IU releases new men’s basketball schedule

The 2011-12 IU men’s basketball schedule was released Wednesday. The Hoosiers will kick off the season when they play Stony Brook at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Assembly Hall.
IU will also get the chance to square off against other in-state foes in non-conference play.

For their first road game of the year, the Hoosiers will travel to the University of Evansville to face the Purple Aces Nov. 16.

A week and a half later, IU will face back-to-back NCAA Tournament runner-up Butler on Nov. 27 at Assembly Hall in the Hoosier Invitational finale. The last time the central Indiana schools squared off was in 2006 when IU lost 60-55 to Butler at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The Hoosiers will also take on Notre Dame as part of the Crossroads Classic Dec. 17 at Conseco Fieldhouse.

To round out the Big Ten regular season, IU will face rival Purdue, which will be the first time the Hoosiers end the conference slate against the Boilermakers
since 2001.

2011-12 Indiana Men's Basketball Schedule

NOVEMBER

7 p.m. Nov. 11 against Stony Brook in Bloomington on BTN
5 p.m. Nov. 13 against Chattanooga+ in Bloomington on BTN
TBA Nov. 16 at Evansville in Evansville, Ind., on TBA
8 p.m. Nov. 19 against Gardner Webb+ in Bloomington on BTN
6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 against Savannah State+ in Bloomington on BTN
7 p.m. Nov. 27 against Butler+ in Bloomington on BTN
Big Ten/ACC Challenge 7:15 p.m. Nov. 30 at N.C. State in Raleigh, N.C., on ESPN2

DECEMBER
4:30 p.m. Dec. 4 against Stetson in Bloomington on BTN.com
5:15 p.m. Dec. 10 against Kentucky in Bloomington on TBA
Crossroads Classic (Conseco Fieldhouse) 4:30 p.m. Dec. 17 against Notre Dame in Indianapolis on ESPN2
6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 against Howard in Bloomington on BTN
6 p.m. Dec. 22 against UMBC in Bloomington on ESPN3
7:30 p.m. Dec. 28 at Michigan State* in East Lansing, Mich., on BTN
6 p.m. Dec. 31 against Ohio State* in Bloomington on ESPN2

JANUARY

7 or 9 p.m. Jan. 5 against Michigan* in Bloomington on ESPN2
Noon Jan. 8 at Penn State* at State College, Pa., on BTN
8 p.m. Jan. 12 against Minnesota* in Bloomington on BTN
1:30 or 4:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Ohio State* in Columbus, Ohio, on CBS
7 p.m. Jan. 18 at Nebraska* in Lincoln, Neb., on BTN
Noon Jan. 22 against Penn State* in Bloomington on BTN
9 p.m. Jan. 26 at Wisconsin* in Madison, Wisc., on ESPN2
6 p.m. Jan. 29 against Iowa* in Bloomington on BTN

FEBRUARY

6:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Michigan* in Ann Arbor, Mich., on BTN
7 p.m. Feb. 4 at Purdue* in West Lafayette on BTN
8 p.m. Feb. 9 against Illinois* in Bloomington on BTN
6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 against Northwestern* in Bloomington on BTN
1 or 4 or 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at Iowa* in Iowa City, Iowa, on CBS/BTN
7 p.m. Feb. 22 against North Carolina Central in Bloomington on BTN.com
1 or 4 or 6 p.m. Feb. 25 or Feb. 26 at Minnesota* in Minneapolis, Minn., on CBS/BTN/ESPN2
7 p.m. Feb. 28 against Michigan State* in Bloomington on ESPN

MARCH

6 p.m. March 4 against Purdue* in Bloomington on BTN
Big Ten Tournament (Conseco Fieldhouse) TBA March 8-11 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis on TBA

+ Hoosier Invitational
* Big Ten Conference opponent
All times listed are Eastern