Darian DeVries adds versatile Serbian guard to Indiana basketball recruiting class
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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball landed a commitment from Serbian guard Aleksa Ristic on Monday afternoon, his agent Stevan Petrovic confirmed to the The Herald-Times.
Ristic, 19, will join the Hoosiers in late July after playing for the Serbian U20 national team in the European Championship and be eligible to play for the 2025-26 season. He's the 12th scholarship player new coach Darian DeVries has added to the roster, but only the second true freshman.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pounder averaged 13.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game last season while shooting 39.3% from 3-point range for the KK Dynamic in the KLS. He was the second-leading scorer on the team behind Andrej Kostic, who signed with Kansas State.
Ristic visited Oregon and Georgia Tech and was receiving interest from a handful of other schools including Virginia Tech and Kansas.
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According to Petrovic, IU assistant coach Kenny Johnson ran point on Ristic's recruitment. He committed with a phone call to the staff on Monday afternoon.
Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.
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