Schedule
UIndy (5-5, 0-3 GLVC) at #15/19 Hillsdale (8-1, 2-0 G-MAC) | 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 | Dawn Tibbetts Potter Arena | Hillsdale, MI
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Projected Starters
Hillsdale: #2 Ashton Janowski, Jr, G, Pewaukee, WI/Pewaukee (10.9 ppg, 3.2 apg); #4 Charles Woodhams, Sr., G, Otsego, MI/Otsego (13.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.6 apg); #30 Logan Beaston, rFr., G, Tiffin, OH/Columbian (8.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg); #33 Joe Reuter, Sr., F, Chippewa Falls, WI/Chippewa Falls (11.8 ppg, 7 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.1 spg, 1 bpg); #35 Eric Radisevic, Sr., F, Brookfield, WI/Central (7.2 ppg, 2 rpg)
UIndy: #0 Dylan Ingram, Sr., F, Chicago, IL/Simeon/Maryville (10.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.1 bpg); #1 Daishawn Jackson, Jr., G, Lexington, KY/Douglass/Eastern Kentucky (16.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.7 spg); #12 Brody Whitaker, Sr., G, Greencastle, IN/Greencastle/Marian (15.9 ppg, 4 rpg, 1.2 spg); #22 Grant Disken, Sr., G, Park Hills, KY/Covington Catholic/St. Leo (7.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg); #35 Tucker Tornatta, Fr., C, Evansville, IN/Reitz Memorial (6.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
Scouting the Opposition
UIndy: A new-look Greyhounds squad has had to reload with the departure of its head coach and several starters from a squad that was the top seed in the Midwest Region in back-to-back years.
This season, UIndy sits at 5-5 against a tough opening schedule under new coach Scott Heady, but the Greyhounds are no slouch, with some marquee victories already over Kentucky Wesleyan and Grand Valley in OT.
Athletic forward Dylan Ingram is a double-digit scorer and the lone holdover from last year’s squad among the starters, while two transfers — DI bounceback Daishawn Jackson and Marian transfer Brody Whitaker — provide much of the scoring punch for a team that averages a solid 76.7 points per game.
More transfers — Pierce Thomas, who like Jackson is from Eastern Kentucky, Grant Disken from Saint Leo and Noah Kon from Colorado Christian — help fill out at deep 10-player rotation.
The Greyhounds have gotten plenty of experience with close games so far this year, with seven of their 10 games decided by six points or less and three overtime contests.
Scouting the Chargers
Two emphatic road victories this weekend have helped Hillsdale climb the national polls and also, at 4-0 in G-MAC play, have the Chargers on the short list of title contenders in the early going along with fellow unbeatens Findlay and Kentucky Wesleyan. Hillsdale looks to keep the momentum going with a home contest against in-region foe Indianapolis this weekend.
Despite a young squad with only one returning starter in 2023-24, the Hillsdale College men’s basketball team put together a solid campaign, winning 18 games and keeping a streak of seven straight top four G-MAC finishes intact.
Now, as the calendar turns from the 2024-25 season, last year’s young squad at Hillsdale becomes one of the most veteran teams in the G-MAC, and a serious contender for the G-MAC crown and a potential return trip to the NCAA Tournament after a year’s absence.
Entering this winter, the Chargers go from returning only one starter to returning four of five starters, and 11 of 13 players that appeared in at least one game in the 2023-24 season. Leading the way is senior forward Joe Reuter, a two-time All-G-MAC selection who’s entering his third year as a starter and one of just three first-team All-G-MAC players from a year ago who are back for the 2024-25 season.
Reuter led Hillsdale in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals and blocks last season and should be one of the top players in the conference. He’ll be flanked by two more returning double-digit scorers in guards Charles Woodhams, a fifth-year senior, and Ashton Janowski, a junior. Both players came into their own last season as starters and scoring threats and give Hillsdale great toughness and continuity up front.
