Each school statewide was invited to recognize up to four students currently in the 11th grade.

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) recently released the Rising Stars of Indiana Class of 2025.

Each Indiana high school was invited to recognize up to four students currently in the 11th grade, based on their academic achievement.

The following area schools nominated these students for recognition:

• Batesville – Lucy Abplanalp, Sarah Bedel, Abigail Hartz, Shanna Smith
• East Central – Ava Arnult, Annabelle Black, Delaney Donawerth, Emily Klem
• Jac-Cen-Del – Weston Ertel, Hailey Kunz, Lillian Long, Jacob Ricke
• Lawrenceburg – Samuel Blaut, Peter Jansen, Kelsey Offutt, Anastasia Robbins
• Milan – Lucas Drew, Anna Herzog, Amelia Starkey, Nathan Voss
• Oldenburg Academy – Jacob Hilbert, Zachary Hoff, Caroline Niese, Annabelle Nunlist
• South Dearborn – Callie Davidson, Sophia Ferguson, Brayden Hurelbrink, Isabel Pearson
• South Ripley – Alexa Franklin, Ellie Lauber, Elizabeth McKittrick, Leah Shepard

By allowing schools to identify outstanding scholars during their junior year, it increases their visibility and could potentially bring scholarship opportunities.

Learn more at Academic All-Stars – Indiana Association of School Principals (iasp.org).

Earlier this week, the NBA announced that the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs will face off in the 2025 NBA Paris Games.

The announcement says that the two games will be in January of 2025. The Spurs currently roster French phenom Victor Wembanyama while the Pacers don’t currently have any French players. Per the announcement, it will be the third and fourth games in Paris for the Spurs but the first for the Pacers.

Previous reporting suggested that this announcement could be coming. “I’m looking forward to it very much,” Wembanyama said, per ESPN. To date, the NBA has played seven times in Paris, and the 2024 Olympics will be held there.

In 2024, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Brooklyn Nets battled at Accor Arena in Paris. They only played one game, though, while the Pacers and Spurs will play in two.

In the past, Indiana has played in Berlin, Seville, Taipei, Beijing, Manila, and Mumbai for preseason outings. Back in 2017, Indiana faced the Denver Nuggets in London for the NBA’s Global Games series.

Indiana and San Antonio split their two games this season, with the Spurs winning the more recent battle. The NBA France twitter account shared that the games will be on January 23 and 25, 2025.

A previous release from the NBA explained that there have been more NBA players from France than from any other country outside North America. The league is becoming more popular in France, and the Pacers will now be a part of it.

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The 45-day window to enter the transfer portal is now over.

Indiana currently has four transfer portal commitments and two scholarships open on the 2024-25 roster.

Open scholarships as of May 2: 2

Signed with Indiana

Kanaan Carlyle, Stanford, 6-foot-3, guard

2023-24 stats: 11.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists in 25.6 minutes per game. Shot 32 percent on 3s and 77.6 percent from the free throw line.
Years of eligibility remaining: 3
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Scouting video: Link

Luke Goode, Illinois, 6-foot-7, forward

2023-24 stats: 5.7 points, 3.6 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game. Shot 38.9 percent on 3s and 65.2 percent from the free throw line.
Years of eligibility remaining: 1
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Scouting video: Link

Myles Rice, Washington State, 6-foot-3, guard

2023-24 stats: 14.8 points, 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals in 33.2 minutes per game. Shot 27.5 percent on 3s and 81.1 percent from the free throw line.
Years of eligibility remaining: 3
Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Scouting video: Link

Oumar Ballo, Arizona, 7-foot, center

2023-24 stats: 12.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 25.9 minutes per game. Shot 65.8 percent from the field and 49.5 percent from the free throw line.
Years of eligibility remaining: 1
Hometown: Koulikoro, Mali
Scouting video: Link

Indiana transfer portal prospects

Alex Hemenway, Clemson, 6-foot-4, guard

2023-24 stats: 5.2 points and 1.4 assists in 16 minutes per game. Shot 38.1 percent from the field and 42.1 percent on 3s.
Years of eligibility remaining: 1
Hometown: Newburgh, Indiana
Scouting video: Link

Langdon Hatton, Bellarmine, 6-foot-10, forward

2023-24 stats: 10.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 27.8 minutes per game. Shot 48 percent from the field and 67.5 percent from the free throw line.
Years of eligibility remaining: 1
Hometown: Georgetown, Indiana
Scouting video: Link

Nikita Konstantynovskyi, Monmouth, 6-foot-10, forward

2023-24 stats: 9.3 points and 8.1 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game. Shot 52.6 percent from the field and 65.2 percent from the free throw line.
Years of eligibility remaining: 1
Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine
Scouting video: Link

Committed elsewhere/no longer in the mix: Michael Ajayi, Dishon Jackson, Marcus Foster, Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Jordan Sears, Skyy Clark, Zeke Mayo, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Frankie Fidler, Clark Slajchert, Marques Warrick, Dakota Leffew, Darlinstone Dubar, Deyton Albury, Davonte Davis, Gibson Jimerson, Keyshawn Hall, Malik Dia, Otega Oweh, Tre Dinkins, Tony Perkins, Aaron Bradshaw, Connor Hickman, Amari Williams, Ryan Conwell, Cade Tyson, Adou Thiero, Jalen Blackmon, Javon Small, Pharrel Payne, Leland Walker, Elijah Malone, Ben Humrichous, Zach Anderson

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