Indiana and Darian DeVries Contact Charleston Big Man Ante Brzovic

The Hoosiers coaching staff continues to look for more size in the frontcourt
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According to Sam Kayser of 247HSHoops Charleston center and power forward Ante Brzovic has been contacted by the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball program and a multiple list of schools including IU this week.

The College of Charleston transfer averaged 18.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, while shooting a league-best 54.4% percent from the field, last season in the CAA.

A native of Zagreb, Croatia, Brzovic averaged 13.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in four seasons at Charleston.

The 6-foot-10 225-pound senior, played in 28 games from 2021-2022, starting in 16, but his legal team described it as a “lost year” because of mental stress, language barriers and cultural adjustments in his time at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (Division II).

Brzovic filed a lawsuit on Sunday against the NCAA for exceptions in eligibility bylaws, including the “Five-Year-Rule.” This rule requires college athletes to complete four seasons of intercollegiate competition within five years from their first full-time enrollment at any NCAA institution according to WCSC News in South Carolina

The Indiana transfer portal target was named first-team All-CAA last season recording eight double-doubles and had 14 games with at least 20 points and three games with 30 or more points.

Baylor, Clemson, Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas State, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and others have all had conatct with Brzovic so far since he entered the portal on April 7th.

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