Julius Gizzi
HANCOCK COUNTY — Highlighted by a pair of the top juniors in the state, Six Hancock County boys basketball players were recognized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association on Friday as members of the all-state basketball team.
Fifteen seniors and 15 underclass boys’ basketball players have earned IBCA/Franciscan Health “Supreme 15” All-State honors for 2023-24, it was announced Friday. The IBCA also named Large School All-State teams (15 seniors, 15 underclass) and Small School All-State teams (15 seniors, 15 underclass).
New Palestine junior Julius Gizzi and Greenfield-Central junior Braylon Mullins were named to the “Supreme 15” for underclassmen.
Gizzi, a 6-3 guard, was the second-leading scorer in the state, averaging 28.9 points per game. He also grabbed 8.0 rebounds — tops in the Hoosier Heritage Conference— and dished out 2.3 assists per contest. He set a school record for points in a season with 810, most of any player in the state this season. Gizzi shot 55 percent from the field, hit 55 3-pointers.
Mullins, a 6-5 guard already with Division I offers from Indiana, Iowa and Notre Dame, among others, averaged 25.0 points per game, ranking No. 6 in the state. He added 6.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.2 steals per game. He shot 56 percent from the field and had 61 3-pointers. Mullins set a single-season school record for points in a season with 625.
The “Supreme 15” is the top honor awarded, and players were voted to that group without regard to school size. The Large School and Small School all-state teams are secondary accolades — the Large School group including players from Class 3A and Class 4A schools and the Small School group including players from Class A and Class 2A schools. Players who make the Supreme 15 are not considered for Large School or Small School honors.
In addition, 90 more seniors and 90 more underclass players were selected honorable mention all-state. The honorable mention laurels are awarded without regard to school size. In total, 270 players — 135 seniors and 135 underclass players — were recognized on the 2024 IBCA boys’ basketball All-State teams.
Four county players earned underclass honorable mention all-state, including Eastern Hancock’s Kayden Ruble, Mt. Vernon’s Luke Ertel and Julien Smith and New Palestine’s Moses Haynes.
Ruble, a 6-3 junior, averaged a double-double. He scored at a 14.2 points per game clip, tops on the Royals, and pulled down a Mid-Eastern Conference best 11.1 rebounds per game. He ranked No. 8 in the state in rebounding.
Mt. Vernon’s Ertel, a 6-2 sophomore guard, missed much of the the Marauders’ campaign due to an injury suffered during football season. He averaged 12.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists.
Smith, a 6-0 sophomore guard, led the Marauders in scoring for the second straight year. He averaged 14.4 points to go with 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
Haynes, a 5-11 junior guard, ranked No. 5 in the state in assists, averaging 6.7 per game. He was New Pal’s second leading scorer at 11.4 per contest and also averaged 1.9 steals. He set single-season school records for assists (182) and steals (51) and made 70 3-pointers — No. 1 in the HHC and No. 19 in the state. Haynes shot 46 percent from beyond the arc.
Those voted to the 2024 IBCA/Franciscan Health Supreme 15 Senior boys’ team are, listed alphabetically: Isaac Andrews, Wapahani; Jack Benter, Brownstown Central; Flory Bidunga, Kokomo; Kobi Bowles, Lawrence North; Trey Buchanan, Westfield; Micah Davis, Franklin Community; Aaron Fine, Noblesville; Keenan Garner, Fishers; Evan Haywood, Brebeuf Jesuit; Jevon Lewis, Fort Wayne Wayne; Malachi McNair, Evansville Harrison; Tyler Parrish, Chesterton; Ron Rutland III, Indianapolis Attucks; Jacob Smith, Lake Central; and K.J. Windham, Ben Davis.
Those voted to the 2024 IBCA/Franciscan Health Supreme 15 Underclass boys’ team along with Gizzi and Mullins are, listed alphabetically: Dezmon Briscoe, Indianapolis Attucks; Damien King, Anderson; Brady Koehler, Indianapolis Cathedral; Chase Konieczny, South Bend St. Joseph; Dominique Murphy, East Chicago Central; Kellen Pickett, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian; Steven Reynolds, South Bend Washington; Azavier Robinson, Lawrence North; Tre Singleton, Jeffersonville; Trent Sisley, Heritage Hills; Jack Smiley, Valparaiso; Jaymen Townsend, Marion; and Mark Zackery IV, Ben Davis.
