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Indianapolis Star
2 days ago
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Indiana basketball strengthens schedule with neutral-site game against Louisville
BLOOMINGTON – IU officially announced Thursday a nonconference date with Louisville, strengthening its schedule ahead of Darian DeVries' first season. The Hoosiers will tip off against U of L at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6, with the game to be held at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. IndyStar understands the meeting will be a one-off, rather than part of a multi-year series. One of the most active and successful teams in the spring portal window, Louisville looks to build off a 27-win season in Pat Kelsey's first year in charge. The Cardinals finished tied for second in an admittedly weak ACC, before losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Creighton. This will be Indiana's 22nd game all time against Louisville, and its third in the last three years. Kelsey's team routed IU, 89-61, in an opening-round of last season's Battle 4 Atlantis. Louisville now occupies one of the coveted December Saturday slots typically reserved for high-level nonconference matchups in college basketball. IU will travel to Kentucky the following Saturday for the first game in a four-year series renewing that interstate rivalry, with tipoff time to be determined. The Hoosiers' game with Louisville adds flavor to what will already be a busy Saturday in Indianapolis — the Big Ten football championship game is scheduled for the same day at Lucas Oil Stadium. Our book on Bob Knight makes a great Father's Day gift! Thursday's announcement formally adds to what is now a sturdy nonconference schedule. The Hoosiers will play Marquette on Nov. 9 in Chicago, in addition to games against the Cardinals (Indianapolis) and Wildcats (Lexington). IU is also expected to pursue a nonconference home game against a high-major opponent, likely in another one-off setup similar to last year's visit from South Carolina. Kansas State is understood to be among the possibilities.
Indianapolis Star
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
Indiana basketball to visit Hollywood for first time in Big Ten Conference play
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana will visit Los Angeles for the first time as part of the remade, bicoastal Big Ten next season as part of its road slate in conference play. UCLA and USC landed among IU's road-only opponents, as expected, when the conference announced next year's home-and-away schedule pairings Tuesday. The expectation — at least under the initial scheduling formula absorbing four West Coast teams into the league — is that teams traveling west will stack their two games in the Pacific Time Zone, to save on travel and time away from class. Last year, Indiana drew the Pacific Northwest, splitting games at Washington and Oregon across a five-day stretch at the end of February and beginning of March. This time, the schedule flips, and the Hoosiers will get a long weekend in southern California. Dates will be confirmed closer to the start of the men's basketball season. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. In particular, this season will mark Indiana's first meeting with fellow historic blue-blood UCLA in Los Angeles since 1960. And per IU's series-history archives, this will be the Hoosiers' first true road game at UCLA since before America entered World War II. All time, Indiana is 6-7 against the Bruins, having lost its last two games in the series — in the second round of the 2007 NCAA tournament, and at home last February. Full home and away pairings for Darian DeVries' first season at IU are below: Home: Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Washington, Wisconsin. Two-play: Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue*. *annually protected two-play series
