Transfer Portal w/IU Interest

[Shooter]

24 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Yeah definitely seems like a lateral move from Andrej for this coming year.

Granted, I've only seen a short highlight reel on IG but it looks like he moves a good bit better and in one clip he hits a 3. Skinny and just 18... maybe we can develop him for down the road. Maybe not. Minimally at least he is a 7' practice body. 

Yep, looks like a 3rd string practice and development guy. And we needed one, so I'm happy with that. Still need a 2nd string C who can contribute this season.

[HinnyHoosier]

I'll wait to start posting early predictions in November. Or until the first social media snippet of a summer workout where they all look slow. 

[ebridges24]

1 hour ago, 4iufourever said:

Another big has committed. 

https://www.insidethehall.com/2026/05/08/iu-basketball-lands-commitment-from-german-big-man-clemens-sokolov/

 

I'm okay with this, as long as we get a big that can contribute for 15-20 mins a game.

[Stuhoo]

55 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

I think our starting 5 is top 25 good. However, basketball rotations go 8-10 men deep. Sherrell and Burton are all-conference caliber players. Lindsay is a very good starter and I believe Samet to be more than competent. Ceiling depends on Mustaf and Harris, one of those two need to breakout. I'm extremely worried about depth, especially if the plan is to play Sherrell at the 4. I'm not at all convinced Sisley is ready to be a 20-25 mpg contributor. Health is going to be a major concern with this team as well. With the way the roster is constructed...it appears we're banking on a bunch of guys going ~30mpg, I don't like it, especially with Samet and Sherrell.

Harris, Sisley, Moody and another big yet to have signed.

That's a 9 player rotation.

We're not Duke or Michigan - the current roster ought to be good enough to win 20 games and be a 6-9 seed.

[ronzo4IU]

37 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Harris, Sisley, Moody and another big yet to have signed.

That's a 9 player rotation.

We're not Duke or Michigan - the current roster ought to be good enough to win 20 games and be a 6-9 seed.

Why can’t we be Duke/Michigan? Self imposed limitations? Just settle for 20 wins and eek into the tournament?

I doubt Dusty has any more funds than we do, maybe less for bball, but he knows how to construct a deep tournament roster.  

We need a good 10 player rotation imo., and proceed like we want to contend for a NC like our other team right next to AH.

[Pryght]

2 hours ago, 68Hoosier said:

Don't see anywhere, where they list his weight.  I think we will still need another serviceable big and back up PG

I've seen him listed at 216lbs.

[str8baller]

1 hour ago, ebridges24 said:

I'm okay with this, as long as we get a big that can contribute for 15-20 mins a game.

If we’re playing a backup big we get this late in the portal 20mpg, I’d say it’s highly likely we’re missing the tournament. 

[Stuhoo]

29 minutes ago, ronzo4IU said:

Why can’t we be Duke/Michigan? Self imposed limitations? Just settle for 20 wins and eek into the tournament?

I doubt Dusty has any more funds than we do, maybe less for bball, but he knows how to construct a deep tournament roster.  

We need a good 10 player rotation imo., and proceed like we want to contend for a NC like our other team right next to AH.

Why can’t we be Duke or Michigan?

I didn’t say we couldn’t be; I said we’re not. We have been a low performance program for decades that has yet to establish itself as anything but that.

So if our talent evaluation and player development overachieve and prove to the best players that we are a destination, we can be.

Until then? Enjoy IU football, because that’s exactly who we are in the highest profile sport.

[str8baller]

Mins 

 1 - 33 Burton/7 Lindsey

2 - Lindsey 22 / 10 Harris / 8 Frosh tbd

3 - Mustaf 24 / Harris 12 / 4 Frosh tbd

4 - Sherrel 19 / Mustaf 4 / Sisley 17 

5 - Yigi 29 / Sherrel 11 

 

That’s a pretty typical 8 man rotation. If you can get a decent rugged bigger guy (big wing or stretch 4 type) who can rebound a guard 3/4’s you could easily go 9 man rotation and drive the Sisley and frosh numbers down a bit.  The flip side is if one of the frosh or a soph Sisley is really good and needs to be on the floor 20mpg, you have to find more mins.  
 

You’re just simply not going to get a good backup PG AND backup big both projected at getting 10mpg. Their agents/advisors can look at the roster and do the same math I just did and see there won’t be room. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

9 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Mins 

 1 - 33 Burton/7 Lindsey

2 - Lindsey 22 / 10 Harris / 8 Frosh tbd

3 - Mustaf 24 / Harris 12 / 4 Frosh tbd

4 - Sherrel 19 / Mustaf 4 / Sisley 17 

5 - Yigi 29 / Sherrel 11 

 

That’s a pretty typical 8 man rotation. If you can get a decent rugged bigger guy (big wing or stretch 4 type) who can rebound a guard 3/4’s you could easily go 9 man rotation and drive the Sisley and frosh numbers down a bit.  The flip side is if one of the frosh or a soph Sisley is really good and needs to be on the floor 20mpg, you have to find more mins.  
 

You’re just simply not going to get a good backup PG AND backup big both projected at getting 10mpg. Their agents/advisors can look at the roster and do the same math I just did and see there won’t be room. 

This could be close. My problem with the roster is I don’t LOVE Mustaf. So 28 minutes there is big. Nothing is changing that. I also wonder strongly about Harris. Major wildcard. 22 minutes there.  I think Moody can push these 2. But I don’t think Karvala or Manhertz can. This the the crux of where my concerns lie.  If Mustaf and Harris both end up being good/great everything settles in. 
 

