BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Mike Woodson appeared on the radio show Inside Indiana Basketball at Hoosier Hank’s on Tuesday night alongside play-by-play announcer Don Fischer.

Woodson and the Hoosiers are coming off a tough week in the Bahamas that included an 89-61 loss to Louisville, an 89-73 loss to Gonzaga and an 89-73 win to Providence. Indiana fell to 5-2 on the season and dropped out of the AP Top 25 poll before facing Sam Houston on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Fischer asked Woodson if he felt any frustration from the team after the 2-1 loss in Battle 4 Atlantis.

“Not at all, Don. I don’t think that’s the case. You make this comment sound like we’re completely off base. That’s not us. “We’re 5-2 and we still have a lot of basketball left,” Woodson said. “Frustration should not arise. You should be frustrated with how we played those two games, but we bounced back, we played well in the Providence game, we brought home a win. Now we have to prepare for Sam Houston. I mean.”, frustration shouldn’t arise. If you’re frustrated, take it out on the court. But no, I don’t think that’s the case. We still have too many games to play.

The Hoosiers will be shorthanded against Sam Houston as Woodson said starting shooting guard Kanaan Carlyle will not play after missing the Providence game due to an undisclosed injury. He also provided information about several other Indiana guards who have been attacked this year.

“(Carlyle) hasn’t practiced the last few days. He won’t play tomorrow,” Woodson said. “So we’ll just have to get him cared for again, you know, and he’ll continue to receive treatment and hopefully be back soon.”

Carlyle was one of six transfers Indiana brought in this offseason, hoping to improve from last season when it missed the NCAA Tournament. Carlyle, a 6-foot-3 sophomore guard, is averaging 4.5 points and shooting 27% from the field after averaging 11.5 points per game last season at Stanford.

Sophomore guard Gabe Cupps dressed for all three games in the Bahamas, but played just 10 minutes total against Louisville and Providence. He was listed as questionable on the Big Ten availability report, and Woodson said his limited minutes were related to his health.

“He’s also struggling health-wise and really hasn’t practiced much here in the last week and a half,” Woodson said of Cupps. “He tried to come to games dressed and ready to go. That’s why we measure it too. Again, if you can’t play or train, it’s difficult to just throw yourself into the game.”

Redshirt freshman Jakai Newton missed the entire 2023-24 season with a knee injury and has played in just one game this season – eight minutes against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 10. Newton didn’t wear clothes at any of Indiana’s games in the Bahamas, but Woodson said he managed to get on the court recently.

“We got Jakai to practice a little bit yesterday and again today,” Woodson said. “…He strained his Achilles tendon again. His knee feels great. That was the big problem for him last season and this season, and the knee was great. But he had these little aches and pains. “Injuries like hamstring are not nagging injuries, but a serious injury because you have to be able to run, cut and move.”

Fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway underwent offseason knee surgery and has been steadily working his way back to full speed. After playing between 15 and 22 minutes in Indiana’s first five games, Galloway played 29 minutes against Gonzaga and 30 minutes against Providence on consecutive days. Woodson saw this as a step in the right direction.

“Gallo was out and he finally came back and we played him two big minutes in a row, which we couldn’t do because his body just wouldn’t allow us to,” Woodson said. “He kind of pushed us forward. I thought we saw the old Gallo from last season in the Providence game and we’re going to need that going forward.”

Galloway had the best game of his season against Providence, scoring 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including a trio of 3-pointers. He also has five assists and five rebounds. Galloway started in place of Carlyle against Providence, and that will likely be the case against Sam Houston as well.

Fifth-grader Anthony Leal played four minutes against Louisville and one minute against Gonzaga. This was the first time he played all season after suffering an injury during the exhibition game at Tennessee. Woodson said Leal is back practicing and “moving pretty well.”