Indiana’s roster for the 2025-26 season – the first for Darian DeVries in Bloomington – is nearing completion.
IU is up to 11 scholarship players and isn’t expected to go beyond 13 on scholarship next season.
The latest addition for the Hoosiers came on April 29 when North Florida transfer Josh Harris announced his pledge to the Hoosiers.
A 6-foot-8, 210-pound forward from Pembroke Pines, Florida, Harris was an important pickup for Indiana. His addition to the roster solidified the frontcourt depth on the roster. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining. The hope is that he can make an impact next season and beyond as DeVries builds his program.
As a freshman at North Florida, Harris averaged 13.4 points and 7.1 rebounds and earned ASUN All-freshman team honors.
While Harris’s portal process took more than a month to complete, once Indiana got him on campus, he quickly decided to commit to the program.
“The campus was beautiful and I decided (to commit) because the coaching staff was so genuine and real,” Harris told Inside the Hall. “They had a plan for everything. They’re great people, genuine-hearted people and family-oriented people.”
Harris joins an IU frontcourt that includes Davidson transfer Reed Bailey, who was named to the All-A10 first team last season, and Sam Alexis, who won a national championship at Florida last season.
Despite being unranked nationally out of high school, Harris didn’t take long to make his mark at the Division I level last season. He had 23 points in his second game of his career against Georgia Southern and followed that up with 23 points in an upset win at Georgia Tech.
Harris scored 20 or more points five times for the Ospreys, including a season-high 31 points against Queens on January 23.
His offensive rebounding numbers were elite. According to KenPom.com, he ranked 72nd nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (13). He had the fourth-best offensive rebounding percentage in ASUN games (13.4) and eighth-best defensive rebounding percentage (20.2).
Harris was also efficient on 2s, shooting 57.7 percent inside the 3-point arc.
IU’s plan to continue developing his game and building on his versatility at his size appealed to Harris, who also showed the ability to step out and knock down the occasional 3-pointer. As a freshman, he was 11-for-33 on 3s.
“They just talked about how I can get better and improve my game to make it harder for defenders to guard me,” Harris explained. “My strengths are scoring inside and getting to the rim by driving the ball and rebounding extremely well. I want to keep improving my jumper.”
After finishing his first season of college basketball with a 15-17 record and an 8-10 mark in league play, the opportunity to move up and compete at a school where basketball is a priority was also appealing to Harris.
While the Hoosiers sit outside the top 25 in early projections for next season, there is optimism that the program can be an NCAA tournament team in year one of the DeVries era.
Indiana has one of the country’s top 10 transfer portal recruiting classes according to 247Sports.com and has a solid blend of experience, shooting and versatility.
“It was all extremely beautiful,” Harris said. “And Assembly Hall was so historic. It was great. I expect big things (next season) and a lot of big wins from this team.”
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