IBCA E-Newsletter
Indiana All-Stars
By Mike Broughton
The 2020-21 Indiana high school basketball season has been one of hard work, hardships and sacrifice. The year of COVID-19 brought the best out of the Hoosier state as high schools worked diligently to give the student-athletes of Indiana a chance to compete and play basketball at the high school level.
As the third-year games director of the Indiana All-Star program, I had the good fortune each week of seeing the best teams and players in the state play on Hudl, television or, when allowed, in person. It again amazes me how communities across the state put together the necessary precautions and resources to make Indiana high school hoops the envy of other states across the country.
This summer, the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star games will be in their 79th year of competition in an 82-year span (with no games in 1943 and 1944 during World War II and in 2020 because of COVID-19). The quality of basketball in both the girls and boys level never has never higher as eight great teams have been crowned an Indiana state champion.
It is my hope that the 27 graduating seniors who represent the state of Indiana this summer against Kentucky will not only enjoy the week-long experience and create life-long memories, but I also hope they will play with a toughness that will make the Hoosier state proud.
I want to personally thank the 10 coaches who will sacrifice parts of their summer to represent the state of Indiana in both the Indiana Junior-Senior games as well as the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series on June 11 in Owensboro, Ky., and June 12 at Southport Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Southport athletic department and the IBCA will be striving to bring a safe and friendly environment to Southport High School on Saturday, June 12 when the Indiana All-Stars battle Kentucky. We will be following all state guidelines at the event, and we will do everything in our power to make this a night to remember.
It is my hope that many of you not only will attend the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Games in June, but I also hope that some of you will also bring your teams to this event. It takes significant funding to operate the All-Star series, and all tickets sold will help contribute to this great Hoosier tradition.
As you can see by the schedule listed below, it is a busy summer of hoops. Go Indiana! Beat Kentucky!
– Mike Broughton, Games Director, Indiana All-Stars
2021 IndyStar Indiana All-Star key dates
Wednesday, June 9 — Junior-Senior All-Star game at TBA — girls, 6:00 p.m.; boys, to follow; admission, $8 per person at the door.
Friday, June 11 — Indiana at Owensboro SportsCenter (1215 Hickman Ave., Owensboro, KY 42301) — girls, 6:00 p.m.; boys, to follow. Ticket information TBA.
Saturday, June 12 — Indiana vs. Kentucky at Southport Fieldhouse (971 E. Banta Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46227) — girls, 5:00 p.m.; boys, to follow. Ticket information, prices are $25 and $10.
2021 IndyStar Indiana Boys All-Stars
| Name | School | Height | Pos. | PPG | College Choice |
| Team TBA in mid-April | |||||
Head coach: Ryan Osborn, Carmel
Assistant coaches: Mark Detweiler, Delta; Nate Hawkins, Heritage Hills
2021 IndyStar Indiana Girls All-Stars
| Name | School | Height | Pos. | PPG | College Choice |
| Ally Becki | Brownsburg | 5-8 | G | 18.0 | Ball State |
| Madelyn Bischoff | Roncalli | 5-9 | G | 21.4 | undecided |
| Courtney Blakely | Hammond Noll | 5-7 | G | 31.7 | undecided |
| Katie Burton | Fishers | 5-9 | G | 21.9 | St. John’s |
| Kaitlyn Costner | Penn | 5-6 | G | 11.4 | Ohio State |
| ^ Bridget Dunn | Carmel | 6-3 | F | 12.7 | Kent State |
| Sydney Jaynes | Trinity Lutheran | 6-3 | F | 19.0 | Butler |
| Chloe McKnight | Bedford North Lawrence | 5-9 | G | 13.7 | Saint Francis (Ind.) |
| Meg Newman | North Central | 6-3 | F | 10.4 | Arizona State |
| Vanessa Shafford | Linton-Stockton | 5-9 | G | 18.1 | Southern Indiana |
| Brynn Shoup-Hill | Goshen | 6-3 | F | 17.9 | Dayton |
| Jayla Smith | Lawrence North | 6-0 | G | 19.4 | Purdue |
| Trinity Thompson | Michigan City | 6-0 | F | 22.6 | Northern Kentucky |
| Ariana Wiggins | Heritage Christian | 5-7 | G | 27.6 | Michigan |
Head coach: Jeff Allen, Bedford North Lawrence
Assistant coaches: Donna Buckley, Noblesville; Doug Springer, Northridge
^ injured; unable to play in games
2021 IndyStar Indiana Boys Junior All-Stars
| Name | School | Height | Pos. | PPG | College Choice |
| Tayshawn Comer | 6-1 | G | 15.0 | Cathedral | undecided |
| Tae Davis | 6-7 | F | 13.5 | Warren Central | Louisville |
| C.J. Gunn | 6-3 | G | 13.8 | Lawrence North | Indiana |
| Jalen Jackson | 6-1 | G | 22.3 | Carroll (Fort Wayne) | undecided |
| Will Lovings-Watts | 6-4 | 15.6 | F | Jeffersonville | undecided |
| Fletcher Loyer | 6-4 | G | 24.4 | Homestead | Purdue |
| Branden Northern | 6-0 | G | 15.3 | Silver Creek | undecided |
| Braden Smith | 6-1 | G | 22.0 | Westfield | undecided |
| Peter Suder | 6-5 | F | 11.7 | Carmel | undecided |
| Leland Walker | 5-11 | G | 19.2 | North Central | undecided |
| Jalen Washington | 6-10 | F | 12.7 | Gary West | undecided |
| Charlie Williams | 6-10 | C | 7.1 | Carmel | undecided |
Head coach: Chad Johnston, South Bend Adams
Assistant coach: Josh Thompson, Barr-Reeve
2021 IndyStar Indiana Girls Junior All-Stars
| Name | School | Height | Pos. | PPG | College Choice |
| Kuryn Brunson | 5-10 | G | 16.2 | Franklin | undecided |
| Jessica Carrothers | 5-7 | G | 23.4 | Crown Point | undecided |
| Kate Clarke | 6-1 | G | 18.3 | Carmel | Michigan |
| Alyssa Crockett | 6-3 | G | 17.2 | Westfield | Michigan |
| Rayah Kincer | 5-10 | G | 19.0 | Franklin Central | undecided |
| Ayanna Patterson | 6-3 | F | 21.8 | Homestead | Connecticut |
| Mila Reynolds | 6-3 | F | 19.0 | South Bend Washington | Maryland |
| Olivia Smith | 5-6 | G | 20.1 | Fort Wayne South | Eastern Michigan |
| Lilly Stoddard | 6-4 | F | 10.7 | Crown Point | Purdue |
| Kynidi Striverson | 5-8 | G | 10.8 | Silver Creek | undecided |
| Alaina Thorne | 5-11 | F | 16.0 | Washington | undecided |
| Tanyuel Welch | 5-9 | G | 12.5 | North Central | undecided |
Head coach: Brian Smith, Loogootee
Assistant coach: Amie Anthrop, Clinton Prairie
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