Report: Indiana to host Minnesota for Big Ten opener on December 9

  • 09/10/2024 9:40 pm in

According to a report published late Tuesday evening, Indiana’s Big Ten opener will be against Minnesota.

College basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported that the Hoosiers host the Golden Gophers at Assembly Hall on Monday, December 9.

This is now the third reported Big Ten date for the Hoosiers. Indiana will play at Nebraska on Friday, December 13 and against Penn State at the Palestra on Sunday, January 5.

Indiana swept the regular season series against Minnesota last season.

Minnesota finished last season 19-15 and lost to Indiana State in the second round of the NIT. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series between the two programs 109-69.

The Golden Gophers are currently ranked No. 71 in Bart Torvik’s 2024-25 season preseason projections.

Here are the current confirmed dates for Indiana’s 2024-25 schedule:

• at Tennessee (exhibition) on October 27
• vs. Marian University (exhibition) on November 1
• vs. SIU-Edwardsville on November 6
• vs. Eastern Illinois on November 10
• vs. South Carolina on November 16
• vs. UNC Greensboro on November 21
• vs. Louisville on November 27 at Battle 4 Atlantis
• vs. Gonzaga or West Virginia on November 28 at Battle 4 Atlantis
• vs. Arizona, Providence, Oklahoma or Davidson on November 29 at Battle 4 Atlantis
• vs. Sam Houston State on December 3
• vs. Miami (OH) on December 6
• vs. Minnesota on December 9
• at Nebraska on December 13
• vs. Chattanooga on December 21
• vs. Winthrop on December 28
• at Penn State on January 5 (played at the Palestra)

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Minnesota roster movement

Players returning with eligibility remaining: Mike Mitchell Jr., Dawson Garcia, Parker Fox, Kadyn Betts

Players departing due to exhausted eligibility: Jack Wilson

Players who departed via the transfer portal: Pharrel Payne (to Texas A&M), Elijah Hawkins (to Texas Tech), Joshua Ola-Joseph (to California), Braeden Carrington (to Tulsa), Isaiah Ihnen (to Liberty), Cam Christie (entered NBA draft), Kristupas Keinys (to Pacific)

Players arriving via the transfer portal: Brennan Rigsby (from Oregon), Frank Mitchell (from Canisius), Caleb Williams (from Macalester), Femi Odukale (from New Mexico State), Trey Edmonds (from UTSA), Lu’Cye Patterson (from Charlotte)

Players arriving via high school: Isaac Asuma, Grayson Grove

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