Indiana Adds Auburn, Harvard to 2023-24 Nonconference Schedule

Indiana will reportedly play nonconference games against Auburn and Harvard during the 2023-24 season.

Indiana has added a pair of games to its 2023-24 non-conference schedule.

Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers will play a neutral-site game against Auburn in Atlanta in December, according to a report from Jon Rothstein. The game will take place Dec. 9, but time and location have not been announced.

Auburn went 21-13 overall and finished seventh in the SEC at 10-8 in conference play. Coach Bruce Pearl will be in his 10th season at Auburn in 2023-24, holding a 187–111 overall record. Pearl has led Auburn to four NCAA Tournament appearances, reaching the 2019 Final Four. 

On Monday, Rothstein reported that Indiana will play Harvard on Nov. 26 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. as part of its nonconference schedule. This will mark the 40th consecutive and 113th time overall that Indiana has played in Indianapolis. Indiana and Harvard have matched up one time, a 97-76 Indiana victory on Dec. 2, 1972 in Bloomington.

“Playing a game in Indianapolis is very important to our program,” Indiana coach Mike Woodson, a native of Indianapolis who graduated from Broad Ripple High School in 1976, said. “IU Basketball has a long-standing tradition of playing whenever it can in Indianapolis and giving fans who may not otherwise get to see us in person an opportunity to experience a Hoosier game for themselves.”

Harvard went 14-14 overall and finished seventh in the Ivy League in 2022-23. Coach Tommy Amaker also lost leading scorer Chris Ledlum, who's transferring to Tennessee.

While the full 2023-24 schedule has not been released, Indiana has a handful of known opponents. The Hoosiers will host Kansas at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, along with neutral-site games against Auburn and Harvard. Indiana will also participate in the 2023 Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden, playing two games against UConn, Texas or Louisville.

The Big Ten recently released home and road opponents for the 2023-24 season. Dates, times and television information hasn't been released, but here's a breakdown of Indiana's Big Ten opponents.

Home and away: Purdue, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin

Home only: Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern

Away only: Illinois, Michigan, Rutgers

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