Forty Indiana high school seniors were named winners of $500 scholarships on Wednesday.
INDIANAPOLIS – Forty Indiana high school seniors have been named winners of 2023 scholarship awards from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
The IBCA announced Wednesday that the award recipients will each receive a $500 grant.
A total of 37 seniors were presented with the Crawley Scholarship. Criteria for the scholarship includes achievement in basketball, achievement in academics, participation in extracurricular activities and service to one’s school and community.
Local recipients of the Crawley Scholarship include:
- Lizzie Redar, Lawrenceburg
- Rhys Hofer, East Central
- Cole Wheat, East Central
"I would like to congratulate you for being selected as a recipient," IBCA executive director emeritus Steve Witty wrote in informing winners of the various selections. "... Thank you for your contributions to Indiana high school basketball, and best of luck as you move on to the college of your choice."
From the Lawrenceburg Lady Tigers coaching staff
Redar, who is second in her class at LHS, will attend Indiana University as a direct admit to the Kelley School of Business. She will major in Business Analytics.
Redar averaged 14.6 points and 10.3 rebounds and led the Tigers to a Rivertown championship and to the sectional championship game her senior year. She was EIAC All Conference, Rivertown MVP, HBCA All District, IBCA Honorable Mention All State and IBCA First team Academic All State for basketball this season.
“I am so excited and honored to win this scholarship," said Redar. I love basketball so much and was so lucky to enjoy my senior year with our group of six. I’m also very grateful to Coach White for nominating me for this award.”
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As for Hofer and Wheat, they were key contributors for David Disbro's East Central Trojans this past season. They combined to average 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. Both are also members of the National Honor Society.
Through the years, the IBC has awarded approximately $780,000 in scholarships to Indiana student-athletes.
A full list of scholarship recipients is listed below.
(Student, School, Coach, Role)
Kasady Anderson, Forest Park, Tony Hasenour, student manager
Creighton Bennett, Speedway, Chuck Bennett, boys' player
Chloe Browning, Washington, Gretchen Miles, girls' player
Cameran Cahall, Madison, Adam Dennis, girls' player
Braelyn Carter, Lowell, Kelli Chavez, girls' player
Emily Cissell, Borden, Matt Vick, girls' player
Elhadj Diallo, Brownsburg, Steve Lynch, boys' player
Tymon Ferguson, Columbus North, Paul Ferguson, boys' player
Victor Garrett, Cowan, Aaron Groves, boys' player
Milton Green, Gary West, Christopher Buggs, boys' player
Trey Hall, Plymouth, Joel Grindle, boys' player
Brylie Harper, Gibson Southern, Kyle Brasher, student manager
Malik Hasani, Indianapolis Tech, Damon Turner, boys' player
Raegan Hodge, Christian Academy of Indiana, Carson Casey, girls' player
Rhys Hofer, East Central, David Disbro, boys' player
Jase Howell, Madison-Grant, Josh Hendrixson, boys' player
Emma Long, Columbus North, Brett White, girls' player
Lauren Luce, Wapahani, Scott Hudson, girls' player
Blaine Marlatt, Cowan, Aaron Groves, boys' player
Luke McDurmon, Evansville Mater Dei, Kurt Wildeman, boys' player
Mitchell Milausnic, Lake Central, Dave Milausnic, boys' player
Cadence Mills, Vincennes Rivet, Michael Mills, girls' player
Anna Moore, Seeger, Chad Wetz, girls' player
Carter Mundy, Jasper, John Goebel, boys' player
Marcus Northern, South Bend Washington, Ryan Varga, boys' player
Kylie Palmer, White River Valley, April Settles, girls' player
Abby Parsons, Cascade, Adam Parsons, girls' player
Lizzie Redar, Lawrenceburg, Zane White, girls' player
Charles Rudolph, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Ryan Abbott, boys' player
Jasmine Sherman, Princeton, Travis Conner, girls' player
Rowdy Smith, John Glenn, Travis Hannah, student manager
Kenyan Troxel, Shenandoah, Rick Ellsworth, boys' player
Ava Weisheit, Gibson Southern, Kyle Brasher, girls' player
Dylan Wetz, Seeger, Chad Wetz, student manager
Cole Wheat, East Central, David Disbro, boys' player
Evan Williamson, Hamilton Heights, Chad Ballenger, boys' player
Leo Ye, Forest Park, Drew Messmer, student manager
JUNIOR MANNIES AWARD (1)
Brayden Denk, Jasper, John Goebel, student manager
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