Basketball is right around the corner.
IndyStar Indiana All-Star week officially tips off on Sunday when the Indiana Junior All-Stars play a doubleheader at Charlestown against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars (the girls start at 2 p.m., followed by the boys at 4 p.m.).
The basketball fun continues the following day (June 1) with the Futures Games at New Palestine, then the Junior All-Stars vs. the Indiana All-Stars play at New Palestine on June 3. The week will conclude with the annual series against the Kentucky All-Stars on June 5 at Lexington Catholic High School and the return games on June 6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
What to know about Indiana All-Star week:
History
This is the 88th year of the Indiana boys’ All-Stars and 51st year for the girls.
The Indiana boys hold a 107-46 advantage in their series with Kentucky that began in 1940, one year after the first All-Star team played Indiana state champion Frankfort. The Indiana girls have a 55-43 lead in their series with Kentucky that started in 1976. No games were played in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the boys’ All-Stars did not play in 1943 or 1944 because of World War II.
The Indiana boys have dominated Kentucky for two decades, winning 35 of the past 40 meetings. The five Kentucky victories in that time all came on Kentucky soil. The Indiana boys have not lost the Indiana home game since 1996. Indiana swept the series last year after splitting the games in 2023 and ’24.
On the girls’ side, the series has been far more competitive over the past decade. Kentucky swept the series last year, including a 106-103 double overtime win at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, to avenge an Indiana sweep in 2024. The teams have split the last 16 games overall.
The Senior Indiana boys and the Senior Indiana girls lead their respective Junior rivals in games that began in 1996 by identical 42-12 counts. The Indiana Juniors lead in games the Kentucky Juniors, the boys ahead 9-5 and the girls 13-1.
This year’s schedule, tickets
>>> Admission is $15 per person for the Indiana Juniors vs. Kentucky Juniors doubleheader on Sunday at Charlestown. Tickets are available at the door. The girls start at 2 p.m., and the boys follow about 4 p.m.
>>> Admission is $15 per person for the Indiana All-Star Futures Games on Monday, June 1 at New Palestine. Tickets are available at the door. The girls start at 6 p.m., and the boys follow about 8 p.m.
>>> Admission is $15 per person for the Junior-Senior doubleheader on Wednesday, June 3 at Mt. Vernon. Tickets are available at the door. The girls start at 6 p.m., and the boys follow about 8 p.m. EDT.
>>> Tickets are $15 each for the All-Stars against Kentucky on Friday, June 5 at Lexington Catholic High School. The girls start at 5:30 p.m. EDT, and the boys follow about 7:30 p.m. EDT. Tickets are available at kentuckybasketballcoaches.org.
>>> Tickets are priced from $12 to $100 for Saturday, June 6 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The All-Star doubleheader has the girls at 5 p.m. EDT and the boys about 7:30 p.m. EDT. Tickets are available at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse box office and at this link:
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05006464D293F425
Rosters
Senior boys Indiana All-StarsNo. 1 (Mr. Basketball): Luke Ertel, Mt. Vernon, 6-2 (Purdue)No. 2: Dikembe Shaw, Crown Point, 6-7 (Illinois-Chicago)No. 3: Noah Smith, Plainfield, 6-9 (DePaul)No. 4: Baron Walker, Noblesville, 6-2 (Butler)No. 5: Brennan Miller, Lawrence North, 6-7 (Southern Illinois-Edwardsville)No. 6: JaShawn Ladd, Ben Davis, 6-4 (College of Charleston)No. 7: Cameron Webster, Lawrence North, 5-11 (Trevecca Nazarene)No. 8: Anthony Fresh, Charlestown, 6-3 (Miami of Ohio)No. 9: Evan Harrell, Carmel, 6-8 (Bellarmine)No. 10: Nick Shrewsberry, South Bend St. Joseph, 6-5 (Notre Dame)No. 11: Dane Caldwell, Silver Creek, 6-10 (Richmond)No. 12: Kai McGrew, Fishers, 6-9 (Fishers)No. 13: Brady Scholl, Northridge, 6-7 (Indiana Wesleyan)Head coach: Todd Woelfle, Terre Haute NorthAssistant coach: Chad Ballenger, Hamilton HeightsAssistant coach: Joe Bradburn, Mt. Vernon Senior girls Indiana All-StarsNo. 