6-Banner Sunday: IU basketball schedule updates, Hoosiers appear at annual Huber’s Winery stop
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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 sports stories of the past week. 6-Banner Sunday is written by Ari Shifron.
The non-conference schedule for IU basketball continues to take shape for the upcoming fall. It was announced this week that the matchups with Kentucky and Syracuse in Indianapolis are official.
Also, Inside the Hall continued its series on next season’s roster, several early projections for next season were updated and the annual event at Huber’s Winery took place. As usual, we will conclude with a look at the weekly shows and the rest of the Hoosier sports in action, which was led by the Big Ten announcing kickoff times for early-season football games.
Here is what is in this week’s edition:
• Dates confirmed for IU’s games against Kentucky and Syracuse
• Inside the Hall’s transfer portal player spotlight series
• Updated preseason rankings for the 2026-27 college basketball season
• Annual Huber’s Winery event features Curt Cignetti and Darian DeVries
• Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network shows
• Hoosier Roundup
Banner #1 – Dates confirmed for IU’s games against Kentucky and Syracuse
The non-conference schedule for IU has continued to take shape for the upcoming season. The Hoosiers were already scheduled to play Kentucky in Indianapolis.
However, a change to the date was necessary for the contest from Saturday, December 27, to Friday, Nov 20, with tickets available here. This is because the Indianapolis Colts have primary tenancy at Lucas Oil Stadium, where the matchup will take place.
The Colts host the Cincinnati Bengals that same December weekend with a TBA date. The NFL’s late-season scheduling rules dictate that this game could take place on either Saturday or Sunday. The league’s strict flexible scheduling procedures do not allow franchises to block out dates or request exemptions for stadium conflicts during December. It is likely that Indiana and Kentucky knew this risk when choosing the original date and anticipated that a change might be necessary.
Meanwhile, IU’s clash against Syracuse on Monday, November 9, was confirmed for Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, June 4.
It should also be noted that this game faces no risk of a conflict with the Indiana Pacers once the NBA releases its schedule. Under NBA scheduling rules, franchises are explicitly allowed to block out specific dates for secondary arena events, meaning this date should be set in stone.
Other known matchups for IU this coming season are with Eastern Illinois (November 2), Bellarmine (November 5), and Bowling Green (November 27) coming to Bloomington. Other potential games will be announced later this summer, which should include a home game with a power opponent and potentially more neutral-site contests.
Banner #2 – Inside the Hall’s transfer portal player spotlight series
Inside the Hall concluded its series looking at the incoming transfer players in detail. This week saw Bryce Lindsay and Justin Monden featured.
Banner #3 – Updated preseason rankings for the 2026-27 college basketball season
IU is expected to be much improved this upcoming fall following this offseason’s roster changes. Bart Torvik’s updated rankings have Indiana at No. 26 overall heading into 2026-2027, which would put them safely back in the NCAA Tournament. Torvik’s rankings appear to match consensus, as most other publications have the Hoosiers ranked in a similar spot somewhere in the 20’s.
Banner #4 – Annual Huber’s Winery event features Curt Cignetti and Darian DeVries
IU held its annual event at Huber’s Winery this week. Indiana coach Darian DeVries was among the speakers, as was the Football coach of the defending national champion Hoosiers, Curt Cignetti.
Banner #5 – Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network shows
Inside the Hall’s Podcast on the Brink had a new episode this week. On it, the Des Moines Register’s Tyler Tachman joined the program to discuss Iowa’s Elite Eight run.
The Back Home Network has many shows. As a result, it was on air several times this week with programming.
Banner #6 – Hoosier Roundup
• Football announced kickoff times for its first five contests.
• Track and field had 19 athletes qualify for the NCAA East regional, with five advancing to the national championship.
• Women’s Golf had Sheridan Clancy competing as an individual at the NCAA championships, where she placed in the top-30 overall.
• Volleyball competed on its exhibition foreign tour.
• Swimming and diving added an assistant coach to its staff.
• Wrestling will have 15 of its athletes competing at the U20 World Team trials and U23 nationals.
• Men’s tennis has a couple of its athletes attempting to make the US Open later this summer for the doubles competition. The team also announced a signing for next season.
• Women’s tennis also announced a signing for next season.
• Field hockey announced a signing as well.
• Softball had several of its players earn Academic All-District.
• Water Polo had several of its athletes earn academic honors.
Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Assembly Call Contributor
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