Event Recaps
Indiana Natives On NCAA Opening Night
Category: Event Recaps Written by Trevor Andershock
The college basketball season began on Tuesday for D1 teams. Here is a run down of Indiana natives performing on opening night. If there are any missing, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. (Pictured: Jordan Walker in high school)
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| Player | College | High School | Stats |
| Ali Ali | Akron | East Noble | 2 points, 2 asts, 1 reb vs. Malone |
| Cameron Alford | Alabama A&M | Brownsburg | 14 pts, 3 rebs vs. Tennessee Tech |
| Jalen Johnson | Alabama A&M | Manual | 4 pts, 2 rebs vs. Tennessee Tech |
| Alex King | Army | Columbus North | 5 pts, 3 rebs vs. Villanova |
| Tucker Blackwell | Army | Bloomington South | 15 pts, 2 asts vs. Villanova |
| Ben Kinker | Army | Oldenburg Academy | 1 rebound vs. Villanova |
| Mark Madden | Army | South Bend St. Joe | 1 steal vs. Villanova |
| Brachen Hazen | Ball State | Columbia City | 4 points, 3 rebounds vs. Defiance |
| Kyle Mallers | Ball State | Carroll | 12 points, 7 rebs vs. Defiance |
| K.J. Walton | Ball State | Brownsburg | 11 points, 6 rebs, 2 asts vs. Defiance |
| Josh Thompson | Ball State | Lawrence North | 4 pts, 3rebs, 2 asts vs. Defiance |
| Tahjai Teague | Ball State | Pike | 11 pts, 4 rebs vs. Defiance |
| Jarron Coleman | Ball State | Cathedral | 10 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts vs. Defiance |
| Lucas Kroft | Ball State | North Side and Richmond | 6 pts, 2 rebs vs. Defiance |
| Luke Bumbalough | Ball State | New Castle | 9 pts, 2 rebs, 3 asts vs. Defiance |
| Ethan Brittain-Watts | Boston | Culver Academies | 1 rebound vs. Northeastern |
| Walter Ellis | Bucknell | South Bend Adams and Brewster Acd. | 11 pts, 3 rebs, 1 asts vs. Fairfield |
| Alex Hemenway | Clemson | Castle | 3 pts vs. Virginia Tech |
| Jalen Windham | Creighton | Ben Davis | 8 pts, 5 rebs vs. Kennesaw State |
| Jaylen Butz | DePaul | North Side | 9 pts, 8 rebs , 4 stls vs. Alcorn State |
| Jalen Coleman-Lands | DePaul | Cathedral and LaLumiere | 2 rebs, 2 asts, vs. Alcorn State |
| Mack Smith | Eastern Illinois | Warren Central | 8 pts, 3 rebs vs. Texas Tech |
| Joey Brunk | Indiana | Park Tudor then Southport | 11 points, 7 rebs vs. W. Illinois |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Indiana | Center Grove | 8 points, 5 rebs vs. W. Illinois |
| Damezi Anderson | Indiana | South Bend Riley | 2 points, 3 asts, 2 rebs vs.W. Illinois |
| Robert Phinisee | Indiana | McCutcheon | 14 points, 3 asts vs. W. Illinois |
| Armaan Franklin | Indiana | Cathedral and Fishers | 5 pts, 8 asts, 5 rebs. Vs. W. Illinois |
| Keion Brooks | Kentucky | North Side and LaLumiere | 2 rebs vs. Michigan State |
| Parker Hazen | Lipscomb | Columbia City | 7 pts, 8 rebs vs. Rhodes College |
| Michael Ertel | Louisiana-Monroe | Mt. Vernon | 15 pts, 8 rebs, 3 asts vs. Louisiana College |
| Tate Hall | Loyola | Greenfield Central | 14 pts, 9 rebs vs. UC-Davis |
| Sean East | Massachusetts | New Albany | 11 points, 6 asts vs. UMass-Lowell |
| Aaron Henry | Michigan State | Ben Davis | 9 pts, 2 rebs, 3 asts vs. Kentucky |
| Jordan Walker | Morehead State | North Central and Cathedral | 25 points, 6 rebs, 3 asts vs. Samford |
| Justin Thomas | Morehead State | Pike | 6 points, 5 rebs vs. Samford |
| Djimon Henson | Morehead State | Warren Central and Lawrence North | 4 points, 2 asts vs. Samford |
| Tyler Toopes | Oakland City (D2) | Pike Central | 21 pts, 3 asts vs. Austin Peay |
| Nic Reed | Olivet Nazarene (NAIA) | Christian Academy | 22 points, 5 rebs, 3 asts vs. UIC |
| Matt Holba | Purdue-Fort Wayne | Chesterton and Guerin Catholic | 10 pts, 3 rebs, 4 asts vs. UNLV |
| Damani McEntire | Southern Utah | Decatur Central | 4 pts, 4 rebs, 4 asts vs. Bethesda |
| Jairus Stevens | Tiffin (D2) | Merrillville | 21 points vs. Bowling Green |
| Wesley Jordan | Tiffin (D2) | Lawrence Central | 12 points, 5 rebs vs. Bowling Green |
| Reggie Jones | Tulsa | Richmond and Marion | 5 pts, 5 rebs vs. Houston Baptist |
| Carter Skaggs | UNC-Wilmington | Logansport | 11 points, 8 rebs vs. Johnson Wales |
| Kip Warren | UT-Arlington | Indianapolis Howe | 3 pts, 7 asts, 3 rebs vs. UT-Dallas |
| Mileek McMillan | Valparaiso | Merrillville | 11 pts, 5 rebs vs. Toledo |
| Ryan Fazekas | Valparaiso | Marquette | 23 pts, 3 rebs vs. Toledo |
| John Kiser | Valparaiso | Noblesville | 4 pts, 8 rebs, 4 asts vs. Toledo |
| Eron Gordon | Valparaiso | North Central and Cathedral | 1 steal vs. Toledo |
| Kobe Webster | Western Illinois | Park Tudor | 18 points, 3 assists vs. IU |
| Zion Young | Western Illinois | Andrean and Merrillville | 12 points, 5 rebs vs. IU |
| Paul Scruggs | Xavier | Southport and Prolific Prep | 12 points, 3 rebs vs. Jacksonville |
| Bryce Moore | Xavier | Park Tudor | 5 points vs.Jacksonville |
| Garrett Covington | Youngstown State | Carmel and Bosco Institute | 11 points, 4 rebs, 2 asts vs. Thiel |
*Sean East and Garrett Covington added 11/6/19 1:45pm