Despite missing the 2024 NCAA Tournament, Indiana has jumped into various 2024-25 preseason top-25 rankings after adding newcomers Myles Rice, Kanaan Carlyle, Oumar Ballo and Bryson Tucker to its returning core.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It’s been a busy month of recruiting for coach Mike Woodson following the 2023-24 season, and the results have been viewed positively from a national perspective.
After missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three seasons under Woodson, Indiana lost six players. Xavier Johnson and Anthony Walker exhausted their collegiate eligibility, and starting center Kel’el Ware left for the NBA as a projected first-round pick. Three bench players entered the portal, with CJ Gunn heading to DePaul to play for former Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann, Payton Sparks transferring back to Ball State where he began his career, and Kaleb Banks committing to Tulane.
Rebuilding the roster started with landing five-star freshman wing Bryson Tucker, followed by commitments from Washington State transfer guard Myles Rice, Arizona transfer center Oumar Ballo and Stanford transfer guard Kanaan Carlyle. That transfer class is currently ranked No. 1 in the nation by 247Sports, and the overall class, including freshman recruits, is ranked No. 9.
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