Indiana Fever Draft Party
Monday, April 15, 2024

5:30 PM – Bicentennial Unity Plaza Party
6:30 PM – Gainbridge Fieldhouse Doors Open
7:00 PM – Draft Pre-show
7:30 PM – Draft Live Stream at Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Join us for the 2024 Fever Draft Party on April 15!

The party starts at 5:30 p.m. on Bicentennial Unity Plaza! Grab food and beverage, then move inside for the live stream on the scoreboard. The Fever are ON THE CLOCK with the #1 overall pick for the 2024 WNBA Draft.

Experience Family Fun Activities, get some shots up on the Bicentennial Unity court and hear from Fever GM, Lin Dunn as she discusses her draft process!

Complimentary parking will be available in the Virginia Avenue Garage directly across from the Fieldhouse.

Claim your free ticket now and complete the photo waiver for each member of your party.

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Delphi boys - Departing Coach Austin Cowley
DELPHI, Ind. -- (Updated 4/3) Coach Cowley has led the Oracles for the last four years, but report received indicates he will ‘be replaced’ next season. Last year Delphi managed a respectable 11-13 campaign. Good Varsity Club member reports only two seniors graduate and just one was a starter (leading scorer & rebounder 18PPG, 7RPG.) The other five regulars last season were all underclassmen, and should return. All told the Oracles should bring back about 40PPG including second leading scorer, 6-0 sr-2-b guard Walker Jones (17PPG, 5RPG.) JV reportedly average - finished 7-11. Last year’s 8th grade finished 11-5. 7th went 9-8. Way down the line, Delphi 6th was 2-6 last year. Report states that front line will likely top out at about 6-2. Conflicting reports on internal interest. MS ELA, MS Math, HS Ag, HS Math, HS Science and Eled openings confirmed.

Boys class alignments

Girls class alignments

The Basketball Record Book has statistics on nearly every high school boys’ program in the state of Indiana — 400-plus schools. This is a boys-only product. However, this book is only as complete as coaches make it by submitting information to Gene Milner. If you have not done so already, Indiana boys basketball coaches, please submit your team’s final 2023-24 season statistics to Gene at gmilner@tds.net.

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South Central girls - Departing Coach Ben Anderson
UNION MILLS, Ind. -- (Updated 4/1) Coach Anderson’s job is listed as open after three largely successful seasons at SC. Last season’s 16-7 squad fell short of a Sectional title, but his two previous squad made it to Regionals. Good Varsity Club member reports that from last year’s roster two senior leaders graduate. Problematic in that they were extremely important to just about everything the Satellites accomplished last year. Four other letter winners should return including three jrs-2-b that should make-up the core of varsity for next two seasons. According to report all are capable of holding their own, but gone is the punch of a big scorer unless one develops. Looking down the line, Varsity Clubber reports 8th grade as really limited, 7th grade conference runners-up, and 6th as competitive. Some internal interest expected. MS SS and ELED Music are only teaching jobs open for next fall.

River Forest girls - Departing Coach Ryan Gregory
HOBART, Ind. -- (Updated 4/1) The River Forest job is now official, and according to good Varsity Clubber, admin is interested in moving very fast on this one. Coach Gregory was 7-15 last season, but report states it is important to point out that only one senior graduates, and she played almost no role in last year’s campaign. The Ingots had trouble scoring last season, only hitting at about 35 points per clip. Only one player, sr-2-b post D’yanna Hurn, went for about 14PPG. Also worth noting she pulled down a team best 11-12 RPG. Varsity Clubber insists, though, that there are several srs-2-b, and, maybe more importantly, several jrs-2-b that are on paper to return after logging substantial underclass varsity time. “Ingots have never won a Sectional - as in ever. They’ve only won 12 tourney games total since 1976, so there is zero tourney expectations in terms of school and community. They still may not have enough to get over that hump, but this could be a year they at least have a shot.” The Greater South Shore Conference is another source of trouble for the Ingots. Last season River Forest went 1-7 against conference foes Whiting, Calumet, Griffith, Noll, Illiana Christian, Lake Station, and Wheeler. Email also states no teaching jobs at present, but will likely change. Varsity Clubber wonders if teaching job openings might not come after a fast moving basketball hire is in the books. JV reported as terrible. Middle school teams decent and last year’s 6th grade pretty good.