The IBCA/Franciscan Health All-State teams are selected through a process organized by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association and presented by Franciscan Health Sports Medicine.
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The complete 2024 IBCA/Franciscan Health Senior All-State and 2024 IBCA/Franciscan Health Underclass All-State teams for boys basketball are listed below.
2024 IBCA/Franciscan Health boys’ All-State
Senior Supreme 15
Isaac Andrews, Wapahani
Jack Benter, Brownstown Central
Flory Bidunga, Kokomo
Kobi Bowles, Lawrence North
Trey Buchanan, Westfield
Micah Davis, Franklin Community
Aaron Fine, Noblesville
Keenan Garner, Fishers
Evan Haywood, Brebeuf Jesuit
Jevon Lewis, Fort Wayne Wayne
Malachi McNair, Evansville Harrison
Tyler Parrish, Chesterton
Ron Rutland III, Indianapolis Attucks
Jacob Smith, Lake Central
K.J. Windham, Ben Davis
Senior Large School All-State
Payton Baird, South Bend Riley
Nic Book, Westfield
Kody Clancy, Scottsburg
David Cundiff, Munster
D’Amare Hood, Delta
Taray Howell, Evansville Bosse
Jayce Lee, South Bend St. Joseph
Karson Rogers, Kokomo
Joey Schmitz, Center Grove
Justin Sims, Chesterton
Robert Sorensen, Guerin Catholic
Jack Svetich, Crown Point
Tucker Tornatta, Evansville Memorial
Junter Walston, Noblesville
Braden Walters, Terre Haute North
Senior Small School All-State
Quinn Bales, North Judson
Max Booher, Greenwood Christian
Trevor Daughtry, Wabash
Josiah Dunham, Evansville Christian
Landen Hale, Hebron
Parker Hehman, Brownstown Central
Keagan Holder, Morgan Township
Reid Howard, Forest Park
Kyler Krull, Whitko
Donnie Miller, Barr-Reeve
Sam Mlagan, Bethesda Christian
Kasym Nash, Borden
Isaac Schultz, Adams Central
Nolan Swan, Tipton
Izaak Wright, Wabash
Senior Honorable Mention All-State
Zayvion Baker, Terre Haute South
Jaxson Bell, North Central (Indianapolis)
K.C. Berry, Decatur Central
Allen Briggs, Michigan City
Javawn Brooks, Brebeuf Jesuit
Maverick Brown, Penn
Jalen Bundy, Center Grove
Tyson Chupp, Bethany Christian
Peyton Cloud, Southwestern (Hanover)
Josiah Cox, Tri
Cole Duncan, Cowan
Eli Ellis, Plainfield
Sam Essegian, Whitko
Ashton Federspiel, Norwell
Coye Ferguson, Covington
Brady Fisher, Mishawaka
Jaxson Fugate, Fort Wayne North
Evan Gagnon, North Newton
Isaac Gayler, Fountain Central
Cayden Gehlhausen, Evansville North
Julian Gish, Pike Central
Chris Glover, Evansville Bosse
Jackson Graff, North Posey
Josiah Gustin, Pendleton Heights
Donovan Hamilton, Hamilton Southeastern
Mason Harvey, Seton Catholic
Cole Hayworth, Fort Wayne Concordia
Aydan Head, Henryville
Luke Helmuth, Westview
Aiden Hibbard, Elkhart Christian Academy
Cannen Houser, Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Chris Huerta, Carroll (Flora)
Will Jamison, Homestead
Jaelyn Johnson, Portage
Sam Johnson, Batesville
Philip Kahn, Shawe Memorial
Drew Kegerreis, Roncalli
Nate Keil, Lakeland
Nolan Kinsella, Munster
Evan Lawrence, Danville
Caleb Lehrman, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger
Devon Lewis, Fort Wayne Canterbury
Jamison Lewis, Southwestern (Hanover)
Mason Lewis, Indianapolis Attucks
