Basketball

Indiana Basketball Lands First International Freshman Commitment

Clemens Sokolov joins the Hoosiers after a standout stint in Germany, bolstering the roster ahead of the upcoming season

A Strategic Overseas Addition

Indiana University’s men’s basketball program has announced its first overseas recruit for the upcoming season, a 6‑foot‑11 German center named Clemens Sokolov, who will arrive on campus as a freshman.

Sokolov spent the previous season with FIT/One Wuerzburg Baskets, where he averaged 6.4 points and logged 22.6 minutes per game, a performance highlighted by analyst Jonathon Givony and recorded on the Eurobasket website.

The commitment follows a whirlwind period in the transfer portal, during which the Hoosiers secured six new players within eight days, underscoring the staff’s urgency to reinforce depth.

Head coach Darian DeVries has repeatedly emphasized the need for added size and experience, and Sokolov’s pledge directly addresses that request, potentially paving the way for further additions.

With Sokolov’s commitment, the Hoosiers’ scholarship roster now stands at eleven players, leaving room for additional talent as the program looks to build on recent progress.

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