Transfer Portal Update: Dexter Dennis Visits Indiana, Hoosiers Eyeing Sean McNeil

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The transfer website has actually ended up being an enormous consider the university basketball landscape the previous couple of years, and also lineup motion throughout the nation is simply beginning. 

4 Hoosiers – Rob Phinisee, Parker Stewart, Khristian Lander and also Michael Durr – have actually left, and also as those dominoes dropped, Indiana train Mike Woodson and also his personnel is hard at the workplace on his 2022-2023 team.

The Hoosiers had a complete enhance of 13 scholarship gamers in 2015 and also, due to COVID qualification regulations, all 13 might have returned. 4 left, however there are 4 novices en route after first-class ahead Malik Reneau devoted to the Hoosiers on Monday.

So although the Hoosiers appear to have a complete lineup, they are still proactively dating prospective capturing assistance in the transfer website. They’ll bother with the numbers video game later on.

Wichita State guard Dexter Dennis checked out Indiana on Monday and also would certainly offer a professional guard existence for the Hoosiers. Dennis began 94 out of 112 ready the Shockers over the last 4 periods, balancing in between 8.4 and also 9.6 factors per video game each period. He is a 6-foot-5, 210-pound guard from Baker, La., that has the experience to instantly change Phinisee and also Stewart in Indiana’s backcourt. 

Dennis has had an intriguing occupation at Wichita State from a capturing viewpoint. As a fresher, he fired 40 percent from past the arc in simply under 4 efforts per video game. His three-point percent lowered or remained the exact same over the following 3 periods, dipping to 29 percent as an elderly on simply over 4 efforts per video game. 

Dennis might be even more of a tool on the protective end. Having a 6-foot-8 wingspan, Dennis was called American Athletic Meeting Defensive Gamer of the Year in 2015 after obstructing 24 shots to opt for 23 takes. When Wichita State played Oklahoma State throughout Dennis’ jr period, he was the key on-ball protector of 2022 NBA Draft No. 1 choice Cade Cunningham, that racked up simply 10 factors in this competition.

Dennis is a high-flyer that might aid Indiana on both ends, supplying a degree of athleticism at the guard placement that the Hoosiers have actually rather done not have in recent times. He is additionally a profession 76 percent totally free toss shooter that fired 84 percent from the line as a student. 

The 2nd gamer Woodson is targeting in the transfer website is West Virginia guard Sean McNeil. The three-year Mountaineer shooter will certainly see Bloomington this weekend break, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. McNeil, a Union, Ky. indigenous,  stands at 6-foot-3, 210 extra pounds and also might offer a capturing increase for the Hoosiers.

McNeil played moderately as a fresher, balancing 5.5 factors off the bench, however began 55 of 61 ready West Virginia throughout his student and also jr periods. He greater than increased his racking up outcome in his 2nd period under Bob Huggins, racking up 12.2 factors per video game on 38 percent three-point capturing on 6.1 efforts per video game.

He balanced a similar 12.2 factors as a junior and also saw his three-point shooting decrease to 36 percent on the period. McNeil is an outstanding totally free toss shooter, linking on 86 percent of efforts throughout 3 periods. 

He aided West Virginia get to the 2021 NCAA Competition, racking up 13 factors on 5-of-12 capturing in the Mountaineers’ round of 64 sway Morehead State. In the Mountaineers three-point loss to Syracuse in the round of 32, McNeil racked up 23 factors and also linked on 7-of-13 efforts from 3. 

With the separation of Indiana’s leading 3-point shooter kind 2021-2022, Parker Stewart, McNeil would certainly offer Power 5 beginning experience and also compete to be Indiana’s leading long-range shooter following period. 

When It Comes To the Indiana gamers leaving, Phinisee, the three-year Indiana starter, revealed that he will certainly utilize his 5th year of university qualification and also transfer to either Butler or Cincinnati. Previous Ohio State train Thad Matta invested last period as an associate sports supervisor of basketball management for Indiana however lately approved the head mentoring work at Butler, his university.

Cincinnati is trained by Wes Miller, that is thought about among the leading young trains in university basketball after making 2 NCAA Competition looks at UNC-Greensboro.

When Stewart at first revealed his choice to leave Indiana, he stated he would certainly either try to play skillfully abroad or transfer to one more university program. His 2021-2022 period of 6.2 factors per video game and also 39 percent 3-point capturing significant Stewart’s 5th period of university basketball. The 6-foot-5 capturing guard checked out Minnesota last weekend break, and also nothing else sees have actually been reported.

When it comes to huge guy Michael Durr, the 7-footer’s occupation in Bloomington mores than after one period. He balanced 1.5 factors and also one rebound, playing 7 mins per video game. CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein reported that Durr has actually gotten rate of interest from Arizona State, Pepperdine, UCF and also NC State. Opponents’ Russ Timber reported that Durr checked out UCF on April 15.

The last outward bound transfer for Indiana, already, is Khristian Lander, whose occupation as a Hoosier never ever fairly turned out. Lander was a five-start hire when he got here in Bloomington a year previously than anticipated after reclassifying and also played 377 mins in 39 video games throughout 2 periods. Possible sees for Lander have actually not been reported. 

However the mayhem that the transfer website has actually given university basketball is much from over. With virtually 2 weeks till the Might 1 target date to get in the transfer website, it’s really simply beginning. 

As Well As with an April 24 target date to state for the NBA Draft and also a June 1 target date to take out from the draft to go back to university, there makes sure to be plenty a lot more motion on Indiana’s lineup. All-American huge guy Trayce Jackson-Davis proclaimed for the NBA Draft with the alternative to return, and also he stands for probably one of the most impactful choice Indiana awaits this offseason. 

Relevant tales on Indiana basketball

• HOOSIERS LAND 5-STAR RENEAU: Indiana signee Jalen Hood-Schifino put on a various hat this weekend break, as primary employer for Montverde Academy colleague Malik Reneau, that got on his main check out to Bloomington. It functioned. Reneau devoted to Indiana Monday mid-day. CLICK ON THIS LINK
• THOMPSON RETURNING: Indiana ahead Race Thompson, that has actually begun 62 successive video games at Indiana, revealed Thursday evening that he is going back to Bloomington for a 6th period. It’s a large obtain for train Mike Woodson, that does not have much deepness along the cutting edge on his lineup now. CLICK ON THIS LINK
• TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS STATES FOR NBA DRAFT: Indiana ahead Trayce Jackson-Davis is going into the 2022 NBA Draft so he can exercise for NBA groups and also obtain some responses. He has till June 1 to take out, since he is not authorizing with a representative and also might still go back to university. CLICK ON THIS LINK
• BEHIND INDIANA’S NIL DEALS: Fourteen Hoosier trainee professional athletes were touched to stand for Hoosiers Completely, a brand-new charitable company that companions trainee professional athletes with philanthropic companies throughout Indiana as component of an NIL offer. Hoosiers Completely exec supervisor Tyler Harris describes just how the company picked these future neighborhood leaders to spread out recognition for their particular charities. CLICK ON THIS LINK
• SUPPORTERS MAKE ‘ONE RADIATING MINUTE’: One more university basketball period remains in guides, and also congrats to Kansas for its nationwide title. The yearly ”One Radiating Minute” video clip is a traditional, and also it additionally includes that excellent rescue relocation by Indiana supporters Cassidy Cerny and also Nathan Paris when a round obtained stuck over the backboard. Right here is the complete ”One Radiating Minute” video clip. CLICK ON THIS LINK