Indiana Men’s Basketball Plans Puerto Rico Exhibition Trip August

Indiana men’s basketball is set to take a preseason foreign exhibition trip to Puerto Rico from August 5-12, where they will play three games against BC Mega, a Serbian professional team, and the Puerto Rican All-Star team. This trip, allowed once every four years under NCAA rules, is intended to help the Hoosiers, who have a largely new roster featuring 10 transfers and one incoming freshman, bond and gel under new head coach Darian DeVries. DeVries has emphasized the importance of the trip for team-building and getting to know each other ahead of the season. Though Puerto Rico is a U.S. commonwealth, the NCAA classifies such games there as a foreign tour. The Hoosiers last took a similar foreign trip in 2021 to the Bahamas, and this year’s schedule includes games on August 6, 9, and 11 in San Juan. While the competition will be challenging, the trip primarily serves as preparation rather than a full test of Indiana’s systems for Big Ten play.