Year |
Player |
High School |
College |
NBA/ABA draft |
1939 |
George Crowe |
Franklin |
Indiana Central |
|
1940 |
Ed Schienbein |
Southport |
Indiana |
|
1941 |
John Bass |
Greenwood |
|
|
1942 |
Bud Brown |
Muncie Burris |
Georgetown |
|
1943,
1944 |
No Games
(World War II) |
|
|
|
1945 |
Tom Schwartz |
Kokomo |
Indiana |
|
1946 |
Johnny Wilson |
Anderson |
Anderson |
|
1947 |
Bill Garrett |
Shelbyville |
Indiana |
|
1948 |
Bob Masters |
Lafayette Jefferson |
Indiana |
|
1949 |
Dee Monroe |
Madison |
Kentucky |
|
1950 |
Pat Klein |
Marion |
|
|
1951 |
Tom Harold |
Muncie Central |
Colorado |
|
1952 |
Joe Sexson |
Indianapolis Tech |
Purdue |
|
1953 |
Hallie Bryant |
Crispus Attucks |
Indiana |
|
1954 |
Bobby Plump |
Milan |
Butler |
|
1955 |
Wilson Eison |
Gary Roosevelt |
Purdue |
|
1956 |
Oscar Robertson |
Crispus Attucks |
Cincinnati |
1960 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Cincinnati Royals |
1957 |
John Coalman |
South Bend Central |
Fordham |
|
1958 |
Mike McCoy |
Ft. Wayne South Side |
Miami (OH) |
|
1959 |
Jimmy Rayl |
Kokomo |
Indiana |
1963 NBA Draft: 3rd Rnd, 22nd overall by the Cincinnati Royals |
1960 |
Ron Bonham |
Muncie Central |
Cincinnati |
1964 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 18th overall by the Boston Celtics |
1961 (tie) |
Tom Van Arsdale |
Indianapolis Manual |
Indiana |
1965 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 11th overall by the Detroit Pistons |
1961 (tie) |
Dick Van Arsdale |
Indianapolis Manual |
Indiana |
1965 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 10th overall by the New York Knicks |
1962 |
Larry Humes |
Madison |
Evansville |
|
1963 |
Rick Jones |
Muncie Central |
Miami (FL) |
|
1964 |
Dennis Brady |
Lafayette Jefferson |
Purdue |
|
1965 |
Billy Keller |
Indianapolis Washington |
Purdue |
1969 NBA Draft: 7th Rnd, 2nd by the Milwaukee Bucks |
1966 |
Rick Mount |
Lebanon |
Purdue |
1970 ABA Draft: 1st Rnd by the Indiana Pacers
1970 NBA Draft: 8th Rnd, 132nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers
|
1967 |
Willie Long |
Ft. Wayne South Side |
New Mexico |
1971 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 35th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers |
1968 |
Billy Shepherd |
Carmel |
Butler |
|
1969 |
George McGinnis |
Indianapolis Washington |
Indiana (1969-1971) |
1971 ABA Draft: Indiana Pacers |
1970 |
Dave Shepherd |
Carmel |
Indiana (1970-1972) / Mississippi Rebels (1973–1975) |
|
1971 |
Mike Flynn |
Jeffersonville |
Kentucky |
1975 NBA Draft: 7th Rnd, 113th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers |
1972 |
Phil Cox |
Connersville |
Gardner-Webb |
|
1973 |
Kent Benson |
New Castle |
Indiana |
1977 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
1974 (tie) |
Steve Collier |
Southwestern |
Cincinnati |
|
1974 (tie) |
Roy Taylor |
Anderson |
Youngstown State |
|
1975 |
Kyle Macy |
Peru |
Purdue (1975–76) / Kentucky (1976–80) |
1979 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 22nd overall by the Phoenix Suns |
1976 |
Dave Colescott |
Marion |
North Carolina |
|
1977 |
Ray Tolbert |
Madison Heights |
Indiana |
1981 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 18th overall by the New Jersey Nets |
1978 |
David Magley |
South Bend LaSalle |
Kansas |
|
1979 |
Steve Bouchie |
Washington |
Indiana |
|
1980 |
Jim Master |
Ft. Wayne Harding |
Kentucky |
1984 NBA Draft: 6th Rnd, 127th overall by the Atlanta Hawks |
1981 |
Dan Palombizio |
Michigan City Rogers |
Purdue (1981–83) / Ball State (1984-86) |
|
1982 |
Roger Harden |
Valparaiso |
Kentucky |
|
1983 |
Steve Alford |
New Castle |
Indiana |
1987 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 26th overall by the Dallas Mavericks |
1984 (tie) |
Troy Lewis |
Anderson |
Purdue |
|
1984 (tie) |
Delray Brooks |
Michigan City Rogers |
Indiana (1984-85) / Providence (1986-1988) |
|
1985 |
Jeff Grose |
Warsaw |
Northwestern |
|
1986 |
Mark Jewell |
Lafayette Jefferson |
Evansville |
|
1987 (tie) |
Jay Edwards |
Marion |
Indiana |
1989 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 33rd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
1987 (tie) |
Lyndon Jones |
Marion |
Indiana |
|
1988 |
Woody Austin |
Richmond |
Purdue |
|
1989 |
Pat Graham |
Floyd Central |
Indiana |
|
1990 |
Damon Bailey |
Bedford North Lawrence |
Indiana |
1994 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 44th overall by the Indiana Pacers |
1991 |
Glenn Robinson |
Gary Roosevelt |
Purdue |
1994 NBA Draft 1st Rnd, 1st overall by the Milwaukee Bucks |
1992 |
Charles Macon |
Michigan City Elston |
Ohio State (1992-94) / Central Michigan (1995-97) |
|
1993 |
Maurice "Kojak" Fuller |
Anderson |
Southern |
|
1994 |
Bryce Drew |
Valparaiso |
Valparaiso |
1998 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 16th overall by the Houston Rockets |
1995 |
Damon Frierson |
Ben Davis |
Miami (OH) |
|
1996 |
Kevin Ault |
Warsaw |
Missouri State |
|
1997 |
Luke Recker |
DeKalb |
Indiana (1997-1999) / Iowa (2000-2002) |
|
1998 |
Tom Coverdale |
Noblesville |
Indiana |
|
1999 |
Jason Gardner |
Indianapolis North Central |
Arizona |
|
2000 |
Jared Jeffries |
Bloomington North |
Indiana |
2002 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 11th overall by the Washington Wizards |
2001 |
Chris Thomas |
Indianapolis Pike |
Notre Dame |
|
2002 |
Sean May |
Bloomington North |
North Carolina |
2005 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats |
2003 |
Justin Cage |
Indianapolis Pike |
Xavier |
|
2004 |
A.J. Ratliff |
Indianapolis North Central |
Indiana |
|
2005 |
Luke Zeller |
Washington |
Notre Dame |
|
2006 |
Greg Oden |
Lawrence North |
Ohio State |
2007 NBA Draft: first round, 1st overall by the Portland Trail Blazers |
2007 |
Eric Gordon |
Indianapolis North Central |
Indiana |
2008 NBA Draft: first round, 7th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers |
2008 |
Tyler Zeller |
Washington |
North Carolina |
|
2009 |
Jordan Hulls |
Bloomington South |
Indiana |
|
2010 |
Deshaun Thomas |
Bishop Luers |
Ohio State |
|
2011 |
Cody Zeller |
Washington |
Indiana |
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