Hoosier Gym All-Star Classic returns Saturday with girls, boys games

Senior all-stars will take over Hoosier Gym on Saturday, April 25, in a setting that still carries as much weight as the rosters themselves. The 21st annual Hoosier Gym All-Star Classic opens with the girls game at 11:00 a.m., with the boys game to follow, and one $25 ticket gets fans into both contests.

The lineup gives Indiana basketball fans one last look at seniors before they move on to college careers or summer all-star stops, but the setting is what makes the day feel bigger than a late-April exhibition. Hoosier Gym still calls itself the Home of the Hickory Huskers, and the building will be closed from April 20 through April 24 for floor refinishing before reopening for the all-star game. That kind of reset underscores how carefully Knightstown treats the event, as a marquee stop rather than a routine showcase.

The roster attention has already been drawn to names such as Northridge senior Brady Scholl, South Bend St. Joseph’s Nick Shrewsberry, Warsaw’s Joslyn Bricker and Brooke Zartman, with Warsaw coach Lenny Krebs tied to the girls side. Rick Schauss, Bellmont’s first 1,000-point scorer, will serve as honorary coach, adding another layer of Indiana basketball history to a day built around senior recognition.

The venue itself remains part museum, part shrine. Hoosier Gym’s archive says the 1921 building served the Knightstown community for 64 years before Hoosiers was filmed there in 1985 and gave the nearly century-old structure new life. Knightstown describes the hardwood floor as dating to 1932, with wooden bleachers that still resemble 1950s-era school gyms. Visit Indiana notes that Hoosiers was loosely based on Milan’s 1954 state championship run, a connection that still gives the site its pull.

The gym also remains a working piece of the town, not just a relic. It is open to visitors with no admission fee, though donations are appreciated, and it operates as a nonprofit with an all-volunteer staff. The building sits about four miles south of Interstate 70 and three blocks north of U.S. 40, close enough to the main routes to draw travelers, but still small-town enough to keep the event rooted in Knightstown.

The classic arrives with one more bit of perspective on how hard it is to reach the scoring milestones Rick Schauss hit at Bellmont. The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association said on Oct. 31, 2025 that Indiana’s updated lists included 4,113 boys and 2,431 girls who had reached 1,000 career points. In a state that has produced that many stars, the all-star classic still gives them one final stage in the gym where Indiana basketball keeps its memory.