Lake Central's Tyler Wideman, a 6-7 center committed to Butler, will be part of an elite group of the state's 2013-2014 senior players that will participate in the 26th annual North-South Indiana All-Star Classic.
This girls¹ and boys¹ doubleheader will be played at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana on Sunday, April 13th, at 2 p.m. (girls) and 4 p.m. (boys). The North/South Indiana All-Star Classic is sponsored by Hoosier Basketball Magazine and Pacesetter Sports of Terre Haute. It will be the third time that Vincennes University has hosted the event.
The girls' game features 2014 Indiana Miss Basketball‹ Whitney Jennings, Logansport. Jennings led the state in scoring (32 ppg) and is signed to play at the University of Iowa. Another top performer is Indiana signee Maura Muensterman, Evansville Mater Dei (22.7) who finished second in Miss Basketball voting. Other top scorers include Kindell Fincher, Fort Wayne Canterbury (25.8- Xavier), Allison Nash, Speedway (24.9-Hanover), Haley Cook, Hamilton Heights (23.3-Kentucky Wesleyan).
Three Indiana Division I Universities have players representing their schools‹ Sydney Buck, Homestead (Butler), Allyson Bunch, Columbus East (IPFW) and Erica Moore, Mt. Vernon-Fortville (Purdue). Two other Division I talents are Kayla Brown, Westfield (Miami, Ohio) and Ana Owens, Lawrence North (Cincinnati).
Knox County is well represented with two players from Class "A" state runner-up Vincennes Rivet‹ Bailey Dreiman and Lauren Herman‹ along with Maria Gugliotta of North Knox. Finally, two Vincennes University recruits will also participate in the North/South Classic. They are Chelsea Bentley, Anderson and Alicia Wilson, Owen Valley.
The North girls will be coached by Jerry Hoover, Logansport. Evansville Memorial coach Bruce Dockery will lead the South girls. Matt Luce (Wapahani) is the North boys' coach while Sullivan's Jeff Moore directs the South boys.
Featured boys in the Classic include six Division I signees‹ Grant Evans, Wapahani (Wright State), Bryant McIntosh, Greensburg (Northwestern), Sean Sellers, Greensburg (Ball State), Grant Sims, Bloomington North (Illinois-Chicago), Elliott Welmer, Columbus North (St. Louis) and Wideman, Lake Central (Butler).
A high scoring participant is Jacob Johnson, Mooresville (almost 20 ppg). Vincennes high schools have three boys in the Classic. They are Avory Mickens and Josh Sprinkle of Vincennes Lincoln along with Zach Templin, Vincennes Rivet.
The 2014 Classic Game Director is Harry Meeks, Athletic Director of Vincennes University. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling (812) 888-4354. Tickets may be purchased online at alumni.vinu.edu/NorthSouthGame.
2014 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic at Vincennes University
NORTH BOYS' ROSTER
NORTH COACH ‹ Matt Luce, Wapahani
NAME, SCHOOL HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE
Micah Bullock, Barr-Reeve 6-3 Forward Undecided
Eric Davidson, Hamilton Southeastern 6-1 Guard Undecided
Grant Evans, Wapahani 6-3 Guard Wright State
Jordan Furlow, Speedway 6-1 Guard Undecided
Kinzer Havill, Princeton 6-5 Forward Greenville (Illinois)
Bryce Lienhoop, Columbus East 6-5 Forward St. Francis (Indiana)
Mack Mercer, Plymouth 6-9 Center Belmont
Devon Merder, Heritage Hills 6-3 Guard Huntington
Chaz Schneider, Brownstown Central 6-0 Guard Undecided
Troy Spears, Martinsville 6-4 Forward Nova Southeastern (FL)
Tyler Wideman, Lake Central 6-7 Center Butler
Colton Wilder, Princeton 6-0 Guard Southern Indiana
SOUTH BOYS' ROSTER
SOUTH COACH ‹ Jeff Moore, Sullivan
NAME, SCHOOL HEIGHT POSITION COLLEGE
Keaton Hendricks, Bloomington South 6-5 Forward Undecided
Jacob Johnson, Mooresville 6-7 Center Indiana Wesleyan
Kourtlandt Martin, Evansville Central 6-1 Guard Rend Lake (Illinois)
Bryant McIntosh, Greensburg 6-3 Guard Northwestern
Cayman Meier, Castle 5-11 Guard Undecided
Avory Mickens, Vincennes Lincoln 6-3 Guard Undecided
Sean Sellers, Greensburg 6-6 Forward Ball State
Grant Sims, Bloomington North 6-3 Guard Illinois-Chicago
Josh Sprinkle, Vincennes Lincoln 6-5 Forward Undecided
Zach Templin, Vincennes Rivet 6-5 Forward Undecided
Elliott Welmer, Columbus North 6-8 Center St. Louis
Brooks Weszely, Sullivan 5-9 Guard Lincoln Trail JC