Indiana point guard Khristian Lander announced Monday that he will be returning to Indiana next season. He was one of the six IU players to enter the transfer portal last week.
Lander, who graduated high school a year early to enroll at Indiana last fall, struggled mightily as a freshman last season. He averaged just 2.1 points and 1.2 assists per game, while shooting 25 percent from the field.
The numbers, however, aren’t indicative of Lander’s talent. At Reitz High School in Evansville, Indiana, Lander was ranked as the No. 1 point guard in the 2021 class.