IU gained an unexpected member to its roster Tuesday with a name familiar to Bloomington residents.
Johnny Jager, a former basketball player at Bloomington High School South, announced on Instagram he would be returning home, enrolling at IU and walking on to IU Coach Tom Crean’s team.
Jager had just finished his freshman season at Wabash College, where he was studying biology and playing for the basketball team, which competes in Division III.
In his one season at Wabash, Jager started in all 26 games at point guard and averaged 15 points a game to go along with 5.5 assists. He also shot 39.6 percent from the floor and 35.6 percent from behind the arc.
Those stats earned Jager an honorable mention for the All-North Coast Athletic conference team.
At Bloomington South, Jager started at point guard and averaged 13.2 points to go along with 5.1 assists and 2.1 steals, ending with the Bloomington Herald-Times naming Jager the Area Player of the Year.
Jager will join Zach McRoberts, a 2014 Indiana All-Star, as walk-ons joining next year’s basketball team.
Jager also said in his Instagram post his return to Bloomington will not only allow him to play for his hometown team, but also to start preparing for his new desired career — coaching.
Michael Hughes
