INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis Athletics Department released its men's basketball non-conference slate on Monday (June 10), highlighted by matchups with some of the nation's top teams to open the 2024-25 campaign. Head coach Paul Corsaro's team will play at Xavier (Nov. 8), Iowa State (Nov. 18) and Florida International (Dec. 21) as part of the non-conference schedule with both Xavier and Iowa State expected to be ranked among the Top 25 to start the year. 

"I really like our schedule. We've got a good mix of big name, upper echelon opponents and some good regional opponents in home-and-home series. We're going to play in a highly competitive tournament at Alabama A&M just before Thanksgiving that will help prepare us for the Horizon League," Corsaro said. "We've got some winnable games and we've got some games where we're really going to be tested, but I like the way it's come together."

The Jaguars will open the season with their annual NCAA Readers Become Leaders game at Indiana Farmers Coliseum against IU Columbus on Nov. 4. More than 5,000 elementary aged students are expected to help kickoff the college basketball season in what has become an annual tradition for the program. From there, the Jaguars will trek to Xavier (Nov. 8) before returning home to play Goshen College (Nov. 12) and Eastern Michigan (Nov. 15) inside the Jungle. The Jaguars will then play at Iowa State (Nov. 18) before playing three games in Huntsville, Ala., on Nov. 22-25. Corsaro's squad will face Coastal Carolina and South Carolina State on Nov. 22-23 and then play host Alabama A&M on Monday, Nov. 25. 

The remaining non-conference slate includes a home game with Trinity Christian (Nov. 30) and road games at Lindenwood (Dec. 14) and Florida International (Dec. 21). 

The recently finalized roster consists of 10 transfers and three true freshmen. Graduate transfers Jarvis Walker (13.3 ppg, 2.1 apg) and Paul Zilinskas (12.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg) starred for Corsaro at UIndy before joining the IU Indy program this season and junior forward Timaris Brown (15.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg) brings an impressive resume from his first two seasons at Rockhurst. Nathan Dudukovich (12.2 ppg, 84 3's), Briggs McClain (5.7 ppg) and Alec Millender (13.2 ppg, 3.2 apg) all bring depth and experience to the backcourt. True freshman Keenan Garner highlights the rookie class, having led Fishers High School to a 29-1 record and a Class 4A state championship this past season. A 6-foot-6 forward, Garner averaged 15.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while earning a spot on the Indiana All-Star team. 

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