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2026–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2026–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team will represent Indiana University in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by second-year head coach, Darian DeVries. The team will play its home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2026–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Adams (2nd season)
  • Kenny Johnson (2nd (4th Overall) season)
  • Nick Norton (2nd season)
  • Rod Clark (2nd season)
  • Thomas Carr (1st season)
Home arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Seasons
← 2025–26
2027–28 →
2026–27 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois0–0 –0–0  –
Indiana0–0 –0–0  –
Iowa0–0 –0–0  –
Maryland0–0 –0–0  –
Michigan0–0 –0–0  –
Michigan State0–0 –0–0  –
Minnesota0–0 –0–0  –
Nebraska0–0 –0–0  –
Northwestern0–0 –0–0  –
Ohio State0–0 –0–0  –
Oregon0–0 –0–0  –
Penn State0–0 –0–0  –
Purdue0–0 –0–0  –
Rutgers0–0 –0–0  –
UCLA0–0 –0–0  –
USC0–0 –0–0  –
Washington0–0 –0–0  –
Wisconsin0–0 –0–0  –
† 2027 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 1, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Hoosiers found themselves in a promising position to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2023 by starting 17–8; however, IU lost 5 of their last 6 regular season games. Finishing 10th in the conference, IU earned the No. 10 seed and faced off against No. 15 seed Northwestern, but fell 61–74. The Hoosiers' season concluded with an overall record of 18–14, and 9–11 in Big Ten play. IU missed the NCAA tournament for the third straight year, ending up in the First Four out. On March 15, 2026, IU announced that they would not participate in any postseason tournaments, bringing the first year under Devries to a close.[1]

Offseason

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Coaching changes

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On February 23, 2026, Coach DeVries announced that Ryan Carr would be IU's Executive Director of Basketball. Carr was a former Indiana men's basketball manager and 1996 graduate.[2]

A fifth assistant coach was announced by IU on March 27, 2026. Thomas Carr, a former assistant coach under Pat Kelsey at Louisville, has twice been named to the Silver Waves Media 2026 100 Most Impactful High Major Assistants with a decade of experience at the Division I level.[3]

Departures

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Indiana departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jasai Miles0G6'6"210JRMiami, FLTransferred to Loyola Marymount[4][5]
Reed Bailey1F6'10"230SRHarvard, MAGraduated
Jason Drake2G6'1"200JROak Park, MITransferred to Temple[6][5]
Lamar Wilkerson3G6'6"205SRAshdown, ARGraduated. Declared for the 2026 NBA Draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder as an undrafted free agent.[7]
Sam Alexis4F6'9"240SRApopka, FLGraduated. Signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a 2026 NBA Summer League contract.[8]
Conor Enright5G6'1"180RS SRMundelein, ILGraduated
Tayton Conerway6G6'3"190RS SRBurleson, TXGraduated/Transfer Portal[9]
Nick Dorn7G6'7"225JRCharlotte, NCTransferred to Miami[10][5]
Josh Harris10F6'8"225SOPembroke Pines, FLTransferred to Florida Atlantic[11][12]
Tucker DeVries12F6'7"225RS SRWaukee, IAGraduated. Declared for the 2026 NBA Draft; signed with the Boston Celtics on an Exhibit 10 contract.[13]
Aleksa Ristić13G6'3"200FRKragujevac, SerbiaTransferred to Belmont[14][15]
Andrej Acimovic15C6'10"240FR Bijeljina, BosniaTransferred to Missouri State[16][17]

Incoming transfers

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With most scholarship players being graduating Seniors, IU needed to hit the transfer portal once again. On April 13, 2026, the Hoosiers got a trio of transfer portal commits in Jaeden Mustaf, a Sophomore from Georgia Tech, Darren Harris, a Sophomore from Duke, and Markus Burton, a Junior from Notre Dame. During the last two seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Mustaf averaged 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. He was the third-leading scorer for Georgia Teach in the 2025–26 season.[18] Harris committed to Duke as a 4-star prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle out of Paul VI Catholic High School, where he was ranked as the No. 8 shooting guard in the class and the No. 38 overall player, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking. He spent the last two years coming off the bench at Duke.[19] Burton is from Mishawaka, Indiana, and he was the 2023 Indiana Mr. Basketball, Burton started 68 of the 69 games he played in for the Fighting Irish under Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry. He holds career averages of 19.1 points, 3.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 33.2 minutes per game. His career shooting percentage is 43.8 overall, 33.2 percent on 3-pointers and 84.7 percent from the free-throw line. In his first season at Notre Dame, the 2023-24 season, he was the ACC Rookie of the Year. Burton only played in 10 games last season due to a broken left ankle and underwent season-ending surgery in December 2025. He is currently seeking a medical red shirt waiver; if granted, he will have two years of eligibility left.[20]

