Indiana nonetheless has six scholarships open for the 2024-25 season and can look to the switch portal to fill out its roster.
There’s nonetheless slightly below a month left for underclassmen to enter the switch portal with a deadline of Wednesday, Might 1. Graduate transfers are eligible to enter the switch portal at any time.
Right here’s a roundup of a number of the newest switch portal happenings as they pertain to the Hoosiers:
• Myles Rice of Washington State seems to be a reputation to observe: The Pac-12’s freshman of the yr, Myles Rice, entered the switch portal final week.
After redshirting his first yr at Washington State, Rice sat out final season whereas he battled Hodgkin lymphoma. This previous season, his third at Washington State however first by way of exhausting eligibility, Rice averaged 14.8 factors, 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals in 33.2 minutes per sport.
A local of Atlanta, Rice performed for the Atlanta Celtics program in highschool. In accordance with Jamie Shaw of On3.com ($), Auburn and Indiana are two colleges to observe for Rice.
social media accounts for Rice, he’s adopted by lots of the gamers on IU’s present roster and he’s additionally following a number of present IU gamers.
• Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is now not contemplating IU: Louisville huge man Brandon Huntley-Hatfield was anticipated to go to Indiana after the lifeless interval (April 4-11), however that’s now not the case.
On Monday, phrase broke that Huntley-Hatfield was all the way down to the next choices: a return to Louisville, NC State, Pittsburgh and UConn.
Huntley-Hatfield’s go to to Indiana was initially scheduled for April 12-14.
The 6-foot-10 huge man averaged 12.9 factors, 8.4 rebounds, one help and .8 blocks in 30.8 minutes per sport final season for the Cardinals.
• Indiana conducts in-home go to with Connor Hickman: In accordance with Jeff Rabjohns of Peegs.com ($), Indiana carried out an in-home go to with Bradley switch Connor Hickman on Monday.
A local of Bloomington who performed at Bloomington South, Hickman is a 6-foot-3 guard who averaged 14.5 factors, 3.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 32.3 minutes per sport final season for the Braves.
Hickman has one yr of eligibility remaining.
He was anticipated to be on IU’s campus late final week, however that go to didn’t happen.
With Indiana’s want for capturing, Hickman could be a welcome addition to the roster. He shot 40.2 % on 3s final season and was named third staff All-Missouri Valley convention.
• The checklist of Large Ten gamers who’ve entered the switch portal continues to develop: As of Tuesday morning, greater than 45 Large Ten gamers had entered the switch portal.
Among the many most notable names from the Large Ten who’ve entered: Wisconsin’s AJ Storr, Ohio State’s Scotty Middleton, Minnesota’s Pharrel Payne, Iowa’s Tony Perkins and Michigan’s Dug McDaniel.
Simply six gamers have discovered new colleges up to now.
Two of them are former Hoosiers. Payton Sparks will switch again to Ball State and CJ Gunn will switch to play for Chris Holtmann at DePaul.
• The lifeless interval may make issues quiet over the subsequent week: The Last 4 suggestions off Saturday in Phoenix and as at all times, a lifeless interval for recruiting begins earlier than a nationwide champion is topped and extends properly into subsequent week.
Starting Thursday, April 4 by way of Thursday, April 11, no in-person recruiting, official visits or unofficial visits are allowed.
Visits can resume on Friday, April 12.
With the change of no recruiting dwell intervals in April for highschool prospects, faculty coaches ought to be capable to focus the complete month on switch portal recruiting and constructing rosters for subsequent season.
The one spring analysis interval for highschool prospects begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, Might 17 and concludes at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Might 19.
There may also be a lifeless interval for recruiting starting Wednesday, Might 22 by way of Sunday, June 2.
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