IU basketball and Big Ten 2026 offseason transfer portal and roster tracker (5/8 updates)

May 8 Updates Below…

Below you can find Indiana basketball offseason roster activity and transfer portal prospects, along with roster movement across the Big Ten Conference.

The college basketball transfer portal entry window runs from April 7 to April 21, with portal additions permitted beyond that timeframe.

This post will be updated daily and pinned to the home page and menu.  Check back regularly for developments.

INDIANA

ELIGIBLE TO RETURN

Confirmed returning:

• Trent Sisley

Decision not announced:

• None

ARRIVING VIA PORTAL

• Jaeden Mustaf (Georgia Tech)
• Darren Harris (Duke)
• Markus Burton (Notre Dame)
• Samet Yiğitoğlu (SMU)
• Aiden Sherrell (Alabama)
• Bryce Lindsay (Villanova)

See also: 

• Two things all six incoming IU transfers have in common
• Indiana’s continuing roster needs with three spots open

INCOMING FRESHMEN

• Vaughn Karvala:  6-foot-7 wing, 4-star
• Trevor Manhertz:  6-foot-8 wing, 4-star
• Prince-Alexander Moody:  6-foot-4 guard, 4-star
• Clemens Sokolov:  7-foot center, not ranked (Germany)

See also:  Here’s how IU basketball’s 2026 class looks in player and team rankings 

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OUT OF ELIGIBILITY

• Lamar Wilkerson
• Tucker DeVries
• Tayton Conerway (in transfer portal, attempting to obtain additional year)
• Conor Enright
• Sam Alexis
• Reed Bailey

See also:  What would NCAA’s fifth year eligibility proposal mean for IU basketball

DEPARTING VIA THE PORTAL

• Jason Drake –> Temple
• Jasai Miles –> Loyola Marymount
• Josh Harris –> Florida Atlantic
• Aleksa Ristic –> Belmont
• Nick Dorn –> Miami (Fla.)
• Andrej Acimovic –> Missouri State

(Current open scholarships for 2026-27: 2)

INDIANA TRANSFER PORTAL NAMES TO KNOW

(Will be updated regularly. 5/8 last update) 

Targets/Contacted:

(most recent additions to list at bottom)

• Amarri Monroe, Quinnipiac (15.6 ppg)
• Tomas Thrastarson, Washington State (8.8 ppg)
• Daeshun Ruffin, Jackson State (23.3 ppg)
• Jaye Nash, Jacksonville State (5.1 ppg)
• Emeka Oporum, Auburn (3.8 ppg)
• Ladarius Givan (high school class of 2026)
• Ben Winker, Cal State Fullerton (.9 ppg)

Off the Board:

• JP Estrella, Tennessee (10.0 ppg)  –> Michigan
• Sam Orme, Belmont (12.7 ppg) –> Nebraska
• John Blackwell, Wisconsin (19.1 ppg) –> TBD
• Jalen Haralson, Notre Dame (16.2 ppg) –> Tennessee
• Brett Decker, Liberty (16.9 ppg) –> Baylor
• Jordan Frison, Chattanooga (16.4 ppg) –> Wichita State
• Tre Singleton, Northwestern (7.6 ppg) –> Iowa State
• Stefan Vaaks, Providence (15.8 ppg) –> Illinois
• Finley Bizjack, Butler (17.1 ppg) –> West Virginia
• Riley Allenspach, George Mason (13.6 ppg) –> Cincinnati
• Michael Cooper, Wright State (13.4 ppg) –> California
• Bishop Boswell, Tennessee (6.2 ppg) –> Maryland
• Sananda Fru, Louisville (9.0 ppg) –> Marquette
• Jake Hall, New Mexico (16.4 ppg) –> Withdrew
• Amari Evans, Tennessee (4.1 ppg) –> Texas
• Cruz Davis, Hofstra (20.1 ppg) — >Texas Tech
• Freddie Dilione, Penn State (14.0 ppg) –> Georgia
• Budd Clark, Seton Hall (12.7 ppg) –> Ole Miss
• Ace Glass, Washington State (16.4 ppg) –> Vanderbilt
• ND Okafor, Washington State (11 ppg) –> Ole Miss
• Nik Khamenia, Duke (5.7 ppg) –> UConn
• Jake Fiegen, Cornell (17.1 ppg) –> Villanova
• Sebastian Rancik, Colorado (12.3 ppg) –> Florida State
• Kameron Taylor, UNC Asheville (18.9 ppg) –> Florida State
• Del Jones, Radford (17.2 ppg) –> Seton Hall
• Rowan Brumbaugh, Tulane (19.2 ppg) –> SMU
• Koree Cotton, UTRGV (13.9 ppg) –> DePaul
• Eric Reibe, UConn (5.9 ppg) –> USC
• Colby Garland, San Jose State (20.3 ppg) –> Georgia Tech
• Donnie Freeman, Syracuse (16.5 ppg) –> St. John’s
• Adam Olsen, South Alabama (16.7 ppg) –> Auburn
• Gavin Sykes, Long Beach State (19.4 ppg) –> TCU
• Juke Harris, Wake Forest (21.4 ppg) –> Tennessee
• Yaak Yaak, Oregon State (6.6 ppg) –> Oklahoma
• Junjie Wang, San Francisco (8.5 ppg) –> UMass

