Indiana announced a 2024 non-conference home game against South Carolina for the 2024-25 season, according to a release.
It’ll be quite the Big Ten-SEC showdown coming up in November. The game is set for the 16th of the month inside Assembly Hall.
“The time and television designation of the game will be announced at a later date,” the release read. “The Hoosiers hold a 2-1 series lead over South Carolina. The Gamecocks will return to Bloomington for the first time since an 84-71 Hoosier win on Dec. 22, 1973.
“Indiana also took down South Carolina by a score of 76-55 on Nov. 8, 1998, in Indianapolis as part of the 1998 Hoosier Classic. Overall, Indiana is 68-51 against teams currently residing in the Southeastern Conference.”
Now that you know the date, be sure to mark your calendars and potentially get some tickets!
Indiana lands Illinois transfer Luke Goode
In other Indiana news, the Hoosiers got a quality piece in the transfer portal earlier this cycle. The addition of Luke Goode promises to be a good one.
Goode largely came off the bench in 2023 to provide 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while playing just north of 20 minutes a night. He also shot the ball well from 2 and 3, as he did in 2022 as well. Just a real solid and dependable role player for Brad Underwood. A dying breed, you might say.
Luke Goode had also averaged right at four points per game as a sophomore in ’22, a year that was mostly derailed by a foot injury with Goode playing just 10 games. He averaged just two points as a freshman in 2020-21.
Indiana Transfer Rundown
Payton Sparks — From two-time All-MAC to two points per game off the bench at IU this past season. He was promptly back in the portal after that experiment.
Kaleb Banks — Former top-100 recruit who just didn’t provide meaningful production through two years with IU.
CJ Gunn — Gunn was somewhat promising in his second season and a definite part of the rotation, but an NIL influx at DePaul plus a chance at a more primary role likely drew him up to Chicago.
Myles Rice — Suddenly thrust into starting point guard role as a redshirt freshman at Washington State and had to serve as basically the only true guard on the tallest team in the country. He thrived, winning Pac-12 Rookie of the Year with 14.8 points and 3.8 assists per game in 2024.
Oumar Ballo — Literally, as big a get as possible in the transfer portal. Rising sixth year senior, two time All-Pac-12 honoree and powerhouse post presence Oumar Ballo could be one of the very best players in the Big Ten next season after averaging a double double for Arizona in 2024.
Kanaan Carlyle — Inefficient freshman guard at Stanford, though he is a former top-50 recruit and showcased plenty of flashes of high-upside talent. A worthy take for the Hoosiers.
That’s a juicy haul for Mike Woodson — and now the gauntlet has been thrown down. Got to go win with a roster like this, or another missed NCAA Tournament likely leads to Woody’s ouster.
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