Indiana basketball schedule: 3 must-watch games for Hoosiers fans in 2024-25 season

On Tuesday, the Indiana basketball men's team announced its non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. Indiana shared the full schedule on their social media, with games starting in the first week of November.

The Hoosiers will begin their season with a game against SIU-Edwardsville on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. They have not announced an exhibition game yet but are expected to have at least one warm-up game before the season opener.

Below is the Indiana basketball's schedule for 2024 non-conference games:

• Nov. 6: vs SIU-Edwardsville
• Nov. 10: vs Eastern Illinois
• Nov. 16:vs South Carolina
• Nov. 21: vs UNC Greensboro
• Nov. 27-29: Battle 4 Atlantis
• Dec. 3: vs Sam Houston State
• Dec. 6: vs Miami OH
• Dec. 21: vs UT-Chattanooga
• Dec. 28: vs Winthrop

Apart from the teams in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, South Carolina is Indiana's only major opponent before their conference games. While Indiana’s conference opponents were confirmed in May, the game dates remain undisclosed.

In the 2023-24 season, Indiana basketball finished with a 10-10 record in the Big Ten, tying for 6th place. They lost to Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament and failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

3 must-see games for Indiana basketball in 2024-25 season

#3. Indiana vs. South Carolina

The Indiana Hoosiers will have their first real test on Nov. 16, when they face the South Carolina Gamecocks at Assembly Hall. South Carolina made it to the NCAA tournament last season with a 26-8 record.

In the SEC regular season, Lamont Paris' men tied for second place with a record of 13 wins and five losses. In 2023, during their non-conference games, the Gamecocks lost only one out of thirteen games. They are expected to pose a strong challenge for Indiana.

#2 Indiana vs. Illinois

The Hoosiers fans are excited to see their team compete against rival Illinois in the upcoming season. Last year, IU suffered a 70-62 defeat against the Illini at the State Farm Center. Indiana and Illinois will face each other once this season, but this time at IU's Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

#1. Indiana vs. Purdue

Indiana also struggled against another rival, Purdue. Last season, the Hoosiers faced Purdue twice but lost both games. Indiana basketball fans will be hoping for a win against the Boilermakers this season, as there are two games scheduled between them.

Matt Painter's Purdue won the Big Ten regular season championship and reached the 2024 NCAA national championship game but lost to Dan Hurley's UConn Huskies.