Here is the complete release from IU Media Relations. You can view the complete schedule here.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Indiana University men’s basketball team could play as many as 11 teams which played in the 2008 NCAA Tournament during the coming season. The Big Ten Conference released its schedule today with times and television assignments listed for all 18 league games and will finalize times and television for each school’s non-conference schedule later this week. Each of the Hoosiers 30 regular season games will appear either on the Big Ten Network, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. IU will play 15 games in Assembly Hall, four games on a neutral court and 11 road games.

“Considering our circumstances, we are very thankful to have the opportunity to be on national television the number of times that we will be this season,” said first-year Coach Tom Crean. “The day-to-day coverage that our program will get via the Big Ten Network is so important for us. Not many programs have a 24-hour vehicle to exclusively reach so many alumni, family, friends and fans. We are very fortunate that there is so much interest in Indiana basketball.”

The Hoosiers will open up with four games in Assembly Hall hosting exhibition games November 7 (Anderson) and November 11 (Bemidji State). IU will then begin the regular season November 15 (Northwestern State) and also play November 18 (IUPUI) before heading to Hawaii to participate in the 25th Annual EA Sports Maui Invitational November 24-26.

(more…)

The Big Ten has released the conference schedule for the 2008-2009 season and here’s how it shakes out for the Hoosiers:

Jan 3 – at Iowa, 4:30 pm, Big Ten Network
Jan 7 – vs Michigan, 6:30 pm, Big Ten Network
Jan 10 – at Illinois, 3 pm, Big Ten Network
Jan 13 – at Ohio State, 7 pm, ESPN
Jan 17 – vs Penn State, 6 pm, Big Ten Network
Jan 25 – vs Minnesota, Noon, Big Ten Network
Jan 28 – at Northwestern, 8:30 pm, Big Ten Network
Jan 31 – vs Ohio State, 4 pm, ESPN2
Feb 4 – vs Iowa, 6:30 pm, Big Ten Network
Feb 7 – at Michigan State, 4 pm, ESPN
Feb 10 – at Minnesota, 9 pm, Big Ten Network
Feb 15 – vs Illinois, 1 pm, CBS
Feb 19 – vs Wisconsin, 9 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
Feb 21/22 – at Purdue, TBA, TBA
Feb 25 – vs Northwestern, 6:30 pm, Big Ten Network
Feb 28 – at Penn State, 6 pm, Big Ten Network
March 3/4/5 – vs Michigan State, TBA, TBA
March 7/8 – at Wisconsin, TBA, TBA

Now that the Big Ten schedule has been released, expect an announcement soon from the IU Media Relations department regarding the full schedule for Tom Crean’s club.

Inside the Hall reader Colin sent along the following piece of information:

Just to let you know, buried in the 750 page document submitted to the NCAA was this tidbit (in Section E9) that states that IU will be playing Gonzaga in the Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase game in Boston at the TD Banknorth Garden (I live in Boston so this is very exciting) on Dec 6, 2008. Don’t know if that was made public yet. Last year, this was a four-team doubleheader. Good solid OOC game for Crean’s boys. The below is lifted straight from the document:

Indiana University’s known television commitments for the 2008-09 men’s basketball season, beyond those covered generally by the Big Ten Conference are as follows:

November 24-26, EA Sports Maui Classic (3 games), ESPN

December 3, at Wake Forest (Big Ten/ACC Challenge), ESPN

December 6, vs. Gonzaga, Hall of Fame Showcase, ESPN

December 13, at Kentucky, CBS

Those of you starting to piece together a non-conference schedule for next season, you’re looking at a majority of the tough games right here. North Carolina, Texas, Alabama, Oregon and Notre Dame are among the possible opponents for IU in Maui. Wake Forest should be a top 15 team with their outstanding crop of freshman coming to Winston-Salem and most early preseason top 25 lists I’ve seen include Gonzaga. And it’s certainly never easy to play in Rupp Arena. While the Hoosiers will certainly take their lumps with this schedule, it’s nice to see a more competitive list of opponents being compiled after last season’s smorgasbord of bottom feeders.