[6BS] IU Adds 11th Scholarship Player To Roster
European Big Man Latest To Join Hoosiers For 2026-2027
Welcome to another edition of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint production between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, and presented by our friends at Homefield Apparel, where we highlight the five most essential IU basketball stories of the past week, plus take a look at how the other IU sports programs are doing.
IU continues to close in on a full roster for next season. After a couple of weeks without a new commitment, the Hoosiers finally received a pledge from the 11th player to their squad for next year.
Additionally, all of Indiana’s freshmen are highly ranked, the rest of IU’s outgoing transfers have found new homes, and we look ahead to next season. As usual, we will conclude with a look at the weekly shows and the rest of the Hoosier sports in action, which was led by softball, awaiting its NCAA Tourney selection later today.
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Here is what is in this week’s edition:
IU Adds 11th Scholarship Player To Roster
All Three IU Incoming Freshmen Ranked In Top-150
Rest Of IU Transfers Find New Home
2026-2027 Season Preview
Weekly Shows
Hoosier Roundup-Softball Awaits NCAA Tournament Selection
Banner #1: IU Adds 11th Scholarship Player To Roster
While not the splash moves of previous portal additions, IU reportedly added its 11th scholarship player for this coming fall. The Hoosiers already have their primary big men for next season, but they seemingly added a backup here to compete for rotation minutes off the bench.
This addition comes in the form of 19-year-old Clemens Sokolov, who previously played in Europe for Wuerzburg in Germany’s ProB league. Here, he averaged 6.4 points and 5 rebounds for this squad.
Banner #2: All Three IU Incoming Freshmen Ranked In Top-150
The Hoosiers have three freshmen coming in to go with seven transfers (including Sokolov) and the return of Trent Sisley so far. How much this trio of newcomers can contribute remains to be seen.
However, all of them are projected relatively highly by On3/Rivals despite not necessarily being blue chippers as the class ranks no. 20 nationally. The recently signed Trevor Manhertz comes in highest at no. 78 while Vaughn Karvala slides in just behind him at no. 81. Meanwhile, Prince-Alexander Moodie rounds out at no. 101.
Banner #3: Rest Of IU Transfers Find New Home
Jason Drake, Jasai Miles, Josh Harris, Nick Dorn, Andrej Acimovic, and Aleksa Ristic all left IU this offseason and entered the transfer portal. Now all of them have new destinations.
After Harris, Ristic, Drake, and Dorn announced their new schools last week, Miles and Acimovic made there’s known in the last few days. Miles will head to Loyola Marymount while Acimovic will move to Missouri State.
Banner #4: 2026-2027 Season Preview
Projections continue to be high for the Hoosiers next season after their massive transfer portal overhaul. Bart Torvik has the Hoosiers at no. 25 nationally. With the expectations, IU coach Darian Devries spoke to the media about the upcoming year as well as several other topics.
Before the regular season can start, though, Indiana announced another foreign tour over the summer with exhibition games. This time, though, they will represent the USA as a whole in the FISU American Games from July 20 to Aug 1.
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Banner #5: Weekly Shows
The Back Home Network has many shows. As a result, it was on air several times this week with programming.
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Banner #6: Hoosier Roundup-Softball Awaits NCAA Tournament Selection
Softball knocked off Illinois to close its regular season before taking out Washington in the Big Ten Tournament. However, elite Nebraska was too much for them in the semifinals. With that said, at 42-14 and an RPI in the 30’s, IU is expected to hear its name called tonight for the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year.
Baseball had arguably its worst week of a bad season. They lost a series to lowly Northwestern and twice blew a late lead to arch-rival Purdue, as their year is all but over with only one more series left.
Men’s golf finished 16th at the Big Ten Championships.
Track and field hosted the Billy Hayes Invitational.
Women’s basketball will compete in a tournament next November in Fort Myers, Florida, against Georgia Tech and Mississippi State. Also, two former Hoosiers made WNBA rosters.
Volleyball revealed its opponents in conference play for next fall.
Men’s Soccer alumni will compete in the TST for the fourth straight year.
Finally, many IU athletes were amongst the students who graduated this weekend.
Thanks for your continued support of The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall. We’ll be back next weekend with a new roundup.
Now go enjoy yourself a 6-banner Sunday.
Aaron (Ari) Shifron
Assembly Call Contributor
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Thanks for the updates. I like hearing about the other IU sports. Anything to update from track and tennis?