Indiana men’s basketball is interested in a former Mr. Basketball winner who is currently in the transfer portal.
Markus Burton, who started at Notre Dame in all three of his seasons with the Fighting Irish, has become a top target for the Hoosiers, who will reportedly host him on an official visit this weekend. He is the first reported visitor during the offseason for the program.
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Burton averaged 18.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game while shooting 48.9% from the field and 30.6% from 3-point range in 10 games in 2025-26 before a left ankle injury ended his season in December. He was coming off a significantly more productive shooting season in 2024-25, when he converted 37.5% of his attempts from 3-point range at 5.3 per game. He never scored less than 17.5 points per game in a season in college.
He would fill an immediate need for Indiana at point guard while also providing the added boost of scoring from the backcourt. Indiana head coach Darian DeVries’ offenses in previous stops have typically had a strong distributor at the helm. Burton’s 2025-26 season has a similar statistical profile to Roman Penn, who started at point guard for DeVries at Drake for several seasons, in 2020-21.
Getting a point guard first would help Indiana’s staff fill out the rest of the roster with a strong, immediate answer for prospects looking to figure out how they’ll get the ball in the Hoosiers’ offense.
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