The college basketball season officially tips off Nov. 7, and Indiana has a new, 11th school playing Division I hoops (welcome, Southern Indiana). In preparation of the 2022-23 season, we asked reporters across the USA TODAY Network's Indiana newspapers five questions about the teams they cover. We will publish one each day this week.
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Friday: Game I'm most looking forward to
Ball State
Dec. 17 against Illinois State at Gainbridge Fieldhouse as part of the Indy Classic. The new downtown Indianapolis event will replace the Crossroads Classic, which featured games between Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame and Purdue for more than a decade.