Noah Lovan, Providence
Jackson McGee, Leo
Braedon Messenger, Concord
Taden Metzger, Fishers
Drew Miller, Tri-West
Jack Miller, Scottsburg
A.P. Mitchell, Evansville Bosse
Keyshawn Mitchell, Merrillville
Jackson Money, Tipton
Adam Moore, Winchester
Quade Morton, Pike Central
Kaden Muckerheide, North Decatur
Koleman Newsome, Daleville
Jamison Ousley, Twin Lakes
Grant Porath, Brownsburg
Jaxon Pardon, Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Caleb Parks, Hammond Bishop Noll
Kaden Pepper, Westville
Dylan Puent, Indiana School for the Deaf
Philip Randolph, International School of Indiana
Cam Reich, Speedway
Jaedin Reyna, Hammond Bishop Noll
Jemeil Rich Jr., East Chicago Central
Sean Richard, Argos
Zion Rhoades, Mishawaka Marian
Michael Roberson, Knightstown
Max Robertson, Tri-West
Jack Rodgers, Culver Community
Matthew Roettger, Peru
Jack Scheumann, Bellmont
Collin Schmidt, Plainfield
Albert Schwartz, Lafayette Central Catholic
Jacob Scruggs, South Decatur
Isaac Smith, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
Will Spellman, Center Grove
Andy Spoelman, Illiana Christian
Zeke Tanoos, West Vigo
Colin Taylor, New Castle
Ajani Washington, New Haven
Camden Webster, Kankakee Valley
Kane Wilsey, Evansville Day
Ethan Wolfe, NorthWood
Jackson Wors, Delta
Eugene Young Jr., Fort Wayne North
Wyatt Zellers, Scottsburg
Collin Ziebarth, Wawasee
Underclass Supreme 15
Dezmon Briscoe, jr., Indianapolis Attucks
Julius Gizzi, jr., New Palestine
Damien King, jr., Anderson
Brady Koehler, jr., Indianapolis Cathedral
Chase Konieczny, jr., South Bend St. Joseph
Braylon Mullins, jr., Greenfield-Central
Dominique Murphy, jr., East Chicago Central
Kellen Pickett, jr., Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian
Steven Reynolds, so., South Bend Washington
Azavier Robinson, jr., Lawrence North
Tre Singleton, jr., Jeffersonville
Trent Sisley, jr., Heritage Hills
Jack Smiley, jr., Valparaiso
Jaymen Townsend, jr., Marion
Mark Zackery IV, jr., Ben Davis
Underclass Large School All-State
Chase Barnes, jr., Fort Wayne Wayne
Luke Bricker, jr., Warsaw
Bryson Cardinal, jr., Guerin Catholic
Michael Cooper, jr., Jeffersonville
Alex Couto, jr., Carmel
P.J. Douglas, jr., Jeffersonville
JonAnthony Hall, jr., Fishers
Edward Hazelett III, so., Franklin Central
Reginald Hinton, so., Gary West
Cedric Horton, jr., Richmond
Carter Kent, jr., Jennings County
Maguire Mitchell, jr., Zionsville
Tyler Raasch, jr., NorthWood
Dikembe Shaw, so., Crown Point
Shane Sims, jr., Evansville Harrison
Underclass Small School All-State
Gavin Betten, jr., Manchester
Grady Carpenter, jr., Tipton
Fletcher Cole, jr., Paoli
Collin Czarnecki, jr., LaVille
Colby Hall, jr., Brownstown Central
Terrence Hayes Jr., so., 21st Century Charter (Gary)
Cole Henry, jr., South Ripley
Hudson Horvath, jr., Park Tudor
Bode Judge, jr., Lapel
Jake McGraw, jr., Clinton Prairie
Blake Neill, so., Bloomfield
Joshua Renfro, jr., Christian Academy of Indiana
Treigh Schelsky, so., Parke Heritage
Dereon Truesdale, jr., Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
Lemetrius Williams, so., 21st Century Charter (Gary)
Underclass Honorable Mention All-State
