#119 Indiana State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Indiana State Sycamores
 

2023-2024 Overall Rank: #119

Conference Rank: #4 Missouri Valley

2022-23 Record: 23-13, 13-7
2022-23 Postseason: CBI
Coach: Josh Schertz
Coach Record: 34-33 at Indiana State, 34-33 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Courvoisier McCauley, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.0 apg
Cooper Neese, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.7 apg
Cameron Henry, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.9 apg
Trenton Gibson, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.8 apg
Cade McKnight, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.6 apg
Kailex Stephens, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Robbie Avila, Sophomore, Center, 10.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.6 apg
Julian Larry, Junior, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.3 apg
Xavier Bledson, Senior, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.7 apg
Jayson Kent, Junior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Ryan Conwell, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from South Florida
Jaden Daughtry, Freshman, Forward
Aaron Gray, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Niagara
Eli Shetlar, Freshman, Guard
Isaiah Swope, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Southern Indiana
Derek Vorst, Freshman, Forward
Jake Wolfe, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Morehead State
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (24th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (157, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.3 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.6 (109, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (19, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (100, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.1 (19, 2)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (129, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (22, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (147, 6)