Four State Champs Crowned During Final Week of the IBCA/Franciscan Health Player of the Week Program

Following a week-long delay due to the NCAA tournament’s Midwest Regional at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, the IHSAA boys’ State Finals were played Saturday, with all four schools claiming their first state titles in program history. Congratulations to Fort Wayne Canterbury (Class A), Brownstown Central (AA), Scottsburg (AAA), and Fishers (AAAA) on this great accomplishment! Additionally, congratulations to the four Mental Attitude Award winners: Luke Douglas of Bethesda Christian (A), Isaac Andrews of Wapahani (AA), Jerry Barca of South Bend St. Joseph (AAA), and Parker Perdue of Fishers (AAAA)!

We would now like to take the time to honor four players of the week this week, one from each of the four champion programs. Fort Wayne Canterbury Senior John Parent, Brownstown Central Senior Jack Benter, Scottsburg Senior Jack Miller, and Fishers Junior JonAnthony Hall have all been selected as Players of the Week in their respective classes for Mar. 25-Mar. 30 in the recognition program sponsored by Franciscan Health and coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

Canterbury Senior John Parent came up big for the Cavaliers Saturday, scoring 22 points, including 7 in the fourth quarter of their 48-41 victory over Bethesda Christian in the Class A game. On the day, the 6-5 Senior was 8-15 from the field, 2-5 from deep, and 4-4 from the charity stripe, while also pulling down 10 rebounds to record a double-double. Parent added 2 assists and 2 blocked shots to his effort, as Canterbury finishes the season with an impressive 19-9 mark after starting out just 2-7.

The Class AA game saw the top two teams in the class face off, with Brownstown Central able to jump out to an early 9-point lead by the first media timeout, and the Braves were able to keep that at two possessions or more for the remainder of the 55-36 win. Senior Jack Benter capped off his stellar career with a 25-point, 6-rebound outing. The 6-6 Purdue University commit was 9-18 from the field, 2-4 from beyond the arc, and 5-5 from the free throw line. He added 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocked shots to his tally, as the Braves finished the year with an overall mark of 28-4.

Senior Jack Miller helped the Scottsburg Warriors to a 67-57 victory over the Indians of South Bend St. Joseph in the Class AAA game, scoring a game-high 32 points on a highly efficient 12-18 shooting. He was 3-6 from distance and 5-6 from the stripe as well. The 6-6 wing added 4 rebounds, an assist, and a steal to his effort, and he will attend Hanover College and play for his father next season. The Warriors finished the season with a 25-5 record.

In the Class AAAA game, two heavyweights went to battle, with the Fishers Tigers knocking off the defending state champion Ben Davis Giants, 65-56. Junior JonAnthony Hall is known best for his defensive prowess, but he was dialed in from the tip, leading all scorers with 23 points, including 14 in the opening quarter. The 6-2 guard added 10 rebounds for the double-double, plus he dished out 2 assists and collected 2 steals in the triumph. Hall was recently named to the Indiana Junior All-Star team. Fishers finishes the year with an outstanding 29-1 record, avenging their lone loss on the year in the opening round of the Sectional.

This was the 16th season for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Week program, and the fourth season it has been presented by Franciscan Health, a corporate sponsor of the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.

Player of the Week winners are chosen each week from each of the IHSAA’s three districts. Girls’ winners were chosen each week of their season, through the end of the IHSAA Girls State Finals. Boys’ winners were chosen each week of their season, through today, following the IHSAA Boys State Finals.

Three boys' coaches honored by IBCA for 2023-24 season
Swan, Luce and Benter to receive Bob King Awards as boys' District Coaches of the Year

Three Indiana high school boys' basketball coaches have been chosen as 2024 Bob King Coaches of the Year by their peers in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, it was announced Monday (April 1).

Clint Swan of Class 4A regional champion Crown Point, Matt Luce of Class 2A state runner-up Wapahani and Dave Benter of Class 2A state champion Brownstown Central have been selected as honorees for the 2023-24 season through voting that occurred from late January through late March, IBCA executive director Marty Johnson said.

