The Indiana Hoosiers added one of the best players in the transfer portal on Monday when Oregon center Kel’el Ware announced on his social media that he was transferring into the Hoosiers program.
The 7-foot, 210-pound center from North Little Rock, Arkansas, averaged 6.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game this season. He shot 45.7% from the floor including 53.4% from within the perimeter.
Ware signed with the Oregon Ducks as part of the 2022 recruiting class where he was a consensus top-10 prospect across the country as well as one of the country’s top three centers.
He committed to the Ducks over Arkansas, Kansas, Auburn, Illinois, and Texas Tech among others.
With the Hoosiers, Ware will have to follow in the footsteps of Trayce Jackson-Davis who is set to move onto the NBA after posting 20.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 4.0 assists this past season.
The Hoosiers will also be looking to follow up a 23-12 season which included a 12-8 conference record and their second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament as a No.4 seed in the Midwest Regional. The Hoosiers fell in the Round of 32 to the No.5 Miami Hurricanes after defeating No.13 Kent State in the first round.
If Ware has a successful sophomore season with Indiana, he’ll likely find himself as a first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
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