HIGH SCHOOL

Basketball recruiting: How Indiana's top ranked recruits from the past 15 years have fared

Matthew Glenesk
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Greg Oden (right) and Eric Gordon (left) are among the highest-rated recruits Indian has ever produced.

Indiana produces more than its fair share of basketball talent. Naturally, we grow basketball here, right?  ;)

NBA rosters are littered with former Hoosier prep stars. But not every can't-miss prospect hit it big. Since 2003, 73 players from Indiana were ranked in Rivals' annual list of Top 150 recruits.

So how have the state's top-ranked recruits from the past 15 years fared? Glad you asked.

2003

Kenny Harris, No. 76, 3 stars

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High School: Griffith/Bishop Noll
City: Hammond
College: Valparaiso

A mammoth Indiana All-Star dubbed "Baby Shaq," he averaged 17.4 points and 10.5 rebounds as a senior after transferring to Griffith. He was IndyStar Mr. Basketball runner-up to Pike's Justin Cage.

But his basketball career was cut short. Harris collapsed in the Valparaiso weight room April 11, 2005. His heart stopped and required a defibrillator to resuscitate it. He was on a ventilator and in a coma for a month.

"When he passed out, they hit him with the paddles seven times," Harris' father Kenneth Jolly told Northwest Times of Indiana. "How many people you know survive that?"

Harris' playing days were over and doctors couldn't explain why he collapsed. He has worked as a bailiff in Crown Point and at a hospital in Hammond.

"Bitter? Not at all. I'm alive. I'm OK. I've moved on," he told NWI. "I'm a man now."

He played in 50 games for Valpo, starting 11 times as a sophomore. He averaged 6.7 points and 4.1 rebounds for his career.

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Justin Cage, No. 110, 3 stars

2003 IndyStar Mr. Basketball Justin Cage of Pike.

High School: Pike
City: Indianapolis
College: Xavier

The 2003 IndyStar Mr. Basketball led Pike to a 29-0 record and Class 4A state title as a senior. 

He became an instant contributor for the Musketeers, playing in all 36 games as a freshman, including starting the last 18 games of the season on a team that reached the Elite Eight. He started 113 straight games to finish his Xavier career.

A three-time selection to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team, he was far from a one-trick pony, scoring 1,181 points in his career. He averaged 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds for his career.

He played on NBA Summer League teams (Chicago, Phoenix) in 2007 and 2008 and for the Colorado 14ers in the G League before heading to Europe. He currently plays for Mons-Hainaut in Belgium, where's been since 2009. 

► Rankings missed on: Brandon Crone (Frankfort/Butler).

2004

Robert Vaden, No. 38, 4 stars

High School: Pike/Cathedral/Bridgton Academy
City: Indianapolis
College: Indiana/UAB

After transferring from Cathedral to Pike, Vaden went out east to Maine to clean up his academics.

"It was hard to leave Pike knowing that I had a chance to be Mr. Basketball in Indiana, but if I hadn't gone to Bridgton, I never would have been able to play at IU,'' Vaden told IndyStar in 2004.

Vaden, who originally committed to Purdue, started every game he played for the Hoosiers (60 games), averaging 11.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists. When coach Mike Davis was fired by IU and then hired at UAB, Vaden followed him and became one of the nation's top pure scorers.

"When coach Davis resigned, I said I was gone, and I don't know if people didn't think I was serious or what, but I was serious,'' Vaden said in 2006. "I came to IU to play for coach Davis and I want to continue my career where he is coaching."

He was first-team All-Conference USA as a junior, averaging 21.1 points a game and led the Blazers to back-to-back NIT appearances. He's 21st all-time in 3-pointers made in NCAA Division I history. Vaden's 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left lifted IU past San Diego State in the first round of the 2006 NCAA tournament.

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Vaden was taken 54th in the in the 2009 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and subsequently traded to Oklahoma City. However, he never played in the NBA. He spent time with OKC's developmental squad (Tulsa 66ers) and played in Italy, Slovakia, Germany and Belgium before returning to the G League in 2014.

A.J. Ratliff, No. 77, 4 stars

North Central's A.J. Ratliff won the 2004 IndyStar Mr. Basketball award.

High School: North Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Indiana

Winner of IndyStar Mr. Basketball in one of the closest votes in the award's history, Ratliff received 48 votes, with White River Valley's A.J. Graves getting 46 and Fort Wayne Elmhurst's James Hardy 44.

Ratliff's career at IU was defined by inconsistency. He started just 39 of of 93 career games, and after a solid junior season averaging 9.3 points and shooting 40 percent from behind the arc, Ratliff missed the first semester of his senior year because of an academic suspension and then lasted just nine games after that, leaving the team for "personal issues."

He finished his Hoosiers career averaging 5.8 points and 2.2 rebounds a game.

James Hardy, No. 80, 4 stars

High School: Elmhurst
City: Fort Wayne
College: Indiana

Finished third in the voting for Mr. Basketball behind A.J. Ratliff and A.J Graves, Hardy was a two-sport standout in high school and decided to focus solely on football following his freshman season at IU.

He was a star for IU. He was a special college receiver with size (6-6), great hands and superb body control. His career numbers with the Hoosiers remain staggering. He is the Hoosiers' all-time leader in career receptions (191), career receiving yards (2,740), career receiving touchdowns (36), single-season receptions (79), and single-season touchdown catches (16).

Hardy was taken in the second round, No. 41 overall, by Buffalo in the 2008 NFL draft, but his professional career was derailed by injuries. In June, his body was found in the Maumee River, the cause of death ruled suicide. He was 31 years old.

"We always had a good relationship even when he stopped playing basketball," former Hoosiers coach Mike Davis told IndyStar. "It broke my heart. As a coach, you want your players to outlive you.”

J.R. Angle, No. 136, 3 stars

High School: Indian Creek
City: Trafalgar
College: Iowa

Angle graduated as Johnson County's all-time leading scorer (1,689 points) and chose to play for former IU star Steve Alford at Iowa. Alford left for New Mexico and another former Indiana prep standout took over the Hawkeyes: Butler coach Todd Lickliter.

Angle never really found his footing in Iowa City. He started just four of 62 career games, averaging just 7.4 minutes a game for his career. He averaged 1.9 points and 1.1 rebounds as a Hawkeye and played just five games as a senior.

Returned to Indiana and was an assistant coach for Greenfield-Central boys program in 2016.

► Rankings missed on: Courtney Lee (Pike/Western Kentucky), George Hill (Broad Ripple/IUPUI), A.J. Graves (White River Valley/Butler).

2005

Josh McRoberts, No. 2, 5 stars

Carmel forward Josh McRoberts

High School: Carmel
City: Carmel
College: Duke

McRoberts led the Greyhounds to a 21-4 record (their most wins since the 1993 semistate team) and a berth in the sectional title game as a senior. He averaged 17.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.9 blocks per game that year. He could have gone pro straight out of high school, but instead chose to play for Coach K. He was the only one of the nation's top-six prospects to go to college. Gerald Green (No. 1), Monta Ellis (No. 3), Andray Blatche (No. 4), Martell Webster (No. 5) and Andrew Bynum (No. 6) all went straight to the NBA (McRoberts, Green, Ellis and Bynum would alleventually play for the Pacers during their pro careers). 

As a freshman at Duke, he averaged 8.7 points and 5.3 rebounds, starting 31 of 36 games for the nation's No. 1 team. He returned for his sophomore season and posted 13.0 points, 7.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 blocks a game.

He declared for the 2007 NBA draft and was a second round pick by Portland (No. 37 overall). McRoberts played in just eight games for the Trail Blazers and was traded to his hometown Pacers on draft night in 2008 with Jarrett Jack and Brandon Rush for Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu. He played three seasons in Indiana, averaging 5.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists a game in 147 games. He spent seven more seasons in the NBA (Lakers, Magic, Bobcats, Heat and Mavericks), with his best statistical season coming in 2013-14 with Charlotte where he started 78 times and averaged 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists a game. 

Dominic James, No. 61, 4 stars

High School: Richmond
City: Richmond
College: Marquette

James averaged a state-best 31.1 points per game as a senior and added 7.1 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 3.9 steals a game finishing as IndyStar Mr. Basketball runner-up. He scored 49 points in a game, breaking Richmond's 97-year old single-game scoring record.

He made an immediate impact at Marquette winning Big East Rookie of the Year and was first-team All-Big East as a sophomore. He finished his Golden Eagles career second all-time in games played (129) and assists (632), third in points (1,749) and fourth in steals (238).

He went undrafted in 2009 and spent most of his pro career overseas, giving his passport a workout with stops in Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Italy, France and Qatar. He spent last year with the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. 

He now goes by Dominic Wright, taking the last name of his once-estranged father, Greg.

Luke Zeller, No. 79, 4 stars

High School: Washington
City: Washington
College: Notre Dame

Zeller's midcourt heave at the buzzer of the 2005 Class 3A state title game may go down as the best game-winner in state finals history since Bobby Plump. He averaged 19.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game as a senior for the 27-2 Hatchets. He won IndyStar Mr. Basketball and was a McDonald's All American. He graduated as Washington's all-time leading scorer (1,727 career points).

Zeller started just 32 of 128 games for the Fighting Irish (and just seven his final two seasons). He never averaged more than 5.0 points a game, though he did serve as a team captain his senior year.

He played professionally in Japan and Lithuania before returning stateside to the G League. Zeller would eventually reach the NBA, playing 16 NBA games, all with Phoenix in 2012-13. He finished with career averages of 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds a game.

