The IU South Bend men’s basketball team announced their 2025 recruiting class today. The class includes three freshman and three transfers.
“We are excited about the additions we have made to our roster,” commented Head Coach, Scott Cooper. “Our aim was to build depth for this year and in the future with high character players. We think the skill sets and personalities of this group will fit in well with those of our returners and will help us to continue to compete at the top of the CCAC. All of them have been well coached at their previous schools, have experience winning championships, and fit our needs. More importantly, they are all great kids off the court and strong students in the classroom.”
Imon Cousins | 5-11 | Guard | Indianapolis, IN
Cousins comes to IU South Bend from Crispus Attucks High School. As a senior last season, he averaged 7.8 points and 2.2 assists while shooting 38% from behind the arc. He also earned honorable mention All-City honors in Indianapolis. That year, he helped lead the Tigers to a sectional, regional, and semi-state championship, finishing as the IHSAA Class 3A state runners-up. Cousins joins his high school teammate, Chris Hurt, on the Titans’ roster this season.
Chris Hurt | 5-10 | Guard | Indianapolis, IN
At Crispus Attucks High School, Chris Hurt was instrumental in his team’s run to the 2025 IHSAA Class 3A State Runner-up finish. That season he earned Indianapolis City Player of the Year, first-team All-City, and Large School All-State honors. He averaged 13.8 points, 5.1 assists, and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 47% from the field and 38% from behind the arc. Hurt played with fellow freshman Imon Cousins at CAHS.
Justin Parks | 6-4 | Forward | Indianapolis, IN
Justin Parks is a freshman forward from Ben Davis High School. As a senior, he earned honorable mention IBCA Academic All-State honors. During his high school career, he won three conference, two sectional, two regional, and two semi-state championships. He helped his team to an IHSAA Class 4A state runner-up finish as a junior and a state championship as a sophomore. Parks was teammates at Ben Davis with Titans’ sophomore guard, Mark White.
Ethan Hill | 6-8 | Forward | Muskegon, MI
Ethan Hill comes to South Bend from Allen University where he played in 2024-25. Hill appeared in 26 games for the Yellowjackets and averaged 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game. Before that, he played at Saginaw Valley State University for two seasons. As a sophomore in 2023-24, he appeared in 27 games, making 11 starts, and averaged 3.8 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 46.6% from the floor. As a freshman in 2022-23, he appeared in 27 games with 10 starts, averaging 3.0 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game, while shooting 55% from the floor and 33.3% from behind the arc. Ethan played his high school basketball at Muskegon High School in Michigan, where in his senior year, he was an All-State selection and led his team to a conference championship.
CJ Hornbeak | 6-3 | Guard | Toledo, OH
CJ Hornbeak, a junior guard, transferred from Lake Erie College. In 2024-25 at Lake Erie, he appeared in 22 games after coming back from a broken leg and averaged 2.6 points in 9.5 minutes per game. In his freshman year, 2023-24, he appeared in 26 games, making 22 starts, averaging 9.4 points and 3.4 assists while shooting 33.3% from behind the arc. He earned Academic All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference honors in both seasons for his work in the classroom. In high school, CJ played at Saint John’s Jesui,t where he finished his career as the school’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,582 career points and was a three-time OHSAA Division I All-State selection. As a senior, he led his team to a sectional, district, and regional championship on their way to an OHSAA Division I state semi-final appearance.
James Stevenson | 6-8 | Forward | Sun River Terrace, IL
James Stevenson transfers to IUSB from the University of Missouri, Saint Louis. He appeared in the first five games of the 2024-25 season for UMSL, averaging 2.8 points in 11.4 minutes per game. Prior to that, Stevenson was named the 2024 CCAC Freshman of the Year at Saint Xavier University. During the 2023-24 season at Saint Xavier, he started 22 of 29 games, averaging 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while shooting 58.6% from the floor. Stevenson went to high school at Momence High School where he earned All-State honors as a senior and was a three-time All-Conference selection. He averaged 20.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.3 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game.
The Titans open the 2025-26 season at home on October 30 against Wright State Lake at 7:00 PM.