany 1982 1985 1st-round pick in 1985 NBA draft. Forward Fort Wayne, Indiana 1961 1963 1963 All-Big Ten Honoree. Guard Phoenix, Illinois 1973 1976 Starter on the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. One of only seven players in history to win an NCAA Championship, an NBA Championship, and an Olympic gold medal.Basketball's Triple Crown - The Post Game.com . 1st-round pick in 1976 NBA draft. Forward Evansville, Indiana 1990 1993 Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1993 National Player of the Year, Big Ten Player of the Year, Consensus All-American. All-time leading scorer at IU with 2,613 points. Center Salem, Indiana 1918 1921 1921 Helms Athletic Foundation All-America team. IU basketball head coach from 1924 to 1938. 1966 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a coach. Guard Mount Carmel, Illinois 1955 1958 2-time Big Ten Most Valuable Player (1957, 1958). 1st-round pick in 1958 NBA draft. Center Indianapolis, Indiana 1970 1973 Member of the 1973 Final Four team. 1973 Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Big Ten Player award honoree.Silver Basketball winners 1st-round pick in 1973 NBA draft. Guard/Forward Marion, Indiana 1987 1989 1987 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1987 McDonald's All-American. 1989 Big Ten Player of the Year. 2nd-round pick in 1989 NBA draft. Forward Terre Haute, Indiana 1993 1996 1996 Big Ten Player of the Year. 1st-round pick in 1996 NBA draft. Guard Indianapolis, Indiana 2013 Current 2012 McDonald's All-American. One of only 5 Hoosiers to have 1,000 career points, 400 career assists, and 300 career rebounds. Guard Clarkston, Michigan 1999 2002 1998 McDonald's All-American. 2002 Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Member of the 2002 National Championship Runner-up team. Center/Forward Shelbyville, Indiana 1949 1951 1947 Indiana Mr. Basketball. IU's first African American player. Guard Indianapolis, Indiana 2007 2008 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball; 2007 McDonald's All-American; 2008 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 1st-round pick in 2008 NBA draft; 2017 NBA Sixth Man Award. Guard Indianapolis, Indiana 1990 1993 1989 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1st-round pick in 1993 NBA draft. Forward Sellersburg, Indiana 1972 1975 Member of the 1973 Final Four team. 2-time All-American (1974, 1975). 2nd-round pick in 1975 NBA draft. Guard Peoria, Illinois 1997 2000 1997 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2000 Co-Big Ten Player of the Year. 2000 Consensus All-American. 2nd-round pick in 2000 NBA draft. Forward/Center Lobelville, Tennessee 1999 2001 1st-round pick in 2001 NBA draft. Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 1992 1995 1991 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1992 Final Four team. 1st-round pick in 1995 NBA draft. Guard Bloomington, Indiana 2010 2013 2009 Indiana Mr. Basketball. Led IU to back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances (2012, 2013). Forward Bloomington, Indiana 2001 2002 2000 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2000 McDonald's All-American. 2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year. Member of the 2002 National Championship Runner-up team. 1st-round pick in 2002 NBA draft. Forward Galveston, Indiana 1979 1983 Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 2-time All-American (1982, 1983). 2nd-round pick in 1983 NBA draft. Guard/Forward South Bend, Indiana 1973 1975 Nicknamed "Super-Sub" for superb sixth man performances. 2nd-round pick in 1975 NBA draft. Guard Terre Haute, Indiana 1952 1954 Member of the 1953 National Championship team. 2nd-round pick in 1954 NBA draft. 2014 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a coach. Forward Sandusky, Ohio 1974 1976 Starter of the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1976 Player of the Year. 2-time Consensus All-American (1975, 1976). 1st-round pick in 1976 NBA draft. Center Monrovia, Indiana 1928 1930 All-American (1930). IU basketball head coach from 1938 to 1943; 1946–1965. 1960 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player. Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 1970 1971 1969 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 3rd-round pick in 1973 NBA draft. Guard Upper Marlboro, Maryland 2011 2013 2013 Player of the Year. 2013 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. 1st-round pick in 2013 NBA draft. Guard Kokomo, Indiana 1961 1963 1959 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2-time single-game scoring record of 56 points. 3rd-round pick in 1963 NBA draft. Center South Bend, Indiana 1952 1955 3-time All-American (1953, 1954, 1955). Member of the 1953 National Championship team. 2nd-round pick in 1955 NBA draft. Guard Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1987 1988 Member of the 1987 National Championship team. Famous for "the shot," a final-seconds, game-winning basket over Syracuse. 2nd-round pick in 1988 NBA draft. Guard Chicago, Illinois 1980 1981 1979 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. Consensus All-American (1981). 1st-round pick in 1981 NBA draft. 2000 National Basketball Hall of Fame inductee as a player. Forward/Center Anderson, Indiana 1978 1981 1977 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 1977 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 1st-round pick in 1981 NBA draft. Forward/Center Indianapolis, Indiana 1979 1982 1978 McDonald's All-American. Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 10th-round pick in 1982 NBA draft. Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 1963 1965 1961 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2nd-round pick in 1965 NBA draft. Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 1963 1965 1961 Co-Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2nd-round pick in 1965 NBA draft. Forward Birmingham, Alabama 2010 2013 Famous for the "Wat Shot," which led to a last second victory over #1-ranked Kentucky. Guard/Forward Jeffersonville, Indiana 1947 1950 All-Big Ten (1950). All-American (1950). Indiana basketball head coach from 1965 to 1971. Guard Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2005 2008 2004 McDonald's All-American. 2005 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. 2008 Big Ten Player of the Year. 1st-round pick in 2008 NBA draft. Guard/Forward Anderson, Indiana 1974 1976 Starter of the undefeated 1976 National Championship team. 1st-round pick in 1976 NBA draft. Guard/Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 1979 1983 Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. Member of the 1981 National Championship team. 1st-round pick in 1983 NBA draft. Forward Indianapolis, Indiana 1977 1980 Member of the 1979 NIT Championship team. 1st-round pick in 1980 NBA draft. Guard The Colony, Texas 2003 2005 2002 McDonald's All-American. All-Big Ten (2005). 2nd-round pick in 2005 NBA draft. Forward Savannah, Georgia 1970 1972 All-Big Ten (1972). 2nd-round pick in 1972 NBA draft. Forward Washington, Indiana 2012 2013 2011 Indiana Mr. Basketball. 2011 McDonald's All-American. 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. All-Big Ten (2013). 1st-round pick in 2013 NBA draft.
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