The 2026–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team will represent Indiana University in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by second-year head coach, Darian DeVries. The team will play its home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season The Hoosiers found themselves in a promising position to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2023 by starting 17–8; however, IU lost five of their last six regular season games. Finishing 10th in the conference, IU earned the No. 10 seed and faced off against No. 15 seed Northwestern, but fell 61–74. The Hoosiers' season concluded with an overall record of 18–14, and 9–11 in Big Ten play. IU missed the NCAA tournament for the third straight year, ending up in the First Four out. On March 15, 2026, IU announced that they would not participate in any postseason tournaments, bringing the first year under Devries to a close.

Offseason Coaching changes On February 23, 2026, Coach DeVries announced that Ryan Carr would be IU's executive director of basketball. Carr is a former Indiana men's basketball manager and 1996 graduate.

A fifth assistant coach was announced by IU on March 27, 2026. Thomas Carr, a former assistant coach under Pat Kelsey at Louisville, has twice been named to the Silver Waves Media 2026 100 Most Impactful High Major Assistants, with a decade of experience at the Division I level.

Departures

Indiana departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure Jasai Miles 0 G 6'6" 210 JR Miami, FL Transferred to Loyola Marymount Reed Bailey 1 F 6'10" 230 SR Harvard, MA Transferred to St. Johns Jason Drake 2 G 6'1" 200 JR Oak Park, MI Transferred to Temple Lamar Wilkerson 3 G 6'6" 205 SR Ashdown, AR Graduated. Declared for the 2026 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder as an undrafted free agent. Sam Alexis 4 F 6'9" 240 SR Apopka, FL Graduated. Signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder on a 2026 NBA Summer League contract. Conor Enright 5 G 6'1" 180 RS SR Mundelein, IL Graduated Tayton Conerway 6 G 6'3" 190 RS SR Burleson, TX Graduated/transfer portal Nick Dorn 7 G 6'7" 225 JR Charlotte, NC Transferred to Miami Josh Harris 10 F 6'8" 225 SO Pembroke Pines, FL Transferred to Florida Atlantic Tucker DeVries 12 F 6'7" 225 RS SR Waukee, IA Graduated. Declared for the 2026 NBA draft; signed with the Boston Celtics on an Exhibit 10 contract. Aleksa Ristić 13 G 6'3" 200 FR Kragujevac, Serbia Transferred to Belmont Andrej Acimovic 15 C 6'10" 240 FR Bijeljina, Bosnia Transferred to Missouri State

Incoming transfers With most scholarship players being graduating seniors, IU needed to hit the transfer portal once again. On April 13, 2026, the Hoosiers got a trio of transfer portal commits in Jaeden Mustaf, a sophomore from Georgia Tech; Darren Harris, a sophomore from Duke; and Markus Burton, a junior from Notre Dame. During the last two seasons with the Yellow Jackets, Mustaf averaged 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. He was the third-leading scorer for Georgia Tech in the 2025–26 season. Harris committed to Duke as a 4-star prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle out of Paul VI Catholic High School, where he was ranked as the No. 8 shooting guard in the class and the No. 38 overall player, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking. He spent the last two years coming off the bench at Duke. Burton is from Mishawaka, Indiana, and was the 2023 Indiana Mr. Basketball. He started 68 of the 69 games he played in for the Fighting Irish under Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry. He holds career averages of 19.1 points, 3.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals in 33.2 minutes per game. His career shooting percentage is 43.8 overall, 33.2 percent on 3-pointers, and 84.7 percent from the free-throw line. In his first season at Notre Dame, the 2023-24 season, he was the ACC Rookie of the Year. Burton only played in 10 games in the last season, due to a broken left ankle, and underwent season-ending surgery in December 2025. He is currently seeking a medical red shirt waiver; if granted, he will have two years of eligibility left.

Continuing to fill in spots, on April 14, 2026, the Hoosiers added much-needed size to its frontcourt with transfer portal commit Samet Yigitoglu, a sophomore from SMU. In the previous year, Yigitoglu averaged 10.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 blocked shots in 26.7 minutes per game. He shot 58.3 percent from the field and 53.1 percent from the free-throw line. Per Alex Bozich of Inside the Hall, "He amassed seven double-doubles, which was seventh in the ACC and scored in double figures in 24 games. He also had 14 games with two or more blocked shots. His block percentage of 5.6 in conference play ranked ninth in the ACC, according to KenPom.com. The number that stands out statistically with Yigitoglu is his offensive rebounding. His offensive rebounding percentage of 14.4 percent ranked 44th nationally, per KenPom.com. He was the ACC's best offensive rebounder in conference play with an offensive rebounding percentage of 15.4."

On April 15, 2026, IU added a pair of transfer portal commits with Aiden Sherrell, a sophomore from Alabama; and Bryce Lindsay, a redshirt sophomore from Villanova. Sherrell, a 6-foot-11, 255-pound forward, is a native of Detroit, Michigan and was a 2024 McDonald's All-American. Over 70 career games under Head Coach Nate Oats at Alabama, Sherrell averaged 7.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 blocked shots, and 0.7 assists in 16.1 minutes per game. Lindsay, over 72 career games, has career averages of 11.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, two assists, and 0.6 steals in 26.6 minutes per game. Prior to his lone season at Villanova, he also spent a single season at James Madison and Texas A&M.

On May 12, 2026, IU added Justin Monden of Maryland Eastern Shore through the transfer portal. Monden is a 6'0" 160lb senior guard who averaged 6 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game in his junior year. Prior to his single season at UMES, he played two seasons for Georgia Southwestern State, where he averaged 12.2 points and 2.1 assists per game.

On June 1, 2026, it was first reported that Cal State Fullerton guard Ben Winker would be joining the Hoosiers as a walk-on. In his freshman year at Cal State Fullerton, he averaged 0.9 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.4 assists across 4.4 minutes played per game.

Indiana incoming transfersNameNumberPosHeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolYears remainingDate eligible Jaeden Mustaf 3 G 210 Bowie, MD Georgia Tech 2 October 1, 2026 Darren Harris 1 G/F 195 Herndon, VA Duke 2 October 1, 2026 Markus Burton 5 G 190 Mishawaka, IN Notre Dame 1 October 1, 2026 Samet Yigitoglu 21 C 270 Istanbul, Türkiye SMU 2 October 1, 2026 Aiden Sherrell 22 F 255 Detroit, MI Alabama 2 October 1, 2026 Bryce Lindsay 2 G 194 Baltimore, MD Villanova 2 October 1, 2026 Justin Monden 12 G 160 Raleigh, NC Maryland Eastern Shore 1 October 1, 2026 Ben Winker 33 F 230 St. Louis, MO Cal State Fullerton 3 October 1, 2026

Recruiting classes

2026 recruiting class

2027 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References