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Through the ups and downs of the years with Indiana basketball, one theme has been consistent: the need for more shooting.

Mike Woodson sought to fix that issue in his first season and fished Miller Kopp out of the transfer portal. Kopp, a former Rivals150 recruit and three-year starter at Northwestern, averaged 9.6 points and 36% from the three-point line for his career.

Kopp started all 35 games for Indiana and provided the Hoosiers with experience and outside scoring. He returns for another year in Bloomington as the most experienced small forward, but that does not guarantee him the job.

Here is a summary of how the Northwestern transfer impacted his team last season and what next season may hold.

Kopp was one of just three players (the other two being Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson) to play and start in all 35 games last season. They say the best ability is availability, and Kopp never failed in that department.

His signature performance of the season came in the Hoosiers' dramatic comeback and the double-overtime game against Syracuse. He played 48 minutes and scored 28 points, only second to Jackson-Davis for point totals between both teams.

However, Kopp would only score over double figures twice more the entire rest of the season. The 6-7 forward drew the ire of a portion of the fan base who anticipated better shooting outputs, but Kopp actually shot nearly the exact same percentage for the Hoosiers as he did in three seasons at Northwestern (36.1% last season, 36.0% in three seasons at NW).

Kopp was Northwestern's primary scorer and they would run a large amount of plays to free him up off screens, but he saw less of that with Indiana. Understandably, the focus was on how to get Jackson-Davis the ball and Kopp became more of a stand-still spot-up shooter.

This step back in role resulted in 4.0 fewer shot attempts per game than Kopp saw in his Junior season at Northwestern. His scoring per game dropped to 6.0 points per game and his overall field goal percentage decreased

Kopp will always be a somewhat limited player. He has a great-looking outside shot but is can only covert catch-and-shoots and one-dribble pullups at a high level.. He can hold his own on defense but does get exposed at times due to a lack of lateral quickness.

Still, he is a smart player overall. If he is the third-best player on your roster, you may be in some trouble, but he is an excellent sixth or seventh man to have. He knows his role, does not try to do too much, and is capable of closing big games.

The small forward position is a fascinating one for Indiana next season. The other four are all but locked up, but Kopp will be competing with Jordan Geronimo and Tamar Bates for that starting spot at the three position.

Kopp brings experience and shooting, but Geronimo and Bates are both set to take big leaps with an offseason of work. If I had to bet, I'd pin Kopp as the least likely to start among those three, but not by much.

If he does indeed come off the bench, Kopp would pair excellently with Trey Galloway, Malik Reneau, and whichever of Bates and Geronimo doesn't get called up as a starter. Indiana should be happy to have Miller Kopp, and he should be a great veteran presence for Woodson moving forward.

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