► Rankings missed on: Deonta Vaughn (Arlington/Cincinnati).

2006

Greg Oden, No. 1, 5 stars

Lawrence North's Greg Oden

High School: Lawrence North
City: Indianapolis
College: Ohio State

Oden led Lawrence North to three straight Class 4A state championships, was named National Player of the Year — twice, and obviously won IndyStar Mr. Basketball honors. 

On the day he and Lawrence North teammate Mike Conley committed to the Buckeyes, IndyStar's sports editor sent an intern to Ohio State for campus reaction. Oden was the nation's top recruit and Conley was a top-20 prospect himself. Granted it was the summer time, but no one on the Buckeyes' campus had heard of the LN duo. Well, it didn't take long for people in Columbus to catch on.

As freshmen, Oden and Conley led the Buckeyes to the national championship game, eventually losing to Florida. The seven-footer averaged 15.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks a game as a Buckeye. He declared for the NBA draft, and was selected No. 1 overall by Portland — ahead of Kevin Durant.

Knee injuries derailed Oden's career. He played 82 games combined in his first two seasons, averaging 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds a game for the Trail Blazers, but missed all of the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons. He returned to action for the 2013-14 season with Miami, playing 23 games (including six starts), but was a shell of his old self. 

He attempted NBA comebacks, but never made the league again. His final playing days were spent in China, where he had a 25-game stint in 2015-16.

He returned to Ohio State to finish his sports industry degree and is a student manager for the Buckeyes basketball team.

"It's important for me to come back to get my education, because I promised my mom that I was going to do it," Oden told Fox Sports' Rob Stone. "I'm older. I'm not taking advantage of campus as much as I did when I was 18 years old. Coming back to school at this age, I want to learn this stuff. I want to get as much knowledge about this industry that I can. I want to soak it all up, so that when that time does come for me to get that job, I can be well prepared."

Mike Conley, No. 18, 5 stars

Lawrence North's Mike Conley

High School: Lawrence North
City: Indianapolis
College: Ohio State

A key part of Lawrence North's three-straight Class 4A state titles, Conley finished runner-up to teammate Greg Oden in the Mr. Basketball voting.

Like Oden, Conley left Columbus after one season. Oden went No. 1 in the 2007 NBA draft, and Conley wasn't far behind at No. 4. He's spent his entire NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies. He hasn't made an All-Star team but he's been among the steadiest point guards in the league the past decade, though injuries have taken a toll. He's missed parts of seven seasons with various ailments. This year, he played 12 games before suffering a season-ending Achilles injury. It's no coincidence the Grizzlies are brutally bad this season without him (last place in the Western Conference).

His best season came in 2016-17 when he averaged 20.5 points and 6.3 assists a game. A decent return after signing a five-year, $153 million contract that offseason, which was the richest deal by total value in league history at the time.

Jamil Tucker, No. 60, 4 stars

High School: Gary West Side
City: Gary
College: Virginia

Tucker averaged 18.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists a game as a senior at Gary West Side. At Virginia, he played in 88 games, starting seven, and averaged 5.3 points and 3.1 rebounds a game before being dismissed from the team for academics his senior season.

Luke Harangody, No. 104, 3 stars

Andrean's Luke Harangody

High School: Andrean
City: Schererville
College: Notre Dame

Harangody led Andrean to three sectional titles, finishing his prep career with 1,527 points (18.8 per game) and 850 rebounds (10.5 per game). He stayed in northern Indiana for college and put together one of the most-storied careers in Notre Dame history.

He was second-team All-American three times, a first-team All-Big East selection three times and the Big East Player of the Year in 2008. He graduated as the first player in Irish history with 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. He led the Big East in scoring and rebounding in consecutive seasons (2008, 2008), becoming the first to achieve the feat. And he was the first Big East player to average 20.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in league play for his career.

He's second on Notre Dame's all-time scoring list with 2,476 points. Only Austin Carr has scored more. And he's second on the school's all-time rebounding list (1,222). Only Tom Hawkins had more. His 64 career doubles are 10 more than second place LaPhonso Ellis.

He was a second round pick in the 2010 NBA draft by Boston. He played 28 games for the Celtics and then 21 games for Cleveland his rookie season, averaging 3.9 points and 2.9 rebounds between them. He yo-yoed between Cleveland and its G League affiliate in Canton and played 21 games for the Cavaliers in 2012, starting one game before being waived. 

He played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2012-13) before heading overseas with stints in Russia, Spain, Turkey and Germany, where he currently plays.

Armon Bassett, No. 122, 3 stars

Terre Haute South's Armon Bassett (30)

High School: Terre Haute South/Hargrave Military Academy
City: Terre Haute
College: Indiana/Ohio

A starter at IU during his two seasons in Bloomington, Bassett averaged 10.4 points and 3.3 assists in 61 games for the Hoosiers. He transferred to Ohio after his sophomore season and his MVP performance in the MAC tournament lifted the Bobcats to the 2010 NCAA tournament. In his one season at Ohio, he averaged 17.1 points and 3.5 assists a game. He scored 32 points in Ohio's first-round upset win over Georgetown in the NCAA tournament, but not long after the Bobcats' March run, Bassett was arrested for assaulting a doorman at an Athens, Ohio bar. It wouldn't be the last time he ran afoul of the law.

In January 2016, he was arrested on domestic violence charges, which were eventually dismissed. A month later, he was convicted of possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance. He also plead to a case of driving while a habitual traffic offender and was arrested again in November of 2016 on drug charges. 

Marques Johnson, No. 130, 3 stars

High School: Fort Wayne Snider
City: Fort Wayne
College: Tennessee/North Carolina State/Georgia State

Johnson averaged 15.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a senior at Snider and started his college career at Tennessee, only playing in four games before transferring to N.C. State after one semester his freshman year.

He played 21 times for the Wolfpack in 2007-08, including six starts, averaging 2.0 points and 1.6 rebounds. He then transferred again, this time to Georgia State. After sitting out a year, he took over the Panthers' starting point guard duties, making 46 starts from 2009-11. As a senior, he averaged 5.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists a game.

► Rankings missed on: Chris Kramer (Huntington North/Purdue), Vaughn Duggins (Pendleton Heights/Wright State)

2007

Eric Gordon, No. 2, 5 stars

North Central's Eric Gordon

High School: North Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Indiana

Gordon averaged 29 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists as a senior and led North Central to the Class 4A state title game, losing to E'Twaun Moore's East Chicago Central squad. He won IndyStar Mr. Basketball, was a McDonald's All American and a first-team Parade All-American. 

Originally committed to Illinois, Gordon gave IU a long look once Kelvin Sampson took over for Mike Davis.

"If this was Mike Davis, it would be cut-and-dried," Eric Gordon Sr. told IndyStar in 2006. "Eric said he didn't want to go to IU and that was it. But when (Eric) made the commitment (to Illinois), this coaching staff wasn't in place. And I'm sure (the Sampson staff) feel they owe it to Indiana basketball to at least take a run at the best player in the state, if not the country. I wonder what they'd think of Sampson if he didn't go after Eric? They'd run him out of town.''

Sampson was eventually run out of town, but for different reasons. Gordon became his first big recruiting win for the Hoosiers. His freshman year was one of the best individual seasons the program has seen in the last two decades. In 2007-08, Gordon led the Big Ten in scoring, set a conference record for points by a freshman and was named an All-American.

Currently in his 10th NBA season (second with Houston), Gordon has always been able to score, but often dogged by injuries. When healthy, he's one of the league's top shooters (won 2017 3-Point Contest) and certainly isn't shy about launching. He's averaging nine 3-point attempts a game this season. He finished fourth in 3-pointers made last season and won the 2016-17 Sixth Man of the Year. For his career, he's averaged 16.8 points, 3.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds a game.

E'Twaun Moore, No. 35, 4 stars

High School: East Chicago Central
City: East Chicago
College: Purdue

Moore averaged 21.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game during his senior year, leading East Chicago Central to the Class 4A state title.

A celebrated member of the "Baby Boilers," he was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten performer and became just the third player in Big Ten history to post 2,000 points (2,136), 500 rebounds (611), and 400 assists (400) in a career. No one has played more games, minutes, had more starts and won more games for Purdue than Moore.

In his seventh NBA season and his fourth team, Moore is having his best year this season. He's started 60 of 62 games for the Pelicans, averaging a career-high 12.3 points in a career-high 31.8 minutes a game.

JaJuan Johnson, No. 42, 4 stars

Franklin Central's JaJuan Johnson

High School: Franklin Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Purdue

Another of the "Baby Boilers" group, Johnson was the man in the middle erasing shots, hitting soft jumpers and rattling the rim with crowd-pleasing dunks.

Johnson averaged 20.6 points and 9.1 rebounds as a senior for Franklin Central, leading the Flashes to a sectional title and a memorable Hinkle Fieldhouse regional final against North Central (Eric Gordon's Panthers won 49-44).

Johnson improved his scoring and rebounding in each of his four seasons at Purdue. In scoring, from 5.4 to 13.4 to 15.5 to 20.5 as a senior. In rebounding, 3.1 to 5.6 to 7.1 to 8.6 as a senior. Those senior-year numbers earned him 2011 Big Ten Player of the Year and first-team All-American honors. For good measure, he added conference Defensive Player of the Year, finishing his career second on the Purdue's all-time blocks list (behind only Joe Barry Carroll). 

He was a first-round pick by Boston (No. 27) and played 36 games as a rookie, averaging 3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in limited action. He spent two seasons in the G League before heading overseas to play in Italy, China, Turkey and Russia. He currently plays for Darüşşafaka S.K. in Turkey, which is coached by former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt. 

