MOVIE HOME COURT OF HICKORY HUSKERS
HOSTS ALL-STAR DOUBLEHEADER
Knightstown’s Historic Hoosier Gym, movie home of the “Hoosiers” Hickory Huskers, is again the site of the Hoosiers’ Reunion All-Star Classic. The 12th annual girls’ / boys’ doubleheader classic will take place on Friday, June 2, 2017. The girls’ game starts at 6:00 p.m. The boys’ game follows at 8:00 p.m. The boys’ coaches are Travis Daugherty of Mt. Vernon (Fortville) and Shenandoah’s Dave McCollough. Coaching the girls’ teams are Corie West (New Castle), Bryan Graham (Triton Central) and Pat McKee (Columbus North).
The evening is highlighted by 2017 Indiana Miss Basketball Karissa McLaughlin (26 ppg) of AAAA State champion Homestead who will attend Purdue University this fall. There are nine other girls who will participate on June 2nd that were also selected as 2017 Indiana All-Stars— Macee Williams (26.2), Fountain Central (IUPUI) • Madison Wise (23.5), Greenfield-Central (Iowa State) • Rachel McLimore (20.7), Zionsville (DePaul) • Riley Blackwell, Plainfield (Northern Illinois) • Maliah Howard-Bass, Columbus North (Ball State) • Nicole Konieczny, South Bend St. Joe (Valparaiso) • Destiny Perkins, Lawrence North (Akron) • Zion Sanders, Evansville Central (Iowa) • Ajanae Thomas, North Central-Marion (Indiana State).
The Girls’ game also features, in addition to McLaughlin, two more 2017 IHSAA State Champions— Taylor Drury (Indianapolis) of AA Champion Eastern (Pekin) and Konieczny of AAA Champion South Bend St. Joe.
There are six other players who are committed to NCAA Division I Universities. They are Katrina Christian (22.1 ppg), Crothersville (Eastern Illinois), Paige Barrett (21.2), Scottsburg (Murray State), Katie Helgason, Greenfield-Central (Ball State), Kayla Casteel, Plainfield (Evansville), Bre Lloyd, Hamilton Southeastern (Wright State) and Anne Secrest, Tippecanoe Valley (Youngstown State).
The Boys’ game, the second of this Hoosiers’ Reunion All-Star Classic doubleheader, features Butler bound Cooper Neese (27.2 ppg), Cloverdale. He is joined by six other 2017 Indiana All-Stars— Jaylen Butz, Fort Wayne North (DePaul) • Michael Ertel, Mt. Vernon-Fortville (Louisiana Monroe) • Jaylen Minnett, Terre Haute South (IUPUI) • Grant Smith, Connersville (Indiana Wesleyan) • Mack Smith, Warren Central (Eastern Illinois) • Jermaine Couisnard, East Chicago Central.
Three other featured players are two 2017 IHSAA State Champions— Nike Sibande (Miami of Ohio) of AAA Champion Indianapolis Crispus Attucks and Datrion Harper (IU-East) of AAAA Champion Ben Davis along with the state’s leading scorer— Courvoisier McCauley (27.7 ppg), Indianapolis Manual.
Four other boys are headed to NCAA Division I Colleges. They are Tyler Smith (24.6 ppg), Northeastern (Florida Southern), Jalen Adaway, Logansport (Miami of Ohio), Jacob Redding, Caroll-Allen (Louisville) and Kobe Webster, Park Tudor (Western Illinois).
Coordinating this event are Kip Wesner of Hoosier Basketball Magazine and the Historic Hoosier Gym Committee of Knightstown. To purchase tickets (there are only 665 seats – all reserved) call (317) 925-8200 or e-mail hoosierbbllmag@att.net.
All four team rosters— girls’ and boys’ Hickory Huskers and Terhune Tigers girls and boys— are listed below.
