Indiana basketball vs Tennessee charity exhibition time and network set

Indiana basketball will unofficially be kicking off their season at the end of the month when they travel to Knoxville, Tennessee to face the Volunteers in a charity exhibition contest.

According to the Tennessee Men’s Basketball schedule website, Indiana basketball is set to face them on October 29th with a tipoff time of 3:00 PM ET. The game will be broadcasted on SECN+. Inside The Hall was the first to report this.

“We are excited to be able to play such a good, well-coached team in Tennessee to get us ready for the season,” head coach Mike Woodson said. “We wanted to test ourselves away from our home floor early in the season and this will be a great experience to learn where we are as a ball club.

“We are also honored to play for such a wonderful cause in the McLendon Foundation. The work that they do is truly special, and it is a credit to John McLendon and his legacy.”

The Volunteers finished the 2023-24 seasons with a 27-9 record and a trip to the NCAA Elite Eight. Tennessee lost six players from their regular rotation from a season ago, including first-round draft pick Dalton Knecht. Head coach Rick Barnes, a 38-year college basketball veteran, reloaded with the 14th-ranked transfer portal class according to 247Sports.

Earlier this offseason, the full non-conference schedule was released being highlighted with South Carolina coming to Bloomington as well as the Battle For Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas late November.

Indiana basketball is coming off of a 19-14 season last year when it failed to make the NCAA Tournament for the first time under Mike Woodson.

You will get your first chance to see this new Indiana basketball team with Hoosier Hysteria happening Friday, October 18th.

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