Davidson transfer forward Reed Bailey announced his commitment to IU on Sunday afternoon.
The Atlantic 10 Conference’s top scorer in 2024-25, Bailey was named the league’s Most Improved Player and to the A-10 First Team. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
As a junior this season, the 6-foot-10 and 230-pound Bailey averaged 18.8 points and added 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 47.7% overall including 41.5% from three on 41 attempts.
The focal point of Davidson’s offense, Bailey was one of the highest-utilized players in the nation in 2024-25. He used 32.1% of their possessions, which ranked No. 18 in the nation. And he was elite at drawing fouls, with 6.5 per 40 minutes, No. 33 in the country. His assist rate was 25.3%, good for No. 182.
Bailey led the A-10 in free throws attempted (221) and made (170), was second with 201 field goals made and also ranked among the league leaders in field goal percentage (.480, 7th), assists per game (3.8, 9th) and rebounds per game (6.3, 12th).
At the time of his commitment to IU, Bailey was ranked the No. 23 player in the transfer portal by On3.
Bailey is from Harvard, Mass. and attended Brewster Academy for high school. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
Bailey is Indiana’s third transfer portal addition since the hiring of head coach Darian DeVries. Bailey will join Tucker DeVries and Conor Enright, along with freshman Trent Sisley next season on the IU roster. Luke Goode is also seeking a hardship waiver to return in 2025-26.
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