Iowa finalizes men's basketball date with Iowa State

The dates have filled in for the Iowa men's basketball team's games against Iowa State and Western Illinois, giving the Hawkeyes a complete 27-game schedule for this season.

Iowa will host Iowa State Dec. 11, with the game time to be determined. The Hawkeyes will host the Leathernecks on Dec. 3, at 7 p.m.

The Hawkeyes are scheduled to start their season at Carver-Hawkeye Arena next Wednesday at 3 p.m. against North Carolina Central, with a 4 p.m. home game against Southern two days later.

Start times and TV information for Iowa's complete schedule are expected to be announced next week.

2020-21 Iowa men's basketball schedule

Nov. 25: 

North Carolina Central, 3 p.m.

Nov. 27:

 Southern 4 p.m.

Dec. 3: Western Illinois, 7 p.m.

Dec. 8

: North Carolina

Dec. 11: Iowa State

Dec. 13

: Northern Illinois

Dec. 19:

 vs. Gonzaga in Sioux Falls, S.D., 11 a.m.

Dec. 22: 

Purdue

Dec. 25

 at Minnesota

Dec. 29

: Northwestern

Jan. 2

: at Rutgers

Jan. 7:

 at Maryland

Jan. 10 or 11: 

Minnesota

Jan. 14

: Michigan State

Jan. 17 or 18

: at Northwestern

Jan. 21

: Indiana

Jan. 24

: Nebraska

Jan. 29

: at Illinois

Feb. 4:

 Ohio State

Feb. 7

: at Indiana

Feb. 10

: Rutgers

Feb. 13

: at Michigan State

Feb. 18:

 at Wisconsin

Feb. 21

: Penn State

Feb. 28:

 at Ohio State

March 4

: at Michigan

March 7:

 Wisconsin

March 10-14

: Big Ten tournament in Chicago