Honors are awarded according to IHSAA district boundaries, and one coach from each district is a recipient – Swan in District 1; Luce in District 2; and Benter in District 3. These three coaches will receive plaques as an IBCA District Coach of the Year during the 2024 IBCA Clinic, which is set for April 25-26 at Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville.

The Coach of the Year award is named for the late Bob King, the IBCA executive director from 1984-94. King was a Lebanon native who coached at Sacred Heart and Shortridge high schools in Indianapolis before serving as an assistant basketball coach at Purdue University. He later also was as an assistant athletic director and associate athletic director at Purdue.

A list of former IBCA/Bob King Coaches of the Year in boys' basketball is below. The 2023 IBCA/Bob King Coaches of the Year for girls' basketball were announced on Thursday (March 28).

Here is information about the 2024 IBCA/Bob King boys' Coach of the Year honorees.

District 1: Clint Swan, Crown Point

Clint Swan is the IBCA District 1 Coach of the Year after directing Crown Point to a 20-6 campaign that included a co-championship of the Duneland Conference as well as titles in the Chesterton Sectional and Michigan City Regional. In 18 seasons as coach at Crown Point, his teams are 258-158 with four sectional titles (2008, 2015, 2016 and 2024) and one regional crown (2024).

Overall, Swan is 396-230 in 27 seasons with seven sectionals, four regionals and one semi-state title as a head coach. He was 83-16 from 1997-2001 at Andrean with three sectionals (1998, 1999 and 2000), three regionals (1998, 1999, 2000), one semi-state (2000) and a Class 3A state runner-up finish in 2000. He went 55-56 from 2001-06 at Frankfort before returning to northwest Indiana.

Swan is a 1991 graduate of Rensselaer Central High School and a 1995 graduate of Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer.

He began his coaching career by serving as the JV coach at North Newton, Tri-County and Andrean before being named head coach at Andrean.

Swan previously was named an IBCA District 1 Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2017. He also was chosen Coach of the Year by the Gary Post-Tribune in 1998 and 2000 as well as Coach of the Year by The Times of Northwest Indiana in 1999, 2000 and 2015.

He served as head coach of the 2000 Indiana Junior All-Stars and was an assistant coach for the 2014 Indiana All-Stars. He has guided five Indiana All-Star players (Shane Power, 2000, Andrean; Brandon Crone, 2003, Frankfort; Grant Gelon, 2016, Crown Point; Sasha Stefanovic, Crown Point, 2017; A.J. Lux, Crown Point, 2023) and 16 players from all three schools who went on to play for NCAA Division I college programs. Also, seven of his former assistant coaches have gone on to become head coaches.

Swan, who was inducted into the Rensselaer Central High School Hall of Fame in 2013, is the director of the credit recovery program at Crown Point.

He and his wife, Kim, have one child – Elliot, 18, a senior on the 2023-24 Crown Point team.

District 2: Matt Luce, Wapahani

Matt Luce is the IBCA District 2 Coach of the Year after guiding Wapahani to a 26-3 season that included a Class 2A state runner-up finish. Along the way, his Raiders won the Mid-Eastern Conference, Alexandria Sectional, Lapel Regional and Lafayette Jefferson Semi-State.

In 17 seasons at Wapahani, his alma mater, Luce has compiled a 309-97 record with six sectional titles (2013, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024), two regional crowns (2023, 2024), one semi-state trophy (2024) and the 2024 runner-up finish.

Overall, Luce is 359-157 in 22 seasons as a varsity coach. That includes a 6-16 mark in 2002-03 at Southwestern (Hanover), a 14-8 finish in 2003-04 at Crawfordsville, a 30-36 ledger from 2004-07 at Benton Central and his long run of success at Wapahani.

While with the Raiders, he mentored one Indiana All-Star in Grant Evans in 2014. His teams have won nine MEC titles (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024) and five Delaware County Tournament crowns (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2023). He also coached in the 2014 North-South Indiana All-Star Classic, and he has been named head coach for the 2024 Indiana Junior All-Stars.

A 1992 graduate of Wapahani, Luce played four years of basketball and was an Indiana All-Star in baseball. He went on to Purdue University, where he played four years of baseball and earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership in 1997 plus a bachelor’s in math education in 2001. He later earned a master’s degree in education from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2006.

