The transfer portal closed nearly two months ago, but roster activity for the 2025-26 season continues across the country.
Indiana basketball added its 12th scholarship player on June 16 when Serbian guard Aleksa Ristic pledged to the Hoosiers. Here’s the latest on the roster for the 2025-26 season as of Wednesday afternoon. We’ll publish updates throughout the offseason until the roster is complete.
Transfer portal departures
Seven scholarship players from the 2024-25 IU basketball roster entered the transfer portal in March and one entered the portal in April. Those departures, along with several graduating players, left new coach Darian DeVries with no returning players.
The seven players from the 2024-25 roster who entered the portal in March: Gabe Cupps, Malik Reneau, Mackenzie Mgbako, Jakai Newton, Myles Rice, Kanaan Carlyle and Bryson Tucker.
Seven of the eight players who entered the portal have chosen new schools. Cupps was the first off the board to Ohio State, followed by Reneau to Miami (FL), Newton to Georgia State, Rice to Maryland, Mgbako to Texas A&M, Tucker to Washington and Kanaan Carlyle to Florida Atlantic.
Dallas James, who entered the portal in April, has not committed to a school for next season.
Status to be determined
Luke Goode and Anthony Leal are awaiting word from the NCAA on their eligibility status for the 2025-26 season. Both players have requested waivers for an additional season of eligibility.
Here’s what DeVries said about both players last month at Huber’s Winery:
“Yeah, their waivers are still in process. My understanding is there’s been, as you probably all know, a ton of waivers have been filed. So I think there’s a little bit of a backup there. So from a timing standpoint, we don’t really have a lot of clarity on when those decisions will be made. You know, sooner the better, but that’s really out of our control.”
Incoming freshmen
Indiana had two freshmen committed when DeVries accepted the job on March 18: Trent Sisley and Harun Zrno.
Zrno, a Bosnian wing, chose to reopen his recruitment on March 19 and committed to Rutgers.
Sisley, who played his final high school season at Montverde Academy and is a native of Lincoln City, Indiana, reaffirmed his commitment to the program shortly after DeVries was hired and arrived on campus in late May.
Indiana added a second freshman for the 2024-25 roster in Ristic, a Serbian guard who is expected to join the roster later this summer.
Incoming players from the transfer portal
Indiana signed 10 players from the transfer portal. The initial 2025-26 roster was announced on June 2.
Tucker DeVries, the son of Darian DeVries, is expected to be a starter for the Hoosiers next winter and has one season of eligibility left. He was a two-time Missouri Valley Conference player of the year at Drake.
Conor Enright, who played for DeVries at Drake for two seasons, is transferring to Indiana from DePaul. The 6-foot-2 point guard announced his commitment to the Hoosiers on April 2. Enright has one season of eligibility remaining.
Forward Reed Bailey, a first-team All-Atlantic 10 selection last season at Davidson, committed to Indiana on April 6. Bailey averaged 18.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Wildcats last season and has one season of eligibility left.
Indiana won a pivotal recruiting battle against Kentucky, Auburn, Ole Miss and several other schools for Lamar Wilkerson. The sharpshooter from Sam Houston committed to the Hoosiers on April 15. Wilkerson, who averaged 20.5 points per game last season and shot 44.5 percent on 3s, has one season of eligibility remaining.
North Florida guard Jasai Miles announced his commitment to Indiana on April 16. An All-ASUN third team selection last season, Miles averaged 15.4 points per game for the Ospreys and has two seasons of eligibility left.
Tayton Conerway, the Sun Belt player of the year last season at Troy, committed to the Hoosiers on April 16. Conerway was third in the country in steals with 98 and averaged 14.2 points, 4.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds in 30.3 minutes per game for an NCAA tournament team. He is expected to have one season of eligibility.
Jason Drake committed to Indiana on Tuesday, April 22. The 6-foot-2 guard, originally from Oak Park, Michigan, averaged 11 points, 3.1 assists and three rebounds last season at Drexel. He’s a career 38.7 percent 3-point shooter.
Elon transfer Nick Dorn committed to IU on Thursday, April 24. A career 35.6 percent 3-point shooter, the 6-foot-7 Dorn averaged 15.2 points and 3.8 rebounds last season for the Phoenix.
Florida transfer Sam Alexis, who played his first two seasons at Chattanooga, also committed on Thursday, April 24. The 6-foot-8 forward appeared in 24 games last season for the national champion Gators and averaged 4.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game.
North Florida transfer forward Josh Harris committed to Indiana on Tuesday, April 29. Harris averaged 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season for the Ospreys. He was named to the ASUN All-freshman team.
Scholarships filled: 12
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