Continuing to fill in spots, on April 14, 2026, the Hoosiers added much needed size to its frontcourt with transfer portal commit Samet Yigitoglu, a Sophomore from SMU. Last year, Yigitoglu averaged 10.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 blocked shots in 26.7 minutes per game. He shot 58.3 percent from the field and 53.1 percent from the free-throw line. Per Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall, "He amassed seven double-doubles, which was seventh in the ACC and scored in double figures in 24 games. He also had 14 games with two or more blocked shots. His block percentage of 5.6 in conference play ranked ninth in the ACC, according to KenPom.com. The number that stands out statistically with Yigitoglu is his offensive rebounding. His offensive rebounding percentage of 14.4 percent ranked 44th nationally, per KenPom.com. He was the ACC's best offensive rebounder in conference play with an offensive rebounding percentage of 15.4."[21]

On April 15, 2026, IU added a pair of transfer portal commits with Aiden Sherrell, a Sophomore from Alabama and Bryce Lindsay, a redshirt Sophomore from Villanova. Sherrell, a 6-foot-11, 255-pound forward is a native of Detroit, Michigan and was a 2024 McDonald's All-American. Over 70 career games under Head Coach Nate Oats at Alabama, Sherrell averaged 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocked shots and 0.7 assists in 16.1 minutes per game.[22] Lindsay, over 72 career games, has career averages of 11.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, two assists and 0.6 steals in 26.6 minutes per game. Prior to his lone season at Villanova, he also spent a single season at James Madison and Texas A&M.[23]

On May 12, 2026, IU added Justin Monden of Maryland Eastern Shore through the transfer portal. Monden is a 6'0" 160lb Senior guard who averaged 6 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game in his junior year. Prior to his single season at UMES, he played two seasons for Georgia Southwestern State, where he averaged 12.2 points and 2.1 assists per game.[24]

On June 1, 2026, it was first reported that Cal State Fullerton guard Ben Winker would be joining the Hoosiers as a walk-on. In his freshman year at Cal State Fullerton, he averaged 0.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.4 assists across 4.4 minutes played per game.[25]

Indiana incoming transfers
Name Number Pos Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Years remaining Date eligible
Jaeden Mustaf3G6'6"210JuniorBowie, MDGeorgia Tech2October 1, 2026
Darren Harris1G/F6'5"195JuniorHerndon, VADuke2October 1, 2026
Markus Burton5G6'0"190SeniorMishawaka, INNotre Dame1October 1, 2026
Samet Yigitoglu21C7'2"270JuniorIstanbul, TürkiyeSMU2October 1, 2026
Aiden Sherrell22F6'11"255JuniorDetroit, MIAlabama2October 1, 2026
Bryce Lindsay2G6'3"194RS JuniorBaltimore, MDVillanova2October 1, 2026
Justin Monden12G6'0"160SeniorRaleigh, NCMaryland Eastern Shore1October 1, 2026
Ben Winker33F6'10"230SophomoreSt. Louis, MOCal State Fullerton3October 1, 2026

Recruiting classes

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2026 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Prince-Alexander Moody
SF		 Forestville, MD Bishop McNamara High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 27, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Vaughn Karvala
SF		 Oregon, WI Bella Vista Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (88)
Trevor Manhertz
SF		 Cary, NC Christ School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jan 28, 2026 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (82)
Clemens Sokolov
C		 Würzburg, Germany ProB 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 216 lb (98 kg) May 8, 2026 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found

2027 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2027)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Chase Branham
PG		 Rogersville, MO Logan-Rogersville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 17, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (86)

Roster

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2026–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Trevor Manhertz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChrist School Cary, NC
G/F 1 Darren Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrPaul VI Catholic/Duke Herndon, VA
G 2 Bryce Lindsay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) RS JrIMG Academy/Villanova Baltimore, MD
G 3 Jaeden Mustaf 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrOvertime Elite/Georgia Tech Bowie, MD
G 4 Drew Snively (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoZionsville Zionsville, IN
G 5 Markus Burton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrPenn/Notre Dame Mishawaka, IN
F 8 Prince-Alexander Moody 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBishop McNamara Forestville, MD
F 11 Trent Sisley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoMontverde Academy Santa Claus, IN
G 12 Justin Monden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrWord of God Christian Academy/Maryland Eastern Shore Raleigh, NC
G 14 Jordan Rayford (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrPhillips Academy/Air Force Washington, D.C.
C 17 Clemens Sokolov 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)216 lb (98 kg) FrPro B Würzburg, Germany
C 21 Samet Yigitoglu 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)270 lb (122 kg) JrSigortam Istanbul/SMU Istanbul, Türkiye
F 22 Aiden Sherrell 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrProlific Prep/Alabama Detroit, MI
F 24 Vaughn Karvala 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBella Vista Prep Oregon, WI
G 30 Ian Stephens (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)178 lb (81 kg) SrNew Palestine New Palestine, IN
F 33 Ben Winker (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoChaminade/Cal State St. Louis, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 3, 2026

