When the college basketball season started, Archie Miller knew that he finally had the depth and talent in the frontcourt to compete in the Big Ten. However, after an inconsistent non-conference slate for the group, they are finally starting to round into form for Indiana basketball.
As it stands now, the starting frontcourt not only combines for 46 percent of the team’s total points (34.5 ppg), but also 50 percent of the total rebounds (20.2 rpg). Why is that so important and telling of Miller’s team and ultimate success this season?
In Archie Miller’s first two seasons as the head coach for Indiana, the Hoosiers ranked in the bottom half of the Big Ten in rebounding, a stat that Indiana dominated for almost all of the last decade – spent 2011-2016 in the top-5.