Richmond connections at Indiana University
Fred Jeter | 1/6/2017, 9:18 p.m.
If Indiana University is to make a run at the Big Ten and/or the NCAA title, Richmond-born Hoosiers will have a say in it.
Indiana’s second leading scorer is junior guard Robert Johnson Jr., son of Virginia Union University Assistant Coach Robert Johnson Sr. The younger Johnson is averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists and leads the team from the 3-point range (32-69, 46 percent). Johnson played locally for L.C. Bird High School and Benedictine College Prep.
Coming off the bench is freshman guard Curtis “Cujo” Jones, averaging 5.5 points and 14.1 minutes per game. Born in Richmond, Jones played for SportsQuest and Highland Springs High School before finishing at Huntington Prep in West Virginia.
The university in Bloomington, Ind., started the week with a 10-3 record that included take-notice victories over the University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina.
