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Indiana Basketball 2025-26 Scouting Reports: Andrej Acimovic
In the coming days and weeks leading up to Indiana’s Nov. 5 regular-season opener at Bloomington’s Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Indiana on SI will share a scouting report for each Hoosier player listed on the team’s official roster. Today, in the first of 17, we take a look at center Andrej Acimovic.
A native of Bijeljina, Bosnia, he suited up in the U19 Adriatic League (ABA), playing for BC Igokea. Playing in the top league in his area, Acimovic faced the stiffest competition the Balkan region has to offer.
In the U19 ABA league, Acimovic averaged a sturdy 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds, while he put up similar numbers in the second Bosnian division: 17.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks.
And not only did Acimovic produce in volume, but he was quite efficient, shooting 65.3 percent from the floor and 39.0 percent from deep in the second Bosnian division.
A prototypical, modern European big in the sense that he can shoot, pass and has exceptional footwork and touch around the basket, Acimovic is well-rounded and skilled beyond his years.
Versatile in the post, Acimovic has a variety of moves (drop-steps, shimmies, baby-hooks, fadeaways), but is also a top-notch facilitator with his back-to-the-basket. He hits cutters well and can spray to shooters, or is able to just get a bucket himself.
Although he doesn’t put up triples at an exceptionally high clip, Acimovic has encouraging mechanics, along with the evidence (shot 39.0 percent from three) to prove he’s a threat from long range.
He may not be the most agile laterally, but Acimovic does a solid job of moving his feet, and has tremendous length at his size, allowing him to send back shots defensively and finish off plays with a dunk a surprising amount of the time on the other end. His straight-line speed is solid and he draws attention as a rim-runner in transition.
“Andrej is a talented big man that we are excited to get in our program and develop. He has good size and is able to score the basketball in different ways. He is strong on the glass and has good defensive instincts and timing when blocking shots,” said head coach Darian DeVries in a press release back in late July.
From the jump, Acimovic – whose weight isn’t officially listed anywhere – doesn’t quite have the frame to keep up defensively at the Big Ten level, and would likely have much of his offensive impact negated too.
He doesn’t figure to be an integral part of Indiana’s rotation from Day 1, but Acimovic undoubtedly has the tools to develop into a key piece of the Hoosiers’ long-term puzzle.
On this episode of “Week in Review,” we cover the Indiana gambling case, the Bears’ 2026 schedule release and the Bulls landing the No. 4 draft pick. We also look at Jim’s Original moving after 85 years and Chicago Fire FC’s new McDonald’s Park stadium name. Plus, Cole Kmet joins Cop on a Rooftop, a White Sox phenom goes one on one and more top stories from around Chicago.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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