Indiana Basketball Availability Report vs. SIU-Edwardsville

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana begins the 2024-25 season on Wednesday at 20 ET against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Coach Mike Woodson will be without senior guard Anthony Leal, who was listed on the Big Ten availability report. He is the only Hoosier listed for Wednesday’s game, and none were listed as questionable.

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Leal suffered the injury during Indiana’s exhibition game at Tennessee on Oct. 27. In that game, he missed his lone shot attempt in eight minutes, but did record a block and a steal. Leal suited up for Indiana’s exhibition game Friday against Marian.

The good injury news for Indiana is that Trey Galloway, Bryson Tucker, Jakai Newton and Kanaan Carlyle will all be available for Wednesday’s game. Galloway, Tucker and Newton did not play in the exhibition game against Tennessee, but each appeared in Friday’s exhibition against Marian.

Galloway and Newton were both recovering from knee surgeries, and Tucker had a bruised thigh. Woodson said Monday he hopes Galloway can log more minutes against SIUE. Newton was sore after the Marian game, which Woodson expected as the redshirt freshman is still working his way into game shape.

Carlyle did not play against Marian because of bruised ribs, but Woodson said the injury was not serious. He transferred to Indiana in the offseason after playing his freshman season at Stanford.

So aside from Leal, Indiana will have 12 of its 13 scholarship players available against SIUE.