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Big Ten Announces Tip Times and Television Designations for Indiana University Men\u2019s Basketball<\/strong> The Big Ten Conference announced tip times and television designations for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season on Tuesday afternoon. IU can be seen on BTN or B1G+ in 12 games this season, including Big Ten matchups at Oregon (Jan. 6), at Minnesota (Jan. 20), and both games against Northwestern (at Welsh-Ryan on Jan. 27, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Feb. 9). B1G+ will carry a stream of exhibition games against North Carolina (Oct. 18) and Western Kentucky (Oct. 25). FOX and FS1 will showcase Indiana 11 times, including primetime slots against Rutgers (Dec. 1), at Wisconsin (Feb. 19), and at Purdue (March 5). Peacock\/NBCSN will stream six Hoosier games. Indiana will host Big Ten rivals Purdue (Feb. 16) and Michigan State (Feb. 23) on consecutive Tuesday nights with a 7 p.m. ET tip on the streaming platform. \u00a0The Cream and Crimson will be featured on CBS in five high-level games against Kentucky (Nov. 20) at Lucas Oil, against defending national champion Michigan (Jan. 16), against Illinois (Jan. 24), versus UCLA (Jan. 30), and against Ohio State (Feb. 28). The 30th Big Ten Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament will be played March 9-14, 2027, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, marking the second Big Ten Tournament to feature an 18-team field.
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2026-27 Indiana Men’s Basketball Schedule
<\/strong>PRESEASON
Oct. 11 (Sunday) \u2013 at Butler \u2013 6:30 p.m. \u2013 WISH-TV
Oct. 18 (Sunday) \u2013 vs. North Carolina% \u2013 5 p.m. \u2013 B1G+
Oct. 25 (Sunday) \u2013 vs. Western Kentucky$ \u2013 4 p.m. \u2013 B1G+
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REGULAR SEASON
Nov. 2 (Monday) \u2013 Eastern Illinois \u2013 7 p.m. \u2013 B1G+
Nov. 5 (Thursday) \u2013 Bellarmine \u2013 6 p.m. \u2013 Peacock\/NBCSN
Nov. 9 (Monday) \u2013 vs. Syracuse% \u2013 6:30 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Nov. 12 (Thursday) \u2013 Tennessee Tech \u2013 6:30 p.m. \u2013 BTN
Nov. 17 (Tuesday) \u2013 vs. Arkansas# \u2013 7:30 p.m. \u2013 Peacock\/NBCSN
Nov. 20 (Friday) \u2013 vs. Kentucky^ \u2013 8 p.m. \u2013 CBS
Nov. 24 (Tuesday) \u2013 Jacksonville \u2013 7 p.m. \u2013 B1G+
Nov. 27 (Friday) \u2013 Bowling Green \u2013 6 p.m. \u2013 BTN
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Dec. 1 (Tuesday) \u2013 Rutgers* \u2013 8 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Dec. 3 (Thursday) \u2013 Western Illinois \u2013 6 p.m. \u2013 BTN
Dec. 7 (Monday) \u2013 at Iowa* \u2013 7 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Dec. 12 (Saturday) \u2013 UCF \u2013 12 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Dec. 18 (Friday) \u2013 Missouri \u2013 6 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Dec. 22 (Tuesday) \u2013 Fairleigh Dickinson \u2013 7 p.m. \u2013 B1G+
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Jan. 2 (Saturday) \u2013 USC* \u2013 2 p.m. \u2013 Peacock\/NBCSN
Jan. 6 (Wednesday) \u2013 at Oregon* \u2013 10:30 p.m. \u2013 BTN
Jan. 9 (Saturday) \u2013 at Washington* \u2013 3 p.m. \u2013 Peacock\/NBCSN
Jan. 12 (Tuesday) \u2013 Maryland* \u2013 6 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Jan. 16 (Saturday) \u2013 Michigan* \u2013 1 p.m. \u2013 CBS
Jan. 20 (Wednesday) \u2013 at Minnesota* \u2013 8:30 p.m. \u2013 BTN
Jan. 24 (Sunday) \u2013 Illinois* \u2013 12 p.m. \u2013 CBS
Jan. 27 (Wednesday) \u2013 at Northwestern* \u2013 7 p.m. \u2013 BTN
Jan. 30 (Saturday) \u2013 UCLA* \u2013 12 p.m. \u2013 CBS
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Feb. 2 (Tuesday) \u2013 at Penn State* \u2013 6 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Feb. 6 (Saturday) \u2013 at Nebraska* \u2013 2:30\/6\/8 p.m. \u2013 FOX
Feb. 9 (Tuesday) \u2013 Northwestern* \u2013 7:30 p.m. \u2013 BTN
Feb. 13 (Saturday) \u2013 at Maryland* \u2013 12 p.m. \u2013 FOX
Feb. 16 (Tuesday) \u2013 Purdue* \u2013 7 p.m. \u2013 Peacock\/NBCSN
Feb. 19 (Friday) \u2013 at Wisconsin* \u2013 8 p.m. \u2013 FS1
Feb. 23 (Tuesday) \u2013 Michigan State* \u2013 7 p.m. \u2013 Peacock\/NBCSN
Feb. 28 (Sunday) \u2013 Ohio State* \u2013 3:45 p.m. \u2013 CBS
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March 5 (Friday) \u2013 at Purdue* \u2013 8 p.m. \u2013 FOX
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2027 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
March 9-14 (Tuesday-Sunday) \u2013 Gainbridge Fieldhouse \u2013 Indianapolis
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% Game played in Indianapolis (Gainbridge Fieldhouse)
^ Game played in Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Stadium)
