BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ
Three programs have secured themselves international prospects on Tuesday morning.
Michigan has landed class of 2026 center Marcus Moller, Texas has landed 6-foot-9 forward Declan Duru and Indiana has landed Serbian guard Aleksa Ristic.
Moller stands at 7-foot-3 while also having the ability to stretch the floor with his jumper. He averaged 13.1 points and 7.4 rebounds per game in FIBA U18 competition.
While Moller will join his program for the 2026-27 season, Duru and Ristic will play for their respective teams in the 2025-26 season.
Indiana officially announced Ristic’s signing on Tuesday.
“Aleksa is a versatile guard that can play on and off the ball,” Indiana head coach Darian DeVries said in an official statement. “He is a competitive kid that has high-level experience playing in FIBA events. We think he has the ability to handle the basketball and make plays out of the pick-and-roll while also being an efficient shooter that will add tremendous depth to our backcourt.”
The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 13.8 points, 4.2 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game playing professionally in Serbia.
Duru played for Real Madrid in the 2024-25 season averaging 12.0 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for their U19 club.
Duru also impressed with a standout performance as a member of Team Germany at the FIBA U19 World Cup.
He averaged 11.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.
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