Jeff Teague, No. 57, 4 stars

Pike's Jeff Teague

High School: Pike
City: Indianapolis
College: Wake Forest

Son of former Indiana All-Star Shawn Teague, Jeff averaged 21.5 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a senior, becoming an All-Star himself. He led Pike to a 20-5 record, but the Red Devils lost to North Central in the loaded Hinkle Regional.

He played two seasons at Wake Forest, averaging 18.8 points and 3.5 assists his sophomore season, earning second-team All-ACC honors. He declared for the draft and was taken 19th overall by Atlanta.

It took Teague two seasons to learn his way, averaging just 4.2 points per game his first two years. But he moved into a starter's role in Year 3, and hasn't looked back. He played his first seven seasons for Atlanta (12.1 ppg, 5.2 apg) and was an All-Star in 2015. He was traded to his hometown Pacers for the 2016-17 season and started all 82 games in Indiana, averaging 15.3 points and a career-best 7.8 assists a game. This offseason, he signed a free agent deal with Minnesota and is having another solid year (13.7 ppg, 6.9 apg) in 55 starts.

Robbie Hummel, No. 75, 4 stars

Valparaiso's Robbie Hummel

High School: Valparaiso
City: Valparaiso
College: Purdue

With fellow Boiler recruit Scott Martin as his running mate, Hummel averaged 15.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists for Valparaiso as a senior and led the Vikings to a sectional title. They lost to eventual Class 4A champ East Chicago Central in the regional final.

No Purdue fan will look at Minnesota's Williams Arena without a shudder and feeling of what could have been. If Hummel doesn't slip and tear his knee up against the Gophers in 2010, maybe the Boilers finish the season in the Final Four. Things were certainly trending that way. Purdue was 24-3 and had just won its 10th straight Big Ten game and ranked No. 3 in the country. The Boilers lost their very next game, and lost in the Sweet 16 to Duke.

After sitting out a year because of the injury, he didn't get to finish his career with classmates JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore. But as a senior in 2011-12, he averaged career-bests in points (16.4) and rebounds (7.2).

A second-round pick by the Timberwolves (No. 58), he played in Spain before returning to the States and appearing in 98 games for Minnesota, including nine starts. He averaged 3.9 points and 2.7 rebounds over two seasons with the T-Wolves (2013-15). He went back to Europe, playing in Italy and Russia before coming home.

He's currently an analyst for the Big Ten Network and doing a fantastic job, if you don't mind us saying.

Scott Martin, No. 76, 4 stars

High School: Valparaiso
City: Valparaiso
College: Purdue/Notre Dame

Martin averaged 22.2 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a senior at Valparaiso. He joined teammate Robbie Hummel in Purdue's loaded class, but lasted just one season in West Lafayette. He played in all but two of the Boilers' games as a freshman (8.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.4 apg), but decided to transfer to Notre Dame. He sat out the next two years, first because of transfer rules and then because of a torn ACL. 

He returned to the court in 2010-11, and started 33 games for the Fighting Irish and averaged 9.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He started all 33 games a year later and was granted a rare sixth-year of eligibility. Knee issues cut short his senior season with 17 games left.

Despite the a rash of injuries, Martin was convinced by Notre Dame coach Mike Brey to pursue a proffesional playing career. 

“Coach Brey and I talked almost right after (the surgery) happened, and I wasn’t sure I was going to play,” Martin told the Newcastle Observer in 2014. “Coach said, ‘You know, you really can’t end like this.’ He was right, and I felt the same way, so I worked hard rehabbing to get myself back in shape, and I got this opportunity.”

That opportunity was in England with the Newcastle Eagles, where he played before signing with BK JIP Pardubice of the Czech Republic this summer.

Matt Howard, No. 91, 4 stars

Connersville's Matt Howard

High School: Connersville
City: Connersville
College: Butler

Connersville went 37-7 in Howard's final two seasons, but lost to Batesville in the sectional both years. He averaged 23.1 points and 14.4 rebounds a game as a senior and was the first top-100 nationally ranked prospect to pick Butler since such rankings became so common.

He didn't disappoint. He graduated in 2011 as the winningest player in program history and its third-leading scorer (1,939) and rebounder (884). Along with the likes of Gordon Hayward and Shelvin Mack, he was among the pillars that pulled the Bulldogs to unforeseen heights: a pair of national championship game appearances.

Howard was the 2009 Horizon League Player of the Year and the conference's tournament player of the year in 2011. He went overseas and has played in Greece, Germany, France and is currently playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel.

Gary McGhee, No. 150, 3 stars

High School: Anderson Highland
City: Anderson
College: Pittsburgh

A 6-11 center, McGhee averaged averaged 20.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 4.2 blocks as a senior for Anderson Highland.

At Pitt, he played sparingly his freshman and sophomore seasons, but became an entrenched starter as a junior and started 68 consecutive games.

Known for his ability to protect the rim, McGhee finished his Panthers career sixth in program history with 114 blocked shots. He averaged 6.9 points in both his junior and season season, adding 6.8 rebounds as a junior and 7.7 as a senior, finishing third in the Big East in total rebounds that year. 

He's spent his pro career overseas with stops in Turkey, Germany, France, Romania, Kosovo, Spain and Greece, where he currently plays for Kymis B.C.  

► Rankings missed on: Jake Kelly (Carmel/Iowa, Indiana State), Zach Hahn (New Castle/Butler), Brandon Wood (Kokomo/Valparaiso, Michigan State), Ben Botts (Muncie Central/Fort Wayne).

2008

Tyler Zeller, No. 33, 4 stars

Tyler Zeller is the 2008 IndyStar Mr. Basketball winner.

High School: Washington
City: Washington
College: North Carolina

The second of the three Zeller brothers to win IndyStar Mr. Basketball, Tyler averaged 33.1 points and 11.0 rebounds a game his senior season and led the Hatchets to the 2005 and 2008 Class 3A state titles. He set a record with 43 points in the 2008 state finals win over Fort Wayne Harding.

The Tar Heels won the national championship in Zeller's freshman season, though he played sparingly (just 15 games). He averaged 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds off the bench as a sophomore before moving into the starting lineup his final two seasons in Chapel Hill. He averaged 15.8 points and 7.2 rebounds as a junior and won ACC Player of the Year and was second-team All-American as a senior with 16.3 points and 9.6 rebounds a game.

He was selected in the first round (No. 17) by Dallas and traded to Cleveland on draft night. He was second team NBA All-Rookie after averaging 7.9 points and 5.7 rebounds in 55 starts for the Cavs. He played one more season in Cleveland before being traded to Boston in the summer of 2014. He started 67 times over the course of three seasons for the Celtics, with a career-best 10.2 points a game in 2014-15. 

He signed with Brooklyn this offseason and started 33 of 42 games for the Nets before being traded to Milwaukee on Feb. 5.

Walter Offutt, No. 99, 4 stars

Warren Central's Walter Offutt

High School: Warren Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Ohio State/Ohio

A three-time Marion County and all-conference selection, Offutt missed his senior year because of injury. He played 23 games over two seasons at Ohio State before transferring to Ohio. 

Offutt started 70 of 71 games during two seasons with the Bobcats. He averaged 12.4 points and 3.5 rebounds as a junior in 2012, helping lead Ohio to a Sweet 16 appearance. He averaged 10.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a senior, earning third-team All-MAC honors.

In 2014, he was a varsity assistant coach at Cathedral, then joined his former Ohio coach Jon Groce on the Illinois staff as a graduate manager for two years. He served as Ball State's director of basketball operations for one season before joining Chattanooga as an assistant coach this year.

Julius Mays, No. 148, 3 stars

High School: Marion
City: Marion
College: N.C. State/Wright State/Kentucky

Mays averaged 18.6 points per game and was first-team All-State his senior year, leading Marion to the Class 4A state title game against Brownsburg.

He spent the first two seasons of his college career at North Carolina State, starting six of 58 games, while averaging 4.7 points and 1.7 assists a game for the Wolfpack. He transferred to Wright State, and after sitting out the 2010-11 season, he led the Raiders in scoring (14.1 ppg) and was named the Horizon League's Newcomer of the Year.

He chose to transfer again and landed surprisingly at Kentucky as John Calipari needed to rebuild a roster that lost Anthony Davis, Marquis Teague, Doron Lamb, Terrence Jones and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist early to the NBA.

Mays started 28 games for the Wildcats, averaging 9.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for a Kentucky team that lost to Robert Morris in the opening round of the NIT — the only season in Calipari's Lexington tenure not to reach the NCAA tournament.

► Rankings missed on: Gordon Hayward (Brownsburg/Butler), Alex Young (Northwest/IUPUI), Zack Novak (Chesterton/Michigan), Kyle Kuric (Evansville Memorial/Louisville), Julian Mavunga (Brownsburg/Miami of Ohio).

2009

D.J. Byrd, No. 102, 4 stars

North Montgomery's D.J. Byrd is the 2009 Journal & Courier Big School Basketball Player of the Year.

High School: North Montgomery
City: Crawfordsville
College: Purdue

North Montgomery's all-time leading scorer, Byrd averaged better than 25 points, nine rebounds and three assists per game as a senior. He led the Chargers to the regional final, losing to Greensburg. 

He started 22 games a sophomore, averaging 5.2 points and 3.0 rebounds a game on a Boilers team that finished the year 26-8. He came off the bench a year later, and became a much more reliable 3-point shooter, improving his accuracy from 34 percent to 43 percent. He upped his scoring to 8.9 points and was named Big Ten's sixth man of the year.

