Put Indiana guard Jason Drake in the questionable category for the team’s upcoming trip to Puerto Rico.
Nick Dorn’s status seems more certain — he’s unlikely to play.
“Timeline on both of them is a little up in the air so we’ll see where that leads,” IU coach Darian DeVries said on Wednesday. “We’re obviously hopeful that they’ll both be back in a relatively good timeline. But I anticipate with Nick especially that (his timeline for a return) will be something more in the fall.”
A transfer from Drexel, the 6-foot Drake started all 33 games a year ago and averaged 11.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 26.2 minutes per game.
Dorn transferred during the offseason from Elon. As a sophomore there he started all 25 games played and was one of six NCAA Division I men’s basketball players to average at least 15.0 points per game, make 70 3-pointers, and make 90 free throws while playing less than 1,000 minutes. He averaged 15.2 points and 3.8 rebounds in 30.7 minutes per game.
Meanwhile, DeVries is not sure whether recent international additions Aleksa Ristic and Andrej Acimovic will be available in Puerto Rico.
“They’re going to be tired when they get here,” DeVries said. “We should have one of them maybe in the next day or two and then we’ll get him acclimated as quickly as possible. If that means he gets the opportunity to play in Puerto Rico, great. But the last thing we want to do is put him in a position where he’s just not ready.”
If all four players are unavailable, IU will only have nine scholarship players available.
Indiana plays games in Puerto Rico Aug. 6-11 in connection with their foreign tour.
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