Oumar Ballo, who averaged a double-double last season at Arizona, announced Tuesday he is transferring to Indiana.”Hoosier Nation, c’est parti,” the native of Mali wrote on social media, using the French phrase for “let’s go.”The 7-foot center was named to the All-Pac-12 first team and all-defensive team after putting up 12.9 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks over 36 games (all starts) for the Wildcats.Since transferring from Gonzaga to Arizona ahead of the 2021-22 season, Ballo has averaged 11.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per contest over 108 appearances (71 starts).–Damian Dunn is transferring from Houston to Pitt for his final season of eligibility.Dunn played in 72 games over parts of four seasons for Temple before heading to Houston, where the guard contributed 6.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in 37 contests, mostly off the bench.Dunn has career averages of 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game over 109 appearances (62 starts).–Rutgers added Merrimack guard Jordan Derkack, the Northeast Conference Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the year.Derkack started all 32 games he played as a sophomore in 2023-24 and put up 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.1 steals per game.The New Jersey native has career averages of 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.1 steals.–Former Oklahoma forward John Hugley IV is taking his talents to Xavier.Hugley paired 8.4 points with 3.8 rebounds per game in 24 games last season, with only one start. He arrived in Norman after playing parts of three seasons at Pitt, where he averaged 12.2 points and 6.6 rebounds over 47 games (38 starts).Though a senior, Hugley has two years of eligibility remaining, per the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Cleveland native only played in eight games for Pitt in 2022-23 before stepping back to cope with mental health challenges as well as recover from a preseason injury.