Luce – from a family of coaches that includes father Mike, brothers Joe and Kris as well as nephew Tommy – began his coaching career as an assistant at Fountain Central in 1999-2001. He then was an assistant at Crawfordsville in 2001-02 before beginning his head coaching career at Southwestern (Hanover) in 2002-03.

He currently is in his ninth year as an assistant principal and athletic director at Wapahani after teaching math at the school for eight years. He also was a math teacher for the seven previous years at his earlier coaching stops.

Luce and his wife, Marie, are parents to five children – Drew, 22, a senior at Anderson University; Lauren, 19, a freshman at Purdue; Nate, 17, a junior on the current Wapahani team; and twins Emily and Megan, both 16 and sophomores on the Wapahani girls’ team.

District 3: Dave Benter, Brownstown Central

Dave Benter is the IBCA District 3 Coach of the Year after leading Brownstown Central to a 28-4 season that included the Class 2A state championship. In the process, his Braves won the Mid-Southern Conference, Southwestern (Hanover) Sectional, Washington Regional and Southport Semi-State.

In 26 seasons at Browntown, his alma mater, Benter has a 477-166 record with 12 sectional titles (2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024), four regional crowns (2004, 2009, 2023, 2024), three semi-state trophies (2004, 2009, 2024), two Class 2A state runner-up finishes (2004, 2009) and the 2024 Class 2A state crown.

Benter is a 1992 graduate of Brownstown Central, where he played four years of basketball and baseball and was an IBCA honorable mention All-State player as a senior. He matriculated to Hanover College, where he stands fourth in school annals with 1,934 career points, was a three-time team MVP, was the 1996 NCAA Division III Player of the Year and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and physical education in 1996.

He later earned a master’s degree in education from from Olivet Nazarene University in 2002.

Benter started his coaching career as the freshman team coach at Southport from 1996-98. He then became the Brownstown Central varsity coach starting in the 1998-99 season.

He previously was an IBCA District 3 Coach of the Year in 2004 and 2010, his teams have won 14 Mid-Southern Conference championships, and he is a six-time HBCA District 4 Coach of the Year (2003, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2022, 2024). He also was a Junior All-Star assistant coach in 2004, the Junior All-Star head coach in 2010 and the Indiana All-Star head coach in 2014.

A teacher for 28 years, including the last 26 at Brownstown Central, Benter currently teaches health and is the School-to-Work coordinator at Brownstown.
Benter and his wife, Kristy, have two children – Katherine, a junior on the women’s team at Hanover, and Jack, a senior on the current Brownstown Central team.

Good evening.

Shown below are my selections for this weekend’s state final games, along with a few comments.

Semi-State Prediction Results: At the semi-state level, I picked the winner correctly at 4 of the 8 sites (50%). For all
24 games, I went 19-5 (79%). Let's see what happens tomorrow.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the games!

Dan

1A: Bethesda Christian over Ft.Wayne Canterbury......................................................by 7 points

* Bethesda was my #3 pre-tourney choice to win the southern semi-state. Canterbury was my pre-tourney #1 choice
to win the northern semi-state.
* This is the first state final appearance for both teams.
* Bethesda shoots free throws much more accurately than does Canterbury (71% to 65%). That could be significant if the game is
close .
* Both teams play fairly strong schedules compared to most 1A schools.
* After a 3-6 start, Bethesda went 20-1 for the rest of the year. Along the same lines, Canterbury started off 2-7, but then won 16 of
their final 18 games.

2A: Brownstown over Wapahani..................................................................................by 9 points

* Brownstown was my pre-tourney choice to win the 2A title. Wapahani was my #5 pre-tourney choice to win the northern semi-
state.
* The major stats for each team are amazingly close..
* Brownstown has played a much tougher schedule than Wapahani.
* Brownstown has won 18 games in a row, Wapahani 12 in a row.
* This is the first state final for Wapahani. Third appearance at this level for Brownstown. They were not successful either time.
* Brownstown appears to have a bit more size than Wapahani. and can deeper into their bench if necessary.

