Close Menu
The Daily Hoosier
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Trending
    • 2026 LB commit Jacob Savage is eager to lead Indiana football to more winning
    • IU basketball recruiting: Hoosiers offer 2027 5-star wing Ryan Hampton
    • IU football notebook: PFF cites top returners, ESPN notes top newcomers, Klatt likes it all
    • Athletics superiority: IU claims sixth straight Governor’s Cup win over Purdue
    • Two former IU basketball players called up to NBA Draft Combine from G League Elite Camp
    • IU softball returns to NCAA Tournament
    • IU basketball getting unofficial visit this week from 2027 guard Chase Branham
    • IU basketball recruiting: Hoosiers offer 2026 4-star forward Latrell Allmond
    • Sign Up
    • About/Support
    • Jobs
    • Tickets
      • IUBB Tickets (Stubhub)
      • IUFB Tickets (Stubhub)
    • Shop
      • Official IU Store
      • IU Adidas Store
      • Amazon: Support TDH
      • IU Memorabilia
      • IU Press (Books)
      • The Daily Hoosier T-Shirt
    • Radio/Podcasts
      • East 17th Street
    • Pro IU
      • IUBB NBA
      • IUFB NFL
      • IUBASE MLB
    • Forum
      • Disqus Forum
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    The Daily HoosierThe Daily Hoosier
    Monday, May 12
    • IU Basketball
      • Latest IU Basketball News
      • Offseason roster activity tracker
      • 2025-26 IU Basketball Roster
      • DeVries’ new staff
      • Scholarship Chart
      • Future Schedules
      • IU Basketball 2024-25 Schedule
      • 2024-25 Big Ten Standings
      • 24-25 IU Basketball Stats
      • Rankings & Bracketology
      • IU Basketball Media Guide
    • IU Football
      • Latest IU Football News
      • Roster updates by position
      • 2025 scholarship tracker
      • Current roster
      • Curt Cignetti’s staff
      • Future opponents through 2032
      • IU Football 2024 Schedule
      • 2024 B1G Standings
      • 2024 IUFB Stats
      • IU Football 2024 Record Book
    • IU Recruiting
      • IU Basketball Recruiting News
      • IU Football Recruiting News
      • IUBB 2026-28 Prospects
      • Recruit Interviews
      • Recruit Highlights
      • IU Football Recruiting Commits
    • IU Women’s Basketball
      • IU Women’s Basketball News
      • 24-25 Schedule
      • Big Ten Standings
    • IU Men’s Soccer
      • 2024 Schedule
      • Indiana Men’s Soccer: Program History
    • More Hoosiers
      • Fan and Business NIL options
      • IU Baseball
        • Baseball Schedule
        • Statistics
        • Big Ten Standings
      • IU Swim & Dive
      • IU Olympic Results
    • Hoosier History
      • March Madness Classics
      • Basketball History
      • Football History
      • IUFB Best Seasons
      • IUFB All-Time Top 10 Players
    The Daily Hoosier

    Indiana Basketball 2018-19 Player Previews: Devonte Green

    Mike SchumannBy Mike SchumannOctober 22, 2018 IU Basketball No Comments
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    The 2018-19 Indiana University men’s basketball season is right around the corner.  To help get you ready, The Daily Hoosier is profiling every player on the 2018-19 IU roster.  You can see all of our 2018-19 player profiles in one place here.  If you are looking for the 2018-19 IU basketball schedule, you can find that here.


    Things started fast for Devonte Green in the 2017-18 season.  The first gold jersey, the leading scorer at Hoosier Hysteria, and the leading scorer, rebounder and assist man in the first exhibition against Marian.

    Right or wrong, the expectations for Green soared as the season approached.

    While he had his moments, his performance during the regular season for the most part didn’t live up.

    Green saw action in all 31 games and while he opened the season as a starter, in the end he started just 12 times

    While he averaged a respectable 7.6 points per game, he was nowhere near that 22 point performance against Marian.  Confidence seemed to be a major issue.

    Green led IU with a 43.6% rate from three-point range as a freshman.  That dropped to 33.7% in 2017-18, and overall he shot just 36.4% compared to 44% the year prior.

    Turnovers were an issue as well.  While Green made improvements year-over-year in both his turnover rate and assist to turnover ratio, there is still progress to be made.  His 2017-18 ratio was 1.29, and it probably needs to be closer to two or higher to keep his head coach happy.

    While perhaps the season didn’t meet the expectations, it wasn’t a complete disappointment either.