An area where the Chargers are hoping for major improvement is in the paint. Starting center CJ Yarian returns after a solid first season on the court for Hillsdale, while fellow sophomores Caleb Glaser and Garrett Bolte gained great experience off the bench and will look to continue growing as sophomores. The unit will get a big boost from a healthy Eric Radisevic, who contributed last year but was limited for much of the season by injuries. Now entering 2024-25 fully recovered, Radisevic could make a big impact for the Chargers, who lacked offensive punch from the center position at points in 2023-24 and could jump to another level as a team with better production down low.
Two players who could see their role grow as Hillsdale looks to replace the graduated Samuel Vasiu are sharpshooting sophomore Mikey McCollum and junior point guard Cole McWhinnie, both of whom excelled in substitute roles in 2023-24 and who will compete for more minutes this season.
Additionally, don’t count out two players coming off their redshirt years this season. Guard Logan Beaston and post Connor Stonebraker are both skilled offensive players and have the talent to carve out roles of their own on an experienced squad, while further bolstering the Chargers’ depth.
Head coach Keven Bradley returns for his second season at the helm after a solid first season, and brings back assistant Evan Morrissey for a second year, while adding Michigan native Travis Schuba to the coaching staff for this campaign as well.
Matchup History
- Hillsdale and Indianapolis have met five times since 2007, with the Chargers holding a 3-2 edge, including wins in the last two meetings, a 92-87 victory on Nov. 17, 2015 and an 89-70 victory on Nov. 19, 2016. UIndy’s last win over the Chargers came in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, in a 66-62 final.
Other Notes
- The Chargers were picked to finish second in the G-MAC Preseason Poll released in late October, with four first place votes. Defending champion Kentucky Wesleyan was picked to repeat, while defending G-MAC Tournament champion Walsh was picked to finish third. Since joining the league in 2017-18, Hillsdale has never finished lower than third in the final standings.
- Hillsdale remains in the national rankings in both the coaches and media polls this week, sitting at 19th in the nation in the coaches poll and 15th in the nation in the media poll after an 10-1 start. This is the sixth-straight week the Chargers have been nationally ranked. Hillsdale is one of seven teams in the Midwest Region ranked or receiving in the NABC Coaches Poll, including Ferris St. (5th), Lake Superior St. (17th), G-MAC foe Findlay (25th), Missouri S&T (RV), Upper Iowa (RV) and Grand Valley State (RV)
- Hillsdale returns four starters from last year’s squad, headlined by returning All-G-MAC honoree Joe Reuter. The senior forward is a third-year starter and a two-time All-Conference player who also was named G-MAC Freshman of the Year for the 2021-22 season. Along with high scoring guards Ashton Janowski and Charles Woodhams, Reuter has been a key piece for Hillsdale so far, nearly averaging a double-double while also sitting among the league leaders in assists and steals as well. Reuter also is working his way up the all-time lists statistically at Hillsdale, as his 1,156 career points now ranks 30th all time, and he surpassed the 500-rebound milestone two weeks ago.
- The Chargers are playing at a high level so far at both ends of the floor, averaging 77.8 points per game offensively, and ranking first in the G-MAC and tied for fifth in the nation in scoring defense at 60.7 points per game. Hillsdale’s 17-points-per-game scoring margin on opponents currently ranks 11th in NCAA DII.
- Hillsdale is known for its excellent 3-point defense, and last year’s team was the best the Chargers have had at it since the 3-point line was introduced. Teams shot just 29.3% from deep on Hillsdale last season, the lowest among G-MAC squads and in the top 10 nationally. So far, through seven games, Hillsdale is conceding just 28.1% from beyond the arc, which leads the G-MAC by a significant margin and is tied for 11th in NCAA DII so far.
- Another facet of Hillsdale’s excellent defense is its ability to control the defensive glass. The Chargers concede a G-MAC best 29.3 rebounds per game to opponents, 11th fewest at the NCAA DII level, and are third in the G-MAC in defensive rebounds per game with 26.5. The Chargers are also among league leaders in blocked shots this year, averaging 3.55 per game with 11 of 13 players who’ve seen the court recording at least one block for the Chargers.
- Hillsdale prioritizes taking care of the basketball and passing to set up quality shots, and that’s reflected in the team’s stellar assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.62, the fourth-best mark in the G-MAC and 14th nationally.
