Indiana will open the 2023 NCAA tournament on Friday night at 9:55 p.m. ET against Kent State at MVP Arena in Albany, New York.
The Golden Flashes are 28-6 and earned a No. 13 seed after winning the MAC tournament final against Toledo on March 11.
Here are three things to know about Kent State:
Former IU assistant coach Rob Senderoff leads the Golden Flashes
Rob Senderoff was an assistant coach at Indiana under Kelvin Sampson. Unfortunately for the Hoosiers and Senderoff, his tenure in Bloomington ended with a 30-month show-cause penalty for his involvement in NCAA rules violations.