Substantial insight was gained today with regard to Indiana’s 2019-20 Big Ten basketball schedule.
Once again the Hoosiers will play 20 league games and will meet six of the conference’s 14 teams one time.
Here are the opponents according to the IU basketball program via Twitter:
Which @B1GMBBall teams will be coming to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the 2019-20 season? 👇
Dates/Times to come at a later date.
Story: https://t.co/o5cwP4pCST pic.twitter.com/bbshD2A8Zn
— Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) April 17, 2019
Overall it appears to be a fairly favorable schedule.
The clear good news is that Indiana will only play likely league favorite Michigan State one time, in Bloomington. Iowa is another team that is expected to be good next year that IU will only see once at home. Northwestern is a clear bottom third team that IU will only face in Bloomington.
It’s a mixed bag with the away only opponents. Illinois should be improved and is probably more of a middle of the pack type of team next year. Michigan is in a state of flux right now with several of its top players having declared for the NBA — but still eligible to return. Landing Rutgers as one of the away-only opponents can only be viewed as a favorable outcome.
Most of Indiana’s home and away opponents are good but not elite teams.
As is intended to be the case in all seasons going forward, IU and Purdue will meet twice in 2019-20.
The dates and times for these games will be announced at a later time.
For other known 2019-20 games, check here.
Via the Big Ten, here are the opponents for every team in the league:
2019-20 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Opponents
ILLINOIS
Home: Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska
Away: Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers
INDIANA
Home: Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern
Away: Illinois, Michigan, Rutgers
Home/Away: Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
IOWA
Home: Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern
Home/Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue
MARYLAND
Home: Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue
Away: Minnesota, Penn State, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers
MICHIGAN
Home: Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin
Away: Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
MICHIGAN STATE
Home: Iowa, Ohio State, Rutgers
Away: Indiana, Nebraska, Purdue
Home/Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin
MINNESOTA
Home: Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska
Away: Illinois, Purdue, Rutgers
Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin
NEBRASKA
Home: Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue
Away: Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota
Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin
NORTHWESTERN
Home: Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State
Away: Indiana, Rutgers, Wisconsin
Home/Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue
OHIO STATE
Home: Illinois, Purdue, Rutgers
Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern
Home/Away: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Wisconsin
PENN STATE
Home: Illinois, Maryland, Wisconsin
Away: Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue
Home/Away: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers
PURDUE
Home: Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State
Away: Maryland, Nebraska, Ohio State
Home/Away: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Rutgers, Wisconsin
RUTGERS
Home: Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern
Away: Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State
Home/Away: Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
WISCONSIN
Home: Illinois, Maryland, Northwestern
Away: Iowa, Michigan, Penn State
Home/Away: Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
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