2024 Indiana Girls Junior All-Stars named

Columbia City’s Addison Baxter comes up court during November 14’s game against Snider. (Photo by Journey Brewer)

Eighteen players have been selected to play for the IndyStar Indiana girls’ Junior All-Stars for 2024, All-Stars games director Mike Broughton announced Monday.

Those selected to the six-player Core Group. In addition to the core group, six players each were voted to squads labeled Red Group and Blue Group. 

Kaley May of Danville will be the head coach and three-time state champion Angie Hinton of Lanesville will be the assistant coach for the 2024 Indiana girls’ Junior All-Stars.

The Junior All-Stars will play one game against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars on Sunday, June 2 at a site to be announced. The Junior All-Stars also will play one game against the Indiana All-Star senior girls on Wednesday, June 5 at Kokomo High School. Both games will be doubleheaders with the 2024 Indiana boys Junior All-Stars, who will be chosen later.

The players listed as Core Group players each will play in two games. The players listed in the Red and Blue groups each will play in one game, the Red Group on June 2 against the Kentucky Juniors and the Blue Group on June 5 against the Indiana Seniors. 

The Indiana senior All-Stars will play the Kentucky senior All-Stars on June 7 at a site to be announced. The Indiana senior All-Stars will play Kentucky’s seniors again on June 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.    The second 

IndyStar Indiana All-Star “Futures Games” doubleheader will be played on June 3 at Hamilton Southeastern High School. The Futures Games will be a girls-boys doubleheader with Indiana-only squads of sophomores and freshmen in a North vs. South format. The Futures Games rosters will be announced later.

A list of those chosen as 2024 girls’ Junior All-Stars follows. 

2024 IndyStar Indiana Girls Junior All-Stars

GIRLS CORE GROUP (playing on June 2 and June 5)

Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice

Addison Baxter, 5-9, G, 18.1, Columbia City, Butler

Jaylah Lampley, 6-2, F, 17.9, Lawrence Central, undecided

Maya Makalusky, 6-3, F, 26.1, Hamilton Southeastern, Indiana

Monique Mitchell, 5-11, G, 13.3, South Bend Washington, undecided

Meredith Tippner, 5-10, G, 16.3, Noblesville, undecided

Brooke Winchester, 6-0, F, 15.4, Warsaw, Ball State

GIRLS RED GROUP (playing on June 2 vs. Kentucky Juniors)

Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice

Lilly Bischoff, 5-9, G, 11.1, Center Grove, undecided

Lily Graves, 5-11, G, 11.7, Franklin Central, undecided

Ellie Richardson, 5-8, G, 17.2, Scottsburg, undecided

Aniah Smith, 5-2, G, 21.0, Avon, undecided

Gabby Spink, 5-8, G, 19.3, Gibson Southern, undecided

Leah West, 6-1, F, 16.4, Greensburg, undecided

GIRLS BLUE GROUP (playing on June 5 vs. Indiana Seniors)

Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice

Laila Abdurraqib, 5-7, G, 11.2, Lawrence Central, undecided

Addie Bowsman, 5-7, G, 21.5, Twin Lakes, undecided

Kenzie Garner, 6-0, F, 20.2, Sheridan, Ferris State

Avery Gordon, 6-6, C, 22.0, Brownsburg, Purdue

Kira Reynolds, 6-4, F, 16.7, South Bend Washington, Purdue

Vanessa Wimberly, 5-4, G, 9.5, Lake Central, undecided

HONORARY (Injured)

Name, Ht., Pos., PPG, High School, College Choice

Hadley Crosier, 5-9, G, 15.4, Lanesville, undecided


2024 IndyStar Indiana All-Star key dates

Sunday, June 2 — Indiana Juniors vs. Kentucky Juniors at TBA — girls, 2:00 p.m.; boys, to follow; admission, $10 per person at the door (adults, school-aged students; pre-school children are free).

Monday, June 3 – Indiana All-Stars “Futures Games” doubleheader at Hamilton Southeastern (13910 E. 126th St., Fishers, IN 46037) – girls, 6:00 p.m., boys, to follow; admission, $10 per person at the door (adults, school-aged students; pre-school children are free).

Wednesday, June 5 — Junior-Senior All-Star game at Kokomo (200 S. Apperson Way, Kokomo, IN 46901) — girls, 6:00 p.m.; boys, to follow; admission, $10 per person at the door (adults, school-aged students; pre-school children are free).

Friday, June 7 — Indiana at Kentucky at TBA — girls, time, TBA; boys, to follow, time TBA. Ticket information, TBA.

Saturday, June 8 — Indiana vs. Kentucky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (125 S. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46204) — Senior girls, 5:00 p.m.; Senior boys, to follow (about 7:30 p.m.). Ticket information, TBA.

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