BIG TEN DEPARTURES and ADDITIONS

Illinois: 

Departures: Toni Bilic, Brandon Lee, Mihailo Petrovič, Ty Rodgers

Additions:  Stefan Vaaks (Providence)

Iowa:

Departures:  Tavion Banks, Alvaro Folgueiras

Additions:  Ty’Reek Coleman (Illinois State), Andrew McKeever (St. Mary’s)

Maryland:

Departures:  Darius Adams, Aleks Alston, Jaziah Harper, Rakease Passmore, Myles Rice, Isaiah Watts

Additions:  Tomislav Buljan (New Mexico), Bishop Boswell (Tennessee), Maximo Ortega (Wofford), Robert Jennings (Oklahoma State), DJ Wagner (Arkansas), Mike McNair (Boston)

Michigan: 

Departures:  Winters Grady, Malick Kordel

Additions:  JP Estrella (Tennessee), Moustapha Thiam (Cincinnati), Jalen Reed (LSU)

Michigan State:

Departures:  Divine Ugochukwu

Additions:  Anton Bonke (Charlotte)

Minnesota: 

Departures:  BJ Omot, Chance Stephens, Nehemiah Turner, Robert Vaihola, Chansey Willis Jr.

Additions:  Winters Grady (Michigan), Nolan Groves (Texas Tech), Malick Kordel (Michigan), Kyan Evans (North Carolina), Malachi Palmer (Villanova)

Nebraska: 

Departures:  Berke Buyuktuncel, Ugnius Jarusevicius, Quentin Rhymes, Kendall Blue

Additions:  Sam Orme (Belmont), Trevan Leonhardt (Nebraska), Kadyn Betts (Montana), Boden Kapke (Boston College), Taj DeGourville (San Diego State), Damon Wilkinson (South Dakota State)

Northwestern:

Departures:  Cade Bennerman, Jordan Clayton, Max Green, Tyler Kropp, Arrinten Page, Jayden Reid, Tre Singleton, KJ Windham

Additions:  Jack Karasinski (Bellarmine), Colin Smith (UCSB), LA Pratt (Northeastern), Luke McEldon (Mt. St. Mary’s), Aleksej Kostić (BYU), Okku Federiko (Drake)

Ohio State:

Departures:  Taison Chatman, Gabe Cupps, Mathieu Grujicic, Devin Royal, Colin White

Additions:  Andrija Jelavic (Kentucky), Justin Pippen (Cal), Curtis Givens (Memphis), Jimmie Williams (Duquesne)

Oregon: 

Departures:  Kwame Evans Jr., JJ Frakes, Dezdrick Lindsay, Jamari Phillips, Devon Pryor, Jackson Shelstad, TK Simpkins, Efe Vatan

Additions:  Tyrone Riley (San Francisco), Pharaoh Compton (San Diego State), Andrew Meadow (Boise State), Taylor Bol Bowen (Alabama), Jerry Easter (USC), Jasper Johnson (Kentucky), Dwayne Aristode (Arizona), Fred Payne (Boston College)

Penn State:

Departures:  Mason Blackwood, Sasa Ciani, Freddie Dilione V, Justin Houser, Kayden Mingo, Tibor Mirtic, Eli Rice, Dominick Stewart, Melih Tunca, Josh Reed

Additions:  Jay Rodgers (Central Connecticut), Brant Byers (Miami, OH), Robert Blums (Davidson), Thomas Allard (Alabama Huntsville)

Purdue: 

Departures:  None

Additions:  Caden Pierce (Princeton)

Rutgers: 

Departures:  Denis Badalau, Bryce Dortch, Baye Fall, Dylan Grant, Dorian Jones, Chris Nwuli, Emmanuel Ogbole, Harun Zrno

Additions:  Lewis Duarte (New Mexico State), Darin Smith Jr. (Central Connecticut), Christian Gurdak (Virginia Tech), Will Sydnor (Manhattan), Dorin Buca (Kansas State)

UCLA: 

Departures:  Skyy Clark, Christian Horry

Additions:  Filip Jovic (Auburn), Sergej Macura (Mississippi State), Jaylen Petty (Texas Tech), Azavier Robinson (Butler)

USC: 

Departures:  Ryan Cornish, Amarion Dickerson, Gabe Dynes, Jerry Easter II, Jordan Marsh, EJ Neal

Additions:  KJ Lewis (Georgetown), Eric Reibe (UConn), Jalen Cox (Colgate), Isaac Bruns (South Dakota), Jadis Jones (Lindenwood)

Washington: 

Departures:  Desmond Claude, Zoom Diallo, Franck Kepnang, Christian Nitu, JJ Mandaquit, Courtland Muldrew

Additions:  Parker Friedrichsen (Davidson), Ryan Beasley (San Francisco), LeJuan Watts (Texas Tech), Steele Venters (Gonzaga)

Wisconsin: 

Departures:  Aleksas Bieliauskas, John Blackwell, Riccardo Greppi, Jack Robison

Additions:  Trey Autry (George Washington), Victory Onuetu (Hofstra), Eian Elmer (Miami, OH)

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