2015-16 Basketball Schedule

[cjvz20 896]

I'll be at the MAUI invitational!!!! I have been excited since it was announced. Some other folks better be there so we can throw down some Mai Tais

man I want to be there but think gonna have to wait for the next time. Have fun drink one for me

[CrossboneIU22 1,509]

this brings up a question I was wondering. Wont adding all these teams possibly give a team a unfair advantage to win the conference by having a easy schedule

 

Personally I would think this would be a great time to split the conferences in a similar way to football (maybe rethink that alignment as well).  You would have 7 teams in each division so you would have 6 teams you would play home/away, making that 12 games.  Then you would play the 7 teams from the other division giving you a 19 game conference season and everyone in each division a very similar strength of schedule (within the conference and not taking into account any home/away differences in those 7 games).  The only imbalance, would possibly come from one division being better than the other but it would be a lot better than the current random scheduling.  Then you have the BTT set up with two sides split by the divisions, and the top team from each division gets the first round bye.  

 

Or you could even go with how the tournament is set now and rank the teams 1-14 as it is now.   

[djsalway 4,161]

Just now seeing this. Wisconsin twice? Ugh.

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Personally I would think this would be a great time to split the conferences in a similar way to football (maybe rethink that alignment as well).  You would have 7 teams in each division so you would have 6 teams you would play home/away, making that 12 games.

 

 

Not a bad proposal, but I think a much cleaner way to do it would be to give every team one protected rivalry. Proposed concept would be-

-Protected Rival (2x, home and away, last game of the season reserved)

-3 pools of 4 teams rotated as 2x, H, and A groups. 

 

This maintains the current number of conference games, creates a regular rotation, and protects rivalries. Rivalries would look something like-

 

IU/Purdue, Michigan/Michigan State, Wisconsin/Minnesota, Iowa/Nebraska, Illinois/Northwestern, Rutgers/Maryland, Penn-State/OSU 

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Kennesaw State and McNeese State added today per @theheraldtimes. I'm gonna pin this thread and we can put any updates in here. I or someone else will keep this first post updated until we complete our drop down work.

 

Tues., Nov. 3    vs. Ottawa (exhib.)    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 82-54    BTN Plus
Mon., Nov. 9    vs. Bellarmine (exhib.)    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 73-62    BTN Plus
Fri., Nov. 13    vs. Eastern Illinois    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 88-49    BTN Plus
Mon., Nov. 16    vs. Austin Peay    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 102-76    BTN
 

Gavitt Tipoff Games
Thur., Nov. 19    vs. Creighton    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 86-65    BTN
 

Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Mon., Nov. 23    vs. Wake Forest    Maui, Hawaii    L, 82-78    ESPN2
Tues., Nov. 24    St. John’s    Maui, Hawaii    W, 83-73    ESPN2
Wed., Nov. 25    vs. UNLV    Maui, Hawaii    L, 72-69    ESPN2

 

Mon., Nov. 30    vs. Alcorn State    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 112-70    BTN
 

Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Wed., Dec. 2    at Duke    Durham, N.C.    L, 94-74    ESPN

 

Sat., Dec. 5    vs. Morehead State    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 92-59    BTN
Wed., Dec. 9    vs. IPFW    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 90-65    BTN Plus
Sat., Dec. 12    vs. McNeese State    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 105-60    BTN
 

Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Sat., Dec. 19    vs. Notre Dame    Indianapolis, Ind.    W, 80-73    ESPN2

 

Tues., Dec. 22    vs. Kennesaw State    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 99-72    BTN
Wed., Dec. 30    at Rutgers    Piscataway, N.J.    W, 79-72    ESPN2
Sat., Jan. 2    at Nebraska    Lincoln, Neb.    W, 79-69    BTN
Tues., Jan. 5    vs. Wisconsin    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 59-58    ESPN
Sun., Jan. 10    vs. Ohio State    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 85-60    CBS
Sat., Jan. 16    at Minnesota    Minneapolis, Minn.    W, 70-63    BTN
Tues., Jan. 19    vs. Illinois    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 103-69    ESPN
Sat., Jan. 23    vs. Northwestern    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 89-57    ESPN2
Tues., Jan. 26    at Wisconsin    Madison, Wisc.    L, 82-79 (OT)    ESPN
Sat., Jan. 30    vs. Minnesota    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 74-68    BTN
Tues., Feb. 2    at Michigan    Ann Arbor, Mich.    W, 80-67    ESPN
Sat., Feb. 6    at Penn State    State College, Pa.    L, 68-63    BTN
Thur., Feb. 11    vs. Iowa    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 85-78    ESPN
Sun., Feb. 14    at Michigan State    East Lansing, Mich.    L, 88-69    CBS
Wed., Feb. 17    vs. Nebraska    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 80-64    BTN
Sat., Feb. 20    vs. Purdue    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 77-73    ESPN
Thur., Feb. 25    at Illinois    Champaign, Ill.    W, 74-47    ESPN
Tues., Mar. 1    at Iowa    Iowa City, Iowa    W, 81-78    ESPN
Sun., Mar. 6    vs. Maryland    Bloomington, Ind.    W, 80-62    CBS
 

