Indiana and North Carolina will meet in an exhibition game Sunday afternoon, with tipoff set for 5 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Hoosiers are coming into the matchup under Darian DeVries, who is in his second season as Indiana’s coach. Indiana went 18-14 last season and just missed the NCAA Tournament.
North Carolina has a new face guiding the program as well. Michael Malone is beginning his first season with the Tar Heels after they finished 24-9 last season, which was Herbert Davis’ final year in charge. The Tar Heels then lost their NCAA Tournament opener.
The game will be available on the B1G+ app.
For radio listeners, the broadcast will air on 105.1 FM in Bloomington, 93.5 and 107.5 FM in Indianapolis, and through the Varsity Network.
Indiana’s 2026-27 roster includes Trevor Manhertz, Darren Harris, Bryce Lindsay, Jaeden Mustaf, Sam Alexis, Markus Burton, Prince-Alexander Moody, Drew Snively, Trent Sisley, Justin Monden, Jordan Rayford, Clemens Sokolova, Samet Yigitoglu, Aiden Sherrell, Vaughn Karvala, Ian Stephens and Ben Winkler.
The Hoosiers already opened exhibition play with a 96-68 win over Butler on Sunday, Oct. 11. After facing North Carolina, Indiana’s exhibition schedule continues Oct. 25 against Western Kentucky in Evansville.
Indiana’s full 2026-27 schedule also includes nonconference games against Eastern Illinois, Bellarmine, Syracuse in Indianapolis, Tennessee Tech, Arkansas in New York, Kentucky in Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Bowling Green, Rutgers, Western Illinois, Iowa, UCF, Missouri and Fairleigh Dickinson.
Big Ten play starts Jan. 2 against USC, and the conference slate features trips to Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Nebraska, Maryland, Wisconsin and Purdue, along with home dates against Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, UCLA, Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan State and Ohio State. The Big Ten Tournament will be played in Indianapolis from March 9-14.
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