The ISU men's basketball team officially announced its non-conference schedule for the 2015-16 season on Tuesday.
Iowa State will play in-state rivals Iowa and Northern Iowa in an eight-day, three-game span in December.
Iowa State will first play against Iowa at Hilton Coliseum on Dec. 11. The Cyclones have a chance to knock off the Hawkeyes for the fifth time in six years and assist in bringing the CyHawk trophy back to Ames for a third straight year.
Following a Dec. 13 game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Ames, Iowa State will travel to Des Moines for the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic featuring the four Division I schools in Iowa.