Indiana basketball’s preseason slate is almost here, and the Hoosiers are giving fans a full month of October tune-ups across the state.
The first one is tonight in Bloomington, and it’s the most accessible of the bunch: free admission at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, with no TV or streaming option attached. Indiana has also made sure this month’s exhibition schedule stays clear of IU football game days, keeping the focus on basketball as the season starts to come into view.
Here’s how the October schedule breaks down:
Friday, October 2 - Intrasquad scrimmage: At Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. Tips at 6 p.m.
ET. Free admission.
No streaming or television.
Sunday, October 11 - vs. Butler: At Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
Tips at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Televised and streaming on WISH TV.
Sunday, October 18 - vs. North Carolina: At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
Tips at 5 p.m. ET.
Streamed on BTN Plus.
Sunday, October 25 - vs. Western Kentucky: At Ford Center, Evansville, Ind.
Tips at 4 p.m. ET.
Streamed on BTN Plus.
That four-game exhibition stretch will take Indiana to four venues in three cities around the state, and three of the games will be available to stream for fans who can’t get there in person.
The regular season arrives one month from today, when the Hoosiers open at home against Eastern Illinois on Nov. 2. Tip times and television details for those games have not been released yet.
For fans looking ahead to the broader winter schedule, B1G+ is also rolling out some discounted options. The network is offering an Annual Pass for $49.99 with code B1GHOOPS, available through Oct.
31, 2026. That package includes access to nearly 3,000 live events, next-day on-demand archives, 24/7 school-specific channels and BTN’s library of classic games and original programming.
There’s also a Winter Pass available now through Dec. 31, 2026. It costs $44.99 as a one-time payment and gives fans six months of access to B1G+, including every basketball exhibition, regular season matchups and full seasons of Big Ten winter sports from the regular season through championships.
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