The REPORTER
Six Hamilton County boys basketball players are among the 15 seniors and 15 underclass players that have earned IBCA “Supreme 15” All-State honors for 2025-26, it was announced Wednesday.
The IBCA also named Large School All-State teams (17 seniors, 16 underclass) and Small School All-State teams (16 seniors, 15 underclass). Another six county players appear on those lists.
The “Supreme 15” is the top honor awarded, and players were voted to that group without regard to school size. The Large School and Small School all-state teams are secondary accolades – the Large School group including players from Class 3A and Class 4A schools and the Small School group including players from Class A and Class 2A schools.
Players who make the Supreme 15 are not considered for Large School or Small School honors. Large School and Small School honor teams typically have 15 players each, but ties in voting resulted with more players on three of four groups this year.
Local players on the senior Supreme 15 list are Carmel’s Evan Harrell, Fishers’ Kai McGrew and Noblesville’s Baron Walker. Harrell is committed to Bellarmine University, Walker has signed with Butler University and McGrew is entertaining multiple Division I offers.
The three county players on the underclass Supreme 15 list are all juniors: Carmel’s Cash Daniels and Fishers’ Jason Gardner Jr. and Cooper Zachary.
Four local stars were honored on the Senior Large School All-State team. They are Noblesville’s Justin Curry II, Westfield’s Drew Haffner, and Hamilton Southeastern’s Landon Osswald and Luke Weemer. Curry has committed to Valparaiso University, Haffner has signed with Abilene Christian University, Weemer is an Emporia State University recruit, while Osswald is undecided.
Two county players are on the Underclass Large School list: Hamilton Southeastern sophomore Varschon Clark and Guerin Catholic junior Jake Grissom.
In addition, 96 more seniors and 94 more underclass players were selected honorable mention all-state. The honorable mention laurels are awarded without regard to school size. In total, 284 players – 144 seniors and 140 underclass players – were recognized on the 2026 IBCA boys’ basketball All-State teams. In total, 706 players were nominated (304 seniors, 402 underclass) from 331 schools.
Local senior Honorable Mention players are Sheridan’s Devon Hamilton, Fishers’ Ethan Hillsman and University’s Josh McGee.
Local underclass Honorable Mention players include three juniors: Guerin Catholic’s Carter Murans and Hayden Rogers, and Sheridan’s Trey Page.
All IBCA-member head coaches have the opportunity to nominate players. A panel of 22 IBCA coaches – 16 from the current regional areas plus six at-large representatives (two each from IHSAA Districts 1, 2 and 3) – reviews the nominations and votes to determine the honor teams. David Wood, former coach at West Lafayette, is the non-voting committee chairman and finalizes the lists.
The IBCA will provide plaques to Supreme 15 honorees as well as certificates to players receiving Large School All-State, Small School All-State and Honorable Mention All-State recognition. Plaques will be sent via U.S. mail to the coach of the Supreme 15 honorees in April. Certificates will be emailed as a PDF to the coach of each Large School, Small School and Honorable Mention recipient in mid-April. Upon receipt, each honoree’s coach may present the award to each player prior to the end of the 2025-26 academic year.