INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's basketball team will continue its hectic start to the 2025-26 campaign on Tuesday (Nov. 11) when the Jaguars host IU Columbus inside Corteva Coliseum for the annual partnership with the NCAA, championed by Anthem. This year's NCAA 'Read to the Final Four' event is expected to attract more than 5,000 elementary aged students from across Central Indiana and will be broadcast locally on WNDY as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Hall of Famer Bob Lovell (analyst) describe the action. Tuesday's game marks the first of three IU Indy men's basketball broadcasts on WNDY this season. 

It also marks the Jaguars' fourth game in just eight days to start the season. 

Head coach Ben Howlett's team is still seeking a first win as the Jaguars played true road games against traditional powers Ohio State and Butler and hosted NEC preseason favorite LIU in between. 

The nation's fastest offense is boasting 90.7 points per game, paced by fifth-year senior Matt Compas' 18.3 points per contest. Compas also leads the Horizon League with 3.7 steals per game and is shooting 55.6 percent from the floor. Behind him, junior Kyler D'Augustino checks in at 14.0 points and a team-high 4.7 rebounds per game while Jaxon Edwards is scoring 11.7 points per game. 

The Jaguars' defense and rebounding has been problematic to start the season as IU Indy is yielding 108 points per game and being outrebounds by more than 17 rebounds per contest. The Jags have also been tortured by the whistle to start the year as opponents have lived at the charity stripe, making more than 27 fouls shots per game. 

Through three games, the Jaguars have played one of the nation's top non-conference schedules

QUOTABLE
"We want to play good teams. What we're trying to do is get ready by March. This game is going to help us come Horizon League play and that's what we're looking to do. We're looking to win the Horizon League and take steps to do that. Us playing Butler certainly doesn't hurt us. It's going to help us," Howlett said following his team's road loss at Butler on Saturday. 

SCOUTING IU COLUMBUS
IUC is 2-4 on the season and has dropped four straight since opening the year with back-to-back wins over East-West University and Kuyper College. Collectively, IUC is scoring 78.7 points per game and outscoring opponents by two points per game. The Crimson Pride come in shooting 44.7 percent from the floor and 32.4 percent from three. 

INSIDE THE SERIES
IU Indy is 1-0 all-time against IU Columbus with the first meeting being last year's season opener inside the Coliseum. The Jaguars won that contest 100-44 in front of 3,716 fans inside the Coliseum. 

UP NEXT
The Jaguars will travel to Michigan to face off with Eastern Michigan on Friday night (Nov. 14) at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+. IU Indy is just 1-4 all-time against EMU and 0-1 in the lone meeting on the road.