As a senior he started 33 of 34 games, posted career highs (10.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.7 apg) and earned honorable mention all-Big Ten for the second straight year. 

He played overseas briefly in Germany before returning home. He was an assistant at his alma mater North Montgomery for a year before coaching Franklin's JV team for two seasons. This summer he returned to Purdue as a graduate student manager on Matt Painter's staff.

Derek Elston, No. 103, 4 stars

Tipton's Derek Elston (right)

High School: Tipton
City: Tipton
College: Indiana

Elston was a first-team all-state performer and averaged 19.7 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a senior, leading Tipton to a 23-3 record. The Blue Devils lost to Deshaun Thomas-led Bishop Luers in Class 2A regional semifinal.

Originally committed to Kelvin Sampson, Elston stayed with the Hoosiers after the switch to Tom Crean. Despite suffering a knee injury that required surgery prior to his freshman season, Elston still played 31 times for the rebuilding Hoosiers. His 5.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a freshman was actually his best output in his four seasons in Bloomington. Elston was a senior on the 2012-13 team that became the first in 20 years to win an outright Big Ten title.

He started only 21 of his 115 games for IU and had his senior season cut short because of another knee injury. He finished his career with modest production (4.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg).

He played professionally overseas in Malta and Portugal before joining Tom Crean's staff as director of player development. He was retained by Archie Miller and remains on the Hoosiers bench.

Jordan Hulls, No. 107, 3 stars

Bloomington South's Jordan Hulls, right

High School: Bloomington South
City: Bloomington
College: Indiana

The heart and soul of Tom Crean's first full recruiting class, Hulls was a late riser on the recruiting circuit. Thought to be too small, too slow and a defensive liability, Hulls let his production do the talking. He led Bloomington South to a 45-2 record in his final two seasons, including a 26-0 senior year, culminating with a Class 4A state title and Mr. Basketball honors.

Hulls led the Panthers in scoring (15.8), assists (5.2) and steals (2.6) as a senior and had five times as many Mr. Basketball votes as runner-up Bruce Grimm Jr. of Rochester. 

“Jordan is truly everything Mr. Basketball should be. A lot of people will say all they care about is winning, not the personal achievement, but Jordan honestly believes it,” said then-Bloomington South assistant Criss Beyers (now coach of No. 1 Warren Central).

He started 113 straight games for IU and was a guiding force in the Hoosiers turnaround, going from 10-21 his freshman season to 29-7 and ranked No. 1 most of the year as a senior. Hulls averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds for his career and his 3,898 career Big Ten minutes played are 17th-most ever.

He plays professionally in Germany after stops in the Czech Republic, Kosovo and Belgium

Scott Wood, No. 133, 3 stars

High School: Marion
City: Marion
College: North Carolina State

A first team all-state pick, Wood averaged 24.8 points a game as a senior for Marion. He started a freshman-record 36 games for N.C. State and started 136 of the 138 games he played for the Wolfpack. He proved deadly from behind the arc, hitting 42 percent from behind the arc after his freshman season. He led the ACC in 3-pointers made as a junior and senior and his 334 career 3-pointers in are 5th-most in ACC history — behind only J.J. Redick (Duke), Curtis Staples (Virginia), Dennis Scott (Georgia Tech) and Trajan Langdon (Duke).

His junior year, he broke Redick’s ACC record for consecutive free throws made, hitting 66 in a row (Redick’s mark was 54). That same season, Wood hit four 3-pointers against Georgetown to lift the Wolfpack to the 2012 Sweet 16. Wood finished his N.C. State career averaging 10.6 points and 2.7 rebounds a game.

He has played in Spain and Turkey overseas and was the 2017 G League 3-point contest champion, representing the Santa Cruz Warriors.

► Rankings missed on: Andrew Smith (Covenant Christian/Butler), Colt Ryan (Batesville/Evansville), Jake Odum (Terre Haute South/Indiana State), Reggie Hearn (Fort Wayne Snider/Northwestern).

2010

Deshaun Thomas, No. 22, 5 stars

Mr. Basketball 2010, Deshaun Thomas

High School: For Wayne Bishop Luers
City: Fort Wayne
College: Ohio State

Thomas finished his high school career third on the state’s all-time scoring list (3,018 points) and led Bishop Luers to back-to-back state titles in 2008 and 2009. A 70-68 regional semifinal loss to Southwood his senior year cost Thomas potentially three more games to chase Damon Bailey’s scoring record (3,134). He averaged 30.3 points as a junior and 32.5 points as a senior, winning Mr. Basketball and McDonald’s All American honors.

He played three seasons for Ohio State, improving his scoring from 7.5 points as a freshman to 15.9 as a sophomore and 19.8 his junior year – tops in the Big Ten. He finished his career ninth on the school’s all-time scoring list and declared a year early for the 2013 NBA draft.

San Antonio selected Thomas in the second round (No. 58), though only played for the Spurs Summer League and G League squads. He played overseas in France, Spain, Turkey and Israel, where he currently plays for Maccabi Tel-Aviv.  

Terone Johnson, No. 51, 4 stars

Purdue recruit and North Central's Terone Johnson

High School: North Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Purdue

The 2010 Marion County Player of the Year, Johnson averaged 21.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists as a senior for the 25-3 Panthers. He scored 26 points in the Class 4A state title win over Warsaw.

“Terone is one of the most complete basketball players I’ve ever been around,” North Central coach Doug Mitchell said. “He is constantly putting pressure on you offensively, and defensively he’s much better than he’s given credit for. He’s a great leader, both vocally and by example. He’s just an outstanding human being.”

He came off the bench primarily his first two seasons in West Lafayette, but saw plenty of action averaging 19.3 minutes and 23.7 minutes a game as a freshman and sophomore, respectively. He became a full-time starter as a junior and put together his best statistical season that year, averaging 13.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists a game. He was named third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches, though the Boilers struggled to a 16-18 season.

He played overseas in Greece after graduating with 1,318 points — ranking 25th in Purdue history — as well as ranking fourth in games played (134), 19th in assists (299) and 15th in 3-pointers made (120).

Russell Byrd, No. 115, 3 stars

High School: Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
City: Fort Wayne
College: Michigan State/The Master's College

Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian’s first-ever Indiana All-Star, Byrd averaged 23.2 points and 10.1 rebounds his senior year.

He redshirted his first year in East Lansing with a foot injury. He played 78 games for the Spartans over three season, all from the bench. Billed as a top shooter out of high school, Byrd shot just 23 percent from behind the arc for Michigan State and averaged 1.4 points a game.

Byrd transferred from Michigan State following his junior year, finishing at The Master’s College in Santa Clarita, Calif. He was drafted by the G League’s Sioux Falls franchise, but was waived and eventually played in Israel and Spain. He returned to North America and played with fellow former Spartans Korie Lucious and Brandan Kearney on the Moncton Miracles in Canada.

Chrishawn Hopkins, No. 124, 3 stars

Manual's Chrishawn Hopkins

High School: Manual
City: Indianapolis
College: Butler/Wright State

A high-flying dunking sensation, Hopkins won 2010 City Player of the Year honors averaging 25.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.0 blocks and 2.2 steals a game as a senior.

“He’s a freak of nature. I’ll bet you don’t see another guy like that around here for 20 years,” Pike’s Khristian Smith said of Hopkins.

Hopkins played sparingly as a freshman, but started 24 times as a sophomore, averaging 9.1 points and 2.4 rebounds a game for the Bulldogs. He was to be one of four starters to return for the 2012-13 season, but Hopkins was dismissed from the Butler program “due to a repeat violation of team rules and standards. Although the mistakes he’s made were enough to constitute his dismissal from the program,” Vince Stenett, Hopkins legal guardian told IndyStar via email.

After sitting out a year as a transfer, he put in a solid if not spectacular two seasons at Wright State (5.3 ppg as a junior and 8.5 ppg as a senior in 2014-15).

In July 2016, Hopkins told IndyStar’s Kyle Neddenriep he’s playing five or six days a week in various leagues and planned tryouts with G League teams. He’s spent time as an AT&T sales rep.

“If I had to do over again, I probably wouldn’t have passed as much,” Hopkins said. “That’s what (coaches) have been telling me for five, six years. I would have played harder. Sometimes I didn’t feel like playing. It wasn’t that I didn’t love the game or anything like that, I just didn’t feel it. I wasn’t pumped up to play. Now I feel like I have something to prove.”

2011

Marquis Teague, No. 5, 5 stars

Pike High School's Marquis Teague

High School: Pike
City: Indianapolis
College: Kentucky

Ranked the nation’s top point guard, Teague was first-team All-State and a McDonald’s All American after averaging 22.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists a game as a senior. He led the Red Devils to sectional titles as a sophomore and senior.

Teague stepped in right away at point guard as a freshman for John Calipari. He started all 40 games he played at Kentucky, helping the Wildcats to their eighth national title. He was fifth on the team in scoring (10.0) behind future NBA players Anthony Davis, Doron Lamb, Terrence Jones and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Teague’s 4.8 assists were a team-best.

He declared for the NBA draft and was selected 29th overall by the Chicago Bulls. He played 67 games with the Bulls, while also playing for the team’s G League affiliate in Iowa. In Jan. 2014, he was traded to Brooklyn, playing just 21 games for the Nets. Brooklyn traded him to Philadelphia in October 2014 and waived him three days later. He averaged 2.3 points and 1.4 assists in the NBA and last played in the league April 16, 2014, seeing 41 minutes of action in the regular season finale.  

