Indiana announced the start time and broadcast details for this year’s Hoosier Hysteria earlier today.
The annual tip-off for the men’s and women’s basketball seasons will be on Friday, October 18.
Here are the full details, per the athletic department:
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The 2024-25 men’s and women’s basketball seasons officially kick off with Hoosier Hysteria Presented by Smithville at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 18, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. ET with free admission. Fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to be donated to Hoosier Hills Food Bank. This is traditionally one of the organization’s most successful donation events of the year, bringing in as much as 12,000 pounds of food to support those in need in Monroe, Brown, Lawrence, Orange, Owen, and Martin counties.
The event will begin with the Homecoming Parade at 5:30 p.m. ET down Woodlawn Avenue between 13th and 17th Streets. Parade goers and Hoosier Hysteria fans should park in any lots surrounding Memorial Stadium and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The parade will conclude with a fireworks show over Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Hoosier Hysteria will officially begin with player and coach introductions from both the men’s and women’s teams at 7:30 p.m. ET Head coaches Mike Woodson and Teri Moren will address the crowd after special performances from the IU Cheerleaders and RedSteppers. Finally, players from both squads will participate in various skills competitions to be followed by a scrimmage. Indiana alum Tricia Whitaker will emcee the event.
The event will be streamed on B1G+. A season pass, which will bring you all of the live events featuring IU Athletics on B1G+, is $89.99. A monthly IU pass is $12.99. The men’s team will be featured on B1G+ two times this season with, while 13 women’s games also will be shown on the service.
Indiana football will host Nebraska at noon on Saturday, Oct. 19, to close out the Homecoming festivities on campus.
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