Indiana basketball will give fans their first public look at the new group on Friday, Oct. 2, when the Hoosiers hold an intrasquad scrimmage at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The event is set for 6 p.m. Eastern, with doors opening at 4:30 p.m.
It’s free to attend, all parking lots will be open, and fans are asked to bring a canned food item for the Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Indiana also said the Clear Bag Policy will remain in effect.
The program is calling it the Cream & Crimson Scrimmage, and it will include player introductions, four quarters of scrimmaging, and an autograph session with the team. In other words, this is the first chance to see how the roster fits together before the season starts to take shape.
That roster has been rebuilt around a seven-player transfer class: Markus Burton from Notre Dame, Darren Harris from Duke, Bryce Lindsay from Villanova, Justin Monden from Maryland Eastern Shore, Jaeden Mustaf from Georgia Tech, Aiden Sherrell from Alabama, and Samet Yigitoglu from SMU. Indiana also added four freshmen - Vaughn Karvala, Trevor Manhertz, Prince-Alexander Moody and Clemens Sokolov - and paired them with second-year forward Trent Sisley.
There’s already some recent momentum in the building, too. Indiana went 4-0 and won gold at the 2026 FISU America Games in Lima, Peru.
Aiden Sherrell was named Tournament MVP after averaging 14.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots per game. Prince-Alexander Moody added 12.3 points, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals per contest, while Vaughn Karvala led the Hoosiers in scoring with 16.3 points per outing.
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