Keaton Aldridge, so., Indianapolis Cathedral
Mason Bales, jr., Northridge
Josiah Ball, jr., Maconaquah
Camden Bell, so., Wapahani
Cooper Bock, so., Sullivan
Marcus Browder, jr., Hammond Central
Mason Carpenter, jr., Richmond
Derek Collins Jr., jr., Gary West
Andy Colvin, jr., Dugger Union
Brock Conrad, jr., Floyd Central
David Cook, jr., Christian Academy of Indiana
Chace Coomer, jr., Brownstown Central
Cam Craig, jr., Switzerland County
Adam Crouch, jr., Indian Creek
Melakih Cunningham, jr., Decatur Central
Justin Curry, so., Noblesville
Kasen Daeger, so., Silver Creek
H.J. Dillard, jr., Fort Wayne Wayne
Deion Edwards, jr., Springs Valley
Ethan Edwards, jr., Clay City
Ethan Edwards, jr., Whiteland
Gavin Eldridge, jr., Peru
Luke Ellspermann, jr., Evansville Memorial
Tamarje English, fr., Liberty Christian
Luke Ertel, so., Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
Paul Gilvydis, jr. Andrean
Brayden Goff, so., Northview
Sam Gooch, so., Greencastle
Jevon Guess, jr., Warren Central
Renn Harper, jr., Parke Heritage
Evan Harrell, so., Carmel
Javionne Harris, so., Taylor
Moses Haynes, jr., New Palestine
Shea Hollendonner, so., Centerville
Edwin Holmes, so., Princeton
Chris Hurt, jr., Indianapolis Attucks
Michael Johnson, jr. ,Southport
Tyrese Jones, so., South Bend Clay
Cade Kaiser, jr., Batesville
A,J. Kelly, jr., Maconaquah
Landon Kidwell, jr., Southwestern (Hanover)
Malachi King, jr., Harrison (West Lafayette)
Chris Lampkins, jr., New Albany
Kaden Lark, jr., Lebanon
Luke Lindeman, jr., Bloomington North
Colton Lindsay, so., Eastern (Greentown)
Brandt Martin, jr., Warsaw
Patric Mattson, jr., Bedford North Lawrence
Kai McGrew, so., Lawrence North
Brennan Miller, so., Lawrence North
Jaylan Mitchell, fr., Evansville Reitz
Vince Moutardier, jr., Bloomington South
Kolt Nelson, jr., Franklin Community
Xander Niehaus, jr., Castle
Paul Oliver, so., Linton-Stockton
William Owens, jr., Mishawaka Marian
Da’Kori Parker, fr., South Bend Washington
Connor Ramey, jr., Edinburgh
Rogelio “Papi” Rivera, jr., North Central (Indianapolis)
Brad Rohde, jr., Hanover Central
Ethan Roseman, so., Indianapolis Bishop Chatard
Kayden Ruble, jr., Eastern Hancock
Jaiyre Sampson, jr,, Carroll (Fort Wayne)
Austin Schmitt, jr., North Posey
Brady Scholl, so., Northridge
Rylan Schrink, jr., New Albany
Jace Scrafton, jr., Danville
Eli Sego, so., Triton Central
Preston Sims, jr., Northwestern
Hunter Sisson, jr., Benton Central
Julien Smith, so., Mt. Vernon (Fortville)
Noah Smith, so., Plainfield
Drew Snively, jr., Zionsville
Colton Stowers, jr., Washington
Jay Summitt, jr., Evansville Harrison
Cole Thomas, jr., South Central (Elizabeth)
Jarvis Tolbert, so., South Bend Adams
Jace Tonagel, fr., Oak Hill
Eli Tricker, so., Danville
Drelyn Truesdale, jr., Fort Wayne Bishop Luers
Seth Wagler, jr., Barr-Reeve
Yamauree Wallace, jr., East Chicago Central
Henry Wanstrath, jr., Oldenburg Academy
L.J. Ward, jr., Indianapolis Lutheran
Javon Warfield, jr., Anderson
Michael Wellman, jr., Portage
Ben Werth, so., West Lafayette
Tate Whitehead, jr., Southridge
Bryce Wilcox, so., Southwood
Trey Yoder, jr., Woodlan