3A: Scottsburg over S.B.St.Joseph ......................................................................... by 3 points

* Scottsburg was my #5 pre-tourney choice to win the south semi-state. St.Joe was my #2 choice to win the north semi-state.
* Scottsburg has four key performers who are 6'4 or taller. St.Joe has just two key performers who are right at 6'4.
* Except for senior Jace Lee, all of St.Joe's major players are underclassmen.
* Scottsburg has been playing the state tourney since 1916. Incredibly, this is their first state title appearance. St.Joe has been here
two times previously--most recent in 1993. They've never won.
* Statistically speaking, Scottsburg shoots better than St.Joe at all three levels: 2 point field goals, 3 point field goals, and free throws.
* St.Joe has played a much tougher schedule.
* Scottsburg has won 17 of their last 19 games; St.Joe 14 of their last 16.

4A: Fishers over Ben Davis ....................................................................................by 5 points

* Way back on November 21st, Fishers traveled to BD and won 74-61.
* Fishers shoot both types of field goal attempts better than BD. On the other hand, BD shoots free throws much better
than Fishers; 78% to 65%.
* BD has won 13 of their last 14 games.
* Both teams play great schedules.
* Fishers was my pre-tourney choice to win the 4A title. BD was my #3 choice to win the South semi-state.
* Quite a contrast in that Fishers won their first ever sectional and has added a regional and semi-state title as well.
Ben Davis on the other hand will be making their 8th all-time finals appearance. They have won three
previous titles: 1995, 1996, 2017, and last year.

Blackford boys - Departing Coach Matt Justin
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. -- (Updated 3/27) Blackford went 8-16 last year under Coach Justin. Good Varsity Club member reports three contributors graduate. Last year’s leading scorer, 6-3 sr-2-b Gage Baker 13PPG, 7RPG) is expected back. Classmate guard, 5-8 Jacob Leas, also back along with his 9PPG. 6-4 jr-2-b Mason Kitterman also appears ready to take next step after going for about 6PPG last season. A 12-10 JV should also help. Varsity Clubber reports a couple of JV players went for 13 or so a game. A JV post may help inside as well. The eighth grade has a real difference maker (Amarian Leggett) on the roster. Varsity Club member ponders whether he will remain a Bruin as a frosh. Early spring teaching jobs: MS SS and MS Art.

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Clinic 2024

Mt. Vernon High School (8112 N. 200 W., Fortville, IN 46040)

Thursday, April 25
5:00 Registration opens
5:50 Opening Remarks by Michael Adams and introduction of speaker
6:00 - 6:50 Bill Self University of Kansas
6:55 - 7:45 Christie Sides Indiana Fever
7:50 - 8:40 Micah Shrewsberry University of Notre Dame
9:00 - 12:00 social at Twin Peaks sponsored by D1 Camps

Friday, April 26
9:00 Registration opens
9:45 Awards Program #1 Virgil Sweet Awards, Roy Gardner/Mildred Ball Awards, Administrators of the Year
10:00-10:50 – Dusty May University of Michigan
10:55-11:45 -- Kim Barnes Arico University of Michigan
11:50- 12:45 -- Juli Fulks Transylvania University
12:46-12:48 – Walt Morris Carmel HS Aortic Surgery Message
12:50-1:20 – Awards Program #2 State Champion and Runner-Up Coaches, District Coach of the Year coaches, PGC Transformational Coaches, and Assistant Coaches of the Year Century Awards Outgoing IBCA Board Members
1:30 -2:20 -- David Ragland University of Evansville
2:20 - 3:10- Scott Davenport Bellarmine University
3:10 Door Prize drawings / clinic concludes

Eighteen players have been selected to play for the IndyStar Indiana boys' Junior All-Stars for 2024, All-Stars games director Mike Broughton announced Monday (March 25).

Those selected to the six-player Core Group are Dezmon Briscoe of Indianapolis Attucks, Brady Koehler of Indianapolis Cathedral, Braylon Mullins of Greenfield-Central, Azavier Robinson of Lawrence North, Trent Sisley of Heritage Hills and Mark Zackery IV of Ben Davis.

In addition to the core group, six players each were chosen to squads labeled Red Group and Blue Group.

