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Indiana Guard Al Durham Enters Transfer Portal as Grad Transfer

As a senior this past season, Durham averaged 11.3 points and shot 38% from 3-point range.

Dylan Wallace

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana senior guard Al Durham has officially entered the transfer portal as a grad transfer.

Al Durham posted an official statement on Twitter on Tuesday: "Thank you Indiana for allowing me to grow up and mature right in front of your eyes. My four year experience has been amazing! With that being said, I have decided to enter the transfer portal and explore possibilities elsewhere as a fifth year senior."

All athletes were given an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19, which is why Durham is able to play another season next year.

His final game with Indiana was a loss to Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament last Thursday. After the game, Durham tweeted "Uno Out...Thank You," signaling that was his final game with the Hoosiers.

Durham played all four years at Indiana under Archie Miller after being originally recruited by Tom Crean.

Despite the team never having the amount of success it wanted, Durham overachieved as a player. As a senior this past season, he averaged 11.3 points and shot 38% from 3-point range.

He also eclipsed the 1,000 point mark in his Indiana career this past season, becoming the 53rd player in program history to do so.

“It’s been a blessing, I’ll say, to have the opportunity to play DI, play on the highest stage in America,” Durham said on his senior day. “ It’s all been a blessing, filled with hard work and pain, sweat and tears. I feel like there’s too many jewels I’ve taken from Indiana, whether that’s relationships, basketball, friendships, anything.”

Durham's dad also told 247Sports that along with entering the transfer portal, pro options are still on the table for him.

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DYLAN WALLACE

Dylan Wallace is a reporter for Sports Illustrated Indiana. He is a 2020 graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, and is from Crown Point, Ind.

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