OA's Kinker Named To IBCA Small School All-State Team

By Travis Thayer (Oldenburg, Ind.) - Five of the best high school basketball players southeastern Indiana has to offer have been rewarded for their terrific play during the 2016-17 season. The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association recently announced their Boys Large School and Small School All-State teams. Each year, the IBCA selects 15 seniors and 15 underclassmen to their “Supreme 15.” The IBCA also names 30 large school and 30 small school players as All-State selections. Oldenburg Academy’s Ben Kinker was among the Senior Small School All-State selections. Kinker led the Twisters to a 22-4 record this past season, while averaging 21.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. The 6’8” forward is committed to play college basketball at West Point. Making senior honorable mention were East Central’s Brady Ewing and South Ripley’s Cory Walker. Two southeastern Indiana underclassmen were also recognized. East Central’s Tyler Koelling and Lawrenceburg’s Curtis White earned underclassmen honorable mention. A full list of IBCA All-State selections are listed below:     2017 IBCA/Subway Senior All-State  Supreme 15 Jaylen Butz, Fort Wayne North Jermaine Couisnard, East Chicago Central Zach Gunn, Hamilton Southeastern Ra Kpedi, Lawrence North Kyle Mangas, Warsaw Jaylen Minnett, Terre Haute South Cooper Neese, Cloverdale Jack Nunge, Castle Mateo Rivera, North Central Nike Sibande, Indianapolis Attucks Grant Smith, Connersville Mack Smith, Warren Central Sasha Stefanovic, Crown Point Kris Wilkes, North Central Malik Williams, Fort Wayne Snider   Large School All-State Jalen Adaway, Logansport Caleb Coleman, Hammond Haden Deaton, McCutcheon Michael Ertel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Jack Ferguson, Homestead David Hanyard, Lafayette Jeff Parker Hazen, Columbia City Isaac Hibbard, New Albany Matt Jennings, Logansport Andrew Kenneally, Crown Point Courvoisier McCauley, Indianapolis Manual Mileek McMillan, Merrillville Vincent Miranda, NorthWood Kobe Webster, Park Tudor Cameron Wilbon, Merrillville   Small School All-State Tye Collins, Loogootee Avery Denhart, Lafayette Central Catholic Josh Dieball, Linton-Stockton Keegan Fetters, Lakewood Park Christian Gavin Griggs, Shenandoah Grant Johnson, Triton Ben Kinker, Oldenburg Academy Maurice Knight, Frankton Trevor Lengacher, Barr-Reeve Jalen Paul, Churubusco Jon Ross Richardson, Lapel Luke Smith, Monrovia Tyler Smith, Northeastern Nathan Walpole, Whitko Ronny Williams, Liberty Christian   Honorable Mention Tim Abel, Indian Creek Mark Albers, Pendleton Heights Jared Andis, Hagerstown Dakota Barkley, Churubusco Blake Bennington, Twin Lakes Bryce Bennington, Twin Lakes Anton Berry, Fort Wayne Luers Daulton Blackwell, Mitchell Tamaje’ Blackwell, Evansville Reitz De’Ante Booker, Evansville Harrison Kaden Branam, Waldron Axle Brandenburg, Clinton Central Adonis Brown, Elkhart Central Sterling Brown, Carmel Cooper Bybee, Edgewood Eddy Collins, McCutcheon Cornell Conner, Elkhart Central John Cory, Lowell Ken Decker, Crown Point Jack DeGroot, Winamac Campbell Donovan, Fort Wayne Dwenger Al Ervin, Griffith Brady Ewing, East Central Nick Felke, Plymouth Hunter Ferris, Cambridge City Lincoln Sutter Foster, Wes-Del Jyrus Freels, Evansville Reitz Evan Galindo, Portage Michael Green, South Bend Adams Landon Hall, Brownsburg Hunter Hollowell, Huntington North Cody Holmes, Northfield Jay Houck, Jay County Kaleb Howard, Western Wyatt Hughes, Maconaquah Shea Ingles, Cowan Jonah Jackson, Merrillville Tyreion Jackson, Hammond Morton Isiah James, Pike Nolan Johnson, Washington Township Alex King, Columbus North Jordan Knoebel, Charlestown Ian Kristensen, Westfield Trevor Lakes, Lebanon Carson Lambring, Brownstown Central Tim Leavell, Marion Michael Light, Owen Valley Emmanuel Little, North Central Core’Von Lott, Gary 21st Century Nick Mantis, Lowell Jack Mathew, Harrison (West Lafayette) Mitchell Meagher, Scottsburg Blake Miller, Rossville Nathan Mills, Perry Meridian Luke Morrison, Northridge   Brandon Nichols, East Noble Tyler Nottingham, Jasper Evan Ohman, Lewis Cass Keenan Orr, Clinton Central Jacob Overton, Washington Jalen Owens, Terre Haute North Nate Patton, Tri-County Grant Pedigo, Franklin Central Zac Pitney, Triton Trace Ramsey, Valparaiso Jacob Redding, Carroll (Fort Wayne) Braxton Robertson, Henryville Logan Sanford, Union County Drew Scott, Clinton Prairie Cody Shively, Norwell Andrew Short, Avon Cameron