Cream & Crimson Computations: What the Early IUBB Metrics Say about the 4-0 Hoosiers

Indiana's Tucker DeVries (12) passes during the Indiana versus Incarnate Word men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. There is never a shortage of metrics/data/analytics in sports these days, and perhaps no place is that more true than in basketball. If you disagree, just ask the midrange jumper how its approval rating has been doing lately. Speaking of how things are doing lately, how about our Hoosiers basketball team? We’re now about two weeks into the college basketball season in Darian DeVries' first year at the helm, how have we fared so far? Let’s take a look. Welcome to the Top Right Quadrant, Hoosiers An account that is a great follow on Twitter is CBBAnalytics and they are known for the graphic shown above. On the chart, you’ll find every team’s logo spread across a scatterplot, with adjusted offensive rating on the X-axis and adjusted defensive rating on the Y-axis. The goal is always higher offensive ratings paired with lower defensive ratings; or, visually, to find yourself in the top right quadrant. Despite the clutter as teams are only just beginning to distance themselves from one another, it did not take long for DeVries’ Hoosiers to find themselves in the top right… and, for that matter, with a good amount of separation from the pack. Thus far, though against Marquette and some inferior opponents, Indiana has found success on both ends of the court. TopTendiana? CBBAnalytics is not the only page that has liked what it has seen from the first two weeks of the season, though. Bart Torvik, another fellow stats nerd in the college basketball space, released a metric using only the first two weeks of this season to weight teams (that is, it does not take any historical weighting from prior seasons). And, what do you know, Indiana finds themselves as a top-ten team! https://twitter.com/T3Bracketology/status/1990421402248253748?s=20 Maybe Not Top Ten, But On The Rise Even as a homer, I think top ten may be a bit lofty for this team. But, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been impressed with the early returns from DeVries era of Indiana hoops. The Hoosiers are playing fun, passionate, inspired hoops. And through the Incarnate Word game as of Monday afternoon, Evan Miya’s rankings have seen the Hoosiers jump up 17 spots from their preseason ranking of 42, up to 25 now. Conference foes UCLA and Oregon, on the other hand, have fallen from their preseason rankings (10 to 24 and 23 to 40, respectively). Who Has Led the Way? While Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries have led the team in scoring, it’s actually DeVries and Tayton Conerway that +/- would suggest have the biggest impact when they are on/off the court. Both players are top 16 in the nation right now in that statistic, DeVries with a +98 rating and Conerway with a +96. That is good for 3rd and 4th in the Big Ten, respectively. Balance Across the Board What has stood out from the team so far, however, has been their balance. Coach DeVries has repeatedly said that he wants his teams to have a clear identity - whether you’re watching from the stands, on TV, or the opponent lined up against the Hoosiers, DeVries wants a clear brand of basketball that is both tough to play against and exciting to watch. So far, he has done just that. Most notably, I have noticed this in the assist to made basket ratio: Indiana has assisted on 91 of their 126 made baskets this season. In the four games they’ve played, there has been a different high-point scorer in each (Bailey, DeVries, Wilkerson, Alexis). With shooters spread across the floor and no one man to key in on as a defense, Indiana has proven to be dangerous in multiple facets. Stay tuned each week as I’ll continue to compile intriguing statistics from the Indiana men’s basketball season. Follow along to all coverage on Hoosier Huddle.

Cream & Crimson Computations: What the Early IUBB Metrics Say about the 4-0 Hoosiers

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