For a whole slew of reasons, Trey Galloway was already an Indiana fan favorite. He’s from the state. He defends his ass off. He’s stuck around through some brutal seasons.
As a senior, he gave them even more reasons to love him. He turned himself into a point guard after Xavier Johnson, the only other experienced ball handler on the team, went down with another injury.
Despite having played shooting guard for the first three seasons of his career, he became the initiator Indiana needed, averaging 4.6 assists per game with a whopping 25.6% assist rate. In Big Ten play, he averaged 5.