IUPUI Jaguars NCAAB Betting Trends, Stats & Analysis

IUPUI Jaguars

General Team Information:

Founded: 1972

Conference: Horizon League

Past Conferences: Summit League, Mid-Continent Conference

Arena: Indiana Farmers Coliseum

City: Indianapolis, Indiana

Championships and Titles:

Conference Tournament Championship

Conference Regular Season Championship

Team History

The IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) Jaguars are one of the newest NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams. The program itself has been around since the 1970s but only began competing in D-I since the late 90s. As such, IUPUI has only made one appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

The team debuted in D-I with the Summit League (then called the Mid-Continent Conference). Under Ron Hunter, the team gradually improved and registered its first winning season during 2002-03. It also qualified for March Madness for the first time although it lost to Kentucky in the first round.

By the mid-2000s, the program remained competent and even finished with the best record in the Summit League in 2005-06. However, it failed to win the tournament and thus did not return to the NCAA Tournament. The likes of George Hill and Brandon Cole led the Jaguars’ team stats. The former became the first Jaguar to be drafted into the NBA in 2008.

But following Hunter’s departure in 2011, the program began a downward trend. The Jaguars have not recorded a winning season since (as of 2022-23). Several prospects like Alex Young and LeRoy Nobles performed admirably and led the IUPUI Jaguars’ team stats. But it was for naught.

Currently, the Jaguars are the runt of the Horizon League. Bettors can consistently find this team as an underdog on the NCAAB odds. With a cover rate of 46 percent on the spread since 2017, this program needs a spark to return to its “glory days”.

All-Time IUPUI Jaguars Records

Points Scored

Alex Young: 2,286
George Hill: 1,1619
LeRoy Nobles: 1,464

Rebounds

Elyjah Goss: 880
Brand Cole: 703
Alex Young: 668

Assists

Matt Crenshaw: 510
Billy Pettiford: 327
John Ashworth: 323

FAQs

Is IUPUI a Division I school?

The IUPUI Jaguars play in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. They play in the Horizon League. They won two conference titles in the Summit League: one each for the regular season (2006) and the tournament (2003).

What happened to the IUPUI basketball team?

As of the 2022-23 season, the IUPUI Jaguars men’s basketball team is last in the Horizon League. The team has won fewer than 20 percent of its games and fewer than 10 percent of its conference games.