IU unveils men's basketball schedule

The 2007-08 Indiana University men's basketball schedule will test the Hoosiers against four non-conference teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. \nThe non-conference matches will begin in November with exibition contests against North Alabama and Pembroke State. Then the Hoosiers will play in the Chicago Invitational Challenge with a first-round test against Longwood on Nov. 18. \nOther non-conference teams the Hoosiers will face include Georgia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Southern Illinois, Tennessee State and Kentucky. \n"Good programs are able to put together a schedule that quality athletes like to play and fans want to come out and see," said IU coach Kelvin Sampson in a IU news release. "Our non-conference schedule will test us and the Big Ten is as tough as ever."\nIn addition the team could be showcased 12 times on National TV during conference play. IU will play on ESPN or ESPN2 seven times, on the Big Ten Network on five occasions and on CBS twice.