Noblesville’s Max Flinchum (above) and Carmel’s Sterling Brown (below) participated in the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Boys Top 60 Senior Workout Sunday at Beech Grove High School. (Richie Hall)
Spring is in the air (maybe not today), but every season in the Hoosier State is basketball season.
Sixty of the best senior boys high school players in Indiana came down to Beech Grove Sunday to participate in the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Boys Top 60 Senior Workout. That included two Hamilton County players: Carmel’s Sterling Brown and Noblesville’s Max Flinchum.
Both Brown and Flinchum were part of the second session, which featured mostly players from the central part of the state. The talent level was very high: Flinchum played on the Yellow Yankees, and one of his teammate’s was Datrion Harper, who played on the Class 4A state champion Ben Davis team.
“I thought it was really fun to come out here and play with the best of the best of Indiana High School basketball, and it was a great experience,” said Flinchum.
Brown played on the Blue Blazers team, where he got a chance to play with North Central’s Mateo Rivera – usually the two played against each other in Metropolitan Conference games. Rivera was one of three Panthers players at the Top 60 workout, along with Emmanuel Little and Mr. Basketball candidate Kris Wilkes.
“It was exciting, man,” said Brown. “I got to see some familiar faces I haven’t seen in a while. It was fun just to go at each other a little bit. I had a good time.”
There two other teams put together at the workout, the Red Raiders and the Green Giants. All four teams scrimmaged against each other after the players took part in drills.
“I got to play with people that I haven’t played with in a long time and people that I had never played with in my life, and it was just a great experience to go out there and play with those guys,” said Flinchum.
There were several coaches there as well. College coaches are invited to watch the workout, as there are several uncommitted players who welcome the opportunity to showcase their skills.
“I liked getting to put all my skills for these Indiana All-Star coaches,” said Brown. “Basically show out a little bit, so I guess that’s what I got out of it.”
Brown is uncommitted at this time, but is weighing several options. He mentioned a handful of schools, and expects to make a choice in the next few weeks.
“I’m probably going to make a decision sometime end of April, early May,” said Brown. “I’m excited.”
Flinchum has already committed to play at Wabash College, home of the Little Giants in nearby Crawfordsville. He will join a fellow county player, Rhett Helt, a Guerin Catholic graduate who just finished his freshman year at Wabash.
“I thought it was a great academic school,” said Flinchum. “I’m really strong in my academics, and it’s the most important thing. I get to play basketball there as well, so it was an easy decision.”