Schedule could give IU quick start

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana will open its most-anticipated basketball season in a decade by hosting North Dakota State on Nov. 12 and play four Big Ten games at home in January.

As expected, Kentucky is not on the schedule released Thursday. But there's no shortage of big-name opponents.

The Hoosiers play Georgia and either UCLA or Georgetown at the early-season Legends Classic in New York. They will host North Carolina on Nov. 27 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, and face two-time national runner-up Butler on Dec. 15 during the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.

Indiana starts conference play Dec. 31 at Iowa, visits Penn State on Jan. 7, then plays four of its next five league games at home — giving one of the conference favorites a chance for a fast start.

The schedule is below:

• Nov. 9, Bryant, TBA (Exhibition), TBA
• Nov. 12, North Dakota State, TBA
• Nov. 15, Sam Houston State, TBA
• Nov. 19, vs. Georgia at Brooklyn, N.Y., 5:30 p.m.
• Nov. 20, vs. UCLA or Georgetown at Brooklyn, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. or 10 p.m.
• Nov. 25, Ball State, TBA
• Nov. 27, North Carolina, 9:30 p.m.
• Dec. 1, Coppin State, TBA
• Dec. 8, Central Connecticut State, TBA
• Dec. 15, vs. Butler at Indianapolis, 2 p.m.
• Dec. 19, Mount St. Mary's, TBA
• Dec. 21, Florida Atlantic, TBA
• Dec. 28, Jacksonville, TBA
• Dec. 31, at Iowa, TBA
• Jan. 7, at Penn State, TBA
• Jan. 12, Minnesota, TBA
• Jan. 15, Wisconsin, TBA
• Jan. 20, at Northwestern, TBA
• Jan. 23, Penn State, TBA
• Jan. 27, Michigan State, TBA
• Jan. 30, at Purdue, TBA
• Feb. 2, Michigan, 9 p.m.
• Feb. 7, at Illinois, TBA
• Feb. 10, at Ohio State, TBA
• Feb. 13, Nebraska, TBA
• Feb. 16, Purdue, TBA
• Feb. 19, at Michigan State, TBA
• Feb. 26, at Minnesota, TBA
• March 2, Iowa, TBA
• March 5, Ohio State, TBA
• March 10, at Michigan, TBA
• March 14-17, Big Ten tournament at Chicago