IU basketball added its second transfer portal commitment of the day with Villanova guard Bryce Lindsay giving his pledge to the Hoosiers on Wednesday.
A redshirt sophomore this past season at Villanova, Lindsay is from Baltimore, Maryland and also played at James Madison (2024-25) and Texas A&M (2023-24).
He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
He is the sixth transfer portal commitment for the Hoosiers, joining Jaeden Mustaf (Georgia Tech), Darren Harris (Duke), Markus Burton (Notre Dame), Samet Yigitoglu (SMU) and Aiden Sherrell (Alabama).
Over 72 career games, he has career averages of 11.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, two assists and 0.6 steals in 26.6 minutes per game.
This past season for a Villanova team that made the 2026 NCAA tournament, Lindsay started 31 of 33 games and averaged 12.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.6 minutes per game. He shot 41.5 percent from the field, 35.6 percent on 3s and 77.1 percent from the free-throw line.
Lindsay was 78-for-219 on 3-pointers at Villanova and is a career 37.7 percent 3-point shooter. He led Villanova with 25 points in an NCAA tournament first round loss against Utah State, making six of his 11 3-point attempts.
He scored in double figures 21 times, including five games with 20 or more points.
In the 2024-25 season as a redshirt freshman at James Madison, Lindsay was the Sun Belt freshman of the year and third team All-Sun Belt. He averaged 13.4 points per game to go along with 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He made 87 3-pointers, which was the sixth most in program history in a single season at James Madison.
In his freshman season at Texas A&M, he appeared in only eight games due to an injury.
Lindsay played at St. Frances Academy in Maryland in high school and was the No. 180 player nationally in the 247Sports Composite rankings in the 2023 class.
Highlights of Lindsay
Lindsay shot chart
Lindsay bio from Villanova
Villanova
An accomplished shot-maker who brought perimeter firepower to Villanova in 2025-26, averaging 28.6 minutes and 12.3 points per game … Converted .356 of his attempts from long distance and .771 of his attempts from the free throw line … Delivered 25 points to lead Nova in its NCAA Tournament matchup with Utah State.
2025-26 Highlights
Postseason
Led the Wildcats with 25 points in a first round NCAA Tournament game against Utah State on March 20 in San Diego … Connected on 6-of-11 attempts from beyond the 3-point arc in that contest … Added 11 points on March 12 in a 78-64 loss to Georgetown in a BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinal on March 12.
BIG EAST Regular Season Highlights
Provided 19 points, including four clutch free throws in the final minutes, to help VU down Butler 82-73 on Feb. 25 … Supplied 15 points, including 4-of-8 from deep, in a 92-89 overtime win at Xavier on Feb. 17 … His 11 points helped VU down Providence 87-73 on Jan. 30 … Added 11 points and four rebounds to a 66-51 win over Georgetown on Jan. 21 … Dropped in 18 points in a 85-67 win at Butler on Jan. 3 Dropped in 18 points in a 85-67 win at Butler on Jan. 3 … His 19 points helped VU rally past DePaul 71-66 on Dec. 31 … Contributed 15 points, four assists and four rebounds to a 64-56 win at Seton Hall on Dec. 23 …
Non-Conference Highlights
Tallied 10 of his 12 points in overtime as VU knocked off Wisconsin on Dec. 19 … His 24 points helped VU down Pittsburgh 79-61 on Dec. 13 at Finneran Pavilion … Notched all 18 of his points in the second half of a 90-63 win over Penn on Dec. 6 … Scored 18 points to go with three assists in an 87-77 win over Duquesne … Established a Villanova record by sinking nine 3-pointers as part of a 27 point effort in a 94-60 win over Sacred Heart on Nov. 11 … His 25 points helped lead Nova past Queens 94-74 on Nov. 8 … Drained 5-of-9 attempts from beyond the 3-point arc as part of a 22 points, five rebound effort off the bench in a 71-66 loss to No. 8 BYU on Nov. 3.
James Madison University
2024-25
Named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and the league’s Sixth Man of the Year … Also tabbed Third Team All-Sun Belt … Averaged 13.4 points per game, the fifth-highest by a freshman in JMU program history … Also accrued 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 85.4 percent (41-of-48) from the free-throw line … Finished with 87 made three-pointers, the sixth-most in a single season in program history … Broke the JMU freshman record for made threes (80), which was set by Kent Culuko in 1991-92 … Poured in a career-high 28 points against UIC on Nov. 21 – including 23 in the first half on 9-of-9 shooting … Played in 31 games this season, starting the final 13 … Led the Sun Belt in three-point percentage, finishing at 40.8 percent (87-of-213) … Posted 21 double-figure scoring efforts and four 20-point games … Had a career-high nine rebounds in the Sun Belt semifinals versus Troy on March 9 … Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 26)
Texas A&M
2023-24
Spent one season at Texas A&M before transferring to JMU … Appeared in eight games of the first 12 games for the Aggies as a true freshman
IMG/St. Frances Academy
Played one season at IMG Academy between high school and Texas A&M … Averaged 19.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 2021-22 at St. Frances Academy, leading the Panthers to 35-6 record … Part of Maryland Class 3A state championship at Baltimore Polytechnic as a freshman … A former four-star prospect by Rivals.com.
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