Indiana returns double-digit scorers Malik Reneau and Mackenzie Mgbako from last season, but the rotation of frontcourt players will bring a few new wrinkles with the addition of transfers Oumar Ballo, Langdon Hatton and Luke Goode.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Coach Mike Woodson’s offense revolved around the center position in his first three seasons at Indiana.
Ballo, a true center at 7-foot and 260 pounds, gives Woodson the post anchor he clearly values. He’s a two-time All-Pac-12 first-team member and made the Pac-12 All-Defensive team, allowing just 18 field goals at the rim last season. Arizona won the Pac-12 regular season title last year and finished second in 2022-23, and Ballo was a major reason why.
He won’t handle the ball on the perimeter or dish out flashy assists like Jackson-Davis and Ware, either. But Ballo’s size and strength might make him more difficult to stop when he catches the ball deep in the post. “I think and Malik will be just fine,” Woodson said. “It might free up Malik a little more to do some things I want him to do a little differently this year. But I think they can both coexist. I think Malik and Ware had a nice combination this year.”
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