IU Basketball transfer portal spotlight: Nick Dorn

IU basketball has added 10 players this spring from the transfer portal. Player by player, we’ll take a look at each addition in our “transfer portal spotlight” series.

Today: Nick Dorn

Previously: Tucker DeVries, Conor Enright, Reed Bailey, Lamar Wilkerson, Jasai Miles, Tayton Conerway, Jason Drake

Bio: 6-foot-7, 200-pound junior guard from Charlotte, North Carolina

Previous schools: Elon (2023-2025, two seasons)

Career stats: 12.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists in 26.6 minutes per game. Drake is a career 38.2 percent shooter from the field, a career 35.6 percent 3-point shooter and a 79 percent free-throw shooter.

Career accolades: 2023-24 CAA All-rookie team, four-time CAA rookie of the week (2023-24 season)

Recruitment background

Dorn committed to Indiana on April 24 after also considering North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Maryland. He was the eighth player to join the program this spring from the transfer portal.

“The campus was really nice and the coaches were welcoming,” Dorn told Inside the Hall. “And the most important thing is they were honest and kept it real. I chose to commit because of the opportunities that the university and the basketball program can bring and what I can bring to the program as well.”

Notes on his game

The 6-foot-7 Dorn averaged 15.2 points and 3.8 rebounds last season at Elon and was rated just outside the top 100 transfers nationally by 247Sports.

A prolific shooter and scorer, Dorn reached double figures 21 times last season at Elon, including six games with 20 or more points. A lower-body injury forced him to miss the final eight games of the 2024-25 season.

In his two seasons at Elon, Dorn shot 134-for-376 on 3-pointers, good for 35.6 percent. As a sophomore this past season, Dorn made 2.9 3-pointers per game.

In a season-opening loss at North Carolina, Dorn shot 5-for-10 on 3s. He had four other games when he made at least five 3-pointers, including six against Navy on November 30 and Marshall on December 28.

“I was impressed with the transparency (at IU),” Dorn told Inside the Hall. “And I love the system they want to run and where my game aligns with it. And also the development and experience that comes from the coaching staff.”

Scouting report

“Nick Dorn opened eyes when he hit five triples against North Carolina and Notre Dame in non-conference play. The 6-foot-7 wing can be a high-volume flamethrower who is mostly at his best playing off the ball, hunting catch-and-shoot treys. Dorn would thrive in a transition-heavy scheme. The question is if he’s a great shooter or just a good one.” – Isaac Trotter, 247Sports

“I feel like it’s about just remaining confident in my game and knowing what I can do with my abilities. The work that I put in helps me do that. Just staying late in the gym every night. I just feel that whenever I shoot the ball, it’s going to go in. Just playing with that confidence and feeding into it and when we’re at home, just feeding off of the crowd and my teammates who are cheering me on, it just feels like you can’t miss.” – Dorn to the North State Journal last season when asked about his 3-point shooting.

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