IU basketball transfer portal names to know — UT Martin’s Jordan Sears

As Indiana shows interest in transfer portal prospects we’ll provide a quick profile with our transfer portal names to know series.

Of course we’ll cover prospects more if things progress beyond initial interest.

Next up is UT Martin guard Jordan Sears.

A 5-11, 185-pound senior from Daytona Beach, Fla., Sears topped the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring – pumping in 21.6 points per outing. That figure ranked ninth in NCAA Division I men’s basketball, and his 692 total points were the third-highest single-season tally in school history. He also broke a 38-year record for free throws made (162) and ranked fifth all-time in field goals made (227) in 2023-24.

Sears shot 43.2 percent from the field overall, and shot the same rate from three.

In addition to scoring, Sears also ranked in the top-10 in the OVC in assists (4.5 per game, second), free throw percentage (.839, third), minutes played (33.7 per contest, fourth), field goal percentage (.432, sixth), three-point field goals made (2.4 per outing, sixth), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4, eighth) and steals (1.3 per game, ninth). For his efforts, he was named to the All-OVC first team for the second consecutive year and was just named a National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 18 first-team selection yesterday.

Sears is the only active NCAA Division I men’s basketball player to accumulate at least 650 points, 140 rebounds, 140 assists and 75 made three-pointers in 2023-24, going off for six games of at least 30 points. In just two seasons at UT Martin, Sears has poured in 1,181 points – ranking 10th in school history in that category.

Sears was part of a 2023-24 Skyhawk squad that earned the program’s second OVC regular season championship in school history (first since 2008-09). UT Martin equaled a school record with 14 OVC triumphs while also tying the program record for most wins in the regular season (21).

Sears started his college career at Gardner Webb, where he played two seasons. He should have one year of eligibility remaining. His fourth season highlights are below.

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