After going unranked for all of the 2023-24 season, Indiana men’s basketball ranked No. 17 in The Associated Press preseason poll released Monday.
The Hoosiers secured the second-highest transfer recruiting class in 2024, according to 247Sports. Their transfer class features sixth-year senior Oumar Ballo, 247Sports’ second-ranked player in the transfer portal.
Along with Ballo, 2023-24 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and redshirt sophomore Myles Rice and sophomore Kanaan Carlyle joined the Hoosiers from Washington State University and Stanford University, respectively.
Bryson Tucker, a 2024 McDonald’s All-American and a five-star recruit according to 247Sports Composite, was the only member of Indiana’s incoming high school recruiting class.
Fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway, junior forward Malik Reneau and sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako headlined Indiana’s returning players. Galloway (10.6) and Reneau (15.4) secured career-highs in points per game in 2023-24, and Mgbako earned co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors.
The Hoosiers are the second-highest ranked Big Ten squad, only behind No. 14 Purdue. UCLA is No. 22 while Rutgers is No. 25.
Indiana’s new-look squad will be on display at Hoosier Hysteria at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Hoosiers begin their preseason with an exhibition matchup with the University of Tennessee at 3 p.m. Oct. 27 inside Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Follow reporters Daniel Flick (@ByDanielFlick) and Quinn Richards (@Quinn_richa) and columnist Mateo Fuentes-Rohwer (@mateo_frohwer) for updates throughout the Indiana men’s basketball season.