The Red Group players are Michael Cooper of Jeffersonville, Julius Gizzi of New Palestine, JonAnthony Hall of Fishers, Cedric Horton of Richmond, Tre Singleton of Jeffersonville and Shane Sims of Evansville Harrison.

The Blue Group players are Chase Barnes of Fort Wayne Wayne, Damien King of Anderson, Chase Konieczny of South Bend Saint Joseph, Dominique Murphy of East Chicago Central, Kellen Pickett of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian and Jack Smiley of Valparaiso.

Matt Luce of Wapahani, a Class 2A State Finalist this season, will be the head coach of the 2024 Indiana boys' Junior All-Stars. He will be assisted by Tom Wells of Michigan City.

Luce has a 309-96 record in 17 seasons at Wapahani, including a 26-2 mark heading into the '24 State Finals. In 22 seasons as a head coach, he has a 359-156 ledger with previous stops at Southwestern (Hanover), Crawfordsville and Benton Central. Over the years, Luce's teams have won six sectional titles, two regional crowns and the 2024 semi-state. Wells has a 76-46 record in five seasons at Michigan City. Overall, Wells is 402-376 in 35 seasons with earlier tenures at Prairie Heights, Griffith, Portage and LaPorte.

The Junior All-Stars will play one game against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars on Sunday, June 2 at Scottsburg's Charles E. Meyer Gymnasium. The Junior All-Stars also will play one game against the Indiana All-Star senior boys on Wednesday, June 5 at Kokomo High School. Both games will be doubleheaders with the 2024 Indiana girls' Junior All-Stars, whose roster was announced on March 4.

The players listed as Core Group players each will play in two games. The players listed in the Red and Blue groups each will play in one game, the Red Group on June 2 against the Kentucky Juniors and the Blue Group on June 5 against the Indiana Seniors.

The Indiana senior All-Stars will play the Kentucky senior All-Stars on Friday, June 7 at a site to be announced. The Indiana senior All-Stars will play Kentucky's seniors again on Saturday, June 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The second IndyStar Indiana All-Star "Futures Games" doubleheader will be played on Monday, June 3 at Hamilton Southeastern High School. The Futures Games will be a girls-boys doubleheader with Indiana-only squads of sophomores and freshmen in a North vs. South format. The Futures Games rosters will be announced later.

The 2024 Indiana boys' Junior All-Star team was selected through a process that allows all IBCA-member head coaches to nominate players through the IBCA all-state procedure. The IBCA 22-member Indiana Basketball Coaches Association boys' all-state committee reviewed and voted on players for the 2024 IBCA/Franciscan Health boys' All-State teams that were released on Friday (March 22).

The boys' all-state committee members also provided input to a six-person boys' Junior All-Star subcommittee appointed by IBCA executive director Marty Johnson and chaired by Brandon Bradley of Kankakee Valley. Bradley, Broughton plus coaches Ryan Abbott of Carroll (Fort Wayne), Chris Giffin of Lawrence North, Mark Rohrer of Gibson Southern and Andy Weaver of Plainfield finalized the selections for the 2024 boys' Junior All-Stars.

The Indiana Junior All-Star program was founded in 1996 by former Indiana All-Star games director Patrick Aikman. In most years, 18 players have been chosen to the Junior All-Stars. In five years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2018 and 2019), 24 players were chosen to the Junior All-Stars. In 2021, just 12 players were chosen to the Junior All-Stars.

In games from 1996 through 2023 (with no games in 2020 because of COVID-19), the Indiana Senior boys lead the Indiana Junior boys 41-11 and the Indiana Senior girls lead the Indiana Junior girls 41-11. In seven years of games against the Kentucky Juniors, the Indiana Junior boys lead 7-5 and the Indiana Junior girls lead 11-1. Games against the Kentucky Juniors previously have been played in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.

The Indiana portion of the All-Star Games is organized and produced by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. The Indianapolis Star, with its IndyStar brand, is the title sponsor. Hoosier Shooting Academic is a presenting partner for All-Star Week. Energy Systems Group is a presenting partner of the Saturday doubleheader against Kentucky.

A list of those chosen as 2024 boys' Junior All-Stars follows.