He’s played in the G League since, with stops in Israel and Russia mixed in. This year he made headlines when he was wrongly accused of stealing airline blankets during a G League road trip with the Memphis Hustle and escorted from the plane. American Airlines apologized directly to the players, per an airline spokesman.

Cody Zeller, No. 15, 5 stars

Cody Zeller, Mr. Basketball 2011.

High School: Washington
City: Washington
College: Indiana

Older brothers Luke and Tyler had both been named Mr. Basketball in their senior years, and Cody would, too, after leading Washington to a state title in his final high school season. He averaged 24.6 points per game, 13.1 rebounds per game and 3.3 assists per game and was a McDonald's All American.

He was a priority target for then-IU coach Tom Crean, who would eventually make Zeller a centerpiece of his rebuilding job in Bloomington. Zeller spent two seasons at Indiana, winning a Big Ten title in 2013 before heading to the NBA. Had he stayed in college for four years, he was on pace for a 2,000-point/1,000-rebound career.

He was drafted fourth overall — two spots below teammate Victor Oladipo – by Charlotte. Zeller has spent all five years of his career in Charlotte, averaging 7.9 points and 5.6 rebounds a game for his career. He primarily started for the Hornets the past three seasons, but was relegated to a bench role this year and limited to 31 games because of a knee injury.

Branden Dawson, No. 20, 5 stars

Gary Lew Wallace's Branden Dawson

High School: Gary Lew Wallace
City: Gary
College: Michigan State

Dawson averaged 28.7 points, 18.6 rebounds and 5.6 assists as a senior for Lew Wallace, which closed in 2014. He was first-team All-State and a McDonald’s All American.

He started 122 of 130 games during his four seasons in East Lansing and is just one of three players in Spartans history with 1,000 career points and 100 career blocks (Draymond Green and Adreian Payne). He never turned into the star some thought he would be. Perhaps the severe knee injury at the end of his freshman season sapped some of his supreme athleticism, but he still finished his career tops on school’s career blocks list, sixth in steals (163) and seventh in rebounds (902).

He earned second team All-Big Ten honors as a senior (11.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.7 bpg) and helped lead the Spartans to the Final Four. He’s 14th all-time in the Big Ten in rebounding.

New Orleans drafted him with the 56th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft and traded him to the Clippers for cash. He played six games for the Clippers in 2015-16, but has spent most of his career in the G League. He’s also had stops in Israel and Japan.

Michael Chandler, No. 55, 4 stars

High School: Lawrence North
City: Indianapolis
College: Northwest Florida State/Oregon

Chandler averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks a game as a senior, earning third-team All-State honors. He looked like the next in line of the LN big man assembly line, but withdrew from school early and never made it to UCF, where he committed to play after originally choosing Louisville. He ended up at Northwest Florida State, which went 30-4 and reached the junior college national title game in 2012-13.

He transferred to Oregon, playing 19 times as a junior with averages of 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in just 5.3 minutes per game. He was granted his release from his scholarship after the season.

Dee Davis, No. 123, 3 stars

High School: Bloomington South
City: Bloomington
College: Xavier

As a sophomore, Davis shared a backcourt with Jordan Hulls when Bloomington South went undefeated and won the Class 4A state title. He returned with Erik Fromm to win Class 4A again as a senior, averaging 21.6 points, 5.7 assists and 2.4 steals a game.

Davis became Xavier’s starting point guard his sophomore season. He averaged career highs in points (9.0) and assists (6.0) his senior year. His 221 assists that season was second-most in a single season in school history and ninth in the nation.

He's played for the Canton Charge in the G League and in Slovenia and currently suits up in Germany for the Gießen 46ers.

► Rankings missed on: Nic Moore (Warsaw/SMU), Max Landis (Perry Meridian/Gardner-Webb, Fort Wayne).

2012

Glenn Robinson III, No. 11, 5 stars

Lake Central's Glenn Robinson III

High School: Lake Central
City: St. John
College: Michigan

Lake Central’s all-time leading scorer (1,318), Robinson averaged 21.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior leading Lake Central to a 21-3 record.

He started all 39 games his freshman season (11.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg) and helped lead the Wolverines to their first Final Four appearance in 20 years. He earned All-Big Ten honorable mention for the second year in a row as a sophomore and was just the fourth Michigan sophomore to be named a captain.

He entered the NBA draft two years early and was taken in the second round (No. 40) by Minnesota. In the 2014-15 season, he played 25 games for the Timberwolves before being waived. Philadelphia picked him up and he played 10 games for 76ers.

Larry Bird said he was trying to acquire Robinson for a year before finally signing the athletic swingman. “He sees something he likes in me, and it makes you feel good,” Robinson said. “I mean, he’s Larry Bird.”

He played 45 times for the Pacers in 2015-16 and then 69 games, including 27 starts in 2016-17, averaging 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds a game. He was in line for more playing time this season, but an ankle injury has kept him sidelined for most of the season, having only recently returned.

Yogi Ferrell, No. 19, 5 stars

Park Tudor's Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell

High School: Park Tudor
City: Indianapolis
College: Indiana

Ferrell guided Park Tudor to three straight trips to the Class 2A state finals, winning the championship his junior and senior season. He averaged 18.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game as a senior, was runner-up for Mr. Basketball and named a McDonald’s All American. A former AAU teammate of Cody Zeller’s, the Washington big man’s commitment a year prior to IU, made Ferrell’s decision easier to stay home.

“He and Cody are such good friends. I’m so happy for them both,” said then-Park Tudor coach Ed Schilling, now an assistant for Archie Miller at IU. “They’re both cut from the same cloth spiritually. They are quality kids who are serious academically. To find two like-minded kids who happened to be two of the top players in the nation, that’s special.”

Ferrell didn’t disappoint. He started all 137 games he played at IU, including 36 as a freshman on the nation’s No. 1-ranked team.

Ferrell finished his career as the school’s all-time leader in assists (633) and sixth on the school’s all-time scoring list (ahead of the likes of Damon Bailey, Kent Benson and Alan Henderson).

He went undrafted, worked his way up through the G League and became an overnight NBA sensation for the Mavericks after signing a 10-day contract and going right into the starting lineup. He averaged 11.3 points and 4.3 assists for Dallas and was named second-team NBA All-Rookie. He was rewarded with a multi-year deal and is averaging 10.0 points and 2.2 assists and 3.3 rebounds a game this year.

He's the only member of IU's so-called #TheMovement to play all four years in Bloomington.

Gary Harris, No. 25, 5 stars

Hamilton Southeastern's Gary Harris

High School: Hamilton Southeastern
City: Fishers
College: Michigan State

A two-sport standout (Harris was an excellent receiver for the Royals), he averaged 25.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 4.0 steals as a senior and set a school single-season record with 610 points. He won IndyStar Mr. Basketball honors and was a McDonald’s All American.

He started 33 of 34 games as a freshman, averaging 12.9 points and 2.5 rebounds on his way to winning Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2012-13. A year later, he led the Spartans in scoring (16.7), and added 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists a game. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, honorable mention All-American and Big Ten All-Defensive team pick.

He declared for the 2014 NBA draft and was taken in the first round (No. 19 overall) by Chicago and traded to Denver on draft night.

After a rookie year spent mostly on the bench, Harris has started all but one game he’s played in the past three seasons. He signed a four-year, $84 million contract extension this offseason and has responded with his best year to date. He’s averaging a career-best 17.9 points and 3.0 assists a game this season and averaging 2.4 made 3s a game. He’s also fifth in the league in steals.

Mitch McGary, No. 30, 4 stars

High School: Chesterton/Brewster Academy
City: Chesterton
College: Michigan

A versatile and highly-sought after forward McGary left Chesterton for Brewster Academy in New Hampshire to get his academics in order. He picked Michigan over Florida and Duke

McGary played 39 times his freshman season for Michigan and stepped up his play in the Wolverines’ run to the 2013 Final Four. In the second round against VCU, McGary went for 21 points and 14 rebounds. In the Sweet 16 against Kansas, he posted 25 points and 14 rebounds. He was named to the all-tournament team.

A preseason All-Big Ten pick, McGary played just eight times his sophomore season due to a back injury.

Despite missing most of the season, he declared for the NBA draft and the gamble paid off as Oklahoma City picked him 21st overall. He played 52 games over two seasons for the Thunder, averaging 15.2 minutes as a rookie in 2014-15, but then just 3.6 minutes a year later. He spent most of his time with Oklahoma City’s G League affiliate. The Thunder waived him after he was hit with a second suspension for violating the league’s drug policy.

McGary has since been spending his time bowling while waiting for his next NBA chance.

"The NBA is complicated, the NBA is a business," he told the Gary Post Tribune in 2017. "I'm getting back in shape. I'll be back, whether it be the NBA or overseas."

D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, No. 32, 4 stars

D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera of North Central

High School: North Central/Oak Hill
City: Indianapolis
College: Georgetown

Smith-Rivera was on North Central's state title team as a sophomore and followed that up with an- All-State junior season before transferring to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia.
He helped Oak Hill to a 44-0 record and national title as a senior.

At Georgetown, Smith-Rivera finished in the top 10 in Big East scoring and steals in each of his final three seasons, and in the top 10 in assists his junior and senior seasons. Since 2009, only five Big East players have played more minutes.

He led the Hoyas in scoring in each of his last three seasons and finished his career fifth all-time on the school's scoring list. He was first-team All-Big East as a junior, and second team all-conference his sophomore and senior years.