    Green seemed to hit his stride in February, when he averaged 8.6 points, 4.3 assists and shot 50.0% from three-point range.  He had noteworthy performances throughout the season, including —

    • After losing his starting job he came off the bench and had a then career-high 16 points at Seton Hall.  Of course this is the game where he made national waves by stealing the ball while holding his shoe.
    • He came off the bench with 12 points, five boards and two assists against Iowa.
    • Green came off the bench and had 12 points, four boards and three assists in 36 minutes against Notre Dame.
    • Had a career-high 20 points and made four of five three-pointers at Ohio State.
    • Posted seven points and six assists without a turnover against Michigan State.
    • Had 19 points – including four three-pointers, to go along with seven assists and three steals against Minnesota.
    • Green had 18 points, six assists at Iowa and tied career-high with four three-pointers.

    What you’ll find upon closer examination of Green’s game log are disappointing efforts interspersed among these impressive showings.  Looking forward, that’s going to be the big story for Green in 2018-19 — finding consistency and earning the trust of Archie Miller.

    ESSENTIALS

    Devonte Green
    Photo Credit: IU Athletics
    • Height:  6-foot-3
    • Weight:  186
    • Position:  Guard
    • Class:  Junior
    • Hometown:  North Babylon, New York
    • High School:  Long Island Lutheran

    2017-18 STATISTICS

    • Minutes per game:  22.5
    • Points per game:  7.6
    • Assists per game:  2.5
    • Rebounds per game:  1.9
    • Steals per game:  1.0
    • FG%:  36.4%
    • 3FG%:  33.7%
    • FT%:  70.5%

    WHAT THEY ARE SAYING

    Miller in May on Green —

    “I thought, with our six-month program in the spring, he was as consistent as any (IU player).  He focused a lot on his shooting the ball in the spring and he really improved.”

    He showed glimpses at times where he can really be one of the better guards in the league at times for how he did things, I thought toward the end of the season, he was our most consistent ball-handling guard, but he took a step back when the season ended and we got him to our spring program.

    I thought, in our conversations, he’s starting to take his game a little bit more serious. He’s starting to take the approach of (having) his own individual pride in what he is and how he does it and go up a level.”

    VIDEO

    WHAT 2018-19 SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

    If you ask Green what he’s been working on in the offseason, the first thing he points to is the mental side of the game.  He described his development in that area this way at the IU media day —

    “I don’t think it was any one big situation,” he explained. “I think it was a bunch of little things that led to me mentally developing my game. I actually spent all of May working with my brother (Danny Green). He was really helpful.”

    Juwan Morgan sees it as more of a mentality —

    “Devonte has just become more under control, not making home run plays but making more singles than he has before,” Morgan said at the IU media day.

    If Green plays within himself, and works to be more of a facilitator rather than a creator, he could end up becoming the key variable in what has the potential to be a very successful season.

    With Morgan and Romeo Langford expected to carry the scoring load, Green can be more opportunistic, taking good open opportunities with they present themselves.  Last year, understandably at times, Green had to try to create things that weren’t there as the offense became stagnant and couldn’t hit perimeter shots.

    So what does success look like?  Maybe 8 to 10 points per game, and 4 or 5 assists per game while getting that assist to turnover ratio up over 2.  Those would be impressive numbers while being pushed for minutes by Rob Phinisee and Al Durham.  If he can do all that while getting his field goal percentage back up well above 40, there is little doubt that the narrative on Green will be vastly different coming out of his junior season.


    Previous Player Previews:

    • Damezi Anderson
    • Jake Forrester
    • Jerome Hunter
    • Romeo Langford
    • Rob Phinisee
    • Race Thompson
    • Vijay Blackmon
    • Al Durham
    • Clifton Moore
    • Justin Smith
    • Johnny Jager
    • De’Ron Davis

    You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier

    Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier

    Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here.

    Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home page or through the ad below.

    Related

    Devonte Green indiana hoosiers
    Mike Schumann

    Keep Reading

    Two former IU basketball players called up to NBA Draft Combine from G League Elite Camp

    Mike Woodson releases statement expressing gratitude for opportunity to coach IU basketball

    NCAA considering quarters for men’s basketball, adding coaching challenges, other changes

    Latest Hoosier News
    • 2026 LB commit Jacob Savage is eager to lead Indiana football to more winning
    • IU basketball recruiting: Hoosiers offer 2027 5-star wing Ryan Hampton
    • IU football notebook: PFF cites top returners, ESPN notes top newcomers, Klatt likes it all
    • Athletics superiority: IU claims sixth straight Governor’s Cup win over Purdue
    • Two former IU basketball players called up to NBA Draft Combine from G League Elite Camp
    • IU softball returns to NCAA Tournament
    • IU basketball getting unofficial visit this week from 2027 guard Chase Branham
    Sign Up



    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram YouTube
    © 2025 The Daily Hoosier, LLC.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Ad Blocker Enabled!
    Ad Blocker Enabled!
    Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please support us by disabling your Ad Blocker.