IBCA E-Newsletter
Indiana All-Stars
By Charlie Hall
This is the 75th year for Indiana All-Star Teams. The first Boys All-Star was chosen in 1939, so some special steps are planned to remember the history of this long-running program.
The 2013 Girls All-Stars have been chosen, and there was a close race for Miss Basketball between two All-Americans – winner Stephanie Mavunga of Brownsburg and runner-up Taya Reimer of Hamilton Southeastern. Just five votes separated the two.
We are in the process of selecting the Boys All-Star team now. We have an eight-game winning streak on the Boys side, and our talented Girls team will be looking to start a winning run on June 14 in Louisville.
We are going to try a few new things to connect with our fans and continue to grow the games. We are working on creating a “Hoopfest” on the June 15 game day at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. We’re going to put up some goals outside the Fieldhouse and have some Hall of Fame players and coaches manning them. You can bring your youngster by on the way into the game and get a quick shooting lesson to take back to the driveway. Sam Alford, Judi Warren and Jan Conner are among those who already have committed to help.
Another new item this year is free parking for our long-time season-ticket holders. Also, any IBCA member coach who wants to bring his team to the game may purchase tickets for just $8 apiece as long as you bring at least a party of 10 (these tickets typically sell for $16 each). Contact me at chall33@msn.com or call (765) 480-2665 if you are interested in this special ticket opportunity.
Last year, following expenses, we were able to divide more than $30,000 of net profits from the 2012 All-Star Games between the IBCA Scholarship Fund, the Indiana National Guard and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. The All-Star Games always have belonged to the coaches and players. The IBCA’s direct involvement has allowed us to experiment with new ideas. If you have any thoughts or ideas, please let me or Steve Witty know.
Kentucky moved its home portion of the series back to Freedom Hall in 2012 and had its best crowd in years.
The Pacers have continued to support Indiana high school basketball, working with organizers to allow the All-Star Games to be played in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Indianapolis Star, under its IndyStar.com brand, returns as our title sponsor. Rob New has signed on again as our presenting sponsor. Methodist Sports Medicine again is providing us with doctors and athletic trainers, and Marian University again will act as our training site.
I could go on and on with all the people who make this event a success. Suffice it to say: We are in great shape because of all of you. Thank you all.
See you June 15!
-- Charlie Hall
2013 IndyStar.com Indiana All-Star key dates:
June 7 — Indiana Junior All-Stars vs. Kentucky Junior All-Stars at TBA—girls, TBA; boys, to follow
June 8 — Indiana Junior All-Stars at Kentucky Junior All-Stars at TBA—girls, TBA; boys, to follow
June 8 — All-Stars report to Marian University
June 10 — North Junior-Senior All-Star game—girls, 6:00 p.m.; boys, to follow (site TBA)
June 12 — South Junior-Senior All-Star game—girls, 6:00 p.m.; boys, to follow (site TBA)
June 14 — Indiana at Kentucky at Freedom Hall, Louisville—girls, 5:30 p.m.; boys, to follow
June 15 — Indiana vs. Kentucky at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis—girls, 5:00 p.m.; boys, to follow
2013 IndyStar.com Indiana Boys All-Stars
Roster to be announced in mid- to late April.2013 IndyStar.com Indiana Girls All-Stars
# Name, School, Height, Pos., PPG, College Choice 1 Stephanie Mavunga, Brownsburg, 6-4, F, 23.2, North Carolina 2 Celeste Edwards, North Central, 5-11, G, 20.3, Dayton 3 Ally Lehman, Indian Creek, 5-10, G, 24.2, Northern Illinois 4 Bridget Perry, Roncalli, 6-2, F-G, 14.1, Purdue 5 Ariana Simmons, Fort Wayne South, 5-11, F-G, 14.2, IPFW 6 Andrijana Cvitkovic, Culver Academy, 6-3, F, 16.1, Dayton 7 Caitlyn Tolen, Benton Central, 5-11, G, 24.3, IUPUI 8 Jenn Anderson, Westfield, 6-4, C, 16.4, Indiana 9 Katie Curtis, Lebanon, 5-6, G, 17.2, Colgate 10 Jill Morrison, Winchester, 5-8, G, 27.6, Ball State 11 Rhagen Smith, Sullivan, 6-2, F, 20.9, Indiana State 12 Taya Reimer, Hamilton Southeastern, 6-3, F, 20.7, Notre Dame 13 Dakota Weatherford, Hamilton Heights, 5-5, G, 19.8, Evansville 14 Taylor Lutz, Penn, 5-8, G, 10.7, Grand Valley State (Mich.) Head coach: Mark Hurt, Mooresville. Assistant coaches: Juanita Goodwell, Fort Wayne South; Julie Meeks, Sullivan.2013 IndyStar.com Boys Junior All-Stars
CORE SIX James Blackmon Jr., 6-2, G, Fort Wayne Luers Trevon Bluiett, 6-5, F, Park Tudor JaQuan Lyle, 6-4, G/F, Evansville Bosse Trey Lyles, 6-10, F, Indianapolis Tech Byrant McIntosh, 6-3, G, Greensburg Mack Mercer, 6-9, F, Plymouth NORTH SIX C.J. Coleman, 6-1, G, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Grant Evans, 6-3, G, Wapahani Aaron Korn, 6-4, G/F, Frankton D.J. McCall, 6-5, G, Fort Wayne Concordia Tayler Persons, 6-2, G, Kokomo Tyler Wideman, 6-7, F, Lake Central SOUTH SIX Aaron Brennan, 6-6, F, Guerin Catholic Ernie Duncan, 6-2, G, Evansville Harrison Jacob Johnson, 6-6, G/F, Mooresville Zach McRoberts, 6-6, F, Carmel Sean Sellers, 6-6, F, Greensburg P.J. Thompson, 5-11, G, Brebeuf Jesuit Head coach: Brent Chitty, Columbus East Assistant coaches: Ryan Bales, Plymouth; Brad Dickey, Tipton2013 IndyStar.com Girls Junior All-Stars
CORE SIX Sydney Buck, 5-7, G, Homestead Kindell Fincher, 5-10, F, Fort Wayne Canterbury Tayler Goodall, 5-9, G, Columbus North Whitney Jennings, 5-5, G, Logansport Erica Moore, 6-1, F, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Maura Muensterman, 5-11, G/F, Evansville Mater Dei NORTH SIX Kayla Brown, 6-2, G, Westfield Nikki Grose, 6-0, F/C, Warsaw Jaclyn Heath, 5-4, G, LaPorte Kellie Kirkhoff, 5-5, G, Roncalli Morgan Olson, 5-11, F, NorthWood Courtney Smith, 5-8, G, Fort Wayne Concordia SOUTH SIX Mackenzie Campbell, 5-8, G, Rushville Danielle Cuttino, 6-3, C/F, Ben Davis Jenna Knepp, 5-7, G, Barr-Reeve Ana Owens, 5-6, G, Lawrence North Destiny Washington, 5-11, F, Lawrence North Lauren Whitlatch, 5-11, F, Bloomington South Head coach: Michelle Harter, Warsaw Assistant coaches: Jared Peterson Austin; Tod Windlan Hamilton HeightsVisit The E-Newsletter Archive @ www.ibcacoaches.com/enews/archive/