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Indiana basketball releases availability report ahead of matchup with South Carolina

Indiana basketball released its availability report with multiple players listed as out or questionable ahead of South Carolina.

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Indiana basketball released its availability report with multiple players listed as out or questionable ahead of South Carolina. (Matt Krohn-Imagn Images)

The Indiana basketball program hits the hardwood for game number three of the 2024-25 season on Saturday and released its official injury report this afternoon.

The Big Ten began with its weekly availability report for football and basketball last season. Programs will have to release their injury reports 2-3 hours before tip.

There were three Hoosiers on the availability report, including freshman guard Jakai Newton, sophomore guard Gabe Cupps and senior guard Anthony Leal. Cupps is listed as questionable while Newton and Leal are out.

Leal has yet to play this season after suffering a groin/leg injury in Indiana’s charity exhibition against Tennessee.

After not seeing the floor as a freshman due to a knee injury, Newton has appeared in one game this year and played eight minutes against Eastern Illinois. He scored two points and grabbed two rebounds.

Mike Woodson has been very consistent with his messaging around Newton — it’s more of a workload aspect at this point and continuing to make sure they don’t bring him back full-go too soon.

Watch: Mike Woodson discusses Indiana basketball ahead of South Carolina matchup

As for Gabe Cupps, the sophomore guard is averaging 7.5 minutes a game this season.

Tip off is scheduled for 3:00 PM ET on Peacock.

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Kyler Staley is a Basketball Recruiting Analyst for Hoosier Illustrated, a comprehensive site covering news, updates and recruiting for Indiana University athletics. Kyler has been in the basketball recruiting industry since 2019 and is a credentialed media member. He has covered Indiana since 2021 while continuing to also work for Prep Hoops Indiana. He has previously worked for Rivals.

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