Indiana basketball will visit Caribbean to play three exhibition games this summer
The restructured Indiana basketball team will head to Puerto Rico to get to know each other better.
The Hoosiers are scheduled to play three exhibition games on the Caribbean island from Aug. 5-12, they announced in a news release.
IU has undergone a roster makeover, with new coach Darian DeVries and potentially no returning players from last season. Luke Goode is seeking a waiver to return.
The Hoosiers will play a Puerto Rican all-star team on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
IU will play two games against Mega Superbet, a Serbian professional club that competes in the Adriatic Basketball Association. Both games, Aug. 9 and 11, will also be played at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum.
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