Aleska Ristic had only been with Indiana a few days before leaving for Puerto Rico
Indiana plays its final game in Puerto Rico at 11 a.m. Monday
Ristic had 5 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in Saturday win
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Aleksa Ristic spent a few minutes exchanging pleasantries with the other side Saturday, before Indiana’s preseason game against Serbian club side Mega Superbet.
Then, he turned in 24 1/2 steady, meaningful minutes for Indiana in a 93-71 comeback win . It would have been easy to forget the players he was chatting with pregame had been his teammates longer than the ones he followed off the floor victorious at night’s end.
Ristic, an incoming freshman from Nis, Serbia, signed with Indiana in June but only joined the Hoosiers in the days leading up to this pre