Forty-five players were chosen as first-team selections on the IBCA 2026 boys' individual Academic All-State Team. An additional 238 players were selected as honorable mention Academic All-State.
First-team honorees for 2026 are: Noah Allen, Randolph Southern; Matthew Armstrong, South Newton; Nolan Baker, Eastside; Ryan Basham, Hobart; Carter Biggs, Western; Cooper Bock, Sullivan; Carter Campbell, Winchester; Caden Claxton, Shelbyville; William Clore, Avon; Brady Cook, Southwestern (Hanover); Isaac Crane, Covenant Christian;Aidan Duff, Carroll (Flora); Luke Ertel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville); Caleb Ferguson, Columbus North; Brody Fisher, Carroll (Fort Wayne); Braedyn Foster, LaVille; Nathan Fritsch, Seymour; Kaden Grau, Westview; Peyton Gray, Heritage Hills; Cass Hejnowski, Lowell; Jarrett Helman, Shenandoah; Drew Johnson, Adams Central; Jaden Johnson, Shakamak; Landyn Keiser, Centerville; Kendrick Kiser, Speedway; Mason Kitterman, Blackford; Tytus Lehman, South Adams; Braxton Lewis, Southwestern (Hanover); Rob McGowan, Washington Township; Derek McKean, South Adams; Mason Miller, New Castle; Zane Mitchell, Shenandoah; Aran Padmalingam, Fort Wayne Canterbury; Mason Pearson, NorthWood; Aleks Pecoski, Marquette Catholic; Lane Pendleton, Brownstown Central; Caden Powers, Eastern Hancock; Logan Sargent, Tri-Central; Levi Sawatzky, Goshen; Brady Scholl, Northridge; Eli Sego, Triton Central; Ashaan Singh, Pendleton Heights; Julien Smith, Indianapolis Cathedral; Gradin Swoveland, Jay County; Sawyer Tonagel, LaPorte.
Certificates will be e-mailed as PDFs to coaches of honored players during April. Coaches should then print the certificates out and present them to the honored player (or players) before the 2025-26 school year ends.
The complete 2026 IBCA boys’ Academic All-State team is in this link.
