IU fans can get their first look at the 2024-25 Hoosiers against another team on Sunday afternoon, as Indiana is in Tennessee for the first of two preseason exhibition contests.
The Hoosiers unofficially open their 125th season of competition in men’s basketball with a charity exhibition matchup against No. 12/12 Tennessee at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee and Indiana have jointly agreed to support the John McLendon Foundation.
Named for the esteemed Naismith Memorial Basketball of Fame member, the John McLendon Foundation offers scholarships for minority students who intend to pursue a postgraduate degree in athletics administration. It is also home to the McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative, a new coach-driven program to create access to and opportunity for meaningful employment experience for minority candidates known as Future Leaders.
Gameday Information
- Oct. 27, 2024 • 3 PM ET
- Food City Center (21,678) • Knoxville, Tenn.
- TV: SECN+ (Roger Hoover, Steve Hamer, Sarah Detwiler) — see below
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
- Series History: Indiana leads, 4-0
- Last Meeting: IU 74, UT 67 on March 27, 1985, in New York
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Series History
The two sides have met four previous times on the hardwood, all resulting in Indiana victories. The game will mark the first played on either campus. The Hoosiers knocked the Volunteers out of postseason play in 1967, 1974, and 1985.
Three Hoosiers, led by 13 points from sophomore center Bill DeHeer, scored in double figures when IU toppled UT, 51-44, in the Mideast Regional Third-Place game on March 18, 1967.
Junior guard John Laskowski paced Indiana with a game-high 21 points in a 73-71 triumph in the opening round of the Collegiate Commissioner’s Tournament on March 15, 1974, in St. Louis.
Senior center Uwe Blab led all Hoosiers with 24 points and 10 rebounds in the 1985 NIT Semifinal victory (74-67) on March 27, 1985, in New York.
Back in the Mix
- Junior forward Malik Reneau posted career bests in points (15.4 per game), rebounds (6.0), assists (2.7), blocks (0.6), and minutes played (28.8) in an expanded role as a sophomore. The Miami, Fla., native shot 55.8% (198-of-355) from the floor, 33.3% (15-of-45) from the 3-point line, and 68.3% (97-of-142) from the free throw line. He scored at least 15 points in 17 games with seven games over 20 points. Reneau earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention accolades.
- Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako, the defending Big Ten Freshman of the Year, was one of two freshmen in the NCAA to score over 400 points, make at least 50 3-pointers, convert on 90-plus free throws, and grab at least 125 rebounds last season. He averaged 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 27.1 minutes per game. Mgbako made a team-high 50 3-pointers.
- Fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway averaged career bests in points (10.6), assists (4.6), steals (1.2), and minutes (33.4) per game as a senior. He became first Hoosier since Isiah Thomas (1980-81) to have multiple 12-plus assist games in a single season and closed Big Ten play with 105 total assists, tied for the second most in program history. The team captain was one of seven players in the B1G to average at least 10.0 points, 4.5 assists, and 1.0 steal per game in ‘23-24.
- Fifth-year senior guard Anthony Leal made 21 appearances off the Hoosiers bench in 2023-24 and averaged career highs in points (2.4 per game), rebounds (2.1), assists (1.1), and minutes (14.7). He made game-winning baskets at Ohio State (Feb. 6) and vs. Penn State (March 14) in the Big Ten Tournament.
- Sophomore guard Gabe Cupps earned 22 starts as a freshman and averaged 2.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 0.7 steals in 21.7 minutes per game. He was one of five freshmen in the Big Ten Conference to make at least 20 starts last season.
- Redshirt freshman guard Jakai Newton missed the 2023-24 season with a lower-body injury. The former consensus top-100 recruit averaged 14.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game as a junior at Newton High School.
Portal Combat
- Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo averaged 11.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game in three seasons at Arizona. He shot 64.6% (466-of-721) from the floor and posted 34 double-doubles, third most in Arizona basketball history. He was one of 10 players in program history to accumulate at least 1,000 career points and 800 career rebounds. Ballo was twice named to the All-Pac-12 First Team, selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team two times, and voted to a pair of Pac-12 All-Tournament Teams. He was named the 2022-23 Pac-12 Most Improved Player, the 2022 Maui Invitational Most Outstanding Player, and the 2021-22 Pac-12 Sixth Man of the Year.
- Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice averaged 14.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.6 steals per game while leading Washington State to the program’s first NCAA Tournament berth in 16 years. He shot 43.9% (190-of-433) from the floor, 27.5% (36-of-131) from the 3-point line, and 81.1% (103-of-127) from the free throw line. He posted 27 double-figure scoring games, 16 multi-steal performances, 13 outings with at least five assists, and netted 20-plus points on six occasions.
- Sophomore guard Kanaan Carlyle averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game and shot 32.0% (32-of-100) from the 3-point line during his lone season at Stanford. The Atlanta native scored double figures in 15 games of his 23 games played and reached 20-plus points in three outings.
- Senior forward Luke Goode averaged 4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.1 made 3-pointers per game on 38.8% shooting from behind the arc in three seasons at Illinois. He posted 25 career games with at least two made triples.
- Senior center Langdon Hatton averaged 6.9 points and 4.6 rebounds to go along with 60 assists and 45 stocks (steals plus blocks) in two seasons at Bellarmine. He shot 50.3% (176-of-350) from the field and 34.0% (16-of-47) from the 3-point line. He added five double-doubles with the Knights.
- Fifth-year senior center Dallas James averaged 1.4 points and 1.7 rebounds to go along with 46 blocked shots in four seasons at South Carolina State. He graduated with a 4.0 GPA with a major in electrical engineering technology. He is the son of Jerome James, who played 11 years in the NBA with the Sacramento Kings, the Seattle Supersonics, and the New York Knicks.
One of One Class
- Freshman wing Bryson Tucker earned a consensus top-30 national rank with five-star designations from both ESPN and Rivals. The Baltimore, Md., native was selected to the 2024 McDonald’s All-America Game. He helped lead USA Basketball to a gold medal in the 2021 FIBA Americas Championship and averaged 9.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the tournament. He also posted 11.0 points and 4.3 rebounds in the 2023 Chick-Fil-A Classic. He attended the NBPA Top 100 Camp in 2022 and ‘23, Stephen Curry’s Camp in 2022 and ‘23, the 2022 Under Armour Elite 24 Camp in 2022 and ‘23, and Jayson Tatum’s Elite Camp in 2023. Tucker was named honorable mention to the 2024 Naismith Trophy High School All-America Team.
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