College basketball transfer portal updates: In-state player commits, visits
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There has been a flurry of activity in the college basketball transfer portal late this week. Here are some updates on local players:
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K.J. Windham
The 6-3 Windham, a state champion at Ben Davis and 2024 Indiana All-Star, committed to James Madison on Thursday. He averaged 5.6 points and 2.0 assists in 29 games as a freshman at Northwestern. Windham saw his playing time sliced as a sophomore and averaged 3.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 14 games. James Madison, a Sun Belt Conference program, was 18-15 last season.
Evan Haywood
The former Brebeuf Jesuit standout, a 2024 Indiana All-Star, averaged 7.2 points and shot 36% from the 3-point line as a sophomore at Butler. The 6-4 guard played in 23 games as a freshman, averaging 2.1 points per game. He committed to Pepperdine on Thursday. The Waves, 9-23 last season, are coached by Indiana Basketball Hall of Famer Ed Schilling.
A.J. Dancler
The former Southport star committed to South Florida on Thursday. The 6-2 guard, who scored a record 1,456 points at Southport, averaged 16.0 points and shot 39.9% from the 3-point line last year at Coastal Carolina. He played his first two years at LeMoyne, where he averaged 15.1 points and shot 40% from the 3-point line as a sophomore. Dancler committed to South Florida on April 16. The Bulls were 25-9 last season. Coach Bryan Hodgson left for Providence and was replaced by Chris Mack.
Some other commitments from earlier this week:
Aaron Fine
The 2024 Indiana All-Star out of Noblesville, a preferred walk-on at Purdue for two years, committed to new Ball State coach Chris Capko. It is a homecoming of sorts for Fine, whose father Matt was the Muncie Central coach from 2004-14. Fine averaged 1.2 points in nine games last season for Purdue.
Jalen Haralson
The 6-7 Haralson, a McDonald’s All-American at LaLumiere and former Fishers star, committed to Tennessee. He averaged 16.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists as a freshman at Notre Dame, earning honorable mention honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Tennessee is coming off a 25-win season and Elite Eight appearance under Rick Barnes.
Michael Cooper
The 6-3 guard made the jump to Cal, where he will play in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The former Jeffersonville guard, a state champion and Indiana All-Star in 2025, averaged 13.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a freshman at Wright State and helped the Raiders to an NCAA Tournament appearance. Cooper shot 35.6% from the 3-point line. Cal was 22-12 last season, reaching the second round of the NIT.
Here are some updates on in-state players still in the transfer portal:
Azavier Robinson
The former Lawrence North star averaged 6.1 points, 2.5 assists and 1.9 rebounds as a freshman at Butler, shooting 43% from the 3-point line. Robinson is on a visit to UCLA this weekend after visiting Ole Miss last weekend.
Maguire Mitchell
The 6-5 Mitchell took a visit to Indiana State, which remains an option. Valparaiso and Boston College are among the other schools that have shown interest. Mitchell started 31 games as a freshman at IU Indy, ranking second on the team in made 3-pointers (11.8 ppg) and leading the team in made 3-pointers (83) and steals (42). Mitchell averaged 20.3 points and 5.8 rebounds as a senior at Zionsville.
Micah Davis
Keep an eye on Winthrop for the former Franklin guard, an Indiana All-Star in 2024. Davis played in 32 games as a sophomore at IU Indy, averaging 9.4 points and 2.9 assists. Davis averaged 10.3 points per game in Horizon League play. Davis played his first season at Eastern Kentucky, appearing in 13 games off the bench and scoring 54 points.
Damien King
The 6-4 King, a former standout at Anderson, averaged 4.6 points and 2.7 rebounds last year as a freshman at UT-Martin. A school to watch here could be LeMoyne.
Jermaine Coleman
The 6-7 Coleman averaged 4.4 points and 1.9 rebounds and shot 35% from the 3-point line last season at St. Thomas-Minnesota. Interested schools for the former Park Tudor standout include Valparaiso, IU Indy and Bellarmine.
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