These kicks look like they were made exclusively for the Indiana All-Star team! Nike, June 14th, will release these Air Jordan 5 Fusion's to the public... hopefully our boys will have them before! Complex reports: Can this Chicago Cubs/Olympic colorway of the AFI x Jordan V make the hybrids go from lukewarm to hot? Gentry (who’s chillin’ in NYC today) and JB hope so. If you think of the fusions as replacements for all the Team J’s that use to drop, they’re definitely an ... Read More

New York Media Relations, 212-367-4447 Nike and Kobe Bryant today launched the Nike Hyperdunk, Nike's (NYSE:NKE) lightest and strongest basketball shoe ever and one of the many superior, lightweight performance product innovations the company unveiled to support athletes from over 100 countries who will compete for gold in 32 sports in Beijing this summer. At only 13.0 ounces, the Nike Hyperdunk is 18 percent lighter than the average Nike basketball shoe. Kobe runs an average of 2.5 miles a game--less weight on his ... Read More

The 7-foot Zeller, a North Carolina recruit who led the state in scoring last season, was selected the top player in Indiana for 2008 in the annual voting conducted by The Indianapolis Star. Zeller averaged 33.1 points a game for the season and scored a record 43 points in the 84-60 win over Fort Wayne Harding for the championship. He was named on 257 of the 345 ballots cast by media and coaches from across the state. Plymouth's Randy Davis was a distant ... Read More

Indy Star Player of The Year: Gordon Hayward School: Brownsburg. In 2007-08 A 6-8 guard-forward, Hayward averaged 18.0 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists in helping lead the Bulldogs to a 22-5 season and Class 4A state championship. A Butler University recruit, Hayward totaled 929 points and finished in the school's top five for career totals in rebounds (398), assists (198) and steals (176). The three-year varsity player helped the team to a 48-25 record and capped his career by hitting the winning shot as ... Read More

The Indy Star's 2008 Boys Basketball Super Team Patrick Bade (Franklin Central, Jr, Undecided) Travis Carroll (Danville, Sophomore, Undecided) Stuart Douglass (Carmel, Senior, Michigan) John Hart (Beech Grove, Senior, Undecided) Gordon Hayward (Brownsburg, Senior, Butler) Julian Mavunga (Brownsburg, Senior, Miami (Ohio)) Daniel Moore (Carmel, Senior, Undecided) Larry Stone (Howe, Senior, IUPUI) Stephan Van Treese (Lawrence North, Junior, Undecided) Alex Young (Northwest, Senior, IUPUI) Read More

H-T All-Area Boys’ Team Butcher unanimous choice for Player of the Year With little left to say about Garrett Butcher’s storied career at Edgewood we’ll simply add one more sentence: He is our unanimous choice as the Herald-Times Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year based on voting by the sports staff. The record-setting, 6-foot-7, Butler-bound forward leaves as Monroe County’s all-time career scoring leader (1,820) after scoring 635 points this season. He averaged 24.4 points and 9.3 rebounds and set a school record (one of ... Read More

These First Team All-Americans are already making their mark on the court. SAMARDO SAMUELS The future Louisville power forward from Newark, N.J., averaged 24.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.1 blocks a game while shooting 67% from the floor. “His improvement was spectacular,” says coach Dan Hurley. TYREKE EVANS Four-time all-state honoree Evans capped his varsity career at American Christian by averaging 32.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4 steals a game. The 6-foot-6 guard plans to choose a college this month. JRUE HOLIDAY As a four-year starter, ... Read More

Alex Young (Northwest) and John Hart (Beech Grove) have been chosen Players of the Year for the 2008 All-City and All-Marion County teams as selected by The Star following a vote by the two groups of coaches. Cathedral's Scott Hicks was picked as City Coach of the Year, and Beech Grove's Randy Males was recognized as County Coach of the Year. 2008 All-City boys basketball FIRST TEAM Name School Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG Sean Esposito Cathedral 6-3 Sr. G 14.5 2.8 2.0 Desmond Holloway Manual 6-4 Sr. G 19.9 8.1 2.3 Larry Stone Howe 5-9 Sr. G 22.0 3.4 8.0 Alex Young Northwest 6-5 Sr. G-F 18.6 13.7 1.7 Anthony Young Tech 6-6 Sr. C 18.3 10.8 1.0 SECOND TEAM Name School Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG APG Maurice Berryhill Arlington 5-5 Sr. G 11.7 2.6 3.5 Robert Goff Broad Ripple 6-9 Sr. C 15.4 11.5 1.7 Jimmy Kennedy Bishop Chatard 5-10 Sr. G 14.2 2.3 2.8 Errick Peck Cathedral 6-6 Jr. F 13.5 9.2 2.5 Ronald Ross Washington 6-5 So. G-F 21.0 6.5 2.0 Player of the Year: Alex ... Read More

The IBCA’s complete list of honorees are below: BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-STATE: Selected by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Senior first team: Zach Novak, Chesterton; Julius Mays, Marion; Kyle Kuric, Evansville Memorial; Garrett Butcher, Edgewood; Gordon Hayward, Brownsburg; Julian Mavunga, Brownsburg; Randy Davis, Plymouth; Chase Stigall, New Castle; Braydon Hobbs, New Albany; John Hart, Beech Grove; Alex Young, Northwest; Daniel Moore, Carmel; Logan Jones, Madison; Kawann Short, East Chicago Central; Tyler Zeller, Washington; Senior honorable mention: Daimion Garrett, Evansville Reitz; Luke Sprague, Castle; Josh Jones, Warren ... Read More

2008 Junior All-Stars The Junior All-Stars were chosen by Indiana Basketball Coaches Association committees. After making the selections, committee chairmen forwarded the information to Smith, who announced the participants. Rosters for the 2008 Junior All-Stars who will play the Indianapolis Star All-Stars in basketball exhibitions on June 9 in Washington (south) and June 11 in Marion (north). The Junior All-Stars were picked by coaches’ committees. Boys Core Six: Patrick Bade, Franklin Central; D.J. Byrd, North Montgomery; Tyler Koch, Winchester; Colt Ryan, Batesville; Stephan Van Treese; ... Read More