Former SMU centre Samet Yigitoglu has committed to transfer to Indiana.
According to DraftExpress’ Jonathan Givony, the 7-footer spent the past two seasons with the Mustangs.
Yigitoglu’s Performance at SMU
Yigitoglu averaged 10.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks per game in 28 minutes per game. He also shot 63% from the field.
As a freshman, Yigitoglu started 32 of team’s 35 games, averaging 10 points, 6.2 rebounds and one block per game while shooting 53% from the field.
That mark was among the best ever for an SMU first-year player.
A Sought-After Transfer
Yigitoglu opted to enter the portal last week and quickly emerged as one of the top centres available. South Carolina, Texas Tech, Washington, Louisville, and Gonzaga were among the other schools in early contact with Yigitoglu.
Indiana prioritised the Turkey native and have now closed the deal.
Yigitoglu currently ranks as the No. 37 overall transfer and No. 7 center to hit the portal this cycle.
Indiana’s Transfer Portal Ranking
IU now has the No. 1 class in On3’s Transfer Portal Rankings with four commitments, including three ranked as four-star prospects.
The group is headlined by Notre Dame transfer Markus Burton, one of the country’s premier scoring lead guards. After winning the ACC’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2023-24, he missed seven games with a knee injury as a sophomore and 21 games with his ankle injury as a junior.
Despite all of that, he averaged better than 21 points per game as a sophomore and nearly 19 a contest as a junior before the injury cost him most of his season. He is joined by Georgia Tech transfer guard Jaeden Mustaf and Duke transfer Darren Harris, who played primarily a reserve role over the past two seasons.
- Harris appeared in 36 games this past season, averaging 3.3 points and 9.7 minutes per game in 2025-26.
- Mustaf, meanwhile, averaged 10.4 points and 4.3 rebounds last season.
- Mustaf shot 39% from behind the arc this season for the Yellow Jackets.
Indiana have added to one of the country’s best portal hauls so far.