Simmons, Traders Point Christian Chase Southerland, Cambridge City Lincoln Cam Stephens, Silver Creek Vinny Stone, Argos Matthew Stephens, Washington Christian Stewart, Roncalli Matt Strong, John Glenn Kaleb Swick, Southmont Carter Taylor, Frankfort Zach Thompson, River Forest Jarel Triplett, Hammond Morton Michael Valle, Whiteland Caleb Wagler, North Daviess Cory Walker, South Ripley Billie Webster III, Seton Catholic Jaylon Williams, Gary Lighthouse Justin Williams, Pike Connor Wilson, Hauser Tanner Yeryar, Shakamak   2017 IBCA/Subway Underclass All-State Supreme 15 Damezi Anderson, South Bend Riley Johnny Bernard, Merrillville Gavin Bizeau, Plainfield Keion Brooks Jr., Fort Wayne North Chance Coyle, Bloomington South Kevin Easley, Lawrence North Jamal Harris, Indianapolis Attucks Alex Hemenway, Castle Aaron Henry, Ben Davis Eric Hunter, Tindley Trayce Jackson-Davis, Center Grove Musa Jallow, Bloomington North Mekhi Lairy, Evansville Bosse Romeo Langford, New Albany Robert Phinisee, McCutcheon   Large School All-State Cameron Alford, Brownsburg Anthony Barnard, Kokomo Jarron Coleman, Cathedral Shamar Dillard, South Bend Riley Sean East, New Albany Walter Ellis, South Bend Adams Aaron Etherington, Hamilton Southeastern Bailey Falkenstein, Jeffersonville Jack Hansen, Guerin Catholic Zach Kuhn, Shelbyville John Michael Mulloy, Carmel Brandon Newman, Valparaiso Isaiah Thompson, Zionsville De’Avion Washington, Terre Haute South Tyler Watson, Tri-West Craig Young, Fort Wayne Wayne   Small School All-State Cade Albers, Westville Carson Barrett, Lafayette Central Catholic Braeden Beard, Tell City Carson Blair, Southwood De’Andre Gholston, Gary 21st Century Alex Gross, Hauser Tony Hopkins, Indianapolis Howe Colin Kenney, Marquette Catholic Hayden Langkabel, Morristown Caleb Middlesworth, Oak Hill Jalen Moore, Cloverdale Allen Plunkett, South Putnam Michael Roberson, Central Christian Addison True, Eastern Hancock Kycia Washington, Indianapolis Howe   Honorable Mention Noah Applegate, Penn Brayton Bailey, Bedford North Lawrence Spencer Ballinger, Oak Hill Paxon Bartley, Wood Memorial Murray Becher, Heritage Hills Christian Beezhold, Covenant Christian (DeMotte) Brigham Booe, Northview Ethan Brittain-Watts, Culver Academy Kooper Broeker, Knox Caleb Brown, Indianapolis Broad Ripple Terrence Browning, Rock Creek Academy Alec Burton, Danville Cam Chadd, Southmont Jaylen Chinn, Evansville Bosse Brayton Cornelius, White River Valley Matt Cornett, South Decatur Luke Cross, Blue River Valley Antwaan Cushingberry, Lawrence North Sam DeVault, Evansville Memorial Trejean Didier, Fort Wayne South Zach Dove, Princeton Daulton DuBois, Cascade Robin Duncan, Evansville Harrison Justin DuPree, Centerville Jake Dye, Griffith Rilee Epley, Evansville Harrison Tyce Frank, Oak Hill Thabit Gault, Mississinewa Will Geiger, Norwell Duncan Gerkin, Orleans Jaylen Gilbert, Rensselaer Central Mason Gillis, New Castle Luke Gohmann, Floyd Central Aaron Hahn, Woodlan Caleb Hamilton, Eastern Greene Jay Hammel, South Newton Cameron Harris, Crawfordsville Christian Harvey, Richmond Michael Hemingway, Mishawaka Marian Jordan Higgins, River Forest Clayton Hoover, White River Valley Jeremiah Johnson, Peru Myles Johnson, Irvington Prep Curtis Jones, Andrean Mike Jones, Indianapolis Metropolitan Kayden Key, Frankton Chase Kinsey, Shenandoah Kace Kitchel, Lewis Cass Tyler Koelling, East Central Logan Laster, Morristown Cooper Lewis, Shelbyville Ryan Mansbarger, Eastbrook Jerod May, Mississinewa Justyn McClinton, Hammond Gavit Eric Moenkhaus, Greenwood Jevon Morris, Munster Benito Munoz, Harrison (West Lafayette) Bryant Nalley, Pike Central Brycen Napier, Eastern Hancock Israel Nash, Monroe Central Brennan Neal, Whiteland Wes Obermeier, Gibson Southern Will O’Connor, Greenfield-Central Jalen Oliver, Hagerstown Avery Paddock, Alexandria Bennie Patterson, Tri-County Dylan Penn, Evansville Memorial Chandler Pitts, Maconaquah Garrett Pumphrey, Cambridge City Lincoln McCall Ray, Bedford North Lawrence Kyle Reed, Northfield Josiah Ricketts, North Posey Glen Rouch, Boonville Jacob Sanford, North Posey Nate Soltis, Cardinal Ritter Tyler Stead, Martinsville Luke Stephens, Fairfield Eli Streeval, Morristown Trey Waddups, Pioneeer Jayden Wagoner, Loogootee Nick Walker, Henryville Jordan Webb, Covenant Christian (Indianapolis) Peyton West, Wapahani River West, Whitko Skyler Wetzel, North Harrison Curtis White, Lawrenceburg Hunter White, Tindley Mjya White, Brebeuf Jesuit Stephan Wilkerson, Princeton Colin York, Greencastle