Indiana men’s basketball’s first season under Darian DeVries came to an end when the Hoosiers didn’t receive a bid for the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers finished 18-14 overall and 9-11 in Big Ten play, with a late collapse ending their March Madness hopes.
We’ll be recapping and analyzing DeVries’ first season in a few different ways from individual players to other lineups and trends.
Lamar Wilkerson
- Final statline: 20.9 PTS, 3.5 REB, 2.4 AST
- Role: Starting Shooting Guard
Stats provided by KenPom or CBB Analytics.
If there was one unequivocal positive to Indiana’s 2025-26 season, it was the play of Lamar Wilkerson. He was a big get from the portal, as DeVries had to fend off Kentucky for his services, but ended up being worth every penny and more for the Hoosiers.
As expected given his past performances, Wilkerson had the greenest of green lights from 3-point range and took full advantage. He attempted 8.6 3s per game, hitting 37.8% of them to be Indiana’s most consistent perimeter scoring threat.
When he caught fire, as he did a few times this year, there was seemingly no stopping him. Wilkerson hit 10 threes as part of a 44-point performance against Penn State. He scored 41 points against Oregon on six made threes, with both games ending as blowout wins for Indiana.
As the season went on, Wilkerson also demonstrated an ability to drive and score at the rim. He did so as a pure shooting guard, looking to create shots for himself rather than teammates, but used his driving ability to be a productive scorer when the shots didn’t fall from deep.
| Lamar WilkersonFG | 3PT | Midrange | Paint | Rim |
| % of FGA | 56.1% | 9.6% | 13.3% | 21% |
| FG% | 37.8% | 42.6% | 46.2% | 70.9% |
Wilkerson converted above the D-I average % from every single area on the floor.
Probably the best example of Wilkerson’s versatility as a scorer was Indiana’s 2OT win over UCLA. Down both point guards early in the first overtime, Wilkerson took over the offense, scoring 10 of his 24 points that game on layups and free throws he earned by driving hard to the rim.
His production should have lifted Indiana to more wins with better pieces around him, but Wilkerson’s play this year would have been a boost for any program in men’s Division I basketball. He left his mark on the program in his short time in Bloomington and hopefully can serve as a model for future scorers considering Indiana under DeVries.