Indiana Basketball: 2021-22 season preview and outlook for Hoosiers

PISCATAWAY, NJ - JANUARY 15: The Indiana Hoosiers logo on the back of their warm up jacket before a college basketball game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Rutgers Athletic Center on January 15, 2020 in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers defeated Indiana 59-50. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /

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Schedule outlook

Indiana basketball kicks their 2021-22 season off with their first six games all at home. They start with Eastern Michigan (Nov. 9) then Northern Illinois (Nov. 12) in the opening week. Then, they’ll host the St. John’s Red Storm in what should be an exciting game on Nov. 17.

Louisiana (Nov. 21), Jackson State (Nov. 23), and Marshall (Nov. 27) will close out their opening home slate before their first true road test in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, where they’ll travel to face the Syracuse Orange on Nov. 30.

It’ll be the first meeting since 2013 against the Orange as the Hoosiers will look to snap a five-game losing streak in their seventh all-time meeting.

After that ACC/Big Ten Challenge, a few Big Ten games will kick off the month of December with Nebraska at home on Dec. 4 then Wisconsin on the road on Dec. 8.

The final four non-conference games will come against Merrimack at home on Dec. 12 then against Notre Dame (Dec. 18) in the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis then Northern Kentucky (Dec. 22) and UNC-Asheville (Dec. 29) both at home.

The bulk of the Big Ten basketball slate kicks off on the road against Penn State on Jan. 2 then they’re at home against Ohio State (Jan. 6) and Minnesota (Jan. 9). They’ll be back on the road for two games with Iowa (Jan. 13) and Nebraska (Jan. 17).

Indiana basketball returns with a trio of home games against Purdue (Jan. 20), Michigan (Jan. 23), and Penn State (Jan. 26) before going back on the road to close the month against Maryland (Jan. 29).

The Hoosiers open the month of February at home against Illinois (Feb. 5) before back-to-back road games against Northwestern (Feb. 8) and Michigan State (Feb. 12).

Wisconsin at home on Feb. 15 followed by Ohio State on the road on Feb. 19 then Maryland at home on Feb. 24 and Minnesota on the road to close out the month on Feb. 27.

In the final two games in Big Ten basketball action, they’ll host Rutgers on March 2 and Purdue on March. The Big Ten Conference Tournament will run from March 9-12 in Indianapolis at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

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