1996 INDIANA BOYS ALL-STAR TEAM
Name, School Ht Pos PPG College Choice
Ben Anderson, Benton Central 6-6 5 20.4 Indiana State
Kevin Ault, Warsaw 6-3 2-3 30.1 SW Missouri State
Lee Coomler, Kokomo 6-5 2-3 22.0 Undecided
Jaraan Cornell, South Bend Clay 6-3 2-3 21.9 Purdue
Carson Cunningham, Andrean 6-1 1 23.0 Oregon State
Andrew Graves, White River Valley 6-3 1-2 23.5 Butler
Chris Hahn, Alexandria 6-7 5 23.0 Akron
Mickey Hosier, Alexandria 5-10 1 17.0 Ball State
Michael Lewis, Jasper 6-1 1-2 31.5 Indiana
Gary McQuay, Gary West 6-8 4-5 14.3 Purdue
Greg McQuay, Gary West 6-8 4-5 16.3 Undecided
LaMont Roland, New Albany 6-3 2-3 21.6 Ball State
Carl Sykes, Franklin Central 6-3 2-3 19.9 Undecided
The Indiana teams -- both boys and girls -- are selected on a group of
criteria which includes the following: a statewide ballot of coaches
and media (about 750 ballots), scouting of 40-50 games during the
season by Indiana All-Star game director Patrick Aikman of The Star,
all-state teams named by other media, recommendations from coaches and
other interested parties, and the Top 40 Workout conducted this year
on April 6 at the University of Indianapolis.
The boys coaches for 1996 will be Mike Broughton, head coach,
Jeffersonville; and assistant coaches Jim East, Merrillville, and Bob
Heady, Carmel.
Tickets for the games in Indianapolis are now on sale and may be
purchased by calling 1-800-669-7827, ext. 9057 (outside Indianapolis)
or 317-633-9057.
Prices are $13, $11, $10, $8 and $7. Game times in Indianapolis
Saturday, June 29 are 5 p.m. (girls) and 7:30 p.m. (boys). In
Lexington, KY, the games will be played in Memorial Coliseum on the
University of Kentucky campus Saturday, June 22. Game times are 4 p.m.
and 7 p.m. (EST). The games in Kentucky will be telecast live from
Lexington on stations in Indiana and Kentucky. (Consult your local TV
listing for stations and times.) For tickets in Kentucky June 22 call
502-583-0564.
The games in Indianapolis are played for charity, The Indianapolis
Star Fund for the Blind. Last year's game in Indianapolis raised
$100,308, bringing the all-time total from the Indiana games to
$1,732,529.
The Indiana teams will report to Indianapolis Sunday, June 16 and will
stay at the Indianapolis Marriott Hotel June 16-20. The teams will
leave for Lexington June 20 and return to camp Monday, June 24 for
another week of preparation prior to the games at MSA June 29.
The Indiana All-Star teams will play at least two exhibition games --
June 19 and 26 -- with the locations to be determined. The opposition
for the boy All-Stars will be the first-ever Indiana Junior All-Stars
selected by the boys Indiana Basketball Coaches Association coaches in
conjunction with The Indianapolis Star.