Indiana Basketball: 7 Hoosiers set to begin 2023-24 NBA season on active rosters

While the Indiana basketball season is just a few weeks away, the NBA season is even closer.

There are seven former Indiana basketball players who will begin the 2023-24 season on active NBA rosters.

The NBA regular season begins on Tuesday, October 24.

Jalen Hood-Schifino became the 78th Indiana basketball player drafted when he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with 17th overall pick this summer. Trayce Jackson-Davis would later become the 79th Hoosier drafted when the Golden State Warriors took him No. 57 overall in the second round.

Indiana ranks seventh among all Division I programs with 27 players selected in the first round of the NBA Draft since its inception in 1947. The Hoosiers also rank second among Big Ten teams in first-round picks and are one of five conference schools with at least 20 first-round selections.

Below is a full release from Indiana with each player, stats, recognition and more ahead of this NBA season.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Seven former Indiana Hoosiers are on active rosters as the NBA begins its 78th regular season on Tuesday, Oct. 24.

OG Anunoby, Toronto Raptors
NBA Draft: Selected 23rd overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2017 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: Seventh season (Toronto: 2017-pres.)
Career Averages: 11.6ppg, 4.3rpg, 1.5apg, 1.2spg, 0.5bpg on .471/.375/.744 shooting splits
2022-23 Averages: 16.8ppg, 5.0rpg, 2.0apg, 1.9spg, 0.7bpg on .476/.387/.838 shooting splits
Accolades and accomplishments: 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive Second Team, 2022-23 NBA steals leader, 2019 NBA Champion

Thomas Bryant, Miami Heat
NBA Draft: Selected 42nd overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2017 NBA Draft – rights traded to the Lakers
NBA Teams: Seventh season (Los Angeles (L): 2017-18, ’22-23; Washington: 2018-22; Denver: 2022-23; Miami: 2023-pres.)
Career Averages: 10.1ppg, 5.7rpg, 1.1apg, 0.3spg, 0.8bpg on .598/.366/.757 shooting splits
2022-23 Averages: 9.8ppg, 5.7rpg, 0.5apg, 0.3spg, 0.5bpg on .623/.441/.738 shooting splits
Accolades and accomplishments: 2023 NBA Champion, All-Big Ten Third Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Eric Gordon, Phoenix Suns
NBA Draft: Selected 7th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2008 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: 16th season (Los Angeles (C): 2008-11, ’22-23; New Orleans: 2011-16; Houston: 2016-23; Phoenix: 2023-pres.)
Career Averages: 16.0ppg, 2.4rpg, 2.8apg, 0.8spg, 0.3bpg on .429/.371/.811 shooting splits
2022-23 Averages: 12.4ppg, 1.9rpg, 2.7apg, 0.6spg, 0.4bpg on .446/.371/.821 shooting splits
Accolades and accomplishments: 2008-09 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, 2016-17 NBA Sixth Man of the Year, 13,119 career NBA points ranks fourth all time by an IU alum (Walt Bellamy – 20,941; Isiah Thomas – 18,822; Tom Van Arsdale – 14,232), Freshman All-American, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Jalen Hood-Schifino, Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Draft: Selected 17th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2023 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: First season (Los Angeles (L): 2023-pres.)
Career Averages: n/a
2022-23 Averages: n/a
Accolades and accomplishments: Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten Second Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Trayce Jackson-Davis, Golden State Warriors
NBA Draft: Selected 57th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2023 NBA Draft – rights traded to the Warriors
NBA Teams: First season (Golden State: 2023-pres.)
Career Averages: n/a
2022-23 Averages: n/a
Accolades and accomplishments: Consensus All-American, Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team, two-time All-Big Ten Defensive Team

Victor Oladipo, Houston Rockets
NBA Draft: Selected 2nd overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2013 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: 11th season (Orlando: 2013-16; Oklahoma City: 2016-17; Indiana: 2017-21; Houston: 2020-21, ’23-pres.; Miami: 2021-23)
Career Averages: 16.9ppg, 4.5rpg, 3.9apg, 1.6spg, 0.5bpg on .436/.347/.788 shooting splits
2022-23 Averages: 10.7ppg, 3.0rpg, 3.5apg, 1.4spg, 0.3bpg on .397/.330/.747 shooting splits
Accolades and accomplishments: 2017-18 All-NBA Third Team, 2017-18 NBA All-Defensive First Team, 2017-18 NBA Most Improved Player, 2017-18 NBA steals leader, two-time NBA All-Star, 2013-14 NBA All-Rookie First Team, 2023 NBA runner-up, Consensus All-American, NABC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, All-Big Ten Defensive Team

Cody Zeller, New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Draft: Selected 4th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2013 NBA Draft
NBA Teams: 11th season (Charlotte: 2013-21; Portland: 2021-22; Miami: 2022-23; New Orleans: 2023-pres.)
Career Averages: 8.4ppg, 5.9rpg, 1.4apg, 0.6spg, 0.6bpg on .522/.218/.730 shooting splits
2022-23 Averages: 6.5ppg, 4.3rpg, 0.7apg, 0.2spg, 0.3bpg on .627/–/.686 shooting splits
Accolades and accomplishments: 2013-14 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, 2023 NBA runner-up, All-America Second Team, Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year, All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team

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