Indiana Basketball 2025-26 Scouting Reports: Andrej Acimovic

His game

A prototypical, modern European big in the sense that he can shoot, pass and has exceptional footwork and touch around the basket, Acimovic is well-rounded and skilled beyond his years. 

Versatile in the post, Acimovic has a variety of moves (drop-steps, shimmies, baby-hooks, fadeaways), but is also a top-notch facilitator with his back-to-the-basket. He hits cutters well and can spray to shooters, or is able to just get a bucket himself. 

Although he doesn’t put up triples at an exceptionally high clip, Acimovic has encouraging mechanics, along with the evidence (shot 39.0 percent from three) to prove he’s a threat from long range. 

He may not be the most agile laterally, but Acimovic does a solid job of moving his feet, and has tremendous length at his size, allowing him to send back shots defensively and finish off plays with a dunk a surprising amount of the time on the other end. His straight-line speed is solid and he draws attention as a rim-runner in transition. 

What they’re saying

“Andrej is a talented big man that we are excited to get in our program and develop. He has good size and is able to score the basketball in different ways. He is strong on the glass and has good defensive instincts and timing when blocking shots,” said head coach Darian DeVries in a press release back in late July. 

What we expect

From the jump, Acimovic – whose weight isn’t officially listed anywhere – doesn’t quite have the frame to keep up defensively at the Big Ten level, and would likely have much of his offensive impact negated too. 

He doesn’t figure to be an integral part of Indiana’s rotation from Day 1, but Acimovic undoubtedly has the tools to develop into a key piece of the Hoosiers’ long-term puzzle.