IU basketball takes it slow with Trey Galloway rehab; he says 'it's going to be ready.'

BLOOMINGTON — IU basketball guard Trey Galloway took a patient approach to rehabbing the knee injury he suffered at the end of the 2023-24 season.

Galloway didn’t want to force his way back onto the court too early after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus and suffer a setback that would sideline him during his final year of eligibility.

He’s now ready to put the injury in the rear view mirror as the Hoosiers get ready for the start of practice next week.

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“I would say I feel really good, and my body is responding the right way,” Galloway said at IU’s media day Wednesday. “It's going to be ready."

Galloway, who was a team co-captain last year, suffered the injury in practice leading up to IU’s regular-season finale against Michigan State at Assembly Hall.

The Culver Academy alum tried to play through the injury by wearing a knee brace, but he checked out of the game with 11:54 to go in the first half and didn’t return. He missed both IU’s games in the Big Ten tournament and remained sidelined through the team’s summer workouts that started on June 3.

IU coach Mike Woodson detailed what Galloway’s rehab process has been like in recent weeks when he met with reporters Wednesday.

“He's been doing a lot of our conditioning work, he's not on the floor doing 5-on-5 physical contact, but he's done drills and things of that nature,” Woodson said. “We've brought him along slowly based on how he's feeling, but we're hoping when we open next week he's ready to bang a little bit and playing at a level that he played last season."

Galloway played out of position for long stretches last season as IU’s lead ball-handler with Xavier Johnson sidelined with injuries. He found his footing in the role late in the year and averaged 6.4 assists in February and March.

On the season, he averaged 10.6 points and a career-best 4.8 assists per game in 30 starts.

With Indiana adding a ton of depth in the backcourt — Myles Rice (Washington State), Kannan Carlyle (Stanford) and Luke Goode (Illinois) — Galloway hasn't been able to work alongside his new teammates.

"Oh yeah, I want to compete, and be out there with my new teammates, that was the hardest thing for me not being out there with the new guys,” Galloway said. “I wanted to get a feel with all of them.”

Woodson admits he’s not sure what the final product will look like, but is eager to get Galloway in the mix as well.

“We’re still in the process of putting it all together,” Woodson said.

Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.

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