13 players selected to squad to face Kentucky in June
Thirteen players have been selected for the 2019 IndyStar Indiana Girls All-Stars, it was announced Thursday (March 7).
Those chosen to the team will play three games in June — one exhibition game against the Indiana Junior All-Stars as well as home-and-home contests against the Kentucky All-Stars.
The 2019 Indiana Girls All-Stars, listed alphabetically, are: Jorie Allen of Bedford North Lawrence, Shaila Beeler of Warren Central, Sydney Freeman of Central Noble, Carissa Garcia of Fort Wayne Concordia, Amaya Hamilton of Hamilton Southeastern, Rikki Harris of North Central, Lilly Hatton of North Harrison, Emma Nolan of Marquette Catholic, Maddie Nolan of Zionsville, Sophia Nolan of Marquette Catholic, Hannah Noveroske of Michigan City, Riley Ott of LaPorte and Cameron Tabor of New Castle.
The head coach for the 2019 Girls All-Stars will be Debbie Guckenberger of Brownsburg. She will be assisted by Mike McBride of Eastern (Pekin) and Chris Seibert of Crown Point.
The 2019 IndyStar Indiana Miss 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 Lousville. 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 Boys 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 at a Kentucky site to be announced and June 3 at an Indiana site to be announced.
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.
Miss 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.
A complete list of those chosen as 2019 IndyStar Indiana Girls All-Stars follows.
2019 IndyStar Indiana Girls All-Stars
Name, School, Height, Pos., PPG, College Choice
Jorie Allen, Bedford North Lawrence, 6-2, F, 18.1, Indiana
Shaila Beeler, Warren Central, 5-7, G, 11.8, Indiana
Sydney Freeman, Central Noble, 5-7, G, 18.3, Ball State
Carissa Garcia, Fort Wayne Concordia, 5-7, G, 19.2, Northern Kentucky
Amaya Hamilton, Hamilton Southeastern, 6-2, F, 11.6, Duquesne
Rikki Harris, North Central, 5-11, G, 12.2, Ohio State
Lilly Hatton, North Harrison, 6-1, F, 23.7, Wofford
Emma Nolan, Marquette Catholic, 6-1, F, 19.9, Saint John’s
Maddie Nolan, Zionsville, 5-9, G, 13.6, Miami (Ohio)
Sophia Nolan, Marquette Catholic, 6-1, F, 17.7, Saint John’s
Hannah Noveroske, Michigan City, 6-5, C, 21.9, Xavier
Riley Ott, LaPorte, 5-6, G, 17.2, Purdue-Fort Wayne
Cameron Tabor, New Castle, 5-9, G, 24.0, Davidson
Head coach: Debbie Guckenberger, Brownsburg
Assistant coaches: Mike McBride, Eastern (Pekin), and Chris Seibert, Crown Point
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