Hoosier Favorite No. 4? Picking Favorite Indiana Basketball Players, One Number At a Time

There are no names on the Indiana basketball jerseys, just a number, and those digits mean a lot to all Hoosiers fans. We want to know who your favorites are, resuming with the No. 4 in Indiana basketball history that's meant the most to you. Pick your favorite, and we'll do this every day for the rest of the summer.

Haley Jordan | Jul 12, 2022

USA Today

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Welcome back to our summer series where Hoosier basketball fans can vote on their favorite Indiana players to ever wear each number. Today, we resume with all the best to wear No. 4.

Hoosier favorite?

Every day we're going to give you four choices along with a short player bio to pick your favorite Hoosier who wore a certain number.

Here are your four No. 4 jersey choices in alphabetical order so that we're not showing bias. Be sure to take the poll below via Twitter.

(Editor's Note: We'll take results for 48 hours on the poll and then share results on this story the next day, so keep coming back to see the results.)

Trayce Jackson-Davis (2019-current)

We begin with Indiana's current glue guy and Greenwood, Ind. native Trayce Jackson-Davis. Jackson-Davis started off his career ranked as a top 10 freshman by CBS Sports. He was one of only four freshmen at the time to lead his team in scoring, rebounding, free-throw percentage and blocks. As a freshman, he wore No. 4, but switched to No. 23 the past two seasons.

After successful sophomore and junior seasons, Jackson-Davis only got better with age. During his three-year career at Indiana, he ranks fifth nationally in scoring with 1,588 points, sixth in field goals made (588) and fourth in free throws (412).

The team captain is poised in the media room too, and expects to be an All-American candidate against this season for Indiana coach Mike Woodson.

Jackson-Davis declared for the NBA draft following last season to gather information on his status with pro scouts, but a case of COVID-19 kept him from competing in the 2022 NBA Combine. Soon thereafter, he decided to return to Bloomington for his senior season.

Robert Johnson (2014-18)

Robert Johnson from Richmond, Va. ranked second on the team with 79 assists and 29 steals as a freshman. That year, he also grabbed four points, three assists and two rebounds in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Wichita State.

The next season, Johnson and the Hoosiers once again made the NCAA Tournament, but this time the dream was cut short after a Sweet 16 loss to North Carolina.

Johnson was a four-year starter, making a total of 118 starts and was All-Big Ten Honorable Mention his senior season. This was just one of six honors/records Johnson earned that year.

Robert Johnson / Indiana University Athletics

Lyndon Jones (1987-91)

A throwback to the 80's, Lyndon Jones was a phenomenal guard out of Marion, Ind. who was a part of a four-year stretch where the Hoosiers made the NCAA Tournament each time from 1988 through 1991

Overall, Jones had a solid Hoosiers career starting in 66 out of 117 games with a 45.8 three-point percentage and a 76.7 free-throw percentage.

Jones was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.

Victor Oladipo (2010-13)

Upper Marlboro, Md. native guard Victor Oladipo played three seasons at Indiana helping lead the Hoosiers to two NCAA Tournament appearances.

During his Hoosiers career, Oladipo shot 53.8 percent from the field and totaled 1,117 points. His accomplishment list is lengthy but perhaps the most notable ones are finishing his junior season on the John R. Wooden All-American team, First Team All-Big Ten and holding the Indiana single-season record of steals with 78 swipes.

Oladipo was drafted as the second overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic where he played for a few seasons before heading to Oklahoma City, Indiana, Houston and now the Miami Heat.

Honorable mentions:

The No. 4 jersey has some other standouts as well. Here's a shorter blurb about some additional Hoosiers to sport the three.

Luke Recker (1997-99)

Auburn, Ind. native guard/forward Luke Recker scored 1,880 points for the Hoosiers and totaled 449 boards.

For every season Recker wore the cream and crimson, the team made it to the NCAA Tournament under coach Bob Knight.

Bracey Wright (2002-05)

Guard Bracey Wright from The Colony, Texas started in all 85 Indiana games he played in and finished his career with 1,498 points.

All-time No. 4's at Indiana

Here are all of the players who have worn No. 4 at Indiana:

Khristian Lander— (2020-22)
Trayce Jackson-Davis — (2019-20)
Jake Forrester — (2018-19)
Robert Johnson — (2014-18)
Victor Oladipo — (2010-13)
Brett Finkelmeier — (2007-10)
Bracey Wright — (2002-05)
Luke Recker — (1997-99)
Chris Rowles — (1995-96)
Lyndon Jones — (1987-91)
Dale Vieau — (1950-52)
Gene Farris — (1944-45, 48)
Bob Loller — (1947)
Bob Cowen — (1947)
Joseph Normington — (1946)
Billy McGinnis— (1943)
Gordon McLaughlin — (1939)
William Johnson — (1937-38)
Wendel Walker — (1934-36)
Warren Tucker — (1932)
Robert Correll — (1926-29)

Vote for your favorite No. 4 on Twitter

You'll be able to vote on Twitter for your favorite player with each number. Here's the link to today's poll for No. 4.

Hoosier favorite @IndianaMBB player to ever wear No. 4? This was a TOUGH one to narrow down. Story attached below. https://t.co/ALMbOSR9bF
— Indiana Hoosiers on SI (@HoosiersNowFNSI) July 11, 2022