A number of Indiana basketball recruiting targets, together with Braylon Mulls and Trent Sisley, have been named to the 2024 Indiana boys junior All-Star workforce.
Right here’s the complete launch on the junior all-stars, from the IBCA:
Eighteen gamers have been chosen to play for the IndyStar Indiana boys’ Junior All-Stars for 2024, All-Stars video games director Mike Broughton introduced Monday (March 25).
These chosen to the six-player Core Group are Dezmon Briscoe of Indianapolis Attucks, Brady Koehler of Indianapolis Cathedral, Braylon Mullins of Greenfield-Central, Azavier Robinson of Lawrence North, Trent Sisley of Heritage Hills and Mark Zackery IV of Ben Davis.
Along with the core group, six gamers every have been chosen to squads labeled Crimson Group and Blue Group.
The Crimson Group gamers are Michael Cooper of Jeffersonville, Julius Gizzi of New Palestine, JonAnthony Corridor of Fishers, Cedric Horton of Richmond, Tre Singleton of Jeffersonville and Shane Sims of Evansville Harrison.
The Blue Group gamers are Chase Barnes of Fort Wayne Wayne, Damien King of Anderson, Chase Konieczny of South Bend Saint Joseph, Dominique Murphy of East Chicago Central, Kellen Pickett of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian and Jack Smiley of Valparaiso.
Matt Luce of Wapahani, a Class 2A State Finalist this season, would be the head coach of the 2024 Indiana boys’ Junior All-Stars. He can be assisted by Tom Wells of Michigan Metropolis.
Luce has a 309-96 file in 17 seasons at Wapahani, together with a 26-2 mark heading into the ’24 State Finals. In 22 seasons as a head coach, he has a 359-156 ledger with earlier stops at Southwestern (Hanover), Crawfordsville and Benton Central. Over time, Luce’s groups have received six sectional titles, two regional crowns and the 2024 semi-state. Wells has a 76-46 file in 5 seasons at Michigan Metropolis. General, Wells is 402-376 in 35 seasons with earlier tenures at Prairie Heights, Griffith, Portage and LaPorte.
The Junior All-Stars will play one sport in opposition to the Kentucky Junior All-Stars on Sunday, June 2 at Scottsburg’s Charles E. Meyer Gymnasium. The Junior All-Stars additionally will play one sport in opposition to the Indiana All-Star senior boys on Wednesday, June 5 at Kokomo Excessive Faculty. Each video games can be doubleheaders with the 2024 Indiana ladies’ Junior All-Stars, whose roster was introduced on March 4.
The gamers listed as Core Group gamers every will play in two video games. The gamers listed within the Crimson and Blue teams every will play in a single sport, the Crimson Group on June 2 in opposition to the Kentucky Juniors and the Blue Group on June 5 in opposition to the Indiana Seniors.
The Indiana senior All-Stars will play the Kentucky senior All-Stars on Friday, June 7 at a web site to be introduced. The Indiana senior All-Stars will play Kentucky’s seniors once more on Saturday, June 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The second IndyStar Indiana All-Star “Futures Video games” doubleheader can be performed on Monday, June 3 at Hamilton Southeastern Excessive Faculty. The Futures Video games can be a girls-boys doubleheader with Indiana-only squads of sophomores and freshmen in a North vs. South format. The Futures Video games rosters can be introduced later.
The 2024 Indiana boys’ Junior All-Star workforce was chosen via a course of that permits all IBCA-member head coaches to appoint gamers via the IBCA all-state process. The IBCA 22-member Indiana Basketball Coaches Affiliation boys’ all-state committee reviewed and voted on gamers for the 2024 IBCA/Franciscan Well being boys’ All-State groups that have been launched on Friday (March 22).
The boys’ all-state committee members additionally offered enter to a six-person boys’ Junior All-Star subcommittee appointed by IBCA govt director Marty Johnson and chaired by Brandon Bradley of Kankakee Valley. Bradley, Broughton plus coaches Ryan Abbott of Carroll (Fort Wayne), Chris Giffin of Lawrence North, Mark Rohrer of Gibson Southern and Andy Weaver of Plainfield finalized the alternatives for the 2024 boys’ Junior All-Stars.
The Indiana Junior All-Star program was based in 1996 by former Indiana All-Star video games director Patrick Aikman. In most years, 18 gamers have been chosen to the Junior All-Stars. In 5 years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2018 and 2019), 24 gamers have been chosen to the Junior All-Stars. In 2021, simply 12 gamers have been chosen to the Junior All-Stars.