Big Ten tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Fri., Mar. 11    Michigan    Indianapolis, Ind.    L, 72-69    ESPN
 

NCAA tournament
Thur., Mar. 17    Chattanooga    Des Moines, Iowa    W, 99-74    CBS
Sat., Mar. 19    Kentucky    Des Moines, Iowa    W, 73-67    CBS
Fri., Mar. 25    North Carolina    Philadelphia, Pa.    L, 101-86    TBS

 

http://www.insidethehall.com/2015-2016-indiana-basketball-schedule/

[Hovadipo 61,288]

Some big ole fluffy cupcakes will be just what the doctor ordered by the time these 2 roll around.

[Naturalhoosier 15,475]

Rutgers here I come!!! I'm scoring better tix this time now that I have seen the arena!!!

[TheWatShot 15,440]

Isn't Kennessaw State the team we played a couple years ago where Crean said it was "like playing an SEC team," even though they had won like 10 games over the last two seasons? 

[Bobman1 2,913]

Charles Matthews said Kentucky would be 2016 champs.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Isn't Kennessaw State the team we played a couple years ago where Crean said it was "like playing an SEC team," even though they had won like 10 games over the last two seasons?

Sounds like a typical SEC team

[Jketch 385]

Isn't Kennessaw State the team we played a couple years ago where Crean said it was "like playing an SEC team," even though they had won like 10 games over the last two seasons?

i don't remember that but I'm laughing so hard

[JSHoosier 22,193]

Isn't Kennessaw State the team we played a couple years ago where Crean said it was "like playing an SEC team," even though they had won like 10 games over the last two seasons? 

I don't remember exactly which extra fluffy cupcake he referred to, but it may have been them.  I mean I know he SEasy barely has a pulse, but they're not THAT bad.

[Alford Bailey 13,190]

Isn't Kennessaw State the team we played a couple years ago where Crean said it was "like playing an SEC team," even though they had won like 10 games over the last two seasons? 

Yes, I went to that game. Was also the game that pushed me to never spend my hard earned $$ on one of these cupcakes again.

[Hovadipo 61,288]

Yes, I went to that game. Was also the game that pushed me to never spend my hard earned $$ on one of these cupcakes again.

It was also Fischer's "breakout" game...which he immediately transferred after lol.

[OliviaPope40 7,437]

I've been to some games and I believe only one was a cupcake and that was Stetson Cody's first year. 

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Kennesaw State and McNeese State added today per @theheraldtimes. I'm gonna pin this thread and we can put any updates in here. I or someone else will keep this first post updated until we complete our drop down work.

 

11/19 - Creighton 

11/23-25 - Maui Classic (Chaminade, Kansas, St. John’s, UCLA, UNLV, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest)

12/2 - @ Duke (B1G/ACC Challenge) 

12/12 - McNeese State 

12/19 - Notre Dame (Crossroads Classic @ BLF)

12/22 - Kennesaw State 

 

Home single plays - Maryland, Ohio State, Northwestern, Purdue

Away single plays - Michigan, Michigan State, Rutgers, Penn State

Home/Away - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin

@ Duke 12/2 added.

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

When do they announce the Maui bracket?

[LIHoosier 27,666]

When do they announce the Maui bracket?

Early August, that's when they were announced last year. It'll include the Maui bracket + 1-2 prelim games.

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Early August, that's when they were announced last year. It'll include the Maui bracket + 1-2 prelim games.

Thank.

[Bryan Medema 1,488]

Does anyone post a projected SoS this early? I imagine ours is pretty solid as of right now.