Mark your calendars! It’s tourney time!
The IHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament is back!
State Finals Week – February 25th @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse!
Don’t miss a minute of “Hoosier Hysteria” alongside the Indiana Fever!
Check out our gallery of Hoosier greats below!
The IHSAA, IndianaFever, IHSAAtv and 93.5 & 107.5 The Fan got together to showcase some of the most iconic girl ballers in Indiana high school girls basketball history!
Skylar Diggins, South Bend Washington HS
- 2009 Indiana Miss Basketball
- Led South Bend Washington to four consecutive state championship game appearances winning the 2007 IHSAA Class 4A State Championship
- Finished her career with 2,790 points, third-most in Indiana girls basketball history
- Naismith Prep Player of the Year, Gatorade National Player of the Year, Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year in 2009
- Led Notre Dame to three consecutive Final Fours and two consecutive NCAA championship appearances
- Two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation
- Drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA Draft
- Six-time WNBA All-Star and currently playing for the Phoenix Mercury
Jackie Young, Princeton Community HS
- 2016 Indiana Miss Basketball
- Led Princton to 2015 IHSAA Class 3A State Championship
- Set Indiana Girls Basketball Scoring Record with 3,268 points in 2016 averaging 30.8 ppg for her career
- Played three seasons for Notre Dame leading the Irish to the 2018 NCAA Title
- No. 1 overall pick by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2019 WNBA Draft
- Won Olympic Gold Medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games
- Led the Las Vegas Aces to the 2022 WNBA Championship in her fourth season
Katie Gearlds, Beech Grove HS
- 2003 Indiana Miss Basketball
- Led Beech Grove High School to the 2003 IHSAA Class 3A State Championship scoring 2,521 career points, fourth-most in Indiana girls history
- Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2004
- Led Purdue to the 2007 Big Ten Tournament Championship where she was named Most Oustanding Player
- She also won both the women’s and overall State Farm College Three Point Championships on March 29, 2007,[3] defeating male competitor and future NBA starter Aaron Brooks 17 to 16.
- Selected seventh overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2007 WNBA Draft
- Coached Marian University to back-to-back NAIA Division 2 National Championships in 2016 and 2017
- Currently second-year head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers
Shyra Ely, Ben Davis HS
- 2001 Indiana Miss Basketball
- Led Ben Davis High School to the back-to-back IHSAA Class 4A State Championships in 2000 and 2001
- Named a WBCA All-American coming out of high school
- Played four years for the Tennessee Lady Vols under legendary coach Pat Summitt
- Averaged 12.0 ppg for her career leading Tennessee to four consecutive Final Fours
- Drafted 14th overall by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the 2005 WNBA Draft
- She spent six seasons in the league, playing for San Antonio, Seattle, Chicago and Indiana.
Judi Warren, Warsaw HS
- First Indiana Miss Basketball in 1976
- Member of the first IHSAA Girls Basketball State Championship Team in 1976
- First recipient of the Girls Basketball Mental Attitude Award
- Coached Carmel HS to 1995 State Runner-Up finish
- Inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002
LaTaunya Pollard, East Chicago Roosevelt HS
- 1979 Indiana Miss Basketball
- Led East Chicago Roosevelt to State Chamionships in 1977 and 1979
- Three-time All-American at California State Long Beach
- USA Basketball Athlete of the Year in 1982
- Inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005
- Only Indiana girls basketball player inducted into National High School Hall of Fame (2005)
Vicki Hall, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
- 1988 Miss Indiana Basketball
- Naismith, Gatorade and Parade Magazine National Player of the Year in 1988
- Attended University of Texas where she was three-time All-Conference and Freshman of the Year
- Member of U.S. National team that won gold medals in 1990 World Championship and 1990 Goodwill Games
- 16-year professional career in seven countries, including WNBA
- Inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015
Stephanie White, Seeger Memorial HS
- 1995 Indiana Miss Basketball
- Gatorade and USA Today National Player of the Year in 1995
- Inducted into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022
- Set the IHSAA girls basketball scoring record with 2,869 career points including a 36.9 ppg average as a senior
- Led the Purdue Boilermakers to the 1999 NCAA National Championship and won the Wade Trophy as the top women’s college player that year
- Played four seasons in the WNBA with Charlotte Sting and Indiana Fever and was an assistant coach when the Fever won the 2012 WNBA championship
- Current head coach of the Connecticut Sun of the WNBA