Alabama transfer Aiden Sherrell commits to Big Ten program, per report
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Alabama transfer forward Aiden Sherrell is apparently taking his talents to the Big Ten.
According to a report by On3’s Joe Tipton on Wednesday afternoon, the 6-foot-10 sophomore has committed to Indiana for the 2026-27 season. He was a major part of Alabama‘s frontcourt, with the former McDonald’s All-American averaging 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game this past season.
Sherrell helped lead the Crimson Tide to the Sweet 16, where they were bounced by eventual national champion Michigan. Now, the Detroit native is reportedly headed back to his original Big Ten country roots, to Bloomington, where he would be battling in the same conference with those Wolverines next season.
Nate Oats had Sherrell for 2 seasons in Tuscaloosa, where he blossomed into a starter for the Crimson Tide in 2025-26. After averaging just 8.8 minutes per game during his first season at Alabama in 2024-25, Sherrell became a mainstay this past season, playing a hair under 24 minutes per contest.
But Alabama’s loss appears to be Indiana’s gain, as the Hoosiers try to get back to relevance in the Big Ten and in the national discussion. The Hoosiers finished in 10th place in the Big Ten this past season, going 18-14 overall and failing to make the NCAA Tournament under first-year head coach Darian DeVries.
Adding Sherrell will certainly help DeVries as he tries to establish himself in Bloomington in his second season there and keep up with the likes of Michigan, which snapped the Big Ten’s national championship drought in men’s basketball at 26 years with its national title game victory over UConn earlier this month.
Alabama will move on without Sherrell as it tries to get back to the Final Four and compete for a national championship in 2027. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about the top teams in the mix to cut down the nets next April:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