2024 IndyStar Indiana Boys' Junior All-Stars
BOYS CORE GROUP (playing on June 2 and June 5)
Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice
Dezmon Briscoe, 6-8, F, 14.3, Indianapolis Attucks, undecided
Brady Koehler, 6-9, F, 15.5, Indianapolis Cathedral, undecided
Braylon Mullins, 6-6, G, 25.0, Greenfield-Central, undecided
Azavier Robinson, 6-1, G, 20.0, Lawrence North, undecided
Trent Sisley, 6-8, F, 24.2, Heritage Hills, undecided
Mark Zackery IV, 5-11, G, 10.3, Ben Davis, undecided

BOYS RED GROUP (playing on June 2 vs. Kentucky Juniors)
Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice
Michael Cooper, 6-3, G, 16.4, Jeffersonville, undecided
Julius Gizzi, 6-3, G, 28.9, New Palestine, undecided
JonAnthony Hall, 6-1, G, 11.3, Fishers, undecided
Cedric Horton, 6-5, G, 18.0, Richmond, undecided
Tre Singleton, 6-8, F, 14.2, Jeffersonville, undecided
Shane Sims, 6-3, G, 15.1, Evansville Harrison, undecided

BOYS BLUE GROUP (playing on June 5 vs. Indiana Seniors)
Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice
Chase Barnes, 6-1, G, 14.3, Fort Wayne Wayne, undecided
Damien King, 6-4, G, 23.1, Anderson, undecided
Chase Konieczny, 6-4, G, 20.2, South Bend Saint Joseph, undecided
Dominique Murphy, 6-5, G, 20.9, East Chicago Central, undecided
Kellen Pickett, 6-9, F, 20.5. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, undecided
Jack Smiley, 6-2, G, 23.8, Valparaiso, undecided

COACHES
Head coach: Matt Luce, Wapahani
Assistant coach: Tom Wells, Michigan City

Churubusco girls - Departing Coach David Goodwell
CHURUBUSCO, Ind. -- (Updated 3/27) It is now official Busco is accepting apps. Last year’s Eagles went 5-18, but a good Varsity Club member reports virtually all varsity production should be back. A couple of srs-2-b hit for just under 10PPG, and while several of last year’s losses were blowouts, a .500 record is not beyond a possible goal. JV described as a tic below average. No word on MS teams yet, but Varsity Clubber report the real issue that Busco battles is volleyball success. Girls basketball is a back seat sport. HS AG and Eled openings at present. Stipend $8300

Cambridge City Lincoln girls - Departing Coach Garry Laymon
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. -- (Updated 3/27) Now official that Lincoln is open. Last season’s Eagles went 3-18 with one of their wins coming against non-IHSAA opponent. Good Varsity Club member reports cupboard is bare at the high school and even worse in the feeder program. Report goes on to suggest definitely needs some outside blood to come in and rebuild this program. This is a ground-up build and will take some patience and time. Openings as of now include MS SS and HS Strength

Covington girls - Departing Coach Mark Switzer
COVINGTON, Ind. -- (Updated 3/27) Covington is now listing this position as officially open on their website. Coach Switzer went 10-13 last year in his only season with the Trojans. Good Varsity Clubber report that roster loses several senior contributors, but there are enough srs-2-b and jrs-2b expected back to remain competitive. No true difference makers, but the underclassmen who played varsity last go-round should allow new coach to remain competitive. HS Biology and MS Sped. No timeline yet. Report of probable outside hire.

Boys Basketball State Finals Previews

10:30 am ET | Class 1A State Championship
Bethesda Christian (23-7) vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury (18-9)
Preview: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/class-1a-state-championship-preview-1

Approx. 12:45 pm ET | Class 2A State Championship
Brownstown Central (27-4) vs. Wapahani (26-2)
Preview: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/class-2a-state-championship-preview-1

6 pm ET | Class 3A State Championship
Scottsburg (24-5) vs. South Bend Saint Joseph (20-9)
Preview: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/class-3a-state-championship-preview-1

Approx. 8:15 pm ET | Class 4A State Championship
Ben Davis (23-5) vs. Fishers (28-1)
Preview: https://www.ihsaa.org/media/news/class-4a-state-championship-preview-1