Report: Indiana to play North Carolina in 2018 Jimmy V Classic

  • 09/06/2016 11:00 am in

Not only will Indiana and North Carolina square off in the 2016 Big Ten-ACC Challenge, the two programs will collide in the 2018 Jimmy V Classic.

According to Zach Osterman, Indiana has signed a contract to participate in the 2018 Jimmy V Classic against the Tar Heels on Dec. 4, 2018.

Indiana played Louisville in the 2014 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

This brings the list of confirmed non-conference games for the 2018-2019 season to three. Indiana will host Louisville at Assembly Hall on Dec. 8, 2018 and also play Butler in the Crossroads Classic on Dec. 15, 2018.

In 2017, confirmed non-conference games include Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center on Dec. 9, Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic on Dec. 16 and a trip to Madison Square Garden in November to play in the 2K Sports Classic. Other programs participating in that event include Providence, Washington and Virginia Tech.

You can keep track of future schedules for Indiana basketball here. The complete 2016-2017 schedule is available here.



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