40 boys, 39 girls receive top honor; 315 additional players cited as Honorable Mention
Seventy-nine Indiana high school seniors -- 40 boys and 39 girls -- have been chosen as first-team Academic All-State by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, it was announced Thursday (March 9).
In addition, 154 more boys and 161 more girls were recognized as honorable mention Academic All-State for 2017, IBCA executive director Steve Witty said. The IBCA Academic All-State team is a program where academic prowess and athletic prowess both are considered in the selections. Items such as grade-point average, college board scores and academic class rank are considered along with athletic performance in areas such as points per game, rebounds per game and assists per game.
"The quality of these student-athletes shows that success in academics and success in athletics are not separate entities," Witty said. "Rather, in many cases, a player's success in the classroom directly contributes to his or her success on the floor."
IBCA-member head coaches from schools across the state may nominate their seniors who meet criteria that include a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale, a class rank in the upper 25 percent of one's class, an SAT score of 1,100 (on the reading and math sections) or an ACT score of 24.
Once nominations are received, an IBCA committee reviews the information and determines awards for first team and honorable mention.
Those selected will receive certificates from the IBCA for their honor. Those certificates will be distributed to coaches at the IBCA Spring Clinic on April 21-22 in Indianapolis. The coaches then present the certificates to the honored players after they return from the clinic.
The IBCA has selected an Academic All-State team for boys since 1973. The program was expanded to include a girls' Academic All-State team in 1980.
2017 BOYS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM (40)
| Name | School | Coach |
| Mark Albers | Pendleton Heights | Kevin Bates |
| Adam Beasley | Crawford County | Levi Carmichael |
| Aaron Bennett | Westfield | Shane Sumpter |
| Zach Callahan | Danville | Brian Barber |
| Jack DeGroot | Winamac | Kyle Johnson |
| James Donovan | Fort Wayne Dwenger | Travis Daugherty |
| Mike Ertel | Mt. Vernon (Fortville) | Travis Daugherty |
| Alec Eurit | Lewis Cass | Jon Kitchel |
| Brady Ewing | East Central | David Disbro |
| Nick Felke | Plymouth | Ryan Bales |
| Max Flinchum | Noblesville | Brian McCauley |
| Matthew Godfrey | Guerin Catholic | Pete Smith |
| Jared Grabau | South Adams | Andrew Brown |
| Devin Guard | Crawfordsville | David Pierce |
| Josh Hall | Bloomington South | J.R. Holmes |
| Cody Holmes | Northfield | Patrick Hopkins |
| Jay Houck | Jay County | Chris Krieg |
| Shea Ingles | Cowan | Lee Ingles |
| Matt Jennings | Logansport | Pat Skaggs |
| Trevor Lengacher | Barr-Reeve | Bryan Hughes |
| Kyle Mangas | Warsaw | Doug Ogle |
| Miles Matthews | Charlestown | Jason Connell |
| Mitchell Meagher | Scottsburg | Brent Jameson |
| Blake Miller | Rossville | Cortney Dunn |
| Tyler Nottingham | Jasper | John Goebel |
| Jack Nunge | Castle | Brian Gibson |
| Logan Pentecost | Fremont | John Wysong |
| Erik Ralph | Chesterton | Marc Urban |
| Logan Sanford | Union County | Mark Detweiler |
| Cody Shively | Norwell | Mike McBride |
| Joe Smith | Elkhart Memorial | Kyle Sears |
| Jordan Smith | Hanover Central | Bryon Clouse |
| Matthew Stephens | Washington | Gene Miiller |
| Marcus Teeter | South Adams | Andrew Brown |
| Jacob Thompson | Eastside | Ryan Abbott |
| Austin Trump | Northfield | Patrick Hopkins |
| Tyler Vogel | Jennings County | Josh Land |
| Mitchell Walters | Goshen | Michael Wohlford |
| Sterling Weatherford | Hamilton Heights | Chad Ballenger |
| Jordan Yoder | Eastside | Ryan Abbott |
2017 GIRLS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM (39)
| Name | School | Coach |
| Chloe Bartley | Wood Memorial | Johnnie Bartley |
| Sidnie Bienz | Heritage | Melissa Connor |
| Marina Blackwell | Bloomington South | Larry Winters |
| Riley Blackwell | Plainfield | Curt Benge |
| Ally Brandenstein | North Posey | Larry Kahle |
| Corryn Caudy | East Central | Kevin Moore |
| Abby Cecil | North Daviess | Jeff Wickersham |
| Emma DeHart | Southport | Bart Collins |
| Abby Denham | White River Valley | Mark Graves |
| Courtney Dunlap | Argos | Gary Teel |
| Kylie Fehrman | Lake Central | Joe Huppenthal |
| Stacy Fox | South Decatur | Kelly Fox |
| Bailey Gasser | Delphi | Rainey Jones |
| Sidney Gerkin | Jennings County | Kristi Sigler |
| Dayton Groninger | Warsaw | Michelle Harter |
| Callie Gubera | Western Boone | Rich Schelsky |
| Lauren James | Seymour | Jason Longmeier |
| Kylei Klein | Cambridge City Lincoln | Rob Bills |
| Lindsy Kline | Penn | Kristi Ulrich |
| Camryn Kopka | Winamac | Jeff Wagner |
| Rylee Lane | Delphi | Rainey Jones |
| Abby May | Silver Creek | Scott Schoen |
| Rachel McLimore | Zionsville | Andy Maguire |
| Marci Miller | Northridge | Doug Springer |
| Faith Morris | Blackford | Jack Norton |
| Megan Newby | Garrett | Bob Lapadot |
| Madisen Parker | Homestead | Rod Parker |
| Stacy Payton | Northview | Zach Keyes |
| Claire Rauck | Providence | Brad Burden |
| Micaya Richardson | Delta | Andy Lewman |
| Anne Secrest | Tippecanoe Valley | Chris Kindig |
| Carli Skinner | Cowan | John Skinner |
| Taylor Steele | Highland | Tracie Mezera-Juarez |
| Kyannah Stull | John Glenn | Kyle Amo |
| Tori Styers | Culver Academy | Gary Christlieb |
| Sydney Taylor | Crown Point | Chris Seibert |
| Savanna Thompson | Lewis Cass | Mike Collins |
| Claire Whalen | Roncalli | Stan Benge |
| Madison Wise | Greenfield-Central | Doug Laker |
Click here for a list of honorable mentions!