$ Game played in Evansville (Ford Center)
# Game played in New York (Madison Square Garden)
* Big Ten Conference game <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Hoosiers Women’s Basketball to Appear on Eight National Broadcasts<\/strong> The Big Ten Conference along with its television partners has announced the upcoming 2026-27 TV schedule for Indiana women’s basketball. The Hoosiers will appear on national broadcasts eight times during conference play, with five on the flagship Big Ten Network, two on Peacock and one on FS1. A full schedule of selected games and times are listed below. All other home games and conference games will be streamed on B1G+. Game times for those games will be determined at a later date. IU will also be featured on two national broadcasts during non-conference play, with both games at the Fort Myers Tip-Off set to appear on ION. Indiana enters the 2026-27 season anchored by returners fourth year guard Len\u00e9e Beaumont (13.3 ppg.), All-Freshman team honoree forward Maya Makalusky (9.7 ppg,\u00a0 while third year forward Zania Socka-Nguemen (11.8 pgg., 8.7 rpg.) looks to return to full strength after seeing action in just 11 games due to injury. In total, 10 new faces join the roster this season including transfers fifth year players Alisa Williams and Kenzie Hare along with fourth year forward Jess Petrie. The eighth-ranked recruiting class in the country also resides in Bloomington led by McDonald’s All-American forward Addy Nymechek.

Season tickets for the 2026-27 campaign are still available while single game tickets will go on sale on Oct. 8. For more information, click here<\/a>, call the IU Ticket Office at 812-855-4006 or visiting the ticket windows in the west lobby of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday<\/td>Dec. 5, 2026<\/td>Indiana<\/td>at<\/td>Northwestern<\/td>Evanston, Ill.<\/td>BTN<\/td>2 P.M.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>Jan. 2, 2027<\/td>Indiana<\/td>at<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>Minneapolis, Minn.<\/td>BTN<\/td>6 P.M.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Sunday<\/td>Jan. 17, 2027<\/td>Indiana<\/td>at<\/td>Iowa<\/td>Iowa City, Iowa<\/td>BTN<\/td>6 P.M.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday<\/td>Jan. 27, 2027<\/td>USC<\/td>at<\/td>Indiana<\/td>Bloomington, Ind.<\/td>Peacock<\/td>7 P.M.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Sunday<\/td>Feb. 7, 2027<\/td>Indiana<\/td>at<\/td>Washington<\/td>Seattle, Wash.<\/td>BTN<\/td>6 P.M.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Sunday<\/td>Feb. 21, 2027<\/td>Illinois<\/td>at<\/td>Indiana<\/td>Bloomington, Ind.<\/td>FS1<\/td>2 P.M.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday<\/td>Feb.  24, 2027<\/td>Indiana<\/td>at<\/td>Michigan<\/td>Ann Arbor, Mich.<\/td>Peacock<\/td>6:30 P.M.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>Feb. 27, 2027<\/td>Nebraska<\/td>at<\/td>Indiana<\/td>Bloomington, Ind.<\/td>BTN<\/td>12 P.M.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Men’s Basketball gets a commitment from 2027 5-star Darius Wabbington<\/strong> IU basketball landed one of its highest-rated recruits ever on Tuesday afternoon. Class of 2027 big man Darius Wabbington announced his pledge to head coach Darian DeVries and the Hoosiers. \u201cI chose Indiana because the plan they have for me and the trust that the entire organization has in me,\u201d he told 247Sports<\/a>. \u201cI decided IU was the place for me because of the love that was shown while I was there and the love I got from the entire organization. I have an amazing relationship with every coach on the coaching staff. I talk to all of them pretty consistently,\u201d he told Rivals<\/a>. The 6-foot-11 and 255-pound Phoenix product picked IU over his home state Arizona program, along with Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas and Louisville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the 247Sports Composite, Wabbington has the third-highest player rating of any IU basketball commit in the rankings era.\u00a0 He comes in behind only Romeo Langford and Mackenzie Mgbako. The addition of Wabbington gives IU the No. 3 ranked 2027 recruiting class in the nation for the moment at 247Sports.\u00a0 He joins Missouri-based guard Chase Branham and German center Felix Kiehlneker in the class. Based on the average of the national rankings, Wabbington is a 5-star, the No. 13 overall player in the senior class, and the No. 2 center. Wabbington attends Sunnyslope H.S. in Arizona, and he led the school to an open state championship. He averaged 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game as a high school junior. This spring, Wabbington posted 13.