Hinkle Fieldhouse to host Emirates NBA Cup Finals Nov. 11; Butler schedules two in-state exhibition games
WISH-TV reports Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse is scheduled to host the Emirates NBA Cup Finals on 2026-11-11 and two in‑state exhibition games: Butler vs. Indiana at 6:30 p.m. on 2026-10-11 and Butler vs. Indiana State at 6:30 p.m. on 2026-10-18. WISH-TV will broadcast the two exhibitions exclusively.
WISH-TV reported that Butler University’s Hinkle Fieldhouse is set to host the Emirates NBA Cup Finals on Friday, 2026-11-11. The venue will also stage two in-state exhibition games: Butler vs. Indiana at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, 2026-10-11, and Butler vs. Indiana State at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, 2026-10-18. According to the report, both exhibition games will be broadcast exclusively on WISH-TV.
Butler athletic leadership cited recent coaching changes as context for the schedule: Grant Leindecker is identified as Butler’s vice president and director of athletics; Ron Nored is noted as Butler’s new men’s coach and Maria Marchesano has returned to lead the women’s program. Leindecker told WISH-TV the NBA Cup Finals booking was pursued after the league explored historic venues and called Hinkle an intimate setting with “really not a bad seat in the field house.”
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