6-Banner Sunday: Tip times and TV designations announced for 2024-25 IU basketball season

  • Oct 13, 2024 7:53 am
 

Welcome to another edition of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint production between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, where we highlight the five most essential IU basketball stories of the past week, plus take a look at how the other IU sports programs are doing.

As the basketball season gets closer each day, the final unknown pieces of the schedule were announced this week. This included times and television info for the games in 2024-2025 and details about Hoosier Hysteria.

There were also recruiting updates, Inside the Hall announcements and weekly shows. We will, as usual, conclude with a look at other IU sports led by men’s soccer winning twice.

In a brief story, the NCAA announced changes to the transfer portal window.

Here is what is in this week’s edition:

• IU basketball tip times and TV designations announced
• Hoosier Hysteria start time, streaming info announced
• Class of 2025 recruiting updates
• Inside the Hall player previews
• Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network Shows
• Hoosier Roundup

IU men’s basketball will play six games this season on Peacock and the women will play five contests on Peacock, making the streaming service a must-have for IU basketball fans. Sign up for Peacock using Inside the Hall’s link to help support the site and also enjoy Big Ten hoops all season long! In total, over 70 men’s and women’s games featuring Big Ten teams will air on Peacock this season. (The link is an Inside the Hall affiliate link, so a commission will be paid to ITH if you click and subscribe to Peacock. Alex and the ITH team appreciate your support!)

Banner #1 – IU basketball tip times and TV designations announced

With the first exhibition game two weeks away, the times and television details were announced for the men’s and women’s schedules. For both squads, every contest will be available for viewing either over the air, through streaming, or on traditional cable. However, the platform on which they will appear during any night will vary widely.

For the men, they will be shown on the BTN or BIG+ 12 times, FOX or FS1 seven times, Peacock six times, CBS four times, and ESPN three times. The full update with start times can be viewed here.

The women will appear on national TV 13 times, with most of the remaining games on BIG+. They will be split into five on Peacock, four on BTN, two on FS1, one on FOX and one on NBC. The entire slate can be seen here.

With the entirety of the schedule now out, Indiana has made their floating heads poster available for ordering. The cost is $15.

Banner #2 – Hoosier Hysteria start time, streaming info announced

With Hoosier Hysteria less than a week away, Indiana has released detailed information about the event. The start time will be 7:30 p.m. ET, with doors opening one hour before that. Fans attending are encouraged to donate canned goods to the Hoosier Hills Food Bank.

There will also be a homecoming parade at 5:30 p.m. ET along Woodlawn Ave. between 13th and 17th Streets with fireworks over Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall at the conclusion. Once the basketball festivities begin, the teams will be introduced with coaches Teri Moren and Mike Woodson addressing the crowd. This will be followed by skills competitions and a scrimmage.

Tricia Whitaker will emcee the event, which will be streamed on BIG+. Free parking will be available around Memorial Stadium and Assembly Hall.

Banner #3 – Class of 2025 recruiting updates

The top remaining target for IU in 2025 continues to be in-state star Braylon Mullins. He is down to UConn, Indiana and North Carolina and will announce his college decision on Oct. 23.

Another player the Hoosiers are heavily pursuing is Eric Reibe. He included IU in his list of the five schools he is still considering. Inside the Hall updated their recruiting board for October with this information, as well as a few other items.

Banner #4 – Inside the Hall player previews

Inside the Hall continued its series previewing IU’s players. This week, they examined Langdon Hatton, Dallas James, Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau.

Inside the Hall also announced two new staff members for this coming basketball season: Will Foley and Matt Press. Recently, they posted a couple of interviews from Big Ten Media Day.

Banner #5 – Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network Shows

Podcast on the Brink featured Joe Jackson of Feed The Post to discuss Purdue’s outlook for this season and the Big Ten at large.

The Back Home Network was on-air multiple times this week. Crimson Cast, Doing The Work, Xs and Joes, and Dribble Drive all recorded episodes in the last few days. Also, Assembly Call put together a special tribute video highlighting Mackenzie Holmes’ remarkable career at IU.

Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundup

• Men’s soccer had a fantastic week, beating both Kentucky and Penn State.

• Field hockey had one of its strongest weeks in program history, knocking off Rutgers, Iowa, and Monmouth.

• Volleyball beat Ohio State but lost to Minnesota.

• Women’s soccer fell to Iowa and tied Purdue.

• Swimming and diving won the SMU Classic.

• Women’s golf was ninth at the Illini Women’s Invitational.

• Men’s golf finished 13th at the Fighting Irish Classic.

• Women’s tennis competed at the Hoosier Classic Fall Tournament.

• Football’s QB Kurtis Rourke won Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.

• Wrestling announced its upcoming schedule for the winter.

Thanks for your continued support of The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall. We’ll be back next weekend with a new roundup.

Now go enjoy yourself a 6-banner Sunday.

Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Assembly Call Contributor

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