He went undrafted and joined the Bull's G League affiliate before being traded to Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He played one game for Fort Wayne before heading overseas to Greece. In a May social media post, he announced an end to his playing career.

Jeremy Hollowell, No. 41, 4 stars

Lawrence Central's Jeremy Hollowell

High School: Lawrence Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Indiana/Georgia State

A first-team All-Marion County selection as a junior and senior, Hollowell averaged 23.9 points 9.0 rebounds per game his senior year and led Lawrence Central to its first sectional title since 1998.

He played 33 games for IU as a freshman, averaging 9.7 minutes a game, and doubled that as a sophomore, starting 15 of 29 games played. He averaged 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in his second season, but shot just 35 percent from the field. He transferred to Georgia State, where he played for former IUPUI coach Ron Hunter.

"At the end of the day, I think he had to figure out who he was a priority for," said Hollowell’s former AAU coach Chris Hawkins.

After sitting out the 2014-15 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Hollowell made an instant impact in Atlanta. He led the Panthers in scoring in each of his two seasons, finishing 10th in the Sun Belt in scoring as a junior (14.8) and a senior (15.2).

He went undrafted and has been playing for the Erie BayHawks of the G League and is averaging 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists on 45.4 percent shooting.

Hanner Perea, No. 43, 4 stars

High School: La Lumiere
City: LaPorte/Colombia
College: Indiana/East Tennessee State

Perea was always rated based on his freakish athletic gifts and potential and never really his production. Originally from Colombia, he made it to the Midwest playing for Indiana Elite in AAU. He joined La Lumiere for two seasons, averaging 14.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per game as a senior.

He never found his footing in Bloomington. And was suspended the first nine games of his career for receiving improper benefits. He played sparingly his first two seasons (averaging 5.8 and 7.7 minutes a game as a freshman and sophomore, respectively). Perea started 22 games as a junior on a Hoosiers team desperate for frontcourt help. He averaged 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds a game but was often dogged by foul trouble and niggling injuries. He was arrested for OWI in February of 2014 and dismissed from the IU program a year later for repeated violations of team rules.

He transferred to East Tennessee State and started all 35 games for ETSU in 2016-17 after sitting out the prior year because of NCAA transfer rules. He averaged 8.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks for the Buccaneers, who won the Southern Conference and reached the NCAA tournament.

A second-round pick in the G League draft by the Westchester Knicks, Perea was activated Nov. 13 and waived Nov. 20.

A.J. Hammons, No. 77, 4 stars

Carmel's AJ Hammons

High School: Carmel/Oak Hill
City: Carmel, Gary
College: Purdue

Hammons averaged 8.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 4.8 blocks a game as a sophomore for Carmel but left prior to his junior season for famed prep school Oak Hill in Virginia.

“He needs to focus on schoolwork, and it will be a better situation for him there,” said Hammons’ former AAU coach Jared Quarles.

New Carmel coach Scott Heady was obviously disappointed by Hammons’ decision.

“His AAU coaches left (it) like this would be the best for him partly because of academics. I disagree with that. We have a great public school here that could have provided him with all the resources he needed,” Heady told IndyStar in 2010. “And from a basketball standpoint, we play one of the toughest schedules in the state. I feel really good about what we offer here.”

He posted modest averages at Oak Hill surrounded by other Division I talent, but still headed to Purdue as a top 100 recruit.

A sometimes-mercurial talent, Hammons established himself as a defensive force in the Big Ten. He was a three-time conference all-defensive team selection and won Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year as senior. He finished his career as just the second player in Big Ten history with 1,500 career points, 900 career rebounds and 340 career blocked shots (fellow Boilermaker Joe Barry Carroll is the other).

He earned second-team all-conference honors as a junior and first-team honors his senior season. He finished his career third on Purdue’s all-time rebounding list and second in blocked shots. His 1,593 career points were 17th-best in school history.

He was selected 46th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by Dallas and played 22 games for the Mavericks as a rookie (averaging 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 7.4 minutes a game). He split time with the G League’s Texas Legends and was traded to the Miami Heat in July for Josh McRoberts, a future second round pick and cash considerations. He spent this season with the Sioux Falls G League squad, but was waived by the Heat on Feb. 8. Hammons was averaging 8.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.96 blocks for Sioux Falls.

Kellen Dunham, No. 93, 4 stars

Pendleton Heights' Kellen Dunham

High School: Pendleton Heights
City: Pendleton
College: Butler

A two-time All-State pick at Pendleton Heights, he led the state in scoring as a senior with 29.5 points a game. He set school single-game and career scoring marks and was a member of the loaded 2012 Indiana All-Star crop.

Dunham was one of the nation’s top 3-point marksmen during his Butler tenue and was consistently reliable. He averaged 16.4 points a game as a sophomore, 16.5 as a junior and 16.2 as a senior, becoming the first Butler player since 1998 to lead the Bulldogs in scoring three straight years (Jon Neuhouser 1996-98). Dunham hit 43 percent of his 3-pointers his senior season and his 299 career made 3s are third-most in school history. He also ranks fourth in total points — his 1,946 trail only Chad Tucker, Darrin Fitzgerald and now Kelan Martin.

He signed a contract with the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 20, 2016 and was waived a day later. He has played in the G League and in Belgium.

Ronnie Johnson, No. 94, 4 stars

High School: North Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Purdue/Houston/Auburn

Terone Johnson’s younger brother, Ronnie averaged 20.1 points per game as a senior for North Central and was the Marion County Player of the Year.

He started 28 of 34 games for Purdue as a freshman, averaging 10.3 points and 4.1 assists (third-best in the Big Ten). He started 31 games as a sophomore, averaging 10.8 points and 3.7 assists a game. He decided to transfer, infamously claiming he had “too much sauce” for a Matt Painter point guard.

"The system that they played didn't fit me very well," Johnson told IndyStar. "There was a lot of subbing and it was hard to get into the flow of the game. I felt like I needed to play through my mistakes like every other guard in the Big Ten was."

Johnson picked Houston and former IU coach Kelvin Sampson. After sitting out the 2014-15 season, the 6-foot point guard started 13 games and averaged 9.4 points and 2.9 assists as a junior for the Cougars. But again, he decided to transfer. He joined Bruce Pearl’s Auburn team for the 2016-17 season and played 32 times, starting twice. He averaged 7.8 points and 2.3 assists for the Tigers last season.

Rapheal Davis, No. 96, 4 stars

High School: La Lumiere/Fort Wayne South Side
City: Fort Wayne
College: Purdue

Davis averaged 21.5 points and 4.3 rebounds for nationally-ranked La Lumiere as a senior. Before transferring to the LaPorte prep school, he was a three-time first-team all-conference pick while at Fort Wayne South Side.

He started roughly half of Purdue’s games his first two seasons in West Lafayette and developed into a key leader and one of the conference’s premier defensive stoppers his junior and senior years. He was a two-time All-Defensive Big Ten selection and the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 as a senior.

He started the final 71 games of his Boilermakers career and averaged 7.7 points and 4.0 rebounds. A year after graduating, Purdue won the Big Ten title and Davis received a championship ring from Matt Painter, who credited Davis’ leadership for helping Purdue reach the conference’s peak.

Davis attended a pre-draft pro day in Miami and traveled to China to audition for pro teams.

"I'm putting my name out there, and I'll hopefully have a good season overseas and then make it back," Davis told Journal & Courier’s Nathan Baird in July 2016.

Davis is a pharmaceutical sales representative for Eli Lilly in Atlanta.

Ron Patterson, No. 131, 3 stars

High School: Broad Ripple
City: Indianapolis
College: Syracuse/IUPUI

Patterson graduated as Broad Ripple’s all-time leading scorer — a record that won’t be broken. He was the ringleader of #TheMovement, IU basketball’s much-ballyhooed recruiting class. but never played for the Hoosiers. He attended summer courses on a probationary basis in Bloomington but was denied admittance.

"That didn't make sense to me," Patterson told IndyStar in February.. "I don't know how. I got into every school in the country. I could have gone to Xavier or some other school the next day, probably, if I wanted to."

He went to Brewster Academy, a prep school in New Hampshire, before joining Syracuse, where he spent two seasons. He came off the bench in all 39 games he played for the Orange, averaging 11.7 minutes a game. Unhappy with his role, Patterson transferred back home to Indy, joining up with Jason Gardner's IUPUI program.

He averaged 9.8 points a game with the Jaguars and started 27 of 30 games this season.

► Rankings missed on: D.J. Balentine (Kokomo/Evansville), Eron Harris (Lawrence North/West Virginia, Michigan State), R.J. Hunter (Pike/Georgia State).

2013

Zak Irvin, No. 24, 5 stars

Mr. Basketball winner is Zak Irvin of Hamilton Southeastern

High School: Hamilton Southeastern
City: Fishers
College: Michigan

Hamilton Southeastern's second-straight IndyStar Mr. Basketball (succeeding Gary Harris), Irvin averaged 26.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game his senior season.

He appeared in all 37 games as a freshman for an Elite Eight team and then became an entrenched starter his next three seasons in Ann Arbor. As a sophomore, he led the team in scoring (14.3) and rebounding (4.8) and his 36.2 minutes a game were second-most in the Big Ten.

He started 104 games for the Wolverines and averaged 11.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists a game for his career.

He went undrafted and played in Italy briefly, signed with an Israeli team but never played and then landed in the G League, where he plays for Westchester Knicks.

