IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball

IU Indy Jaguars
2024–25 IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball team
UniversityIndiana University Indianapolis
Head coachPaul Corsaro (1st season)
ConferenceHorizon League
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
ArenaIndiana Farmers Coliseum
(capacity: 8,200)
NicknameJaguars
Student sectionRed Zone
ColorsRed, gold, and black[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
2003
Conference tournament champions
Summit: 2003
Conference regular season champions
Summit: 2006

The IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Indiana University Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. IU Indy assumed its current identity on July 1, 2024, when the Indiana University and Purdue University systems dissolved the former Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The vast majority of IUPUI academic programs, plus the IUPUI athletic program, were transferred to the new IU campus.[2] The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. The Jaguars made their first and to date only appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2003 when they won the Summit League Conference Championship.

History

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The first year of IU Indy basketball, then under the IUPUI identity, was 1971–72 and the school competed as an NCAA Division III Independent. From 1982 to 2014, the Jaguars played on campus at The Jungle, which seated 1,215. Beginning with the 2014–15 season, the Jaguars play their home games at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on the State Fairgrounds. Prior to the Jaguars' move, the arena underwent a $63 million renovation to modernize it for the fair and for basketball. The renovated arena has capacity for 6,800.[3]

The Jaguars joined the Horizon League on July 1, 2017, replacing Valparaiso, which left the conference on the same day.[4]

On March 25, 2024, IUPUI hired former University of Indianapolis head coach Paul Corsaro to become the 11th head coach in program history and the first IU Indy head coach.[5]

Conference affiliations

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Years Conference Seasons
1973–74 to 1977–78 NCAA D-III Independent 5
1978–79 to 1992–93 NAIA Independent 15
1993–94 to 1997–98 NCAA D-II Independent 5
1998–99 to 2016–17 Summit League 19
2017–18 to present Horizon League 7

Postseason

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NCAA tournament results

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The Jaguars have appeared in one NCAA tournament. Their record is 0–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2003 No. 16 First Round No. 1 Kentucky L 64–95

NAIA Tournament results

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The Jaguars have appeared in the NAIA Tournament two times. Their record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
1985 First Round Wisconsin-Stevens Point L 61–71
1990 First Round
Second Round
Siena Heights
Pfeiffer
W 87–80
L 86–92

CBI results

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The Jaguars have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2010 First Round
Quarterfinals
Hofstra
Princeton
W 74–60
L 68–74 2OT

CIT results

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The Jaguars have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2019 First Round Marshall L 83–87

Record year-by-year

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ron Hunter (The Summit League) (1998–2011)
1998–99 Ron Hunter 11–16 6–8 T–5th
1999–00 Ron Hunter 7–21 4–12 8th
2000–01 Ron Hunter 11–18 6–10 6th
2001–02 Ron Hunter 15–15 6–8 6th
2002–03 Ron Hunter 20–14 10–4 T–2nd NCAA first round
2003–04 Ron Hunter 21–11 10–6 2nd
2004–05 Ron Hunter 16–13 9–7 4th
2005–06 Ron Hunter 19–10 13–3 T–1st
2006–07 Ron Hunter 15–15 7–7 4th
2007–08 Ron Hunter 26–7 15–3 2nd
2008–09 Ron Hunter 16–14 9–9 4th
2009–10 Ron Hunter 25–11 15–3 2nd CBI Quarterfinals
2010–11 Ron Hunter 19–14 12–6 3rd
Ron Hunter: 221–179 (.553) 122–86 (.720)
Todd Howard (The Summit League) (2011–2014)
2011–12 Todd Howard 14–18 7–11 7th
2012–13 Todd Howard 6–26 1–15 9th
2013–14 Todd Howard 6–26 1–13 8th
Todd Howard: 26–70 (.271) 9–39 (.188)
Jason Gardner (The Summit League) (2014–2017)
2014–15 Jason Gardner 10–21 6–10 T–6th
2015–16 Jason Gardner 13–19 9–7 4th
2016–17 Jason Gardner 14–18 7–9 7th
Jason Gardner (Horizon League) (2017–2019)
2017–18 Jason Gardner 11–19 8–10 T-5th
2018–19 Jason Gardner 16–17 8–10 6th[6]
Jason Gardner: 64–94 (.405) 38–46 (.452)
Byron Rimm (Horizon League) (2019–2021)
2019–20 Byron Rimm 7–25 3–15 10th[7]
2020–21 Byron Rimm 8–10 7–9 7th
Byron Rimm: 15–35 (.300) 10–24 (.294)
Matt Crenshaw (Horizon League) (2021–2024)
2021–22 Matt Crenshaw 3-26 1-16 12th
2022–23 Matt Crenshaw 5-27 2-18 10th
2023–24 Matt Crenshaw 6-26 2-18 10th
Matt Crenshaw: 14–79 (.151) 5–52 (.088)
Paul Corsaro (Horizon League) (2024–present)
2024–25 Paul Corsaro
Total: 340–457 (.427) 181–213 (.459)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  • IUPUI joined NCAA Division I beginning in the 1998–99 season. Non-Division I seasons are not included.
  • IUPUI vacated the records of eight conference games in 2003–04, nine games in 2004–05, and seven games in 2006–07 as a result of NCAA sanctions. The Summit League also sanctioned IUPUI one conference game in 2008–09. Vacated games are included in this table.

Notable players

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In 2008, guard George Hill skipped his final year of eligibility and entered the NBA draft where he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs, becoming the first player drafted from IUPUI.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Colors : Applying the Brand: IU Brand Guidelines: Indiana University". Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Nietzel, Michael T. (June 15, 2023). "Indiana University And Purdue Officially Split Up IUPUI". Forbes.
  3. ^ Wang, Stephanie (2014-01-26). "Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum renovations enter final stretch". Indystar.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
  4. ^ "IUPUI will compete in Horizon League beginning this school year". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  5. ^ Holdaway, Ed (March 25, 2024). "IU INDIANAPOLIS NAMES PAUL CORSARO HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH". iupuijags.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "2018-19 IUPUI Jaguars Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ "2019-20 IUPUI Jaguars Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. ^ Ed Holdaway. Hill Picked 26th Overall by the San Antonio Spurs Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine iupuijags.com, June 25, 2006. Accessed July 12, 2008
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