The 2024-25 Indiana men’s basketball unofficially begins Sunday with an exhibition game against Tennessee.
While the game won’t count toward the teams’ official records, it’s a matchup between two preseason top-25 teams with high expectations. Tennessee reached the Elite Eight last season and has been a consistent power in the SEC under coach Rick Barnes. Indiana missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three seasons under coach Mike Woodson, but his offseason additions have increased optimism in Bloomington.
This is the first of two exhibition games for Indiana, which hosts Marian University, an NAIA program in Indianapolis, on Nov. 1, before beginning the regular season on Nov. 6 against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville.
