Jaeden Mustaf has finished a visit to Indiana, and the Hoosiers are expected to be a strong contender for the Georgia Tech transfer. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound wing is being viewed best as a third option, but his production this season gives Indiana a real reason to stay involved.
Mustaf scored 28 points at Clemson this season and had nine games with 15 or more points, including six against high major opponents. He carried a 19.8 usage rate, seventh on Georgia Tech this past season, and posted a 19.4 shot percentage while on the floor. He also finished with the fifth-highest overall BPM on the Yellow Jackets at 0.2, a sharp rise from minus-1.4 overall BPM as a freshman.
Georgia Tech needed that kind of jump. The Yellow Jackets went 11-20 overall and 2-16 in the ACC, finishing No. 213 nationally in offensive efficiency and No. 131 on defense. Mustaf was one of the few players whose numbers moved the right way in that environment. His 1.7 PRPG ranked third on the team, up from 0.8 as a freshman, and his BPM and PRPG both climbed against conference, top-100 and top-50 opponents.
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The scoring improvement was not limited to volume. Mustaf shot 34.4 percent from three-point range as a freshman, going 11-for-32, then improved to 38.9 percent on 21-for-54 as a sophomore. In ACC play, he made 16 of 38 shots from deep, good for 42.1 percent and tenth-best in the league. Even more striking, 95.2 percent of his made threes were assisted, a sign of how often his value came from finishing possessions rather than creating them from scratch.
He also got to the line more. Mustaf had 110 free throw attempts in 2025-26, ranked No. 23 in the ACC in drawing 4.4 fouls per game and posted a 49 percent conference free throw rate, which ranked No. 10 in the league. His shooting percentages from two, three and the foul line all improved from his freshman year, along with his offensive and defensive rebounding rates, assist rate and turnover rate.
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The bigger question for Indiana is whether the fit matches the numbers. Mustaf is not being recruited as a primary engine, but his profile suggests a player who can scale up when defenses get better. His rebounding rate rose against top-50 competition, and his blocks and steals went up there, too. For a program looking for a transfer who has already shown he can produce against high-major teams, that matters more than a clean statistical line on a losing team.
Indiana has work to do before anything is final, but Mustaf’s visit signals that the interest is real. If the Hoosiers move, they will be betting that his rise at Georgia Tech was not just a product of opportunity, but a sign he can hold up in a better setting.
