Eighty-seven Indiana high school seniors – 44 boys and 43 girls – have been chosen as first-team Academic All-State for 2026 by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association. Lady Tiger Joslyn Bricker is on the girls’ first team, while Kyra Kizer was named on the girls’ honorable mention list. The Lady Tigers entire team also was recognized for their work in the classroom as one of 99 teams to receive a new academic all-state team award. Mydin Burgher of the Tiger boys team is on the boys’ honorable mention list. 233 boys and 181 girls were recognized as honorable mention Academic All-State for 2026 according to IBCA executive director Marty Johnson. In total, 501 players received some level of recognition in this year's IBCA Academic All-State program. The IBCA Academic All-State program is one where academic prowess and athletic prowess both are considered in the selections. Items such as grade-point average, academic class rank and SAT or ACT scores 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," Johnson said. "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 senior student-athletes who meet criteria that include a 3.50 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale, a class rank in the upper 25 percent of one's class and either an SAT score of 1100 (on the reading and math sections) or an ACT composite score of 24. Once nominations were received, an IBCA committee reviewed the information and determined awards for first team and honorable mention. Individual girls’ first-team honorees are: Konley Ault, Bluffton; Hannah Baker, Shelbyville; Addison Barnes, Delta; Lilli Barnes, Valparaiso; Olivia Berzai, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard; Ally Bland, Edgewood; Sydney Bonds, Carmel; Joslyn Bricker, Warsaw; Brooklyn Campbell, Washington Township; Elise Coleman, Floyd Central; Carly Davison, Clinton Central; Sarah DePew, Garrett; Sophia Dyer, Whiteland; Reese Ford, Tell City; Gracyn Gilliard, Center Grove; Grace Goldman, North Harrison; Lani Graves, Bloomfield; Madison Grossman, Westview; Hannah Higgs, Evansville Christian; Olivia Jones, Pendleton Heights; Emma Kincaid, Bremen; Kandace Kroft, Winamac; Julia Lashley, Bloomington South; Mia McKaig, Pioneer; Robyn Pate, Brebeuf Jesuit; Gabrielle Patrick, Shenandoah; Caroline Pugh, Plainfield; Katie Reed, Washington; Brooklynn Renn, Silver Creek; Grace Sailors, North Miami; Jillian Salts, Carroll (Flora); Leah Shappell, Leo; Maddy Shirley, Evansville Central; Alexa Sichting, Indian Creek; Kenna Streeval, Edinburgh; Grace Swank, Central Noble; Lilly Sylvester, Yorktown; Sarah Thompson, Oregon-Davis; Anisa Tonkel, Columbia City; Ellyse Walden, Western; Berkeley Williams, Plainfield; Sophie Wischmeier, Brownstown Central; Reese Withers, Corydon Central. Individual boys’ first-team honorees are: Noah Allen, Randolph Southern; Matthew Armstrong, South Newton; Nolan Baker, Eastside; Ryan Basham, Hobart; Carter Biggs, Western; Cooper Bock, Sullivan; Carter Campbell, Winchester; Caden Claxton, Shelbyville; William Clore, Avon; Brady Cook, Southwestern (Hanover); Isaac Crane, Covenant Christian; Aidan Duff, Carroll (Flora); Luke Ertel, Mt. Vernon (Fortville); Caleb Ferguson, Columbus North; Brody Fisher, Carroll (Fort Wayne); Braedyn Foster, LaVille; Nathan Fritsch, Seymour; Kaden Grau, Westview; Peyton Gray, Heritage Hills; Cass Hejnowski, Lowell; Jarrett Helman, Shenandoah; Drew Johnson, Adams Central; Jaden Johnson, Shakamak; Landyn Keiser, Centerville; Mason Kitterman, Blackford; Tytus Lehman, South Adams; Braxton Lewis, Southwestern (Hanover); Rob McGowan, Washington Township; Derek McKean, South Adams; Mason Miller, New Castle; Zane Mitchell, Shenandoah; Aran Padmalingam, Fort Wayne Canterbury; Mason Pearson, NorthWood; Aleks Pecoski, Marquette Catholic; Lane Pendleton, Brownstown Central; Caden Powers, Eastern Hancock; Logan Sargent, Tri-Central; Levi Sawatzky, Goshen; Brady Scholl, Northridge; Eli Sego, Triton Central; Ashaan Singh, Pendleton Heights; Julien Smith, Indianapolis Cathedral; Gradin Swoveland, Jay County; Sawyer Tonagel, LaPorte. The IBCA has selected an individual Academic All-State team for boys since 1973. The program was expanded to include a girls' individual Academic All-State team in 1980. The complete lists of 2026 IBCA Academic honors for individual boys, individual girls and team awards can be accessed in the link below. https://files.constantcontact.com/5b5e9f62601/e3743f9d-6030-4e79-abeb-a99482c481bf.pdf?rdr=true