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Golden Finish
Indiana wrapped up its FISU foreign tour with a gold medal. Plus: the SEC conference schedule was released, UConn's Silas Demary joined the show, Saint Louis added a 4-star point guard, and more.
Tristan Freeman
July 28, 2026
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1. Indiana wins gold, Oklahoma State rolls in Puerto Rico
Indiana represented Team USA at the annual FISU World University Games over the past two weeks, playing four games.
On Monday, the Hoosiers easily handled the US Virgin Islands in the title game to win the Gold Medal, 99-57. Villanova transfer Bryce Lindsay led the team with 17 points, one of six double-digit scorers on the afternoon.
Because of the clear talent disparity between the Hoosiers and the competition, there’s not too much to take away when looking ahead to the 2026-27 season. Still, there are some things to note from the past week:
Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell looked to be a potential focal point of the offense, averaging 14.5 ppg. He also showed the kind of floor-spacing ability the team didn't have last season.
With SMU transfer Samet Yigitoglu unable to play since he’s not an American, “former” Indiana forward Sam Alexis filled in for him. He averaged 13 ppg over three games and provided them with frontcourt depth. We’ll see if Alexis ends up a candidate to look for a 5th year of eligibility as well.
The freshman class showed plenty of potential, including Prince-Alexander Moody (12.3 ppg) and Vaughn Karvala, who had the highest-scoring game of any Hoosier with 32 points against Peru and led the team with 16.3 ppg throughout the event.
Oklahoma State also played on Monday, winning 120-92 over the Seleccion BSN in the San Juan Summer Shootout in Puerto Rico. Five Cowboys were in double figures, led by 18 points from Parker Robinson and 17 from Latrell Allmond, both of whom are incoming freshmen.
2. Biggest takeaways from SEC schedule release
The SEC league schedule came out on Monday with Jan. 2, 2027, as the date of the first set of games.
