Stanford Transfer Kanaan Carlyle Plans to Visit Indiana

After scoring 11.5 points per game as a freshman at Stanford, guard Kanaan Carlyle entered the transfer portal and plans to visit Indiana.

Jan 20, 2024; Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Cardinal guard Kanaan Carlyle (3). / Robert Edwards-USA TODAY Sports

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Stanford transfer Kanaan Carlyle plans to visit Indiana April 19-21, as first reported by On3's Joe Tipton.

Carlyle is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound guard who was an honorable mention on the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2023-24. He averaged 11.5 points, 2.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 38.6% from the field, 32% from 3-point range and 77.6% at the free throw line. He has three years of eligibility remaining.

As a freshman, Carlyle played 23 games and made 16 starts, averaging 25.7 minutes per game. He scored a career-high 31 points against Washington State and 28 points against Arizona, and both performances occurred less than 10 games into his college career. Carlyle is now looking for a new school after Stanford went 14-18 and fired coach Jerod Haase after eight seasons.

Carlyle is ranked No. 10 among all players in the transfer portal by 247 Sports, and he's ranked No. 4 among guards.

Out of Overtime Elite in Atlanta, Ga., Carlyle was a four-star recruit in the class of 2023. He was ranked No. 52 in the nation and No. 6 among shooting guards, receiving offers from some of the sport's top programs. Indiana coach Mike Woodson also has experience recruiting players out of Atlanta, as he landed Newton and Kaleb Banks in the last two classes.

Indiana lost senior point guard Xavier Johnson following the season, which makes the guard position an area of need heading into the 2024-25 season. So far, Indiana has landed Washington State guard transfer Myles Rice, Arizona center transfer Oumar Ballo and five-star freshman wing Bryson Tucker.

The Hoosiers have four open scholarships after losing Johnson, Anthony Walker, Kel'el Ware, CJ Gunn, Kaleb Banks and Payton Sparks to graduation, the NBA Draft and transfer portal.

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