Indiana plays basketball this month! Breaking down roles, practice observations

The IU basketball team will play an exhibition at Assembly Hall before heading to Peru. Zach Osterman and Mike Niziolek discuss the latest open practice, roster roles, impact players and more. Chapters: 0:00: Intro 2:56: Open practice No. 2 6:35: Handling a roster built around two bigs 19:31: Who occupies what roles? 25:12: Markus Burton's importance 30:36: Shifting expectations 44:14: Summer exhibition SZN https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2026/07/01/indiana-basketball-trent-sisley-leader-roster-transfers-freshmen/90713572007/ Preorder "Unthinkable to Unstoppable" today: http://linktr.ee/unthinkabletounstoppable Get IndyStar's IU coverage sent directly to your inbox with our IU Insider newsletter: https://profile.indystar.com/newsletters/iu-insider/?ipid=NLsignupIU