INDIANAPOLIS - The Horizon League announced the 2020-2021 basketball schedule on Wednesday (Nov. 4) as league teams will compete in a 20-game schedule, spread out over 10 weeks. IUPUI will open Horizon League play at league newcomer Purdue Fort Wayne for road games on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. 

The Jaguars Horizon League home opener will be against Cleveland State on Jan. 1 and Jan. 2. 

All Horizon League games during the month of December will be played without fans due ot the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the league will announce the postseason tournament format and dates at a later time. 

IUPUI's full Horizon League slate can be seen here

Tip times and broadcast information will also be released at a later date., as will the Jaguars' non-conference games. 

Head coach Byron Rimm II's team enters the season with high hopes, returning four seniors for the upcoming campaign. Senior Marcus Burk (21.3 ppg, 93 3's) was an All-Horizon League performer a season ago and classmate Jaylen Minnett (16.6 ppg, 115 3's) enters his senior season as IUPUI's all-time leader in threes made (244). Senior Elyjah Goss (9.1 ppg, 11.5 rpg) earned a spot on the league All-Defensive Team and grabbed a school record 369 rebounds last season while Isaiah Williams (8.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg) started 13 times in 18 games before missing the latter portion of the year to injury.

The other returners include sophomores Mike DePersia (2.6 ppg, 2.7 apg) and Sawyer Stoltz (0.5 rpg). 

Rimm's recruiting class is keyed by junior guards Bobby Harvey and Azariah Seay and 7-foot center Acton Shirley. All total, Rimm signed nine newcomers, eight of whom are junior college transfers.