Official Site of the Hoosiers · Mar 2, 2022
Phinisee Is Once Again, ‘Back in the Fire’
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Rob Phinisee is back and you'd better believe Mike Woodson gives thanks.
"It's huge," Indiana's head coach says.
How huge? For one thing, IU is 13-5 with Phinisee in the lineup, 5-5 without.
For another, he takes some of the burden off Xavier Johnson, who over the last two games has been as good as any guard in the Big Ten.
Plus, it means Woodson has a proven defender and scorer at his disposal, and if the offensive consistency isn't always there, well, when it is, basketball life is win-the-lottery good.
See January's win over then No. 4 Purdue, when Phinisee lit up the Boilers for a career-high 20 points, as proof.