Then if we run the 2 big lineup, which seems like our best lineup shooting becomes a weakness.  I guess it is regardless.  
 

So, here’s where you trust to coach to have it all figured out but DeVries doesn’t give me those vibes. 

[BA47591]

12 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Mins 

 1 - 33 Burton/7 Lindsey

2 - Lindsey 22 / 10 Harris / 8 Frosh tbd

3 - Mustaf 24 / Harris 12 / 4 Frosh tbd

4 - Sherrel 19 / Mustaf 4 / Sisley 17 

5 - Yigi 29 / Sherrel 11 

 

That’s a pretty typical 8 man rotation. If you can get a decent rugged bigger guy (big wing or stretch 4 type) who can rebound a guard 3/4’s you could easily go 9 man rotation and drive the Sisley and frosh numbers down a bit.  The flip side is if one of the frosh or a soph Sisley is really good and needs to be on the floor 20mpg, you have to find more mins.  
 

You’re just simply not going to get a good backup PG AND backup big both projected at getting 10mpg. Their agents/advisors can look at the roster and do the same math I just did and see there won’t be room. 

If you remove the blow outs from the numbers, you're probably pretty close. 

I wonder why DD didn't try to play Alexis and Bailey together last year? Bailey was a top of the key guy that liked to get down hill and Alexis played mostly with his back to the basket. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Just now, BA47591 said:

If you remove the blow outs from the numbers, you're probably pretty close. 

I wonder why DD didn't try to play Alexis and Bailey together last year? Bailey was a top of the key guy that liked to get down hill and Alexis played mostly with his back to the basket. 

He really should have. And I think he realized too late but we had no BIG depth which handcuffed him. Hence the different strategy this time around.  Not adding an extra capable big last season was a Crime against Humanity. 

[BA47591]

7 hours ago, Pryght said:

Drake beat Wichita State in 2021. He's 1-3 overall.

That was a first four game I think. Still a tournament game though. If my memory serves me,  he led in the second half of his three losses. 

I was impressed with what he got out of last year's team. If he can be equally as impressive with this roster, we'll be pretty good. I'm having a hard time visualizing the offense right now though. Maybe something a little like this year's Wisconsin team? 

[BA47591]

3 hours ago, 4iufourever said:

Another big has committed. 

https://www.insidethehall.com/2026/05/08/iu-basketball-lands-commitment-from-german-big-man-clemens-sokolov/

 

This smells like Drew forming a relationship with BeoBasket Agency.  If im not mistaken, everyone in the NBA with a last name ending in

kic, cic, vic and most of the ov's are clients or former clients. Maybe there was a flight to Belgrade after all. l I like this. 

[str8baller]

28 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

This could be close. My problem with the roster is I don’t LOVE Mustaf. So 28 minutes there is big. Nothing is changing that. I also wonder strongly about Harris. Major wildcard. 22 minutes there.  I think Moody can push these 2. But I don’t think Karvala or Manhertz can. This the the crux of where my concerns lie.  If Mustaf and Harris both end up being good/great everything settles in. 
 

Then if we run the 2 big lineup, which seems like our best lineup shooting becomes a weakness.  I guess it is regardless.  
 

So, here’s where you trust to coach to have it all figured out but DeVries doesn’t give me those vibes. 

I agree with all the question marks. But it’s the whole staff’s scout this time and you have to trust that they see something with the Lindsey/Mustaf/Harris combo the way they went after them.  
 

Jersey posted about it recently but others have too. It’s pretty wild we are poised to go from basically a team that shot some of the most 3’s and hardly any 2’s to a team with questionable 3 point shooting (even on low volume) that will probably live at the rim.  If I’m being completely honest and it were any other team besides IU I’d probably say it reeks of an over-correction. But I’m perfectly happy to trust these guys one more year going into Y2. I’ll say that my optimistic disposition here is really helped along by Cig coming in and wining a National freaking Title in football. lol…

[Pryght]

2 hours ago, str8baller said:

Jersey posted about it recently but others have too. It’s pretty wild we are poised to go from basically a team that shot some of the most 3’s and hardly any 2’s to a team with questionable 3 point shooting (even on low volume) that will probably live at the rim.  If I’m being completely honest and it were any other team besides IU I’d probably say it reeks of an over-correction. 

To me, it feels less like an overcorrection and more like an adaptation to what has consistently worked in the B1G and the NCAA Tournament.

It reminds me of comments Todd Golden made recently (discussing the value of shooting fewer 3s and more at the rim 2s):

“That was kind of the wave for a couple of years, teams that sold themselves as playing a ‘pro-style’ offense and spread out, but when you play that way, you allow a lot of volatility to enter the equation.

When you have the opportunity to recruit bigger, stronger, faster athletes and play a style that allows you to raise your floor with high two-point field goal percentage and get on the glass, that just gives you a better chance to be consistently successful.”

That volatility has hurt DeVries too. He’s 1–3 in the NCAA Tournament, and his teams held second-half leads in all three losses. That’s part of why this shift feels less like a philosophical overreaction and more like an attempt to build a style that travels better in March.

[Home Jersey]

11 minutes ago, Pryght said:

 That’s part of why this shift feels less like a philosophical overreaction and more like an attempt to build a style that travels better in March.

With the stipulation that we still need to be able to hit 3s and there's not much proven volume shooting on this roster