Transfer Portal w IU Interest

[Mopladysman]

It’s Friday.. cmon let’s have some juicy tidbits!

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Mopladysman said:

It’s Friday.. cmon let’s have some juicy tidbits!

Portal not officially open for signing or visits yet I believe. More likely that we learn about transfers out than in at this point.

[Jeff Flabjohns]

36 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Portal not officially open for signing or visits yet I believe. More likely that we learn about transfers out than in at this point.

I’d love to hear about some transfers out soon…

Maybe Drake, Ristic, Harris are worried there’d be no takers for them in this market 

[Pagoda]

7 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

I’d love to hear about some transfers out soon…

Maybe Drake, Ristic, Harris are worried there’d be no takers for them in this market 

True.  Though I suspect for some of them it won't be their choice. 

Some players are gonna get DeVries'd and/or Carr'd.

[Chris007]

49 minutes ago, Mopladysman said:

It’s Friday.. cmon let’s have some juicy tidbits!

Orme will be a Hoosier. Just my feeling nothing else

[WayneFleekHoosier]

53 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Portal not officially open for signing or visits yet I believe. More likely that we learn about transfers out than in at this point.

does seem like a day to hear some names.  nothing that'll be too spicy though.  Dorn is probably the one i'd like to keep with Sisley.  Not sure I care about any of the others.  

[Dave from Dayton]

From AI (note that AI is helpful, but also likely to give erroneous and/or outdated information):

The following players have been linked to Indiana as potential additions for the 2026-27 roster:

• Colby Garland
   (PG, San Jose State): A Third Team All-Mountain West selection who averaged 20.3 points and 4.6 assists. He has a direct connection to IU head coach Darian DeVries and is expected to enter the portal when it opens on April 7.
• Stefan Vaaks
   (G, Providence): A 6-foot-7 freshman guard with three years of eligibility remaining. He is reportedly "firmly on the Indiana radar" after leading his team with 91 made three-pointers (35% from deep).
• Jake Fiegen
   (G, Cornell): A guard with one year of eligibility left whom Indiana is currently "looking into" to bolster backcourt depth.
• Yohandry Ortiz
   (G, Miles College): A high-scoring guard who averaged 24 points per game at the JUCO level last season. Reports indicate IU has expressed significant interest in his playmaking ability. 
  The Daily Hoosier +4

 

Indiana's Roster Situation and Needs

Head coach Darian DeVries has emphasized a critical need for Big Ten size, physicality, and depth following the 2025-26 season. The Hoosiers are expected to replace every starter from their final game, including key frontcourt and backcourt pieces. 

• Team Players Eligible To Return: Seven scholarship players 
  Nick Dorn
  , 
  Trent Sisley
  , 
  Jasai Miles
  , 
  Jason Drake
  , 
  Josh Harris
  , 
  Aleksa Ristic
  , and 
  Andrej Acimovic
  .
• Incoming Freshmen: Indiana has signed a top-20 recruiting class featuring 4-star prospects 
  Vaughn Karvala
   (SF), 
  Trevor Manhertz
   (SF), and 
  Prince-Alexander Moody
   (CG).

[Stuhoo]

9 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

From AI:

The following players have been linked to Indiana as potential additions for the 2026-27 roster:

• Colby Garland
   (PG, San Jose State): A Third Team All-Mountain West selection who averaged 20.3 points and 4.6 assists. He has a direct connection to IU head coach Darian DeVries and is expected to enter the portal when it opens on April 7.
• Stefan Vaaks
   (G, Providence): A 6-foot-7 freshman guard with three years of eligibility remaining. He is reportedly "firmly on the Indiana radar" after leading his team with 91 made three-pointers (35% from deep).
• Jake Fiegen
   (G, Cornell): A guard with one year of eligibility left whom Indiana is currently "looking into" to bolster backcourt depth.
• Yohandry Ortiz
   (G, Miles College): A high-scoring guard who averaged 24 points per game at the JUCO level last season. Reports indicate IU has expressed significant interest in his playmaking ability. 
  The Daily Hoosier +4

 

Indiana's Roster Situation and Needs

Head coach Darian DeVries has emphasized a critical need for Big Ten size, physicality, and depth following the 2025-26 season. The Hoosiers are expected to replace every starter from their final game, including key frontcourt and backcourt pieces. 

