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Scouting ’22: Travis Grayson, 6’0″ point guard; Chesterton

Bulldog. That is the word that comes to mind when you see the 5'10" guard from Chesterton take the floor. Love his game. Can shoot it, will take you to the rim and finish, or he'll drive in on you and make a great pass for an assist. Isn't...

2021 Players Impacted the Most by COVID-19 Restrictions

With colleges able to communicate for the first time with the class of 2022, a big step in recruiting, it's not a bad time to look at the class of 2021 players most affected by COVID-19 restrictions.  One of the earlier Courtside Indiana Podcasts featured this topic, so there...

Keon Thompson – 2021 – Merrillville High School

The 6'1" guard from the Region has a good, strong body and is one of the best scorers in the state, averaging 30 points a game. He is a true leader and very unselfish with the ball. This is one area where I'd like to see him improve just...

POTW: Sectionals

This week Courtside Indiana will feature a POTW in each of the four classes.   Presented by Metro Indy Basketball 1A With 33 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Johnell Davis led Gary 21st Century over Kouts for the Sectional 49 championship!  The 6'3" senior guard also totaled 26 points,...

POTW: Week of February 17-February 23

Offers are mounting for Chris Mantis.  The 6'6" junior guard continues to play well for Lowell, and in their win over Hammond Morton he totaled 21 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds.   In one of their tougher games of the season, Blackford's Luke Brown does what he always does,...

POTW: Week of February 10-February 16

This week we're doing something different.   Co-Player of the Week (POTW) presented by Metro Indy Basketball are Foster Mefford and Brayton Bailey. While Southwestern (Hanover) is battling injuries, Mefford has upped his game.  This past week the 6'0" junior guard poured in 57 points with 16 rebounds and 12 assists...

POTW: February 3-February 9

Frontier and Lowell had stars pump out big games, as Frontier's Cameron Mickie went for 37 points with 4 steals and 3 assists.  Lowell's Chris Mantis, 6'7" junior guard, poured in 35 points with 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.   Even better, Scottsburg's Nicholas Sebastiao contributed back to...

POTW: Week of January 6-January 11

I'm more than willing to admit I'm a sucker for a triple double.  More on that in a minute.   Khristian Lander, 6'3" junior point guard from Evansville Reitz, made a little history over the weekend.  Not only did he enter the 1,000 point club, he was the first Evansville...

POTW: Week of December 30-January 4

Though fewer teams take the entire winter break off from game action, it is still among the lightest weeks of the season.  The strong play kept coming. Cole Wireman, 5'11" junior guard, puts a lot of stats up for undefeated Kouts (8-0).  This past week he had 21 points, 6...

POTW: December 23-December 29

It's a good thing that's it tough to narrow down a player of the week.  It means kids are playing really well and their team is winning.  Breaking a school scoring in scoring 48 points would typically win the week.  Covenant Christian's Noah Hedrick  did that in their 104-46...