Khristian Lander, the former 5-star recruit who 247Sports’ Jerry Meyer once compared to Sacramento Kings guard and former Kentucky standout De’Aaron Fox in his high school evaluation, never found a role at Indiana, as he played in half the number of games as a sophomore (13) that he did as a freshman (26), despite the latter being a season in which he once went more than three months without making a 2-point field goal.
On March 23, the IndyStar’s Zach Osterman reported that Lander had entered the transfer portal, a seemingly inevitable outcome in today’s era of men’s basketball, especially given that the 2020-21 season doesn’t count against Lander’s eligibility and that he’s able to play immediately at a new school through the one-time transfer exception.