The consensus is in. \nAnd the men's basketball team is sick and tired of practicing. The Hoosiers know their own offense and their own defense, and it's making practice a bit hum-drum. \nIU, ranked No. 20 in the USA Today/ESPN poll, will finally get the chance to see shirts of a different color at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Assembly Hall when it meets Athletes in Action. \nThe exhibition game is the first of two for the Hoosiers before they open their season at Charlotte Nov. 18.\n"(In practice), we know what the other team is going to do," junior guard Kyle Hornsby said. "You run the same things. It's pretty easy to know what they're going to do."\nThings won't be as simplified Sunday. IU beat AIA last season and has won four of the five meetings. But AIA's high-octane offense \nhas led to some high-scoring games. In three of the last four meetings, the winning team has reached the 90-point mark, and twice IU has scored 100 points. IU won last season 84-74 behind a game-high 27 points from then-freshman Jared Jeffries. Five Hoosiers scored in double figures. \nHornsby said the Hoosiers won't be familiar with AIA's offense or defense heading into this season's go 'round, but he and his teammates indicated that really doesn't matter. \n"I just want to play somebody else," junior forward Jeffrey Newton said. "I don't care who it is."\nNeither does their coach. \n"I'm ready to play somebody different," coach Mike Davis said. "We're still behind in some areas, but we'll see."\n"Somebody different" is a team that will have five games under its belt by Sunday. AIA edged Mount Vernon Nazarene 99-93 Oct. 24 and beat up Kentucky Christian 108-94 Oct. 27. AIA played Alabama Thursday night and will meet Bradley Saturday. Six different AIA players scored in double figures against Mount Vernon Nazarene and three more did the same against Kentucky Christian. \nAIA is led by David Daniels, an eight-year member of the team and a 2000 Olympian with the Canadian basketball team. \nAlthough Davis said earlier this week he hasn't determined Sunday's starting lineup, AIA could see a different Hoosier team. Plans to institute a pressing style of play began Thursday and will continue today and Saturday, Davis said. The plan could become a staple, or at least more a familiar set. \n"We have some pretty quick guys," Davis said. "I have a unit I can put out there and press people with."\nDavis also said he "definitely" sees a three-guard set in his plans and said the Hoosiers are ahead of where they were at this time last season. Their only lacking areas are in dealing with zone defenses and the press. IU opened quickly last season, winning its first two regular season games before losing three straight. The intrigue of kicking off the season has the players' attention. \n"We don't know their personnel," Hornsby said. "It will be interesting to see how our defense holds up and see how our offense holds up."
NO TV\nSunday's game is one of seven IU games that will not be televised this season. Other games that won't be on TV are match-ups against Nike Elite, Charlotte, Southern Illinois, Ball State and both Hoosier Classic games. All IU games will be broadcast on the IU Radio Network. Fifteen IU games will be on national television.
ROBERTS SIDELINED\nSophomore forward Mike Roberts sprained his ankle Wednesday in practice and will be out for at least 2-4 weeks. Roberts had been making a serious push for more playing time than last season. Also, freshman forward Sean Kline will not play Sunday, as he continues to nurse a pectoral injury. Kline is being considered to redshirt this season.
