Top-50 wing Vaughn Karvala announces commitment to Indiana basketball
2026 Bella Vista Prep (Az.) wing Vaughn Karvala has committed to the Indiana basketball program, he announced on Saturday.
Karvala picked Indiana over Cal and Xavier. He took a trip to Xavier this summer, visited Cal the first week of October and took his Indiana visit the weekend of October 17.
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“The biggest thing that stuck out to me about IU was how invested the whole school is,”Karvala told TheHoosier.com. “They showed that to me when I got on campus … how electric it was and how everyone showed out for Indiana was really cool.”
Karvala is a 6-foot-6 wing and is known for his shooting on the perimeter, and ability to get downhill and score at the rim. He averaged 14.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and shot 34.3 percent from three on 2.4 made 3s a game in 15 games for Team Herro this summer on the Nike EYBL circuit. He had seven games where he made at least four 3s.
“A big part I took away from the coaches was their style of play and how they want to use me and get me to the next level,” Karvala said. “Indiana loves to get up a ton of 3s and that fits my style of play. But also, how they would use me in actions where I’m getting to the rim or getting to a pull up (off of screens).”
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Karvala is originally from Oregon, Wisconsin but transferred this offseason to finish his high school career at Bella Vista.
At Oregon (Wisc.) high school as a junior he averaged 26.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and shot 38.9 percent from three — making 2.9 3s a game.
Karvala is ranked the No. 43 overall player in the Rivals Industry Rankings and the No. 18 small forward in the class.
Karvala joins a 2026 recruiting class that includes three-star combo guard Prince-Alexander Moody.
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