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Trey Galloway, a senior on the Indiana basketball team, grew up living the dream of every kid in the Hoosier state. Galloway was a four-star high school basketball prospect who won an Indiana state championship while playing for his father, who then went on to play multiple years at Indiana University. Unfortunately for Trey Galloway, that dream was briefly derailed in March 2024 by a nightmare that is common for any athlete at any juncture of their career — Galloway suffered a knee injury in a late-season game versus Michigan State which required off-season surgery. The timing of this knee injury has cast some doubt on his availability for the start of the 2024-25 season, his fifth with the Hoosiers.
On Wednesday, while at an annual fundraising event, Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson spoke on Galloway's offseason progress, and gave a promising update on whether or not his starting shooting guard will be ready to go at the start of what will be his fifth season in Bloomington.
“He’s going through rehab and he’s not ready to play yet on the floor,” Mike Woodson said on Wednesday, per Jack Ankony of Sports Illustrated. “But we’re hoping and thinking he’s going to be back and ready to go when the season starts. So we just got to continue to – we got eight weeks here coming up starting June 3rd and well into July, and hopefully by then he’ll be ready to play.”
Last season, which was Trey Galloway's first year as a season-long starter for the Indiana basketball program, the Hoosier State native played the best basketball of his career. Galloway averaged 10.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game, a mark that was 9th-best in the Big Ten. Getting a veteran presence like Galloway back on the floor for the start of the year will be of the utmost importance for Mike Woodson, who enters what looks to be a make-or-break season with the Hoosiers.
Indiana's 2024-25 season outlook
If this is a make-or-break season for Mike Woodson at Indiana, at least he's put himself in a position to succeed. The Hoosiers are currently 2nd in 247Sports' transfer portal rankings for the 2024-25 season, thanks in large part to the addition of two-time All-Pac-12 1st Team performer Oumar Ballo. Over the last two seasons, Ballo, a seven-footer from Mali who started his college career at Gonzaga, has averaged 13.5 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game for the Wildcats.
In addition to Ballo, Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers also added reigning Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Myles Rice, a talented combo guard who averaged 14.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game for Washington State. Rounding out the transfer portal class for Indiana are Luke Goode (Illinois), Kanaan Carlyle (Stanford), and Langdon Hatton (Bellarmine).
This high profile transfer portal class joins a solid group of returnees. In addition to Trey Galloway, the Hoosiers also return Malik Reneau, Mackenzie Mgbako, Anthony Leal, Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton.