In video games from 1996 via 2023 (with no video games in 2020 due to COVID-19), the Indiana Senior boys lead the Indiana Junior boys 41-11 and the Indiana Senior ladies lead the Indiana Junior ladies 41-11. In seven years of video games in opposition to the Kentucky Juniors, the Indiana Junior boys lead 7-5 and the Indiana Junior ladies lead 11-1. Video games in opposition to the Kentucky Juniors beforehand have been performed in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.
The Indiana portion of the All-Star Video games is organized and produced by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Affiliation. The Indianapolis Star, with its IndyStar model, is the title sponsor. Hoosier Capturing Tutorial is a presenting associate for All-Star Week. Vitality Programs Group is a presenting associate of the Saturday doubleheader in opposition to Kentucky.
An inventory of these chosen as 2024 boys’ Junior All-Stars follows.
2024 IndyStar Indiana Boys’ Junior All-Stars
BOYS CORE GROUP (enjoying on June 2 and June 5)
Title, Ht., Pos., PPG, Excessive Faculty, School ChoiceDezmon Briscoe, 6-8, F, 14.3, Indianapolis Attucks, undecidedBrady Koehler, 6-9, F, 15.5, Indianapolis Cathedral, undecidedBraylon Mullins, 6-6, G, 25.0, Greenfield-Central, undecidedAzavier Robinson, 6-1, G, 20.0, Lawrence North, undecidedTrent Sisley, 6-8, F, 24.2, Heritage Hills, undecidedMark Zackery IV, 5-11, G, 10.3, Ben Davis, undecided
BOYS RED GROUP (enjoying on June 2 vs. Kentucky Juniors)
Title, Ht., Pos., PPG, Excessive Faculty, School ChoiceMichael Cooper, 6-3, G, 16.4, Jeffersonville, undecidedJulius Gizzi, 6-3, G, 28.9, New Palestine, undecidedJonAnthony Corridor, 6-1, G, 11.3, Fishers, undecidedCedric Horton, 6-5, G, 18.0, Richmond, undecidedTre Singleton, 6-8, F, 14.2, Jeffersonville, undecidedShane Sims, 6-3, G, 15.1, Evansville Harrison, undecided
BOYS BLUE GROUP (enjoying on June 5 vs. Indiana Seniors)
Title, Ht., Pos., PPG, Excessive Faculty, School ChoiceChase Barnes, 6-1, G, 14.3, Fort Wayne Wayne, undecidedDamien King, 6-4, G, 23.1, Anderson, undecidedChase Konieczny, 6-4, G, 20.2, South Bend Saint Joseph, undecidedDominique Murphy, 6-5, G, 20.9, East Chicago Central, undecidedKellen Pickett, 6-9, F, 20.5. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, undecidedJack Smiley, 6-2, G, 23.8, Valparaiso, undecided
COACHESHead coach: Matt Luce, WapahaniAssistant coach: Tom Wells, Michigan Metropolis
2024 IndyStar Indiana All-Star key dates
Sunday, June 2 — Indiana Juniors vs. Kentucky Juniors at Scottsburg’s Charles E. Meyer Gymnasium (375 E. McClain St., Scottsburg, IN 47170) — ladies, 2:00 p.m.; boys, to comply with; admission, $10 per particular person on the door (adults, school-aged college students; pre-school kids are free).
Monday, June 3 – Indiana All-Stars “Futures Video games” doubleheader at Hamilton Southeastern (13910 E. 126th St., Fishers, IN 46037) – ladies, 6:00 p.m., boys, to comply with; admission, $10 per particular person on the door (adults, school-aged college students; pre-school kids are free).
Wednesday, June 5 — Junior-Senior All-Star sport at Kokomo (200 S. Apperson Approach, Kokomo, IN 46901) — ladies, 6:00 p.m.; boys, to comply with; admission, $10 per particular person on the door (adults, school-aged college students; pre-school kids are free).
Friday, June 7 — Indiana at Kentucky at TBA — ladies, time, TBA; boys, to comply with, time TBA. Ticket info, TBA.
Saturday, June 8 — Indiana vs. Kentucky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46204) — Senior ladies, 5:00 p.m.; Senior boys, to comply with (about 7:30 p.m.). Ticket info, TBA.
Filed to: Braylon Mullins, Trent Sisley
