Darian DeVries faced a major roster overhaul entering this offseason. Not only did Indiana's graduating class of Lamar Wilkerson, Tucker DeVries, Sam Alexis, Tayton Conerway, Reed Bailey, and Conor Enright account for nearly 78% of the minutes played and 84.1% of the scoring from this past season, but six Hoosiers decided to enter the transfer portal.
Among those deciding to leave Bloomington to test the portal waters was freshman guard Aleksa Ristic. Now, he has found a new college basketball home through the portal.
Aleksa Ristic commits to Belmont via transfer portal
On Tuesday, Ristic's agent Stevan Petrovic announced that Ristic has committed to Belmont through the transfer portal. The move from Bloomington to Nashville gives the 6'3" guard a mid-major opportunity after seeing limited playing time with the Hoosiers in 2025-26.
Indiana transfer Aleksa Ristic has committed to Belmont, per his agent Stevan Petrovic of @Agency55NIL pic.twitter.com/W1NcdkJme8
— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) April 28, 2026
Ristic's career at IU was plagued by injuries. He missed the first seven games of the regular season with a lower body injury, and ultimately appeared in just 12 games coming off the bench. In those games, he averaged just 0.5 points and 0.1 rebounds per game seeing 2.5 minutes of playing time per game.
Ristic played three years of professional basketball in the top league in Serbia for KK Dynamic. He averaged 13.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game over the course of 19 games in 2024-25 before heading to Bloomington.
Ristic is set to join a Belmont program that has been one of the better mid-major programs in recent years. However, the Bruins failed to make the NCAA Tournament in seven seasons under head coach Casey Alexander. Former Duke assistant Evan Bradds is now leading the program, and Ristic is his first portal commit at Belmont.
Ristic is the second Hoosier to find a new home via the portal this month. Earlier this month, sophomore forward Josh Harris committed to Florida Atlantic through the portal.
As moves continue to be made, be sure to follow along with all of Indiana's portal movements with our 2026 Indiana Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker.
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