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game while shooting over 38% from three for the Compton Magic on the Adidas 3SSB Circuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is national 247Sports analyst Adam Finkelstein\u2019s assessment of Wabbington on his profile page at that outlet: Wabbington is the most skilled big man in the national class. He has naturally soft hands and touch, is an excellent ball-handler and passer (especially good lob thrower), and developing floor-spacing shooter. He\u2019s a wide-body who has gradually improved his conditioning, but could still better sculpt his frame. He has some sneaky agility, but is never going to be naturally quick or athletic. However, he\u2019s continued to grow throughout his high school years and is now close to seven-feet with a long 7-foot-4 wingspan. He was allowed to experiment and stretch his game as an ultra-jumbo initiator this grassroots season, which is why his numbers were less efficient than normal (41% FG and 2.4 assists vs. 2.4 turnovers). There were still some struggles to finish in FIBA play (36% on 2pt FG), but his decision-making was much more reliable. Long-term, he projects as someone teams can play through in the post, on the elbows, out of short-rolls, as a trailer, and potentially even starting the break. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has good instincts and feel, but can still struggle to score over length at times and isn\u2019t always totally reliable creating his own offense when unable to generate passing opportunities. Defensively, he\u2019s mostly a drop coverage post at this point and isn\u2019t much of a shot-blocker for his size (0.8 per game), but will control his area on the glass (6.3 defensive rebounds per game). Overall, there\u2019s a lot to like about Wabbington, and particularly how he could fit into offensive structure, but there\u2019s room for him to keep working on his body, shooting, finishing, and overall efficiency to maximize his glaring talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Men’s Soccer Players Michal Mroz and Stephane Njike Honored After Ranked Win<\/strong> \u00a0 Indiana men’s soccer athletes Michal Mroz and Stephane Njike earned weekly awards Tuesday (Oct. 6) after contributing to IU’s 3-1 victory over No. 4 Maryland last week. Mroz won his second Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honor, making four saves to hold the Terps to one goal. The Hoosier keeper made a penalty kick save in the 87th minute to seal the victory. With that save, IU has not allowed multiple goal in any match this season. Mroz lead the Big Ten in goals against average (0.55), shutout (5), save percentage (.842) and victories (9). Njike claimed national honors as the College Soccer News Offensive Player of the Week. The third-year forward scored IU’s third goal and assisted the winning goal versus Maryland, his second straight match with multiple G\/A. Njike has totaled seven goal contributions in IU’s last six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana University Men’s Golf Neri Checcucci Runs Away with Golfweek Title<\/strong> Three individuals from the Indiana men’s golf team competed in the Golfweek Put Me In Coach Invitational hosted by Ball State at the Delaware Country Club in Muncie on Tuesday. Fourth-year Neri Checcucci shot a 209 (72-65-72; -1) to clear the remainder of the 13-player field by five strokes to earn his first collegiate victory. He posted the lowest stroke average on Par 3s (3.08), Par 4s (4.03), and Par 5s (4.50) and added the most birdies (15) of any player in the field. The first-place finish marked his third career top-10 finish with the Hoosiers and First-year Duff McKay earned silver medalist honors and shot a 214 (74-72-68; +4). He converted eight birdie tries, which included a personal-best four in the third round. Fourth-year Alec Cesare tied for fourth overall at 218 (78-70-70; +8). Nine of his 10 birdie conversions came in the final two rounds. The Hoosiers will close team competition in the fall slate at the Purdue Fall Invitational from Oct. 12-13 at the Kampen-Kosler Golf Course in West Lafayette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Hoosiers Women’s Tennis Wrap Up the 2026 Hoosier Classic<\/strong> \u00a0 IU Women’s Tennis hosted seven teams for the annual Hoosier Classic, highlighted by second year Hi’ilani Williams defending her Flight 1 singles title and earning back-to-back victories.\u00a0 Williams started the tournament off strong against Gabriella Barrera (Ball State) winning match one, 6-0 and 6-3. She defeated her next opponent, Mary-Louise Van Zyl (Notre Dame), 6-1, 6-1. In a hard-fought battle in the championship of Flight 1, Williams took home the victory defeating No. 46 Bianca Molnar (Notre Dame) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. In other singles play, fourth year Elisabeth Dunac won the consolation bracket in Flight 2 defeating Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame), 0-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Hoosiers will return to action at the ITA Regional which begins Oct. 8 in Mason, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoosier Classic Results
