IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball

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.

IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball
2024–25 IU Indy Jaguars men's basketball team
University	Indiana University Indianapolis
Head coach	Ben Howlett (1st season)
Conference	Horizon League
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
Arena	Corteva Coliseum (capacity: 8,200)
Nickname	Jaguars
Student section	Red Zone
Colors	Red, gold, and black[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament appearances
2003
Conference tournament champions
Summit: 2003
Conference regular-season champions
Summit: 2006

History

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

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

NCAA tournament results

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

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

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

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

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) (2024–2025)
2024–25	Paul Corsaro	10–22	6–14	9th
Paul Corsaro:		10–22 (.313)	6–14 (.300)
Total:		350–479 (.422)	187–232 (.446)
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

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]