Indiana women’s basketball junior guard Yarden Garzon has entered the transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag, according to On3 Sports’ Talia Goodman’s report Monday morning.
Garzon, who has one season of eligibility remaining, becomes the sixth Hoosier to enter the portal since Indiana’s season ended March 23, joining Julianna LaMendola, Lexus Bargesser, Lilly Meister, Henna Sandvik and Sharnecce Currie-Jelks.
Garzon led the Hoosiers in scoring this season, averaging 14.4 points. The Ra’anana, Israel, native also added 5.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. She earned second team All-Big Ten honors in her third season at Indiana.
The 6-foot-3 Garzon arrived in Bloomington in 2022, immediately becoming a starter. Across each of her 97 games wearing an Indiana uniform, Garzon was in the starting lineup. Against Purdue on March 2, she set the program record for the most career 3-pointers as she currently has 220.
Indiana head coach Teri Moren explained after the season-ending loss to the University of South Carolina that she and her staff had already been working on evaluating the holes in the Hoosiers’ roster heading into next season.
But Garzon was still reflecting on her junior season instead of looking ahead.
“I feel like now I’m kind of reflecting on this season, and it’s hard for me to look toward the future right now,” Garzon said March 23. “Obviously I hope I’m going to have a good summer. I’m planning to work hard and work on my game, but right now I’m kind of just thinking about now and trying to embrace the moment.”
At the time of her decision, Garzon’s departure leaves junior guard Shay Ciezki as the lone Indiana starter slated to return to Bloomington for the 2025-26 season.
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