Indiana’s top-ranked portal haul won’t include Connor Essegian or Ryan Conwell.
Essegian announced on Sunday he’ll stay in the Big Ten, as the Indiana native is transferring from Wisconsin to Nebraska. Essegian took a visit to Indiana last week and Nebraska was his next stop.
Meanwhile another Indiana native, Conwell announced on Friday he’s headed from Indiana State to Xavier. Although he was highly coveted, the Hoosiers did not appear to gain serious traction with Conwell. That might have been influenced at least in part by guard commitments that were secured early.
So far Indiana gained transfer portal commitments from Myles Rice (Washington State), Oumar Ballo (Arizona) and Kanaan Carlyle (Stanford). 247Sports says that is the No. 1 group of transfers in the country. All three earned All-Pac-12 honors.
The addition of those three players, along with incoming 5-star freshman Bryson Tucker, will make filling the remaining roster openings a challenge. But the IU staff is after a number of additional targets, including Florida Gulf Coast’s Zach Anderson, Eastern Kentucky’s Leland Walker, Grace College’s Elijah Malone, and Evansville’s Ben Humrichous.
IU currently has three available scholarships for 2024-25.
For Indiana’s main targets in the transfer portal, GO HERE.
For a comprehensive look at offseason roster activity at IU and across the Big Ten, GO HERE.
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