Indiana basketball 's transfer portal class is getting noticed.
With Wednesday's addition of big man Aiden Sherrell from Alabama, On3 has the Hoosiers ranked No. 1 nationally for their incoming players. Competitor in the rankings industry, 247Sports , has IU ranked second behind Louisville, which landed 2023 Indiana Mr. Basketball Flory Bidunga .
Sherrell, a 6-foot-11 junior-to-be who averaged 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocked shots for the Crimson Tide, joins Samet Yigitoglu from SMU in the front court. IU has also added three outside threats: Markus Burton from Notre Dame; Darren Harris from Duke and Jaeden Mustaf from Georgia Tech.
The Hoosiers, of course, had one returning player committed in rising sophomore Trent Sisley.
Isaac Trotter, CBS Sports : Markus Burton addition gets a B
"Indiana's point guard play left plenty to be desired a year ago, and that issue was exacerbated on a nightly basis during conference play when IU was consistently losing that matchup against the top teams in the league.
"Burton should help change that.
"The Notre Dame transfer is instant offense. Burton is an elite midrange artist, who can stop and pop from the elbow at a moment's notice. His job at Notre Dame was to create his own offense on almost every trip. I think there's more playmaking here, but we'll see on that front. Indiana's barren roster needs to fill out in the frontcourt before we know exactly what Burton's job description will be in Bloomington, but a barrage of buckets seems to be in the cards. We've seen Darian DeVries build his offenses around a ball-dominant guard (Javon Small at West Virginia), and that seems like the most likely outcome as of now. Burton is generously listed at 6-feet and 190 pounds, so Indiana smartly buffed up on perimeter size with additions like 6-6 sharpshooter Darren Harris and 6-6 wing Jaeden Mustaf. This is a rock-solid, floor-raising move for DeVries, but the next additions will determine IU's ceiling. The Hoosiers can't compete for this Big Ten crown without a dude or two in the frontcourt."
Markus Burton, guard, junior
Darren Harris, forward, junior
Trevor Manhertz, forward, freshman
Prince-Alexander Moody, guard, freshman
Jaeden Mustaf, guard, junior
Vaughn Karvala, forward, freshman
Aiden Sherrell, center, junior
Trent Sisley, forward, sophomore
Samet Yigitoglu, center, junior
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