41 boys, 40 girls receive top honor; 415 additional players cited as Honorable Mention!
Eighty-one Indiana high school seniors — 41 boys and 40 girls — have been chosen as first-team Academic All-State for 2025 by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, it was announced Monday (March 10).
In addition, 197 more boys and 218 more girls were recognized as honorable mention Academic All-State for 2025, IBCA executive director Marty Johnson said. In total, 496 players received some level of recognition in this year’s IBCA Academic All-State program.
The IBCA Academic All-State program is one where academic prowess and athletic prowess both are considered in the selections. Items such as grade-point average, academic class rank and SAT or ACT scores are considered along with athletic performance in areas such as points per game, rebounds per game and assists per game.
“The quality of these student-athletes shows that success in academics and success in athletics are not separate entities,” Johnson said. “Rather, in many cases, a player’s success in the classroom directly contributes to his or her success on the floor.”
IBCA-member head coaches from schools across the state may nominate their senior student-athletes who meet criteria that include a 3.50 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale, a class rank in the upper 25 percent of one’s class and either an SAT score of 1100 (on the reading and math sections) or an ACT composite score of 24. Once nominations were received, an IBCA committee reviewed the information and determined awards for first team and honorable mention.
Those selected will receive certificates from the IBCA for their honor. Plans are for certificates to be distributed in PDF form to coaches via e-mail during April for the coach to print. The coach then may present the certificate to each honored player sometime before the conclusion of the 2024-25 academic year.
The IBCA has selected an Academic All-State team for boys since 1973. The program was expanded to include a girls’ Academic All-State team in 1980.
Boys’ first-team players for 2025 are: Marek Barton, Wheeler; Camden Bennett, Speedway; Gavin Betten, Manchester; Luke Bricker, Warsaw; Bryson Cardinal, Guerin Catholic; Garrett Clark, Portage; Paxton Crane, Carroll (Fort Wayne); Collin Czarnecki, LaVille; Leo Dellinger, Twin Lakes; Jordan Eash, West Noble; Ethan Edwards, Clay City; Gavin Eldridge, Peru; Ezra Elenbaum, Lowell; Jack Ferrell, Lebanon; Jett Gheaja, Morgan Township; Luke Hall, Vincennes Lincoln; Payton Hofer, East Central; Weston Hoffert, Wawasee; Binyam Hopper, Indianapolis Riverside; Gavin Krull, Bellmont; Trace Maller, Adams Central; Maverick Markos, Westville; Patric Matson, Bedford North Lawrence; Adam McBride, Norwell; Kolt Nelson, Franklin Community; Sam Quigley, Tipton; Tyler Raasch, NorthWood; Jacoby Reinhardt, Bethany Christian; Solomon Richard, Leo; Luke Schilling, Eastern Hancock; Justin Siewers, South Knox; Shane Sims, Evansville Harrison; Nathan Skendzel, Trinity School at Greenlawn; Nate Smith, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter; Alonzo Smith-Clawson, Lafayette Jefferson; Gavin Stubbe, Whiteland; Brooks Thomas, Evansville Harrison; Seth Wagler, Barr-Reeve; Henry Wanstrath, Oldenburg Academy; Tate Whitehead, Southridge; Caleb Wright, Sheridan.
Girls’ first-team players for 2025 are: Emma Ancelet, Danville; Sophie Bakker, DeMotte Christian; Addison Baxter, Columbia City; Ava Bills, Guerin Catholic; Hannah Bledsoe, Barr-Reeve; Emily Bleke, Bellmont; Ella Bobe, South Knox; Claire Boling, Lebanon; Anna Caskey, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard; Marly Coan, Eastern (Greentown); Ashley Cox, DeKalb; Jaci Crick, Mississinewa; Hadley Crosier, Lanesville; Zita Eke, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter; Avery Hardeback, Benton Central; Jallainah Harris, Taylor; Alyssa Heath, North Posey; Lexi Johnson, South Central (Union Mills); Lena Jones, Plymouth; Brooke Kneubuhler, Woodlan; Elysia Laub, Lowell; Ella McCarter, Rochester; Emily McCrea, Prairie Heights; Ella Miller, Brebeuf Jesuit; Trisha Morgan, Rushville; Ella Olthof, Illiana Christian; Addy Parr, Fremont; Caroline Sampson, Zionsville; Sophia Saucerman, Eminence; Maryn Schreiber, Bluffton; Dayton Sibert, Lakeland Christian; Chloe Smith, Cascade; Makayla Somers, South Decatur; Tanna Tatlock, Southwestern (Shelby); Meredith Tippner, Noblesville; Josie Vaughn, Corydon Central; Alison Ward, Boonville; Kaycie Warfel, Pendleton Heights; Kylie Wells, Merrillville; Sara Zarse, Tri-County.
Complete lists of those recognized for 2025 IBCA Academic All-State, including honorable mention players, are in the attached PDF file.
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