Staying Local: In-State DIII Players
There isn’t another state in the U.S. that cherishes their basketball more than Indiana. A lot of players, every year, decide to stay home and play for local programs. Today, we are here to look at some of those at the DIII level as we get ready for the college season to begin.
Anderson: [17 Players) Trevor Lucas (Brownsburg/Sr.), Jaelen Nice (Salem/Fr.), Ren Crump (East Noble/So.), Stanley Duncan (Evansville Harrison/Jr.), Shea Ingles (Cowan/Fr.), Cory Kreiger (Penn/Sr.), Cole Hartman (DeKalb/Jr.), Ronny Williams (Liberty Christian/Fr.), Maurice Knight (Frankton/Fr.), Nate Reynolds (Northeastern/Fr.), Malik Laffoon (Bloomington North/So.), Payton Mills (Castle/Fr.), J.D. Bembry (Hamilton Southeastern/So.), Wes Davidson (Blackhawk Christian/Jr.), Brady Ashton (Frankton/Jr.), Isaiah Lockhart (Crispus Attucks/Jr.), Jonah Arthur (Owen Valley/Fr.)
DePauw: [15 Players] Mason Hankins (Hamilton Southeastern/Sr.), Ethan Jarrett (Lawrence North/So.), David Vogel (Norwell/Sr.), Aaron Shank (Hamilton Southeastern/Fr.), Caymn Lutz (Hamilton Heights/Fr.), Chase Andries (Beech Grove/Fr.), Cole Gardner (Zionsville/Fr.), Josh Hall (Bloomington South/Fr.), Ken Decker (Crown Point/Fr.), Nick Felke (Plymouth/Fr.), Matt Godfrey (Guerin Catholic/Fr.), Luke Steinhart (Mt. Vernon-Fortville/So.), Andrew Kus (Fort Wayne Canterbury/Jr.), Cris Burrough (Guerin Catholic/Sr.), Connor Holly (University/So.)
Earlham: [12 Players] Kenneth Stalling Jr. (Bowman Academy/So.), Chainey Zolman (Manchester/Jr.), Nick Sands (Warsaw/Jr.), Isaiah Waire (Crispus Attucks/Jr.), Jamel Barnes (Muncie Central/Fr.), Tarig Eldosougi (Brebeuf Jesuit/So.), Bailey Stewart (Northeastern/So.), Thomas Sanborn (Crown Point/So.), Blake Bonin (Crown Point/So.), Jason Slain (Fishers/Fr.), Darrell Hutchison (Crispus Attucks/Jr.), John Sakaleros (Crown Point/So.)
Franklin: [24 Players] Joran Anderson (Triton/So.), Kale Morris (Clinton Prairie/So.), Blake Oakley (Northwestern/Jr.), James Polston (Triton Central/Jr.), Borden Kennedy (Seeger/So.), John Beineke (Perry Meridian/Sr.), Kyle Meyer (Milan/So.), Gunnar Dittrich (Penn/So.), Jordan Davis (Lebanon/Jr.), Josh Alford (University/Fr.), Evan Burch (Cascade/Fr.), Garrett Burkhart (Batesville/Fr.), Gavin Collie (Avon/Fr.), Hunter DeHaven (Logansport/Fr.), Cameron Dixon (Guerin Catholic/Fr.), Brandon Eades (Castle/Fr.), Atticus Felling (Triton Central/Jr.), Danny Goggans (Cathedral/Fr.), Sam Gutierrez (Tipton/Fr.), Cameron King (Owen Valley/So.), Nathan Mills (Perry Meridan/Fr.), Paul Minor Jr. (Warren Central/Fr.), Kevin Riley (New Palestine/Jr.), Braxton Robertson (Henryville/Fr.)
Hanover: [13 Players] Isaac Hibbard (New Albany/Fr.), Jensen Kellett (Northview/Fr.), Logan Ratts (Martinsville/So.), Levi Buck (Pendleton Heights/Sr.), John Williams (Monrovia/So.), Blake Robertson (Greenfield-Central/So.), Ryan Cloncs (Danville/So.), Jackson McHugh (Ind. Roncalli/Fr.), Wes McKinney (Batesville/Sr.), Kevin Williams (Columbus East/So.), Nick White (New Albany/Jr.), Connor Washburn (Fishers/Fr.), Parker Buse (Tecumseh/Sr.)
Manchester: [13 Players] Adrian Johnson (Fall Creek/Jr.), Brody Kirby (Frankfort/Sr.), Tyler Billups (Connersville/So.), Derek Ginn (Harrison/So.), Enis Becirevic (Fort Wayne Northrop/Sr.), Isaiah Lockhart (Attucks/Jr.), Jacob Marcov (Attica/So.), Matt McGowen (Decatur Central/So.), Cornell Hampton (Griffith/Fr.), Matt Westman (Michigan City/Fr.), Jalen Owens (Terre Haute South/Fr.), Landon Balch (Rennselaer Central/Fr.)
Rose–Hulman: [9 Players] Charlie Aimone (Terre Haute North/Jr.), Luke Callahan (Danville/Jr.), Zach Callahan (Danville/Fr.), Jacob Clothier (Linton-Stockton/So.), Eli Combs (Bloomfield/So.), Aaron Eldridge (Christian Academy/Jr.), Tim Harris (Gary West/Fr.), Stephen Schueth (Bishop Chatard/Sr.), J.T. Whitaker (Western Boone/Sr.)
Trine: [9 Players] Pete Smith (Northridge/Jr.), Joe Smith (Elkhart Memorial/Fr.), Langston Johnson (Elkhart Central/So.), Jalen Paul (Churubusco/Fr.), Kelham Brown (Fort Wayne Carroll/So.), Hayden Crowder (Avon/Fr.), Austin Penick (Prairie Heights/So.), Kaleb Swick (Southmont/Fr.), Robert Warrick (Columbia City/So.)
Wabash: [17 Players] Connor Rotterman (Hamilton Southeastern/Fr.), Zach Anderson (Martinsville/So.), Jack Davidson (Hamilton Southeastern/Fr.), Matt Chinn (Tri-West/Fr.), Blake Miller (Rossville/Fr.), Duncan Roy (Barr-Reeve/Jr.), Colten Garland (Washington/So.), Ben Stachowski (Evansville Memorial/Jr.), Rhett Helt (Guerin Catholic/So.), Parker Manges (Homestead/Fr.), Max Flinchum (Noblesville/Fr.), Jordan Bechtold (Columbia City/Fr.), Max Kurkowski (Plainfield/So.), Logan White (Avon/Jr.), Dalton Vachon (Brownsburg/Jr.), Alex Eberhard (Evansville Memorial/So.), Conner Brens (Plainfield/Fr.)