One of Darian DeVries’ first games as IU basketball head coach will include a home game against Milwaukee.
That’s according to a report by Rocco Miller, who says Indiana, Milwaukee, Marquette and Little Rock are all part of a Multi-Team Event in which they will each play two games. As previously reported, the Hoosiers will also face Marquette in Chicago in early November as their other game in the MTE.
Milwaukee was 21-11 last season and No. 141 according to KenPom. They were 14-6 and tied for second place in the Horizon League under head coach Bart Lundy, who is entering his fourth season leading the program after signing a new contract extension. The Panthers have won at least 20 games each of the last three seasons under his direction.
Lundy’s Milwaukee teams are known for their up-tempo approach on the offensive end. His offense finished with top-5 entries in the school’s record books in scoring average (78.4 ppg), total points (2,510), field-goal percentage (.468), field goals made (907), and field goals attempted (1,939) last season. The team finished first in the NCAA in fastbreak points with 18.4 per game as the team embraced Lundy’s “Tilt The Floor” motto. The Panthers also set a program record in rebounds per game at 39.2 to rank No. 21 in the nation, helping Milwaukee place second in the NCAA in rebound margin at +9.3.
Gone are Milwaukee’s two most productive players from last season, Themus Fulks and Jamichael Stillwell, both of whom transferred to Central Florida.
Some of the players expected to lead the way for Milwaukee in 2025-26 are 6-foot-7 forward Chandler Jackson (17 ppg at Parkland College); 6-foot guard Isaiah Dorceus (14.5 ppg at Daytona State); 6-foot-4 guard Seth Hubbard (8.4 ppg for Toledo); 6-foot-10 center Faizon Fields (6.7 ppg); 6-foot-8 forward Danilo Jovanovich (5.3 ppg at Milwaukee); and 6-foot-8 wing John Lovelace (4.5 ppg at Milwaukee).
In Bart Torvik’s preseason projections Milwaukee is ranked No. 235 nationally.
In addition to Milwaukee and Marquette, Indiana will play Louisville in Indianapolis and Kentucky in Lexington as part of their 11-game nonconference slate. The other seven games have not been revealed.
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