On the move: 25 most interesting college basketball transfers involving Indiana players

If you are like me, you are probably caught off guard at times during college basketball season when a familiar face comes across the screen in a different uniform from what you might remember. There were 2,000 players to enter the transfer portal. Let’s count down the top-25 most interesting in-state players to transfer going into the 2024-25 season:

25. Davion Bailey to Incarnate Word

The 6-4 guard, a 2020 Pike grad, played one season at Eastern Arizona College, then two at Southeastern Community College in Iowa, where he averaged 13.2 points and shot 41.6% from the 3-point line over two seasons. Bailey started 24 games last season at Ball State, averaging 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists and shot 42.5% from the 3-point line. Incarnate Word was 8-23 last year in Shane Heirman’s first year as coach. Heirman was the coach at La Lumiere from 2014-17 before going on to coach at DePaul and Central Michigan as an assistant. Bailey should be an all-conference level player for the Cardinals.

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24. Alex Hemenway to Vanderbilt

A 2019 Indiana All-Star, he played 95 games at Clemson, where he averaged 5.3 points and shot 42.9% from the 3-point line. He transferred to Vanderbilt as a grad transfer for a sixth season after playing in just five games last year due to a lower leg injury. Hemenway should fill a role as an experience shooter for new coach Mark Byington, who comes from James Madison. Two years ago, Hemenway averaged 6.9 points and shot 47.1% from the 3-point line for Clemson.

23. Brandon Newman to Oklahoma State

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers guard Brandon Newman (10) during practice day at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, March 21, 2024.

Among the Valparaiso graduate’s teammates on the 2019 Indiana All-Star team were Trayce Jackson-Davis (going into his second year in NBA with Golden State), Armaan Franklin (played…

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Publish date : 2024-07-23 08:45:33

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