IU basketball and Big Ten 2026 offseason transfer portal and roster tracker (4/18 updates)

April 18 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, 4-star
• Trevor Manhertz:  6-foot-8, 4-star
• Prince-Alexander Moody:  6-foot-4, 4-star

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
• Jasai Miles
• Josh Harris –> Florida Atlantic
• Aleksa Ristic
• Nick Dorn
• Andrej Acimovic

(Current open scholarships for 2026-27: 3)

INDIANA TRANSFER PORTAL NAMES TO KNOW

(Will be updated regularly. 4/16 updates in bold) 

Visits:

• Jaeden Mustaf, Georgia Tech (10.4 ppg) — visit April 10 (Committed to Indiana)
• Darren Harris, Duke (3.3 ppg) — visit April 11 (Committed to Indiana)
• Markus Burton, Notre Dame (18.5 ppg) — visit April 12 (Committed to Indiana)
• Aiden Sherrell, Alabama (11.1 ppg) — visit April 12 (Committed to Indiana)
• Sebastian Rancik, Colorado (12.3 ppg) — Visit April 15  (Cancelled)

Targets/Contacted:

(most recent additions to list at bottom)

• Rowan Brumbaugh, Tulane (19.2 ppg)
• Adam Olsen, South Alabama (16.7 ppg)
• Jake Fiegen, Cornell (17.1 ppg)
• Colby Garland, San Jose State (20.3 ppg)
• Juke Harris, Wake Forest (21.4 ppg)
• Eric Reibe, UConn (5.9 ppg)
• Amarri Monroe, Quinnipiac (15.6 ppg)
• Del Jones, Radford (17.2 ppg)
• Tomas Thrastarson, Washington State (8.8 ppg)
• Donnie Freeman, Syracuse (16.5 ppg)
• Kameron Taylor, UNC Asheville (18.9 ppg)
• Jalen Cox, Colgate (17.9 ppg)
• Koree Cotton, UTRGV (13.9 ppg)
• E.J. Walker, South Carolina (2.9 ppg)
• Daeshun Ruffin, Jackson State (23.3 ppg)
• Gavin Sykes, Long Beach State (19.4 ppg)
• Jaye Nash, Jacksonville State (5.1 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

BIG TEN DEPARTURES and ADDITIONS

Illinois: 

Departures: Toni Bilic, 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, Isaiah Watts

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

Michigan: 

Departures:  Winters Grady, Malick Kordel

Additions:  JP Estrella (Tennessee)

Michigan State:

Departures:  None

Additions:  None

Minnesota: 

Departures:  BJ Omot, Chance Stephens, Nehemiah Turner, Robert Vaihola

Additions:  Winters Grady (Michigan), Kyan Evans (North Carolina), Malick Kordel (Michigan)

Nebraska: 

Departures:  Berke Buyuktuncel, Quentin Rhymes

Additions:  Sam Orme (Belmont), Trevan Leonhardt (Nebraska), Kadyn Betts (Montana), Boden Kapke (Boston College)

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)

Ohio State:

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

Additions:  Andrija Jelavic (Kentucky), Justin Pippen (Cal), Jimmie Williams (Dequesne)

Oregon: 

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

Additions:  Tyrone Riley (San Francisco), Pharaoh Compton (San Diego State), Andrew Meadow (Boise State), Jasper Johnson (Kentucky)

Penn State:

Departures:  Mason Blackwood, Freddie Dilione V, Justin Houser, Kayden Mingo, Eli Rice, Dominick Stewart, Melih Tunca

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

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)

UCLA: 

Departures:  Skyy Clark, Christian Horry

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

USC: 

Departures:  Jerry Easter II, Jordan Marsh, EJ Neal

Additions:  KJ Lewis (Georgetown)

Washington: 

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

Additions:  Parker Friedrichsen (Davidson)

Wisconsin: 

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

Additions:  Trey Autry (George Washington), Victory Onuetu (Hofstra)

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