After receiving a bid to the NCAA tournament, the Indiana Hoosiers got more good news. All signs are pointing toward starting center Hanner Mosquera-Perea being available for IU’s first tourney game against Wichita State.

Mosquera-Perea reaggravated a previous knee injury during the Big Ten tournament against Northwestern and missed the Maryland game. After trying to take a charge, Northwestern’s Alex Olah collided into Mosquera-Perea’s knee while he was mid-air. His knee buckled and the injury didn’t look great, but it appears it wasn’t as bad as we originally thought.

This is obviously great news for a Hoosier team already lacking size. Now Wichita State isn’t a large team by any means (tallest rotation players are 6’7″) but if the Hoosiers get by the Shockers and meet the Kansas Jayhawks, they will need a healthy Mosquera-Perea. His offense isn’t much to speak of, but his length on defense and ability to rebound are things the Hoosiers can’t really replace.

Mosquera-Perea and the Hoosiers tipoff against Wichita State on Friday at 2:45 P.M.