Indiana is lining up another marquee non-conference test for the 2026-27 season, with a home game against Missouri in the works, sources confirm to Peegs.com. The Hoosiers and Tigers are expected to square off on Friday, Dec. 18 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.
That would give Indiana three high-major non-conference games already on the calendar for that season. The Hoosiers are set to face Syracuse on Monday, Nov. 9 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, then Kentucky on Friday, Nov. 20 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The Missouri game’s tipoff time and TV details will be announced later.
Indiana also has an exhibition date locked in against North Carolina on Sunday, Oct. 18 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The scheduling news comes as the Hoosiers try to build on a difficult first year under head coach DeVries. Indiana missed the NCAA Tournament last season after finishing 18-14 overall and 9-11 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers ended up No. 41 in the NET rankings used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee.
There is some optimism around the roster, at least on paper. Bart Torvik’s preseason projections have Indiana at No. 27 nationally, and 247Sports ranked IU’s seven-player transfer class No. 4 in the country.
That portal group is led by two top-25 overall transfers: former Alabama forward Aiden Sherrell and former Notre Dame point guard Markus Burton. Sherrell is Indiana’s highest-ranked newcomer, landing at No. 12 overall among transfers and No. 5 at power forward. Burton checks in at No. 24 overall and No. 6 among transfer point guards.
Indiana also added former SMU center Samet Yigiotglu, who is ranked No. 36 overall among transfers and No. 7 at center. The rest of the seven-player class includes Georgia Tech guard Jaeden Mustaf, Duke guard Darren Harris, Villanova guard Bryce Lindsay and Maryland Eastern Shore guard Justin Monden.
The roster picture is still a major reset. Indiana returns only sophomore forward Trent Sisley for the 2026-27 season, while also bringing in four freshmen: four-star wings Vaughn Karvala and Trevor Manhertz, four-star guard Prince-Alexander Moody and international center Clemens Sokolov from Germany.
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