Entering its 120th season of college basketball, the Indiana Hoosiers will take the Assembly Hall floor for the first time in the 2019-2020 basketball campaign on Tuesday night against the Gannon Golden Knights. This matchup marks the only exhibition game for IU this season. Located in Erie, PA, Gannon is a private Catholic university, with an enrollment of 4,444, and whose colors are maroon and gold. They play in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in Division II, and will begin their 75th season as a basketball program.
How to Watch: Indiana Hoosiers versus Gannon Golden Knights
| Who | Exhibition Game: Indiana vs. Gannon |
| When | 7:00 PM ET / Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
| Where | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN |
| Tickets | Find the Lowest Ticket Prices on SeatGeek |
| Watch | BTN Plus (Subscription Required) |
| Stats | Live Stats |
| Listen | IU Radio Network |
You can find the latest 2019 Indiana Basketball schedule (printable) here. Also, you can find the current basketball roster here and a scholarship breakdown here.
Getting to Know the Gannon Golden Knights
Last season, the Golden Knights had a record of 11-18, going 9-12 in the PSAC. After the season concluded, Gannon dismissed the longest-tenured coach in their program’s history, 14-year veteran John Reilly, and hired Old Dominion assistant Kelvin Jefferson to lead their program.
Jefferson has 12 years of Division I assistant experience and also spent eight years as head coach of South Kent Prep in Connecticut. There, he helped develop future NBA players Mo Harkless and Russ Smith.
Gannon returns four players who started at least 13 games last season. Of those, sophomore shooting guard Victor Olawoye will likely serve as the toughest matchup for Indiana. Olawoye scored 10.4 PPG, grabbed 3.4 RPG, and attempted over 5 threes a game last season.
Outside of Olawoye, PG Matt Johnson and C Kevin Dodds will play an integral role for Gannon. The 6’0″ Johnson, a senior, averaged 5.9 PPG and 3.0 APG last season, and he also led the team with a 80.5% FT percentage. Interestingly, Johnson played alongside IU F Justin Smith and Dallas Mavericks PG Jalen Brunson at Adlai Stevenson High School in Chicago. Perhaps Johnson and Smith will find themselves going one-on-one at some point during the game.
The 6’8″ Dodds, also a senior, played 27 MPG last season, tallying 6.2 PPG and 5.7 RPG.
Expectations for Gannon
“Indiana University is one of the most storied programs in college basketball, and Coach [Archie] Miller is one of the hottest coaches in the country. The chance to play such an elite program is a great honor for the Golden Knights, and we’re looking forward to the competitive environment.”
