IBCA names Academic All-State teams for girls and boys basketball

On Tuesday, the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association named their 2019-2020 Academic All-State teams for both boys and girls.

According to the release, the IBCA Academic All-State team is a program where academic prowess and athletic prowess both are considered in the selections. Items such as grade-point average, college board scores and academic class rank are considered along with athletic performance in areas such as points per game, rebounds per game and assists per game.

“The quality of these student-athletes shows that success in academics and success in athletics are not separate entities,” IBCA director Steve Witty said in the release. “Rather, in many cases, a player’s success in the classroom directly contributes to his or her success on the floor.”

IBCA-member head coaches from schools across the state may nominate their seniors who meet criteria that include a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale, a class rank in the upper 25 percent of one’s class, an SAT score of 1,100 (on the reading and math sections) or an ACT composite score of 24. Once nominations are received, an IBCA committee reviews the information and determines awards for first team and honorable mention.

Here are the area players that made the list:

2020 GIRLS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM

Addison Bayman, Woodlan

Molly Ream, Bishop Dwenger

2020 GIRLS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION

Breann Barger, Norwell

Mackenzie Cox, DeKalb

Kayla Fenstermaker, Angola

Kyler Hall, Prairie Heights

Brayden Lickey, Columbia City

Carly Mabie, Columbia City

Rylie Parker, Homestead

Kaylee Patton, Warsaw

Addison Ruby, DeKalb

Grace Schrader, Columbia City

Olivia Shearer, Columbia City

Allyson Stuckey, DeKalb

Carissa Wiegman, Bishop Dwenger

2020 BOYS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM

Dillon Duff, Snider

Mike Perkins, Prairie Heights

Lucas Van De Weg, Adams Central

2020 BOYS ACADEMIC ALL-STATE HONORABLE MENTION

Jake Archbold, Homestead

Jon Barnes, Snider

Luke Denton, East Noble

Nate Dickson, East Noble

Tobe Eke, Bishop Dwenger

Gage Ernsbeger, East Noble

Evan Eshbach, DeKalb

Isaac Farnsworth, Snider

Drew Federspiel, Norwell

Kade Fuelling, Bellmont

Alec Grinsfelder, Homestead

Richie Gross, Carroll

Colin Hahn, Woodlan

Korbin Hensley, Manchester

Noah Johnson, Eastside

Micah Kirk, Carroll

Jason Kochanski, Bishop Dwenger

Kreeden Krull, Manchester

Evan Minger, Concordia Lutheran

Luke Neuhaus, Concordia Lutheran

Caleb Nixon, DeKalb

Gavin Pfefferkorn, Eastside

Ben Schreck, Bishop Dwenger

Caleb Stout, Manchester

Hunter Teichman, Heritage

Conner Torson, Norwell

Parker Tracey, Heritage

Trevor Wiedenhoeft, Woodlan

Quaon Williams, New Haven