Indiana basketball sophomore guard CJ Gunn enters the transfer portal

Indiana basketball sophomore guard CJ Gunn has entered the transfer portal, according multiple reports. His dad also confirmed this to HoosierIllustrated.com.

Gunn played two seasons at Indiana where he appeared in 49 games for the Hoosiers where he averaged 3,1 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game.

Gunn came in with a class that featured Jalen Hood-Schifino, Malik Reneau, and Kaleb Banks.

CJ Gunn was the first player to kick off the 2022 Indiana basketball recruiting class and turned out to be the only in-state player in the class. He had originally committed to Indiana under form head coach Archie Miller before keeping his commitment after Mike Woodson was hired. Gunn chose the Hoosiers over schools such as Kansas State, Xavier, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, and others.

Gunn attended Lawrence North High School where he became the all-time leader in the school’s history in points per game average while also helping lead the Wildcats to an Indiana Class 4A state runner-up appearance in 2021 under legendary coach Jack Keefer. In his senior year, averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the field and 37.4% from deep which led him to becoming member of 2022 Indiana All-Star team.

There was high expectations for Gunn to take the next step for Indiana basketball during his sophomore season as a knock down shooter for the Hoosiers. While there were many bright spots for Gunn at Indiana, he could never really carve out a significant roll for the Hoosiers and consistency remained an issue.

“It’s difficult. No path in life is going to be easy. You’re going to have those thoughts about ‘I can’t do this,’ ‘I’m not going to get there,’ but I’m a faithful guy and I believe that God is always going to have my back and through that faith, why would I give up now? You just got to keep going,” Gunn told reporters over Zoom this past summer. “You’re going to get to where you want to get to. As long as you’re in the gym and you’re putting that work in and your love for the game is genuine, then God got me.”

Gunn is the third player from Indiana basketball to enter transfer portal behind Kaleb Banks and Payton Sparks.

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