April 1, 2026, 1:16 p.m. ET
- Indiana basketball guard Jason Drake intends to enter the transfer portal.
- The Hoosiers already had a number of roster spots open with six gamers graduating.
- Drake beforehand performed for Cleveland State, Butler Community College, and Drexel earlier than becoming a member of IU.
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball guard Jason Drake plans to enter the transfer portal, per 247Sports.
The Hoosiers already had plenty of roster spots available with six gamers (4 starters) graduating and simply three incoming freshmen. The transfer window for Division I basketball this yr will likely be a 15-day interval operating from April 7-21.
On3 reported Tuesday that Santa Claus native Trent Sisley intends to return to IU.
Drake missed your complete season with a lower-body harm he suffered in apply forward of IU’s journey out to Puerto Rico for a collection of exhibition video games. He stayed again in Bloomington for the overseas tour and ended up staying on the staff’s harm report your complete yr.
The final replace Indiana coach Darian DeVries gave on Drake was that he was “progressing” towards making a return on the finish of November. DeVries envisioned Drake offering IU depth within the backcourt behind Conor Enright and Tayton Conerway.
Drake was a well-traveled junior having performed for 3 totally different groups (Cleveland State, Butler Community Colelge and Drexel) earlier than arriving in Bloomington. As a full-time starter in 2024-25 for the Dragons, he averaged 11.0 factors, 3.0 rebounds and three.1 assists per recreation whereas capturing 39.6% from 3-point vary.
Indiana opted out of postseason play after lacking out on the NCAA Tournament because the fourth staff out of the sector. DeVries will now flip his consideration to constructing out the staff’s roster alongside Ryan Carr, his newly employed government director of basketball.
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