Indiana forward to reportedly transfer from program

The Indiana career for one forward is ending early.

Corey Evans of Rivals.com was the first to report that Hoosiers power forward Clifton Moore is transferring from the program. The news has since been confirmed by other outlets.

The 2017 enrollee out of Horsham, Pennsylvania was rated the No. 6 Pennsylvania product, No. 38 power forward and No. 151 overall recruit in his class on the 247Sports Composite. He chose to play for then-coach Tom Crean over 14 other offers, including Northwestern and Ole Miss. Crean now coaches at Georgia, should Moore be looking to reunite with his former coach. Moore is expected to have to sit out the 2019-20 season and have two seasons of eligibility remaining after that.

Moore appeared in only 15 games during Indiana’s 2018-19 campaign, averaging 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game in those appearances.

The transfer will open up a scholarship for the Hoosiers.

Indiana big man Clifton Moore will transfer, a source tells @Rivals. Former Rivals150 prospect. Sit one, play two @StuJTH

— Corey Evans (@coreyevans_10) March 29, 2019

Can confirm that Clifton Moore plans to transfer from IU. Will have two years of eligibility and a redshirt year left after two seasons in Bloomington. I believe @coreyevans_10 had first. #iubb

— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) March 29, 2019

#iubb sophomore forward Clifton Moore has entered the transfer portal. During his two seasons at Indiana, Moore averaged 1.0 points and 1.4 rebounds while averaging 4.3 minutes per contest. Moore will likely have to sit out, and will have two years of eligibility remaining. pic.twitter.com/iBdnDSKy9P

— Drew Davis (@1997Davis) March 29, 2019

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.