Now that Indiana’s roster for next year has settled in their new homes across North Dunn and classes for summer school has already started, July and August are two short months before the start of the fall semester. Here’s a look at what the players and staff are up to for the remainder of the summer and what key events fans should keep and eye out for.
Get ready Indiana fans, once the summer nears its end, the excitement for Hoosier Hysteria 2019 (an event that typically takes place in late October or early November) will once again build up.
According to NCAA bylaws, the earliest date for playing their first regular season game will be November 5, 2019, which we expect the Hoosiers to have a game on or around that date in order to take advantage of earlier practices. As the schedule unfolds, you can find the latest information on our schedule page.
Indiana Basketball players midway through summer classes
With summer classes have started back on May 4, 2019, the players have less than a month before taking final exams. The official last day of summer school is July 26, 2019. The players will have a one-month break prior to re-starting their classes on August 26, 2019.
During the summer, skills training, conditioning, and performance-training are the three main basketball activities that the team can engage in formally. The NCAA has restrictions on the number of hours each week the players can participate. The Indiana staff is limited to requiring only eight hours per week on these activities. At most only four hours of that time can be spent on instructor-led skill training.
The remainder of the time, the Hoosiers are able to practice, shoot, weight-train, and play on their own, but those activities would be done on their own time, without the influence of any members of the coaching staff. With a court in their apartments and a scooter-ride away from Assembly Hall or Cook Hall, the players have as much easy access to practice as they need.
The NCAA also tries to limit how much the team practices schemes and sets for the upcoming season. The reasoning behind these rules are to create an equal level of playing competition across all schools who may not have the same access to staff members and amenities.
While the players are able to re-create in-game situations, the following are restricted during the offseason: