While Xavier Johnson is still finding his footing on offense early in the season, his defense, especially in Indiana’s win against Bethune-Cookman on Thursday night, has been strong. Johnson picked up the Wildcats’ ball handlers full court and stuck to them like glue. He fought over screens to stay with his man, executed switches with his teammates and helped when necessary.
We’ll take a look at some of Indiana’s defense led by Johnson, as well as two baseline-out-of-bounds plays from the Hoosiers in the latest edition of Film Session:
Here Johnson picks up Marcus Garrett full court, then fights over the top of a ball screen to stay with him.