Hoosier Favorite No. 54? Picking Favorite Indiana Basketball Players, One Number At a Time

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Welcome again to our summer season sequence the place Hoosier basketball followers can vote on their favourite Indiana gamers to ever put on every quantity. At the moment, we resume with all the perfect to put on No. 54.

Hoosier favourite?

Day-after-day we’ll provide you with 4 decisions together with a brief participant bio to select your favourite Hoosier who wore a sure quantity.

Listed below are your 4 No. 54 jersey decisions in alphabetical order in order that we’re not exhibiting bias. Make sure you take the ballot under through Twitter.

(Editor’s Word: We’ll take outcomes for twenty-four hours on the ballot after which share outcomes on this story the subsequent day, so maintain coming again to see the outcomes.)

Kent Benson (1973-77)

Middle Kent Benson out of New Fort, Ind. ranks ninth on Indiana’s all-time main scorers listing with 1,740 factors in 4 seasons with the Hoosiers.

Benson shot 53.6 % from the sector and 71.5 % from the free throw line. He additionally ranked third in all-time rebounds with 1,031 behind Walt Bellamy and Alan Henderson.

Benson is a member of the 1975 Elite Eight workforce and likewise the 1976 nationwide championship workforce when Indiana defeated Michigan 86-68 for Coach Bob Knight’s first NCAA title after an ideal 32-0 season.

He was named the 1976 NCAA Remaining 4 Most Excellent Participant. Following his closing season at Indiana in 1977, Benson was the No. 1 total decide by the Milwaukee Bucks within the 1977 NBA draft. 

The previous Indiana Mr. Basketball performed 11 years within the NBA with three completely different groups earlier than heading abroad to play for one season.

Steve Bouchie (1979-83)

Ahead Steve Bouchie was named Indiana’s Mr. Basketball at Washington Excessive Faculty in 1979 earlier than coming to Indiana for his 1979-80 freshman season. 

Below Coach Knight, Bouchie helped lead the workforce to 2 Large Ten common season titles in 1981 and 1983 plus 4 NCAA Match appearances.

Bouchie and the Hoosiers had been on hearth for his collegiate profession as Indiana superior to the Candy 16, received the 1981 title sport in opposition to North Carolina, performed in a second spherical look and at last had a Candy 16 run Bouchie’s senior 12 months.

Following his stellar run with Indiana, he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1983. Bouchie additionally performed professionally in Italy earlier than a hand damage ended his profession.

In 2020, the embellished participant died of a sudden coronary heart assault over Fourth of July weekend.

Chris Lawson (1989-91)

Bloomington, Ind. native Chris Lawson solely performed at Indiana for 2 seasons primarily off the bench.

The middle/ahead totaled 195 factors, 129 rebounds and was part of the Hoosiers’ 1990 first spherical NCAA match look and a Candy 16 run the next 12 months the place Indiana additionally claimed the Large Ten common season title posting a 29-5 report.

Lawson transferred to Vanderbilt for his closing two years of eligibility the place the Commodores made the Candy 16 his junior 12 months and the NIT finals his senior 12 months.

Jon McGlocklin (1962-65)

Franklin, Ind. native Jon McGlocklin is sort of a Swiss military knife listed as a ahead, heart and guard on the roster.

In three seasons, he racked up 873 profession factors and 343 rebounds for Indiana. He shot a formidable 79.6 % from the charity stripe after which 48.5 % from the sector.

Whereas McGlocklin was a Hoosier beneath coach Department McCracken, Indiana did not advance to any NCAA tournaments or win any convention titles however nonetheless had some nice profitable seasons.

All-time No. 51’s at Indiana

Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 51 at Indiana:

• Logan Duncomb — (2021-current)
• Earl Calloway — (2005-07)
• Marty Simmons — (1983-85)

All-time No. 52’s at Indiana

Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 52 at Indiana:

• Courtney Witte — (1983-84, 1985-86)

All-time No. 53’s at Indiana

Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 53 at Indiana:

• Tamar Bates — (2021-current)
• Tom Geyer — (1997-00)
• Ross Hales — (1993-94)

All-time No. 54’s at Indiana

Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 54 at Indiana:

• Chris Lawson — (1989-91)
• Steve Bouchie — (1979-83)
• Kent Benson — (1973-77)
• Kim Pemberton — (1970-72)
• Mike Szymanczyk — (1968-70)
• Jon McGlocklin — (1962-65)

All-time No. 55’s at Indiana

Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 55 at Indiana:

• Evan Fitzner — (2018-19)
• Haris Mujezinovic — (1995-97)
• Tom Abernethy — (1972-76)
• Ed Daniels — (1970-71)

Vote in your favourite No. 54 on Twitter

You can vote on Twitter in your favourite participant with every quantity. Here is the hyperlink to as we speak’s ballot for No. 54.

‘Hoosier’ Favourite Outcomes

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