IU basketball officially announced the signing of Maryland Eastern Shore guard Justin Monden on Monday.
Monden committed to the Hoosiers on May 12. He will have one season of eligibility remaining.
Last month, IU announced the signing of Georgia Tech transfer Jaeden Mustaf, Duke transfer Darren Harris, Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell and SMU transfer Samet Yigitoglu.
Earlier this month, the program announced the signings of Notre Dame transfer Markus Burton and Villanova transfer Bryce Lindsay.
Here’s the official release on the signing of Monden from IU:
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries announced the addition of rising senior guard Justin Monden to the basketball program on Monday afternoon. Monden joins Indiana after two seasons at Georgia Southwestern State and one season at Maryland Eastern Shore.
Monden has produced 613 points, 129 rebounds, 140 assists, and 67 steals in 85 career games at Division II Georgia Southwestern State (53 appearances) and Maryland Eastern Shore (32 games played). He has averaged 7.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game throughout his career and shot 41.3% (225-of-544) from the floor, 30.0% (47-of-157) from the 3-point line and 79.5% (116-of-146) from the free throw line.
During his lone season at the Division I level, Monden appeared in 32 games for head coach Cleo Hill, Jr. and made one start. He averaged 6.0 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. The 6-0 guard shot 40.1% (73-of-182) from the floor and 72.2% (26-of-36) from the free throw line. He posted 16 multi-assist games.
His best collegiate season to date came as a sophomore at Division II Georgia Southwestern State. He started 22 games in 24 appearances and averaged 12.2 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He shot 42.0% (106-of-250) from the floor, 37.7% (20-of-53) from the 3-point line and 88.4% (61-of-69) from the free throw line. The Raleigh, N.C., native reached double figures in the scoring column on 14 occasions and scored 20-plus in four contests.
Monden started 10 games in 29 appearances as a freshman. He averaged 4.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. He shot 41.1% (46-of-112) from the floor and 70.7% (29-of-41) from the free throw line. During his prep career, Monden played three seasons at Heritage High School before transferring to Word of God Christian Academy for his senior season.
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— Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) May 18, 2026
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