BLOOMINGTON – THE Indian basketball the 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 has not been announced, but the program will likely receive at least one tweak before the season opener.
Indiana’s schedule includes just one major opponent, South Carolina, outside of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament and the team will not play any other road or neutral site games this season. The Gamecocks made last year’s NCAA Tournament team as a No. 6 seed with a 26-8 record (13-5 SEC).
The teams play on November 16th 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 scheduled for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Indiana’s game against Winthrop on Dec. 28 at Assembly Hall is the first meeting between the programs. The Eagles are a historic mid-major program with 11 NCAA tournament appearances, the most recent of which was in 2021. The team is coached by Mark Prosser, son of former Xavier coach Skip Prosser.
Indiana’s conference opponents were announced in May, but times/dates for each matchup are still pending.
While the Big Ten expanded to 18 teams, the conference maintained a 20-game schedule with teams facing three schools home and away and 14 teams once (seven home and seven away). .
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.
IU Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
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Nov. 6: SIU-Edwardsville (17-16 last season)
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November 10: Eastern Illinois (14-18)
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November 16: South Carolina (26-8; NCAA first round)
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November 21: UNC Greensboro (21-11)
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November 27-29: Battle 4 Atlantis
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December 3: Sam Houston State (21-12)
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December 6: Miami of Ohio (15-17)
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December 21: UT-Chattanooga (21-12)
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December 28: Winthrop (17-15)
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek.
This article originally appeared in the Indianapolis Star: Indiana Basketball Announces Finalized 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule
