Every Monday of the high school basketball season we will release our Prep Hoops Indiana Class-by-Class Rankings as well statewide “unclassed” rankings. With the first games around the state beginning tonight it is time to unveil our preseason rankings. Class…
Every Monday of the high school basketball season we will release our Prep Hoops Indiana Class-by-Class Rankings as well statewide “unclassed” rankings. With the first games around the state beginning tonight it is time to unveil our preseason rankings.
Veteran returning talent at Marquette Catholic and Rock Creek get them in a tier above the rest.
Bottom few hard to differentiate. Class 1A was a hard one as it feels VERY wide open after probably the top four teams.
Class 2A
Team
Record
Previous Ranking
1) Brownstown Central
0-0
NA
2) Linton-Stockton
0-0
NA
3) Providence
0-0
NA
4) Gary 21st Century
0-0
NA
5) Blackhawk Christian
0-0
NA
6) Park Tudor
0-0
NA
7) Wapahani
0-0
NA
8) Caroll (Flora)
0-0
NA
9) Eastern Hancock
0-0
NA
10) University
0-0
NA
Extremely deep, talented class. Brownstown Central gets the nod at preseason #1 after coming down from Class 3A where they won their sectional. Purdue commit Jack BenterJackBenter
6'4" | SG Brownstown Central | 2024State#121NationIN
is one of the best pure scorers in the state.
Mishawaka Marian is the defending state runner-up and returns a lot of production including leading scorer Deaglan SullivanDeaglanSullivan
6'2" | PG Mishawaka Marian | 2023StateIN
. They are a step above the rest with NorthWood in that top tier.
South Bend Washington to the north and Scottsburg to the south are two real sleepers in Class 3A.
Class 4A
Team
Record
Previous Ranking
1) Cathedral
0-0
NA
2) Ben Davis
0-0
NA
3) Zionsville
0-0
NA
4) Fishers
0-0
NA
5) Penn
0-0
NA
6) Kokomo
0-0
NA
7) Carmel
0-0
NA
8) North Central
0-0
NA
9) Valparaiso
0-0
NA
10) Brownsburg
0-0
NA
Until someone knocks them off, defending champion Cathedral deserves the #1 spot.
Kokomo returns everything from a semi-state team, namely the most dominant player in the state in Flory BidungaFloryBidunga
6'9" | C Kokomo | 2024State#7NationIN
, but just don’t have the depth of talent of the teams ahead of them.
North Central and Brownsburg are two teams in the greater Indianapolis area that could really turn some heads this season.