Indiana Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker

The college basketball transfer portal has opened. Here you can find all the Indiana basketball transfer portal news, including incoming and outgoing transfers, players with interest from Indiana, NBA draft entrants and a scholarship chart for next season.
Indiana Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker
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(updated Wednesday, March 20 at 9:44 p.m.)

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana shifted to offseason mode following a 93-66 loss to Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Indiana missed the NCAA Tournament and declined to play in the NIT. That means Mike Woodson and his coaching staff will focusing on building a roster for the 2024-25 season, with hopes of improving Indiana's 19-14 record in Woodson's third season.

Here's a list of Indiana's transfer targets, incoming and outgoing transfers, NBA Draft entrants, high school recruits, players lost to eligibility and a scholarship chart for the 2024-25 season.

Indiana's Transfer Targets

(click on player's name for highlights and additional information)

  • Leland Walker, Eastern Kentucky: Walker is a a 6-foot-1 guard with two years of remaining eligibility. As a sophomore in 2023-24, he averaged 15.4 points and 4.1 assists while shooting 43.3% from the field, 34.2% from 3-point range and 84.2% from the free throw line. Walker was named to the All-Atlantic Sun first team, and  Eastern Kentucky won the regular season title.
  • Deyton Albury, Queens: Albury is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard who averaged 17 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He shot 48.2% from the field, 36.4% from 3-point range and 75% at the free throw line. He was named to the third team All-Atlantic Sun. He has one year of remaining eligibility.
  • Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Belmont: Gillespie is a 6-foot, 175-pound guard who was named to the second team All-MVC and the MVC All-Defensive team as a sophomore in 2023-24. He averaged 17.2 points, 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game while shooting 38.7% from 3-point range.
  • Kanaan Carlyle, Stanford: Carlyle is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound guard who averaged 11.5 points and shot 32% from the 3-point line in 23 games and 16 starts as a freshman in 2023-24. Carlyle was a four-star recruit, ranked No. 52 in the nation out of Overtime Elite in Atlanta, Ga. He has three years of remaining eligibility.
  • Frankie Fidler, Omaha: Fidler is a 6-foot-7, 200-pound wing who averaged 20.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game while shooting 35.6% from 3-point range. He was named to the first team All-Summit League as a junior and has one year of remaining eligibility.
  • Amari Williams, Drexel: Williams is a 6-foot-10, 227-pound forward with one year of remaining eligibility. He was named to the first-team All-CAA as a senior and won three straight CAA Defensive Player of the Year awards, blocking at least 1.8 shots per game from his sophomore to senior seasons. In 2023-24, he averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
  • Dakota Leffew, Mount St. Mary's: Leffew is a 6-foot-5, 185-pound guard with one year of eligibility. He played four seasons at Mount St. Mary's and averaged a career-high 17.6 points per game as a senior while shooting 36.5% from the 3-point line. He was one of five players named to the first team All-MAAC.
  • Tre Dinkins, Canisius: Dinkins is a 6-foot-2, 190-pound guard who made the All-MAAC third team as a junior in 2023-24. Playing 32 games with 30 starts, he averaged 15.4 points, 3.6 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 41% from the field, 36.5% from 3-point range and 78.6% at the free throw line. He has one year of eligibility. 
  • Michael Ajayi, Pepperdine: Ajayi is a 6-foot-7, 220-pound guard/forward with one year of eligibility. As a junior in 2023-24, he averaged 17.2 points, 9.9 rebounds. 1.9 assists. He shot 47% from 3-point range and was named to the All-WCC first team.
  • Marcus Foster, Furman: Foster is a 6-foot-4, 200-pound guard with one year of remaining eligibility. As a senior in 2023-24, he averaged 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds and was named to the All-Southern League second team. Foster shot 29.7% from the 3-point line this season, but he shot above 35% each of the previous two seasons.
  • Clark Slajchert, Penn: Slajchert is a 6-foot-1, 170-pound guard with one year of remaining eligibility. As a junior in 2023-24, he averaged 18.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and shot 42.2% from the 3-point line on 135 attempts.

Incoming transfers

  • None

Transfer Portal entrants

  • CJ Gunn: A 6-foot-6 guard, Gunn averaged 2.0 points as a freshman and 3.9 points per game as a sophomore at Indiana. He shot 25.7% from 3-point range across two seasons, making 19-of-74 attempts. Gunn was a four-star recruit, ranked No. 120 in the nation out of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. He has two years of remaining eligibility.
  • Payton Sparks: A 6-foot-9 center, Sparks played one season at Indiana after beginning his career with two seasons at Ball State. He played in 24 games with the Hoosiers and averaged 2.1 points per game. Sparks averaged 13.4 points and 8.6 rebounds at Ball State. Sparks is originally from Winchester, Ind. and has one year of remaining eligibility.
  • Kaleb Banks: A 6-foot-8 small forward, Banks averaged 2.0 points as a freshman and 2.6 points per game as a sophomore at Indiana. He joined the Hoosiers as a four-star recruit out of Fayette County High School, where he was the Georgia Class 4A Player of the Year and scored over 2,000 points.

NBA Draft entrants

  • None

Incoming high school recruits

  • None

Out of eligibility

  • Xavier Johnson: 7.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 36.7 3-pt FG%
  • Anthony Walker: 5.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 48.3 FG%

Scholarship chart for 2024-25 season (13 available)

  • Trey Galloway, one year of eligibility
  • Anthony Leal, one year of eligibility
  • Malik Reneau, two years of eligibility
  • Kel'el Ware, two years of eligibility
  • Mackenzie Mgbako, three years of eligibility
  • Gabe Cupps, three years of eligibility
  • Jakai Newton, four years of eligibility
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Jack Ankony
JACK ANKONY

Jack Ankony is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation writer for HoosiersNow.com. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism. Follow on Twitter @ankony_jack.