Demetrius Jackson, No. 38, 4 stars

High School: Mishawaka Marian
City: Mishawaka
College: Notre Dame

A McDonald's All American, Jackson finished runner-up to Irvin for Mr. Basketball after averaging 25.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 2.6 steals as a senior. His junior season, he led Marian to its first sectional title since 1969 and first regional title ever. He graduated as St. Joseph County's all-time leading scorer (1,934).

At Notre Dame, he started half the season as a freshman (6.0 ppg, 1.8 apg). With Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant graduated, Jackson took over the point as a sophomore. He averaged 12.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists his sophomore season, which ended in the Elite Eight. A year later, he averaged 15.8 points, 4.7 assists and 3.5 rebounds and led the Irish back to the Elite Eight. His 164 assists were second-most in the ACC and he earned second-team all-conference honors.

He left South Bend a year early for the NBA draft and was selected No. 45 overall by the Celtics. He appeared in five games for Boston last season and 12 games for Houston earlier this year. Most of his pro career has been in the G League with Maine, Rio Grande Valley and, currently, Delaware. 

Bryson Scott, No. 75, 4 stars

High School: Fort Wayne Northrop
City: Fort Wayne
College: Purdue/Fort Wayne

Scott and his twin brother Brenton, helped lead Northrop to three straight sectional titles. He averaged 23.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals his senior season. His 2,042 career points are 44th-most in state history.

He was first in Purdue history to earn two Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards and finished the year averaging 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds a game. His minutes decreased the following year and he decided to transfer to Fort Wayne following his sophomore season. 

After sitting out a year, Scott instantly became one of the Summit League's top players. He averaged 16.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists his junior season and this year, he's 10th in the nation in scoring (22.4).

V.J. Beachem, No. 86, 4 stars

High School: New Haven
City: New Haven
College: Notre Dame

Beachem earned third team All-State pick as a senior, leading New Haven to its first sectional title since 1996.

At Notre Dame, he averaged 8.4 minutes a game as a freshman and 14.6 minutes a game as a sophomore before assuming a starter's role his junior season. He started the final 72 games of his Irish career and turned into one of the ACC's top marksmen from behind the arc. He averaged 13.3 points and 4.0 rebounds over his final two seasons.

As a junior, his heroics in the NCAA tournament helped the Fighting Irish reach their second straight Elite Eight. He was named to the East Regional all-tournament team after averaging 17.5 points per game and hitting 12 3s in four games.

He earned All-ACC honorable mention his senior season and finished his Irish career with 1,215 points.

Beachem plays for the L.A. Lakers' G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers. 

Basil Smotherman, No. 112, 4 stars

Lawrence North High School's Basil Smotherman

High School: Heritage Christian/Lawrence North
City: Indianapolis
College: Purdue

An Indiana All-Star, Smotherman averaged 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists his senior year at LN. 

Smotherman started 16 of Purdue's 32 games a true freshman in 2013-14, averaging 5.0 points and 3.8 rebounds. He played in all 34 games the following season, mostly as a reserve, as Vincent Edwards established himself as the starter at the '4' spot. Smotherman used a redshirt in 2015-16 due to the Boilers' excess of frontcourt talent.

Smotherman opened the 2016-2017 season on suspension due to an offseason arrest for possession of paraphernalia after a traffic stop in Hancock County.

He averaged 3.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.1 minutes as a reserve, but was dismissed from the team midseason: 

He was dismissed from the team midseason.

“There are standards and expectations that our student-athletes must follow and Basil has not met these guidelines," Purdue coach Matt Painter said in a news release. 

Smotherman was set to transfer to Georgia State to play for former IUPUI coach Ron Hunter as a grad transfer but never played for the Panthers.

Devin Davis, No. 127, 3 stars

Warren Central's Devin Davis

High School: Warren Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Indiana/Houston

Davis averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game as a senior and earned Indiana All-Star honors.

He played 29 games as a freshman at IU, averaging 2.4 points and 2.6 rebounds a game. Davis was involved in a car accident in Nov. 2014, which left him hospitalized with a serious head injury. He was struck by a car teammate Emmitt Holt was driving, after Davis entered the roadway unexpectedly in front of the car. Davis transferred from IU to Odessa College, a junior college in Texas, after he was dismissed from the Hoosiers program in May 2015. 

At Odessa, he averaged 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds and earned junior college All-American honors. Davis was ranked TexasHoops' No. 1 junior college player and chose to play for former IU coach Kelvin Sampson at Houston.

He started 13 of 20 games played a season ago (8.3 points, 5.3 rebounds), and has started all 30 of the 24-6 Cougars' games this season, averaging 10.7 points and a team-best 6.2 rebounds a game. 

► Rankings missed on: Brenton Scott (Fort Wayne Northrop/Indiana State), Zavier Turner (Pike/Ball State, Manhattan), Franko House (Concord/Ball State).

2014

Trey Lyles, No. 13, 5 stars

Tech's Trey Lyles

High School: Tech
City: Indianapolis
College: Kentucky.

He, like classmate James Blackmon Jr., committed to Tom Crean and IU — prior to his freshman season. But Lyles re-opened his recruitment before his junior year and eventually settled on Kentucky.

While he might have wavered on his college choice, he never strayed from Tech. Despite overtures from prep schools, Lyles stayed at Tech and won the school's first-ever state title en route to winning IndyStar Mr. Basketball. Led by Lyles, the Titans became the first Indianapolis Public Schools program since Broad Ripple in 1980 to win a state title. He was the first IPS Mr. Basketball winner since George McGinnis in 1969.

Lyles spent just one year in college, starting 21 of 36 games for top-ranked Kentucky, which featured a loaded roster. He averaged 8.7 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Wildcats, who went the regular season undefeated, but saw their season end in Lucas Oil Stadium in the 2015 Final Four.

He was drafted 12th overall by the Jazz and started 33 games as a rookie. He averaged 6.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in two seasons in Utah. He was traded on draft night this year in a deal for Donovan Mitchell. This season, Lyles has played a career-high 20.5 minutes a game with 10.8 points and 5.0 rebounds.

Lyles hosts a summer camp in Indy and donated $20,000 to Tech a year ago.

James Blackmon Jr., No. 22, 5 stars

James Blackmon Jr. works the ball during the days' Adidas Invitational basketball tournament, Indianapolis, IN, Thursday, July 7, 2011. Robert Scheer/The Star

High School: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers/Marion
City: Fort Wayne
College: Indiana

Like Lyles, Blackmon committed early to IU and had second thoughts. But unlike Lyles, Blackmon eventually re-committed to the Hoosiers. He averaged 33.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.3 steals as a senior and finished third in the Mr. Basketball voting. He was a McDonald's All American and is 12th on the state's all-time scorer's list (2,387).

Blackmon got off to a hot start in Bloomington. His 15.7 scoring average was sixth-best among all Division I freshmen. He broke Eric Gordon's IU freshman record for made 3-pointers with 77 and was All-Big Ten honorable mention. He missed all but 13 games his sophomore season with a knee injury, but returned with a fine junior season. His 17.0-point average was fourth best in the Big Ten and he led the conference in 3-point percentage (.423). 

He left IU a year early but went undrafted. He's played in the G League exclusively, playing for Philadelphia's affiliate in Delaware before being traded to Milwaukee's affiliate in Oshkosh. In 10 games with Wisconsin, Blackmon is averaging 16.4 points and 4.5 rebounds a game.

Trevon Bluiett, No. 34, 4 stars

Park Tudor's Trevon Bluiett

High School: Park Tudor
City: Indianapolis
College: Xavier

There's little more you could want from Bluiett's prep career. He won three state titles at Park Tudor, owns the school's record for points and rebounds and his 2,568 career points rank seventh on the state's all-time scoring list. His senior year, Bluiett averaged 35.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game and set a Class 2A finals record with 38 points against Westview. He finished runner-up for Mr. Basketball.

Originally a UCLA commit, Bluiett de-committed and signed with Xavier, where he's been a fixture the last season and one of the Big East's premier talents. He has started 131 of 138 games with the Musketeers and he's finished in the top 10 in Big East scoring in each of the past three seasons, including 19.3 ppg this season (sixth).

He introduced himself to a national audience in Xavier's NCAA tournament run last year. He averaged 21.3 points in the Musketeers four tournament games, including 29 (21 in second half) vs. Florida State.

He's a unanimous first-team All-Big East selection this season — his third time on the first team — and became just the fifth Xavier player to eclipse 2,000 career points.

Sam Logwood, No. 150, 3 stars

High School: La Lumiere/Lawrence North
City: Indianapolis
College: New Mexico

Logwood transferred to La Lumiere from Lawrence North after his sophomore year. He averaged 17 points and six rebounds per game his senior year for La Lumiere and chose New Mexico after originally committing to Auburn.

He started the final 16 games of his freshman season, averaging 6.1 points in 20.4 minutes a game. He started all 32 games as a sophomore (6.3 points, 4.1 rebounds a game).

After flirting with transferring this offseason, he's having his best statistical season for the Lobos, averaging 13.2 points and 5.1 rebounds a game.

Earlier this year, Logwood took a week's leave from the program to regroup.

“Things happen outside the court that not too many people know about,” Logwood told New Mexico media. “We all have personal lives. So some things just occurred and took some time for me to kind of figure it out just get into a good place where I can be able to play and be productive for the guys.”

► Rankings missed on: Bryant McIntosh (Greensburg/Northwestern), Tyler Wideman (Lake Central/Butler), P.J. Thompson (Brebeuf Jesuit/Purdue), Tayler Persons (Kokomo/Ball State, Northern Kentucky), Sean Sellers (Greensburg/Ball State), Justin Mitchell (Wayne/Wright State).

