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6-Banner Sunday: Hoosiers entertain on Kirkwood, host scrimmage at Assembly Hall

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Lamar Wilkerson drives to the basket.

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.

IU’s 2025-26 basketball season is inching closer each day. This week was highlighted by the Hoosiers hosting fan events and media day.

Also, Inside the Hall continued its series previewing each Big Ten squad and football prepares for Oregon during its bye week. As usual, we will conclude with weekly shows and a look at other IU sports, which was highlighted by volleyball pulling a massive upset.

Here is what is in this week’s edition:

• Hoosiers entertain fans on Kirkwood and host scrimmage at Assembly Hall
• Hoosiers host open practice and media day
• Inside the Hall’s Big Ten team previews
• Football on bye week as Oregon matchup awaits
• Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network shows
• Hoosier Roundup

Banner #1 – Hoosiers entertain fans on Kirkwood and play scrimmage at Assembly Hall

A modification to Hoosier Hysteria marked the unofficial beginning of IU’s basketball season this week. Rather than a single night at Assembly Hall, the Hoosiers did two events in multiple locations over a couple of nights.

First on Thursday, Hoosier Hoops On Kirkwood provided the glitzy parts of Hoosier Hysterias of the past. The difference was that it was done outdoors on Kirkwood Avenue rather than in Indiana’s home arena.

The event as a whole was an attempt to reconnect fans in a new way, given the program’s recent turbulent times.

The next night at Assembly Hall was the scrimmage, which was a much lower-profile affair than in the past. However, IU showed off its renewed emphasis on shooting 3-pointers.

Banner #2 – Hoosiers host open practice and media day

Before these fan events late in the week, IU hosted a media day and an open practice.

New Indiana coach Darian Devries spoke, as did multiple players, and women’s coach Teri Moren.

Banner #3 – Inside the Hall’s Big Ten team previews

Inside the Hall continued its series previewing all the teams in the Big Ten. This week, Ohio State, UCLA, Illinois, Purdue, and Michigan were broken down.

Banner #4 – Football on bye week as Oregon matchup awaits

After the slog against Iowa last week, to improve to 5-0, the Hoosiers moved into the top-10 and took the week off.

Conference play continues next Saturday with a blockbuster. The Hoosiers will play their second road game of 2025 when they head to Oregon at 3:30 pm on CBS.

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

Inside the Hall’s Podcast On The Brink returned this week. On it, ITH’s Quinn Richards was joined by Alex Bozich to discuss the media and fan events.

The Back Home Network was on air many times this week as new shows continue to be added.

Banner #6: Hoosier Roundup-Volleyball Upsets Elite USC To Remain Undefeated In Conference Play

• Volleyball remained undefeated with a massive upset at USC to stay on track to end its 16-year NCAA Tourney drought.

• Women’s soccer drew against Oregon and Purdue.

• Field hockey beat UC Davis.

• Men’s soccer fell to Washington.

• Men’s golf competed at the Windon Memorial Classic.

• Cross country took part in the Loyola Lakefront Invitational.

• Baseball hosted its first fall scrimmage.

• Wrestling announced its upcoming schedule for this winter.

• Swimming and diving had five of its athletes honored by the Big Ten.

Now go enjoy yourself a 6-Banner Sunday.

Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Assembly Call Contributor

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