Day 1<\/em>
Singles Williams def. Barrera (BSU), 6-0, 6-3 Balderrama (KSU) def. Dunac, 6-4, 6-4 Madatali (Notre Dame) def. Boyer, 6-2, 6-0 Vadyala def. Jaraczewski (KSU), 6-3, 6-4 Lin def. Tkachyk (BSU), 6-1, 6-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2<\/em>
Singles Williams def. Van Zyl (Notre Dame), 6-1, 6-1 Dunac def. Faulkner (Miami), 6-4, 6-4 Peresypkina (Louisville) def. Boyer, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 Vadyala def. Schaefer (Iowa), 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 Jaswal (Louisville) def. Lin, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doubles Williams\/Dunac def. Faulkner\/Oliveira (Miami), 6-4 Bernovich\/Balderrama (KSU) def. Williams\/Dunac, 7-5 Boyer\/Lin def. Voss\/Darken (Miami), 6-4 Boyer\/Lin def. Sysoeva\/Abalos (Notre Dame), 6-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 3<\/em>
Singles Williams def. Molnar (Notre Dame), 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 Dunac def. Kovalcik (Notre Dame), 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 Madatali (Notre Dame) def. Vadyala, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 Voss (Miami) def. Boyer, 6-3, 6-3 Lin def. Kosman (BSU), 6-2, 6-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doubles Tothova\/Gross (Iowa) def. Boyer\/Lin, 6-1 Williams\/Dunac def. Barrera\/Tkachyk (BSU), 6-3 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Tennis Wrap Up Strong Showing at Louisville Invitational<\/strong> Indiana men’s tennis concluded play at the Louisville Invitational on Sunday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. Ariel Zauber, Aryan Badlani, Zavier Augustin and Karan Raghavendra represented the Hoosiers during the three-day tournament, combining for a 10-2 record in singles and a 4-2 mark in doubles. Badlani and Augustin led Indiana with undefeated singles records at 3-0 each. Zauber and Raghavendra each finished 2-1, giving all four Hoosiers winning singles records for the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana opened the tournament by sweeping all six of its Friday matches against opposition from both Belmont and Eastern Kentucky. The Hoosiers continued their strong play through Saturday, winning five of six matches against Louisville and Belmont. They closed the weekend with three singles victories on Sunday. Both Indiana doubles pairings finished 2-1. Zauber and Badlani earned victories over Belmont and Louisville, while Raghavendra and Augustin defeated pairings from Eastern Kentucky and Belmont. Indiana will return to action at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships, held Oct. 8-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOUISVILLE INVITATIONAL RESULTS Friday, Oct. 2
Doubles:
Ariel Zauber\/Aryan Badlani (Indiana) def. Charlie Robin\/Jes\u00fas Salgado (Belmont), 7-6 (6)
Karan Raghavendra\/Zavier Augustin (Indiana) def. Chad Valdes\/Cole Wilber (Eastern Kentucky), 6-2
Singles:
Ariel Zauber (Indiana) def. Charlie Robin (Belmont), 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3
Aryan Badlani (Indiana) def. Jesus Salgado (Belmont), 6-3, 6-4
Karan Raghavendra (Indiana) def. Chad Valdes (Eastern Kentucky), 6-4, 6-2
Zavier Augustin (Indiana) def. Cole Wilber (Eastern Kentucky), 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, Oct. 3
Doubles:
Ariel Zauber\/Aryan Badlani (Indiana) def. Russell Lokko\/Artem Dmytrenko (Louisville), 7-5
Karan Raghavendra\/Zavier Augustin (Indiana) def. Kostiantyn Mantach\/Judah McEachern-Brown (Belmont), 6-4
Singles:
Ariel Zauber (Indiana) def. Russell Lokko (Louisville), 6-2, 7-5
Aryan Badlani (Indiana) def. Artem Dmytrenko (Louisville), 6-4, 6-3
Kostiantyn Mantach (Belmont) def. Karan Raghavendra (Indiana), 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
Zavier Augustin (Indiana) def. Judah McEachern-Brown (Belmont), 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, Oct. 4
Doubles:
Shion Itsusaki\/Martin Doskocil (Tennessee) def. Ariel Zauber\/Aryan Badlani (Indiana), 6-2
Maksim Hristov\/Preston Taylor (Louisville) def. Karan Raghavendra\/Zavier Augustin (Indiana), 6-2
Singles:<\/strong>
Shion Itsusaki (Tennessee) def. Ariel Zauber (Indiana), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10)
Aryan Badlani (Indiana) def. Martin Doskocil (Tennessee), 6-3, 6-2
Karan Raghavendra (Indiana) def. Maksim Hristov (Louisville), 7-5, 6-4
Zavier Augustin (Indiana) def. Preston Taylor (Louisville), 6-1, 6-2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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