2015

Caleb Swanigan, No. 19, 5 stars

Caleb Swanigan, Homestead High School is the 2015 Indianapolis Star Mr. Basketball.

High School: Homestead
City: Fort Wayne
College: Purdue

Swanigan led Homestead to the Class 4A title en route to becoming the first Purdue commit to win IndyStar Mr. Basketball since Glenn Robinson. As a senior, Swanigan averaged 22.6 points and 13.7 rebounds. "Biggie" came up big in some of Homestead's biggest games, including a 40-point, 19-rebound effort in a semistate win over South Bend Riley. Swanigan set school records for scoring in a career (1,649 points) and season (704) and rebounds in a career (1,048) and season (424). He also made 364 free throws and 625 field goals to set school records and ranks second in blocked shots (106) and fourth in assists (204).

He chose Purdue after originally committing to Michigan State, a massive coup for Matt Painter's rebuilding Boilers. He started all 69 games he played for the Boilers and after averaging 10.2 points and 8.3 rebounds as a freshman, he put up monster numbers as a sophomore (18.5 points and 12.5 rebounds). The  Big Ten Player of the Year, he led the nation in rebounds (436) and Big Ten in scoring (646) and helped Purdue win the Big Ten regular season title.

He declared for the draft, forgoing his final two years of eligibility and was a first-round pick by Portland (26th). He opened the season with the Blazers before being sent to the G League in December. In 14 games for Canton in the G League, Swanigan averaged 14.2 points and 11.9 rebounds a game and was recalled to Portland in February. He's played 18 times for Portland this season, averaging 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.9 minutes a game, including three starts.

Jalen Coleman-Lands, No. 39, 4 stars

High School: Cathedral/La Lumiere
City:
College: Illinois/DePaul

Coleman helped lead Cathedral to a Class 4A runner-up finish as a sophomore and then transferred to La Lumiere, where he spent two seasons. 

He started 24 games as a freshman at Illinois, setting a program record for 3-pointers by a freshman with 87. His 10.3 points per game were third-best on the team. His playing time dipped a year later and he decided to transfer to DePaul, where he is sitting out this season per NCAA transfer rules.

K.J. Walton, No. 103, 4 stars

High School: Brownsburg
City: Brownsburg
College: Missouri/Ball State

Walton, a 6-3 shooting guard, averaged 19.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals as a senior at Brownsburg. He helped the program to back-to-back sectional titles (a 42-10 record the past two seasons) and was named to the IndyStar Indiana All-Star team.

He chose Missouri and averaged 5.3 points as a freshman while playing in all 31 games. He averaged 6.7 points this past season as a sophomore, making 17 starts while playing in all 32 contests. The Tigers fired their coach, so Walton decided to transfer. He set his sights closer to home with Ball State — and a team loaded with in-state talent.

“Indiana guys, they’re very competitive and have a lot of pride in their state,” Walton told The Star Press. “To come back and play with some really good guys and guys that I know want to win for this state, it’s really important. I’m glad to be a part of something like this.”

Walton is sitting out this season per NCAA transfer rules.

Ryan Cline, No. 141, 3 stars

High School: Carmel
City: Carmel
College: Purdue

Cline led Carmel to back-to-back sectional titles and averaging nearly 17 points a game for the Greyhounds Class 4A state title team his junior year. He finished runner up for Mr. Basketball after averaging 21.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists a game as a senior.

At Purdue, he's been used primarily as a shot-maker off the bench. He's started just seven of his 100 games played for the Boilermakers, and has seen a slight dip in time this season compared to his sophomore campaign. He's averaging 4.0 and 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game this season.

► Rankings missed on: Jaelan Sanford (Evansville Reitz/Toledo), Ryan Welage (Greensburg/San Jose State), Devin Cannady (Mishawaka Marian/Princeton).

2016

Kyle Guy, No. 43, 4 stars

Lawrence Central's Kyle Guy (left)

High School: Lawrence Central
City: Indianapolis
College: Virginia

A McDonald's All American and Mr. Basketball winner, Guy finished his career with 1,614 points, the school’s most since Lawrence North was added as a second high school in Lawrence Township in 1976. He averaged 23.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists and shot 43 percent from the 3-point line (63-for-146). Lawrence Central finished 19-7 to post its highest win total since 1996.

Guy averaged 18.6 minutes a game his freshman season at Virginia (7.5 points per game), primarily as a reserve. He moved into a starter's role this year and is averaging a team-high 13.9 points for the nation's No. 1 ranked team.

Joey Brunk, No. 104, 4 stars

Southport's Joey Brunk

High School: Southport
City: Indianapolis
College: Butler

Brunk led Southport to its first sectional title since 2000 and first regional championship since 1990, averaging 18.3 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior.

Brunk played in seven games for Butler a year ago, none after Dec. 10. He spent the rest of the winter tending to his ailing father, Joe Brunk, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.

Because of the family circumstance, the decision was made for Joey to sit out the rest of the season and apply to be a redshirt freshman. Joe Brunk died April 15 at age 56.

“That’s something I’ll never regret or ever look back on," Brunk told IndyStar in December.

The NCAA granted him an additional year of eligibility, so this season is still technically his freshman year. He's played 19 games this season, all off the bench, averaging 1.3 points and 1.8 rebounds a contest.

C.J. Walker, No. 124, 3 stars

Tech's CJ Walker

High School: Tech
City: Indianapolis
College: Florida State

Walker ran point on Tech's 2014 state championship team. As a senior, he averaged 24.6 points, 5.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 steals and won the 2016 City Player of the Year. Originally committed to Purdue as a junior, he surprised a lot of people when he flipped to Florida State.

He played in 33 games as a freshman for the Seminoles, averaging 4.9 points a game. This season, he's started 29 of 30 games at point guard, averaging 8.7 points and 2.7 assists a game.

Eron Gordon, No. 134, 3 stars

Cathedral's Eron Gordon (10)

High School: North Central/Cathedral
City: Indianapolis
College: Seton Hall

A younger brother of Eric Gordon, Eron averaged 19 points as a senior at Cathedral. He picked Seton Hall over Butler, among others.

He's played sparingly for the Pirates, averaging just 4.1 minutes a game as a freshman and 8.4 minutes a game this season. He's averaging 1.6 points a game in 27 appearances this season.

► Rankings missed on: Desmond Bane (Seton Catholic/TCU), Dru Smith (Evansville Reitz/Evansville), Eugene German (Gary 21st Century/Northern Illinois).

2017

Jaren Jackson Jr., No. 6, 5 stars

High School: Park Tudor/La Lumiere
City: Indianapolis
College: Michigan State

Jackson won two state titles with Trevon Bluiett at Park Tudor before transferring to La Lumiere for his senior season. A McDonald's All American, he averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.

Jackson is fifth on Michigan State in scoring with 11.4 points per game and ranks fourth in the country with 3.29 blocks per game, setting a new school single-season record with 102 blocks. He became just the second player to win Big Ten Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year. Greg Oden was the other.

Jackson projects to be a lottery pick in this summer's NBA draft.

Kris Wilkes, No. 20, 5 stars

North Central Panthers Kris Wilkes

High School: North Central
City: Indianapolis
College: UCLA

Wilkes led North Central to a 77-22 record in his four seasons. He averaged 22.1 points and 7.0 rebounds as a senior for a team that spent much of the season ranked No. 1 after starting 13-0. The Panthers stumbled a bit in the second half, then recovered to win a sectional regarded as the toughest Class 4A field in the state.

“I had three goals coming into high school,” Wilkes said. “I missed one of them, which was to win state. But I also wanted to be a McDonald’s All American and be named Mr. Basketball. Two out of three wouldn’t be bad.”

He won Mr. Basketball, becoming the fourth from North Central to win, following Jason Gardner (1999), A.J. Ratliff (2004) and Eric Gordon (2007), tying Anderson, Marion and Washington for the most.

He chose to play for Steve Alford at UCLA and has had a strong freshman season. He's second on the Bruins in scoring and made the Pac-12 All-Freshman team, averaging 14 points and five rebounds a game. He scored a career-high 22 points March 3 against USC after picking up some stitches earlier in the game.

Malik Williams, No. 30, 4 stars

High School: Fort Wayne Snider
City: Fort Wayne
College: Louisville

The 7-foot Williams led Fort Wayne Snider to a 17-7 record. Snider lost to Fort Wayne North Side, the Class 4A state runner-up, in the sectional. Williams averaged 21.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.0 blocked shots as a senior and shot 36.1 percent (44-for-122) from the 3-point line.

He's played 30 times for Louisville this season, averaging 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.1 minutes a game.

Paul Scruggs, No. 39, 4 stars

Southport guard Paul Scruggs

High School: Southport/Prolific Prep (Calif.)
City: Indianapolis
College: Xavier

After teaming with Joey Brunk in a 23-3 junior season for Southport, Scruggs transferred to a California prep school prior to his senior season.

He's played 30 times for Xavier this season, averaging 4.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in 16.2 minutes a game.

Musa Jallow, No. 134, 4 stars

High School: Bloomington North
City: Bloomington
College: Ohio State

After averaging 24.1 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a junior, Jallow reclassified up a year so he could enroll at Ohio State in the 2017 class.

Jallow has played 31 times for the Buckeyes this year, including 10 starts earlier in the season. He's averaging 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 14.6 minutes a game.

► Rankings missed on: Jack Nunge (Castle/Iowa), Michael Ertel (Mt. Vernon/Louisiana-Monroe)

Kyle Neddenriep, Nathan Baird and Zach Osterman contributed to this story.

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