Indiana’s issues this season have a good amount to do with the current, and overall, composition of its backcourt.
The current starters, Gabe Cupps and Trey Galloway, have performed admirably given their situation. But sometimes that’s just not enough. The Hoosiers fell apart down the stretch against Kansas and needed a miracle comeback to beat Morehead State.
Both have some shooting ability if left open but neither can fully create for themselves on the perimeter and only Galloway has proven a semi-reliable scorer. That was why guys like Xavier Johnson and Jakai Newton were on the roster, they could do that.