FACT: Indiana Basketball is FINALLY ready for March after WINNING GOLD for Team USA

Indiana Basketball brought home gold for Team USA in Peru, but the biggest takeaway is what the trip revealed about Darian DeVries’ second Hoosiers roster. After watching Indiana go undefeated, Jacob Goins explains why this team has the depth, physicality, guard play and toughness required to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2022–23 season. Aiden Sherrell earned tournament MVP honors, Bryce Lindsay delivered his strongest performance of the trip, and Indiana’s freshmen gained valuable experience before the regular season. The competition will become much tougher, but the Hoosiers already look more prepared to withstand the challenges of Big Ten play.   Plus: Indiana Football is picked to finish third in the Big Ten preseason poll Why Oregon—not Ohio State—should be the conference favorite Why USC will not finish in the top five What Tyrique Tucker, Isaiah Jones and Carter Smith can reveal at Big Ten Media Days How Curt Cignetti’s veteran leaders represent the defending national champions   Can Indiana Basketball finally return to March? And is third place fair for Indiana Football?   Subscribe to Locked On Hoosiers for daily Indiana Football and Indiana Basketball coverage.   00:00 Indiana Wins Gold 01:42 Peru Tournament Recap 03:25 Team Performance Analysis 04:15 NCAA Tournament Expectations 05:47 Big Ten Play Challenges 06:48 Improvement Areas & Adversity 08:03 Scoring Standouts 10:32 Big Ten Media Days 11:23 Preseason Media Poll 12:15 Ohio State vs. Oregon 13:00 Indiana Picked 3rd 14:34 USC Overrated Debate 15:11 Michigan & Penn State 16:07 National Championship Repeat 17:03 Big Ten Power Balance 18:27 Hoosiers’ Conference Importance 19:08 Personal Predictions 21:01 Media Day Player Reps 22:12 Carter Smith Profile 22:32 Tyrique Tucker Preview 22:57 Isaiah Jones Expectations 23:53 IU Leadership & Messaging 24:41 Anticipated Storylines 25:08 Show Closing Remarks   Odoo Great organizations win because operations matter. And that’s why you should get Odoo. Try for free today at https://Odoo.com/lockedon.  Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast   FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. From the opening whistle to the final kick, Let There Be Goals on FanDuel.Visithttps://FANDUEL.COMto get started now.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.