Indiana All-Star director Mike Broughton announced the 2019 Indiana All-Star team Tuesday. Here are the 13 selections.
Trayce Jackson-Davis - Center Grove HS - Indiana University
Armaan Franklin - Cathedral HS - Indiana University
Isaiah Thompson - Zionsville Community HS - Purdue University
Brandon Newman - Valparaiso HS - Purdue University
Alex Hemenway - Castle HS - Clemson University
Dawand Jones - Ben Davis - Ohio State University (Football)
Jalen Windham - Ben Davis - Undecided
Luke Bumbalough - New Castle - Ball State
John Michael Mulloy - Carmel - Butler University
Jacob LaRavia - Lawrence Central - Undecided
Cobie Barnes - Floyd Central - Indiana State
Ethan Brittain-Watts - Culver Academies - Boston University
Jesse Bingham - Warren Central - University of Indianapolis
Honorary selections:
Mason Gillis - New Castle - Purdue University (Didn't play a single game as a senior)
Ali Ali - East Noble - Akron University
The head coach for the 2019 Boys All-Stars will be Criss Beyers, who recently stepped down as coach at Warren Central to accept the coaching job at Franklin Central. He will be assisted by Aaron Garrett of Batesville and Dave Milausnic of Lake Central.
The 2019 IndyStar Indiana Mr. Basketball will be announced from within the group of All-Stars listed above at The Star's Indiana Sports Awards program on May 5 at Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis.
The Junior-Senior exhibition game is set for June 5 at a site to be announced. The first game against Kentucky will be June 7 at Bellarmine University's Knights Hall in Louisville. The final game against Kentucky will be June 8 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
All three dates will be doubleheaders with the
IndyStar Indiana Girls All-Stars.
The
Indiana Junior All-Stars, boys and girls, also will play home-and-home doubleheaders against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars. Those games tentatively are set for June 1 (or possibly on June 2) at a Kentucky site to be announced and June 3 at Jeffersonville High School.
The
Indiana All-Stars program was founded in 1939 when the
Indiana Boys All-Stars played the state champion Frankfort Hot Dogs. The series with Kentucky began in 1940, and the girls portion of the All-Stars was added in 1976. The Junior All-Stars, boys and girls, were added in 1996.
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 a title sponsor.
Mr. Basketball is selected through a balloting process of coaches and media overseen by game organizers from the IBCA. The remainder of the team is finalized by All-Star game director Mike Broughton after observing numerous games and events throughout the season, conferring with coaches, school officials and media across the state and reviewing votes submitted by coaches and media who each could recommend up to 10 players.