• Team Players Eligible To Return: Seven scholarship players 
  Nick Dorn
  , 
  Trent Sisley
  , 
  Jasai Miles
  , 
  Jason Drake
  , 
  Josh Harris
  , 
  Aleksa Ristic
  , and 
  Andrej Acimovic
  .
• Incoming Freshmen: Indiana has signed a top-20 recruiting class featuring 4-star prospects 
  Vaughn Karvala
   (SF), 
  Trevor Manhertz
   (SF), and 
  Prince-Alexander Moody
   (CG).

Trying to figure out why the AI engine has us with interest on Ortiz. Looks like the Daily Hoosier says we gave him a sniff before last season and he had a very good year in JUCO, but I don't see any basis for current interest.

[Home Jersey]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

Trying to figure out why the AI engine has us with interest on Ortiz. Looks like the Daily Hoosier says we gave him a sniff before last season and he had a very good year in JUCO, but I don't see any basis for current interest.

The AI surely is getting that from the Daily Hoosier article you mention and is simply not smart enough to distinguish that it's not a current article. 

[CSP]

What's the direct connect with Garland?

[Stuhoo]

3 minutes ago, CSP said:

What's the direct connect with Garland?

Freshman year as a 19 mpg bench player for Devries at Drake.

[68Hoosier]

Shocked we have not heard anything on players transferring out yet.  

[CSP]

16 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Freshman year as a 19 mpg bench player for Devries at Drake.

Interesting.. He avg 24p 5a the last 12 games... his team sucked. I wonder why he ended up at Longwood last year, instead of WVU? Obviously, one aspect, was playing time-- shots, usage. 

 

The "connection" could be a good thing, could be a bad thing. 

 

Listed at 7lbs heavier on SJSUs roster vs Drakes. We are significantly close to home than a fair amount of schools. 

[Home Jersey]

3 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Shocked we have not heard anything on players transferring out yet.  

I'm a little surprised too but this time last year the portal was already open IIRC and this year it doesn't open until April 7.

I think players good enough to field a competitive market are mainly the only ones with much incentive to announce their intentions just yet. Most of our potential transfers didn't even get much, if any, new tape to put out. If they announce now, it's pretty obvious they're being pushed out. IMO could be back channeling now to figure out where they're going... if they can find a coach willing to buy the idea they just need a different opportunity, instead of just seeing them getting pushed out, is what I speculate they're doing. Don't a lot of players enter the portal and never end up getting another opportunity? 

Or maybe we get a bunch of announcements this afternoon, lol 

[realTomCrean]

I like Dorn but from the outside looking in it would seem like his asking price as a B1G starter would not be great ROI.

Suspect defender and adds little-to-nothing outside of streaky shooting from 3

[CSP]

3 minutes ago, realTomCrean said:

I like Dorn but from the outside looking in it would seem like his asking price as a B1G starter would not be great ROI.

Suspect defender and adds little-to-nothing outside of streaky shooting from 3

I mean... what's there to like? ... he had 9 assts all season lol... like what are we even doing? 22 turnovers

[Home Jersey]

My hot take, I'd probably rather return Miles than Dorn. I don't think Dorn is great ROI as just a catch and shoot guy. He can't affect the game positively in other ways. You can get a catch and shoot player for cheaper, probably, IMO. Miles is a plus defender and rebounder. Has B10 athleticism. I think he could be a net positive if the game slows down for him a little mentally next year.

Ultimately I wouldn't be so upset with either leaving. I'd prefer Sisley, Miles, Andrej and maybe Harris if I could choose. 

[realTomCrean]

44 minutes ago, CSP said:

I mean... what's there to like? ... he had 9 assts all season lol... like what are we even doing? 22 turnovers

I knew it was bad but I didn't know it was that bad haha

[Hoosierfanyuh]

13 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

My hot take, I'd probably rather return Miles than Dorn. I don't think Dorn is great ROI as just a catch and shoot guy. He can't affect the game positively in other ways. You can get a catch and shoot player for cheaper, probably, IMO. Miles is a plus defender and rebounder. Has B10 athleticism. I think he could be a net positive if the game slows down for him a little mentally next year.

Ultimately I wouldn't be so upset with either leaving. I'd prefer Sisley, Miles, Andrej and maybe Harris if I could choose. 

Don’t look at miles defensive metrics if you want to continue to believe that 

[Home Jersey]

Just now, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Don’t look at miles defensive metrics if you want to continue to believe that 

I will go by what I watched this year