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IU basketball seniors Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal will return for a fifth season

Indiana seniors Trey Galloway and Anthony Leal will return for a fifth season.

The in-state duo made the announcement during their senior day speeches following Sunday's game vs. Michigan State.

"We're going to run it back, but you guys have to chill," Leal said during his speech, directing a message to an angry fan base urging for change at the top.

Earlier this week, coach Mike Woodson said he wasn't sure what Leal and Galloway's plans were for senior day. On Sunday, the team's official X account posted Galloway and Leal would take part in senior day activities alongside Xavier Johnson and Anthony Walker.

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Former South star and current Indiana Hoosier Anthony Leal, left, and Indiana Hoosier Trey Galloway, right, watch during the Bloomington North versus Bloomington South boys basketball game at Bloomington High School South on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.
Former South star and current Indiana Hoosier Anthony Leal, left, and Indiana Hoosier Trey Galloway, right, watch during the Bloomington North versus Bloomington South boys basketball game at Bloomington High School South on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

Galloway (Culver Academies) and Leal (Bloomington South) have an additional year of eligibility because of the extra season NCAA granted all athletes for the COVID year.

"You've come a long way, but you've still got a lot of basketball left in you," Woodson told Galloway during his senior day speech Sunday as fans chanted "One more year."

On Wednesday, a source confirmed to IndyStar that Woodson will return to coach the 2024-25 season. A day later, IU's only commit in the 2024 class, Liam McNeeley, decommitted. With Kel'el Ware likely to test the NBA draft waters and others to enter transfer portal, there's a lot of unknown and unease about what IU's roster will look like next season.

At least now we know two players are coming back.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana basketball: Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal to return for 2024-25