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2022-23 Indiana basketball player profile: Jordan Geronimo – Inside the Hall

Amanda Foster

With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’ve transitioned from our look at other Big Ten programs to our player-by-player previews of the 2022-23 Indiana roster.

Today, our player profiles continue with a look at junior Jordan Geronimo.

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He’s big. He’s athletic. He’s talented. He’s passionate.

Jordan Geronimo is ready for a bigger role in Bloomington.

He knows what he can bring to the team, and is dialed in on doing just that. He’s not worried about scoring the most points or showing up with the biggest, flashiest plays.

“I’m just going to stay in my role and be the best I can be at my role,” Geronimo said at Indiana basketball’s media day last month. “Play defense, rebound, bring energy, all of that kind of stuff.”

The forward is entering his junior year with essentially the same storyline surrounding him as last year — this could be his big year.

Last season, Geronimo averaged 4.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, coming off the bench for an average of 12.5 minutes per game. However, he seemed to break through in Indiana’s NCAA tournament games against Wyoming and Saint Mary’s.

Geronimo posted a career-high 15 points against the University of Wyoming and supplemented that offense with seven rebounds. During Indiana’s loss to Saint Mary’s College, he scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds. After those standout performances, the question is simple.

Can Geronimo carry that success over to this season, and will it be more consistent?

If he’s to earn more regular playing time, it will have to be. With Indiana’s depth of possibilities for playmakers, especially at the forward positions, there is no guarantee of consistent or lengthy minutes. But, like anyone else, Geronimo knows that, and he’s working to improve his game in any way he can.

Some necessary improvements will need to be made if Geronimo wants consistent playing time, like ball-handling and shooting. However, while he will need to be more successful offensively, he doesn’t need to become the team’s top scorer.

Instead of focusing on being a driving offensive force, it’s more likely Geronimo is going to be influential around the basket by rebounding and blocking shots.

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