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
FISU America Games
July 15, 2026*
7:00 p.m.		 Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf[26]
Exhibition		     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Exhibition
October 18, 2026*
 vs. North Carolina[27]     Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
October 25, 2026*
4:00 p.m.		 vs. Western Kentucky[28]     Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
Regular Season
November 2, 2026*
 Eastern Illinois[29]     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
November 5, 2026*
 Bellarmine[30]     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
November 9, 2026*
 vs. Syracuse[31]     Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
November 20, 2026*
CBS		 vs. Kentucky
Rivalry		     Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
November 27/28, 2026*
 Bowling Green[32]     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 Illinois
Rivalry		     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 at Iowa     Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

 Maryland     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 at Maryland     Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD

 Michigan     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 Michigan State     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 at Minnesota     Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

 at Nebraska     Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

 Northwestern     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 at Northwestern     Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

 Ohio State     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 at Oregon     Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

 at Penn State     Bryce Jordan Center 
State College, PA

 Purdue
Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup		     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 at Purdue
Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup		     Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

 Rutgers     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 UCLA     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 USC     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

 at Washington     Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington, Seattle, WA

 at Wisconsin     Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
March 9–14, 2027
BTN		 vs.      Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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Coaches

References

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  1. ↑ "IU basketball misses the NCAA tournament for the third straight season". Inside the Hall. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Indiana Adds Ryan Carr as Executive Director of Basketball". IU Athletics. February 23, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Hires Assistant Coach Thomas Carr". IU Athletics. March 27, 2026. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "IU basketball junior guard Jasai Miles plans to enter the transfer portal". Inside the Hall. April 6, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Alex Bozich (May 4, 2026). "Three more former IU basketball players have committed to new schools". Inside the Hall. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  6. ↑ "IU basketball junior guard Jason Drake plans to enter the transfer portal". Inside the Hall. April 1, 2026. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Sean McAvoy (June 25, 2026). "Former Indiana men's basketball guard Lamar Wilkerson goes undrafted, signed with Thunder". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  8. ↑ Clement Almanza (June 24, 2026). "Report: OKC Thunder sign Indiana's Sam Alexis to Summer League deal". OKC Thunder Wire. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  9. ↑ Jaren Kawada (April 15, 2026). "Indiana basketball loses starting guard to transfer portal". Clutchpoints. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ "IU basketball: Nick Dorn is entering the transfer portal". The Daily Hoosier. April 9, 2026. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ "IU basketball sophomore forward Josh Harris plans to enter the transfer portal". Inside the Hall. April 6, 2026. Retrieved April 6, 2026.
  12. ↑ L.C. Norton (April 16, 2026). "Former Indiana forward Josh Harris transfers to Florida Atlantic". Crimson Quarry. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  13. ↑ Sean McAvoy (June 25, 2026). "Former Indiana men's basketball forward Tucker DeVries signs Exhibit 10 deal with Celtics". Indiana Daily Student. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
  14. ↑ "IU basketball freshman guard Aleksa Ristic is entering the transfer portal". Inside the Hall. April 7, 2026. Retrieved April 8, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Men's Basketball Welcomes Aleksa Ristic". Belmont Bruins. April 30, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Report: IU basketball freshman center Andrej Acimovic enters the transfer portal". Inside the Hall. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  17. ↑ Connor Grootenhuis (May 5, 2026). "With Andrej Acimovic's portal decision, all former Hoosiers are off the board". Hoosier State of Mind. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Georgia Tech transfer Jaeden Mustaf commits to IU basketball". Inside the Hall. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Duke transfer Darren Harris commits to Indiana out of NCAA Transfer Portal". On3 Rivals. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Notre Dame transfer Markus Burton commits to IU basketball". Inside the Hall. April 13, 2026. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  21. ↑ "SMU transfer Samet Yigitoglu commits to IU basketball". Inside the Hall. April 14, 2026. Retrieved April 14, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell commits to IU basketball". Inside the Hall. April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Villanova transfer Bryce Lindsay commits to IU basketball". Inside the Hall. April 15, 2026. Retrieved April 15, 2026.
  24. ↑ Alex Bozich (May 12, 2026). "Report: Maryland Eastern Shore guard Justin Monden commits to IU basketball". Inside the Hall. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  25. ↑ Alex Bozich (June 1, 2026). "IU basketball set to begin workouts for upcoming trip to Lima, Peru for 2026 FISU America Games". Inside the Hall. Retrieved June 2, 2026.
  26. ↑ "IU basketball to host July exhibition against Canadian team ahead of Peru trip". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Hoosiers, Heels Set to Play in Preseason Exhibition". IU Athletics. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  28. ↑ "IU basketball to play an exhibition against Western Kentucky in Evansville on Sunday, October 25". Inside the Hall. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Report: IU basketball to host Eastern Illinois next season". Inside the Hall. Retrieved April 20, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Report: IU basketball to host Bellarmine for non-conference game next fall". Inside the Hall. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Indiana, Syracuse to meet next season at Gainbridge Fieldhouse". College Hoops Today. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Report: IU basketball to host Bowling Green next season". Inside the Hall. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
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