1 (Miss Basketball): Gracyn Gilliard, Center Grove, 5-11 (Stanford)No. 2: Lola Lampley, Lawrence Central, 6-2 (LSU)No. 3: Kennedy Holman, Hamilton Southeastern, 5-8 (Oregon)No. 4: Mollie Ernstes, Jennings County, 6-0 (Kansas)No. 5: Lilli Barnes, Valparaiso, 5-10 (Ball State)No. 6: Vanessa Rosswurm, Norwell, 5-10 (Indiana Wesleyan)No. 7: Joslyn Bricker, Warsaw, 5-9 (Indiana Wesleyan)No. 8: Brooke Zartman, Warsaw, 5-8 (Miami of Ohio)No. 9: Myah Epps, Homestead, 5-10 (Louisville)No. 10: Laniah Wills, Lapel, 6-0 (Butler)No. 11: Brooklynn Renn, Silver Creek, 6-3 (Kansas)No. 12: Komari Booker, Pike, 6-1, Northern IllinoisNo. 13: Laniah Davis, Marquette Catholic, 5-7 (Northern Illinois)Head coach: Joe Huppenthal, Lake CentralAssistant coach: Amy Shearer, Columbia CityAssistant coach: Brian Smith, Loogootee Senior boys Kentucky All-StarsJake Feldhaus, Madison CentralLeek Ateny, Danville ChristianMalachi Ashford, George Rogers ClarkKeriawn Berry, North HardinCole Edelen, BallardJeremiah Jackson, St. XavierJayden Johnson, TrinityDamian Jung, EasternAthens McGillis, Covington CatholicJonathan Moss, Daviess CountyAmari Owens, Bryan StationJacob Spurlock, Boyd CountyDemarcus Surratt, Frederick DouglassDeAaron Watkins, Daviess County Senior girls Kentucky All-StarsAshlinn James, AssumptionA’Tylia Green, Henderson CountyEmma Holtzapfel, Notre DameJaelyn Jones, RyleTaylor King, Rockcastle CountyJaidan Koch, Calloway CountyKennedy Lane, Daviess CountyAva Moore, AssumptionDestiny Scott, North HardinAnna Tinelli, Bullitt EastHaylie Webb, Simon KentonBrianna Wilkins, Sacred HeartCariann Williams, Edmonson CountyTeigh Yeast, George Rogers ClarkMadison Young, South Oldham Boys Indiana Junior All-StarsCoach: Scott McClelland, NoblesvilleAssistant coach: Heath Howington, Barr-Reeve Core (play both Junior games)Harper Baker-Lands, PlainfieldJason Gardner Jr., FishersIsaiah Hill, PikeJahari Miller, PikeMax Vise, Mt. VernonCooper Zachary, Fishers Red Group (will play vs. Kentucky Juniors)Devin Bolden, Cardinal RitterDuncan Combs, Bloomington SouthDerrick Cross Jr., Bloomington NorthJake Grissom, Guerin CatholicBrandon Hunter, Silver CreekTyler Renn, Terre Haute North Blue Group (will play vs. Indiana All-Stars)Brady Baker, Harrison (West Lafayette)Cash Daniels, CarmelElijah King, South Bend St. JosephDa’Kori Parker, South Bend RileyAustin Schlabach, WestviewMack Welker, Homestead Girls Indiana Junior All-StarsCoach: Lisa Finn, CathedralAssistant coach: Andy Heim, BellmontCore (play both Junior games)Lillie Graves, McCutcheonAdah Hupfer, Pendleton HeightsClaire Larrison, GreensburgHannah Menser, PlainfieldKylah ‘KP’ Patterson, Hammond MortonPaige Schnaus, Gibson SouthernLily Scholl, Northridge Red Group (will play vs. Kentucky Juniors)Te’Asia Briscoe, Purdue Poly-EnglewoodAlaina Diamond, LoogooteeKendal Hill, South KnoxChesney Jackson, CharlestownSaniya Smith, PikeEtta Young, Jennings County Blue Group (will play vs. Indiana All-Stars)Payton DuVall, Franklin CentralKenzie Koch, Eastern HancockElliot Leffler, RoncalliCourtney Mathew, Rensselaer CentralCarlee Schrader, NorthviewHallie Schwieterman, Jay County Futures GamesIndiana North boysBradly Basila, ChestertonDon Bowling III, AndersonCaleb Coolman, PennWill Davison, New PalestineQuentavious Fly, Bowman AcademyCharles Hardiman, MerrillvilleBryce LaCross, Fort Wayne Blackhawk ChristianMari Leggett, BlackfordJosh McBride, NorwellD.J. Nash, KokomoWill Tonagel, Oak HillJaece Vogt, West Lafayette Indiana South boysBraxton Bowman, Crawford CountyCole Breeden, Evansville Mater DeiRomyiez Calvin, Evansville HarrisonVarschon Clark, Hamilton SoutheasternJaylin Foster, ScecinaChandon Gilbert, Lawrence NorthIshmael Kiteka, CloverdaleLandon Lampley, PikeMicah Mohler, AustinKarson Stoudemire, New AlbanyQuintyn Voltz, PrincetonNoah Washington, New Albany Indiana North girlsJanaya Cooper, Fort Wayne SniderLaine Lyles, Culver AcademyDelaney Noll, HomesteadKendall VanderWal, AngolaSuzy Perego, HomesteadJillian Sanderson, PennArianna Rowell, South Bend Saint JosephHillary Labis, WestvilleAva Richie, Crown PointAshley Bleke, BellmontMarianne Bleke, BellmontSavayah Mitchell, Pike Indiana South girlsZoie Walls, MonroviaRiley Johnson, Heritage ChristianAubrey Sparks, Owen ValleyLillian Clark, WestfieldDenaijah Jacobs, Warren CentralNyomi Hahn, MarionZoey Wood, Mt. Vernon (Fortville)Natalie Stenger, East CentralCaroline Wiggins, CathedralRiley Suarez, Hamilton HeightsHaley Wagoner, Center GroveBrianna Dailey, Oak Hill Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana All-Star week: Rosters, locations, tickets, what to know on annual series
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