Several Hamilton County players are on the list of Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s Top 60 senior boys’ basketball players for 2021-22 as compiled by Hoosier Basketball Magazine.
These boys were selected from approximately 1,500 senior players statewide. This event will be at Marian University in Indianapolis, 3200 Cold Spring Road, on Sunday.
Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s Top 60 Senior Workout is highlighted by five players who will participate in the 2022 IHSAA State Finals on Saturday, including in 2A Connor Essegian, Central Noble, in 3A Richard Brooks, Mishawaka Marian and in 4A Travis Grayson, Chesterton along with Tayshawn Comer and Jaxon Edwards from Cathedral.
The top two scorers in the state are also featured in the Top 60 Workout. They are Hunter Johnson, South Decatur (31.9 ppg) and Jalen Jackson, Fort Wayne Northrop (27.6). Also highlighting the Top 60 players are four Big Ten recruits— Essegian, Central Noble (Wisconsin), CJ Gunn, Lawrence North (Indiana), Fletcher Loyer, Homestead (Purdue) and Braden Smith, Westfield (Purdue). Unfortunately, Smith is injured and unable to participate. Those four players along with Tae Davis, Warren Central (Louisville) and Peter Suder, Carmel (Bellarmine) are featured on the front cover of the 2021-22 issue of Hoosier Basketball Magazine are also part of the Top 60 Senior Workout.
Nine more seniors— Comer, Cathedral (Eastern Kentucky); Grayson, Chesterton; Jackson, Fort Wayne Northrop (Illinois-Chicago); Logan McIntire, North Harrison (Evansville); Branden Northern, Silver Creek; Billy Smith, Brebeuf Jesuit (Miami-OH); Charlie Williams, Carmel (William & Mary); Ryan Conwell, Pike (South Florida) and Kyle Thomas, Cloverdale (Cedarville)— were pictured on the front cover or the table of content page of Hoosier Basketball Magazine and will also participate in the Top 60 Senior Workout.
Statistical evaluation, game observation and statewide research were conducted throughout the season to determine Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s Top 60. Two sessions of the workout will be hosted on Sunday by Hoosier Basketball Magazine, in conjunction with the IHSAA and the IBCA, at Marian University.
Boys primarily from Northern and Southern Indiana will participate in the first session, from 1 to 3 p.m. The remaining players, mostly from Central Indiana, will compete during the second session, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Former State Championship Coach Christopher Hawkins (Crispus Attucks) will direct both sessions. Four other outstanding IBCA coaches— John Bodey (Central Noble), Larry Upshaw (Gary 21st Century), Patrick Rady (Cloverdale) and Jason Speer (Bloomington North)— have been invited to assist with on-court coaching.
KnowYourBaller will be filming the Boys Top 60 Senior Workout this year. They will provide summary videos with all pertinent clips for all players participating.
Both sessions are open to the public for admission fee of $8 ($5 for students). The Top 60 boys follow.
Jameer Ajibade, Evansville Bosse
Reggie Bass, Arsenal Tech
Tobey Billups, Connersville
Caedmon Bontrager, Leo
Richard Brooks, Mishawaka Marian
Javan Buchanan, Lafayette Jefferson
Brock Buckley, Covenant Christian
Luke Carroll, Hamilton Heights
Wesley Celichowski, Floyd Central
Colin Comer, Greensburg
Tayshawn Comer, Cathedral
Ryan Conwell, Pike
Hayden Cutter, Scottsburg
Tae Davis, Warren Central
AJ Dixon, Merrillville
Jaxon Edwards, Cathedral
Connor Essegian, Central Noble
Travis Grayson, Chesterton
Will Grissom, Guerin Catholic
CJ Gunn, Lawrence North
Cam Haffner, Westfield
Mark Hankins, Terre Haute North
Eli Hoffman, South Dearborn
Chris Hood, East Noble
Aaron Humphrey, Tindley
Chandler Jackson, Warren Central
Jalen Jackson, Fort Wayne Northrop
Sam Jacobs, Hamilton Southeastern
Amhad Jarrard, Mount Vernon
Armon Jarrard, Mount Vernon
Karson Jenkins, Fort Wayne Snider
Hunter Johnson, South Decatur
Cade Jones, Eastern Pekin
Rasheed Jones, Arsenal Tech
Randy Kelley, Sullivan
Sam King, Columbus North
Nick Klaiber, Bloomington North
Hagen Knepp, Barr-Reeve
Aidan Lambert, Fort Wayne Snider
Fletcher Loyer, Homestead
Hayden Maiben, Maconaquah
Neil Marshall, Delta
Elijah Mattingly, Central Christian
Chrishon McCray, Avon
Logan McIntire, North Harrison
Carson Miller, Bremen
Branden Northern, Silver Creek
Christian Nunn, Crispus Attucks
Landon O’Neal, Eastern Hancock
Aaron Pickel, North Putnam
Nate Powell, Tipton
Eric Price, Gary 21st Century
A.J. Roseman, Bishop Chatard
Brady Ruggles, Danville
Avery Saunders, Southmont
Jeffrey Simmons, Fishers
Billy Smith, Brebeuf Jesuit
E.J. Smith, Noblesville
Tommy Snyder, South Bend Adams
Peter Suder, Carmel
Jahni Summers, Evansville Harrison
Kyle Thomas, Cloverdale
Shon Tupuola, Brownsburg
Jordan Turner, Cardinal Ritter
Jackson Ullom, Monroe Central
Carter Waskom, Brownstown Central
Charlie Williams, Carmel
Ty Wills, Anderson
Bobby Wonnell, Taylor
SELECTED BUT INJURED and UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE
Brevin Hallatt, Blue River Valley
Braden Smith, Westfield
Jalen Washington, Gary West
SELECTED BUT UNABLE TO ATTEND
(Notables – Hoosier Basketball Magazine’s First Team All-State Players)
Jamison Dunham, Pendleton Heights
Will Lovings-Watts, Jeffersonville
Brandon Rayzer-Moore, Jeffersonville
Joe Reidy, Woodlan
Dayveon Turner, Arsenal Tech