2017 Hoosiers’ Reunion Classic Boys’ Teams
HICKORY HUSKER BOYS
Coach Travis Daugherty, Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
NAME, SCHOOL HT POSITION COLLEGE
Jalen Adaway, Logansport 6-4 Forward Miami of Ohio
Mark Albers, Pendleton Heights 6-4 Wing Marian
Jaylen Butz, Fort Wayne North 6-10 Forward DePaul
Michael Ertel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) 6-2 Guard Louisiana Monroe
Hunter Ferris, Cambridge City Lincoln 6-5 Forward Undecided
David Froedge, New Castle 6-0 Guard Prep School
Datrion Harper, Ben Davis 6-0 Guard IU-East
Matt Jennings, Logansport 6-0 Guard Grace
Cooper Neese, Cloverdale 6-4 Guard Butler
JonRoss Richardson, Lapel 6-6 Wing Rollins
Tyler Smith, Northeastern 6-1 Guard Florida Southern
Courvoisier McCauley, Indianapolis Manual 6-4 Forward Prep School
TERHUNE TIGER BOYS
Coach Dave McCollough, Shenandoah
NAME, SCHOOL HT POSITION COLLEGE
Tim Abel, Indian Creek 6-2 Guard Cincinnati Christian
Sterling Brown, Carmel 6-0 Guard Marian
Jermaine Couisnard, East Chicago Central 6-4 Wing Undecided
Haden Deaton, McCutcheon 6-4 Forward Grace
Gavin Griggs, Shenandoah 6-3 Wing Olivet Nazarene
Trevor Lakes, Lebanon 6-8 Forward Indianapolis
Jaylen Minnett, Terre Haute South 6-1 Guard IUPUI
Jacob Redding, Carroll (Allen) 6-1 Guard Louisville
Nike Sibande, Indianapolis Crispus Attucks 6-4 Wing Miami of Ohio
Grant Smith, Connersville 6-6 Forward Indiana Wesleyan
Mack Smith, Warren Central 6-2 Guard Eastern Illinois
Kobe Webster, Park Tudor 6-0 Guard Western Illinois
2017 Hoosiers’ Reunion Classic Girls’ Teams
HICKORY HUSKER GIRLS
Coach Corie West, New Castle
NAME, SCHOOL HT POSITION COLLEGE
Katrina Christian, Crothersville 5-7 Guard Eastern Illinois
Taylor Drury, Eastern (Pekin) 5-10 Forward Indianapolis
Katie Helgason, Greenfield-Central 5-7 Guard Ball State
Kaitlyn Howe, Rushville 5-3 Guard Undecided
Brooke James, Princeton 6-0 Forward Wabash Valley
Nicole Konieczny, South Bend St. Joe 5-7 Guard Valparaiso
Karissa McLaughlin, Homestead 5-8 Guard Purdue
Olivia Porter, New Castle 5-8 Wing Ball State-Student
Anne Secrest, Tippecanoe Valley 6-0 Center Youngstown State
Ajanae Thomas, North Central (Marion) 5-10 Forward Indiana State
Madison Wise, Greenfield-Central 6-1 Forward Iowa State
TERHUNE TIGER GIRLS
Coach Bryan Graham, Triton Central & Coach Pat McKee, Columbus North
NAME, SCHOOL HT POSITION COLLEGE
Paige Barrett, Scottsburg 5-10 Forward Murray State
Riley Blackwell, Plainfield 6-1 Forward Northern Illinois
Kayla Casteel, Plainfield 5-9 Guard Evansville
Maliah Howard-Bass, Columbus North 5-9 Guard Ball State
Bre Lloyd, Hamilton Southeastern 5-9 Guard Wright State
Rachel McLimore, Zionsville 5-11 Guard DePaul
Reagan McMurray, New Palestine 5-7 Guard Illinois Wesleyan
Courtney Raymer, Triton Central 6-1 Center IU-South Bend
Zion Sanders, Evansville Central 5-8 Forward Iowa
Destiny Perkins, Lawrence North 5-6 Guard Akron
Macee Williams, Fountain Central 6-3 Forward IUPUI