IU basketball announces finalized 2024-25 nonconference schedule

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana basketball team announced its full nonconference schedule Tuesday morning.

The Hoosiers open the year with a midweek matchup against SIU-Edwardsville on Nov. 6 at Assembly Hall. An exhibition game wasn’t announced, but the program will likely host at least one tune-up before the season-opener.

Indiana’s schedule only includes one high major opponent, South Carolina, outside the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and the team won’t play any other road or neutral site games this season. The Gamecocks reached the NCAA tournament team last year as a No. 6 seed with a 26-8 record (13-5 SEC).

The teams play on Nov. 16 at Assembly Hall.

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The Battle 4 Atlantis field includes Arizona, Davidson, Gonzaga, Louisville, Oklahoma, Providence College and West Virginia. The Bahamas-based tournament is a 12-game, three-day event that’s scheduled over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Indiana’s game against Winthrop on Dec. 28 at Assembly Hall is the first matchup between the programs. The Eagles are a storied mid-major program with 11 NCAA tournament appearances, the most recent of which was in 2021. The team is coached by Mark Prosser, the son of former Xavier coach Skip Prosser.

Indiana’s conference opponents were announced in May, but they are still waiting for the time/dates of each matchup.

While the Big Ten expanded to 18 teams, the conference kept a 20-game schedule with teams facing three schools both home and away and 14 teams once (seven at home and seven on the road). .

The Hoosiers will play Illinois, Maryland Michigan, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA and USC at Assembly Hall. They will play Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin on the road.

Indiana’s home and away matchups are against Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue.

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Publish date : 2024-07-09 14:08:31

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