News On The Horizon 6/25/2018

IndyStar basketball recruiting rankings for Indiana's 2019 class--The Indy Star

5. Brandon Newman, Valparaiso: The 6-4 Newman was dominant as a junior, averaging 24.8 points and 9.5 rebounds to lead Valpo to a Class 4A sectional title. Newman has continued to play well on the grassroots travel circuit and has high-major offers from Purdue, Creighton, DePaul, Kansas State and Xavier, in addition to Loyola of Chicago, Milwaukee, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Toledo and Valparaiso.
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Castle's Alex Hemenway (Photo: Mike Lawrence/Courier & Press)

7. Alex Hemenway, Castle: The 6-4 guard had an outstanding sophomore season for a Class 4A semistate team and followed it up with a junior season that saw him average 20.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Hemenway, who is ranked No. 224 nationally in the class by 247sports, has offers from Belmont, Bradley, Butler, Clemson, Creighton, Evansville, IUPUI, Nebraska, Northern Kentucky, Valparaiso and Xavier.
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Floyd Central's Cobie Barnes (right) (Photo: David Lee Hartlage/Courier Journal)

9. Cobie Barnes, Floyd Central: The 6-6 Barnes averaged 16.1 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game for a 24-2 team as a junior. He earned a spot on the Junior All-Star team and put up 30 points and 15 rebounds in a loss to the Kentucky All-Stars in June. Barnes was offered last year by IUPUI, Evansville, Indiana State and Miami of Ohio.
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HSE guard Aaron Etherington (Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar)

11. Aaron Etherington, Hamilton Southeastern: The 6-6 Etherington averaged 12.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and shot 34 percent from the 3-point line as a junior at HSE. Etherington picked up offers this spring from Buffalo, Evansville and Toledo, adding to a list of previous offers from Ball State, IUPUI, Jacksonville and Ohio.

Ben Davis guard Jalen Windham (Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar)

12. Jalen Windham, Ben Davis: The 6-4 Windham has developed a reputation as a 3-point shooter. He averaged 14.0 points per game as a junior and shot 46 percent from the 3-point line for a team that played in a Class 4A regional. On the Nike EYBL circuit this spring, Windham shot 46 percent from the arc for the Spiece Indy Heat and averaged 8.5 points per game. He picked up offers from Miami of Ohio and Ohio, adding to a list that includes IUPUI, Toledo and Western Michigan.
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Manual forward Jalen Johnson (Photo: Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar)

14. Jalen Johnson, Manual: The 6-8 Manual forward has showed plenty of potential, averaging 22.0 points and 10.9 rebounds as a junior. Johnson played this spring for Team Rose on the Adidas Gauntlet circuit. He currently has offers from Illinois-Chicago and Southern Illinois.

New Castle's Luke Bumbalough (3) (Photo: Jordan Kartholl/Star Press)

15. Luke Bumbalough, New Castle: The 6-foot guard, also a standout receiver on the football team, averaged 20.0 points, 5.9 assists and shot 47 percent from the 3-point line as a junior for the Trojans. Bumbalough committed to Ball State in late June over offers from IUPUI, Miami of Ohio and Purdue-Fort Wayne. He also had a football offer from Ball State.
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Brownsburg's Cameron Alford (Photo: Matt Kryger/IndyStar)

17. Cameron Alford, Brownsburg: The 6-foot Alford had another strong season, averaging 16.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game to lead Brownsburg to a 20-5 season. He is over 1,000 career points and was named a Junior All-Star. Alford has Division I interest from programs like Ball State, Cleveland State and Morehead State.
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Manuel Brown (right) transferred from Scecina to Warren Central. (Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar)

19. Manuel Brown, Warren Central: The 6-1 guard averaged 13.7 points per game last season as a junior at Scecina, helping the Crusaders to a Class 2A semistate appearance. Brown, who has previous offers from IUPUI and Texas Southern, was selected to the Junior All-Star team.

Richmond's Lucas Kroft (Photo: Courtesy photo)

20. Lucas Kroft, Richmond: The 6-5 Kroft will transfer to Richmond for his senior season after attending Fort Wayne North Side. He averaged 12.5 points per game as a junior. Kroft selected Ball State in late June over offers from several other Division I programs, including Indiana State and Milwaukee.