Top-40 Guard Gigi Battle Verbally Commits to Indiana for 2026

The pledge highlights Indiana’s renewed recruiting push under coordinator Colsten Thompson.

Overview

The 6-foot combo guard from Edison, N.J., is ranked No. 38 nationally in 247Sports’ 2026 composite.
She chose the Hoosiers over offers including Rutgers, Georgia Tech and Stanford.
Battle averaged 16.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists last season for Florida’s DME Academy.
She becomes the fourth verbal pledge in IU’s 2026 class, joining Addison Nyemchek, Zoe Jackson and Ashlinn James.
The announcement came during a school livestream after an official visit to Bloomington for a football game.