IBCA Announces 2026 Futures Game Rosters for North-South Underclass Showcase

The IBCA released the full rosters for the 2026 IndyStar Futures Game, confirming a 24-player field for a North-South freshman and sophomore showcase at New Palestine High School that arrives with a built-in storyline: defending MVP Mari Leggett of Blackford is back, carrying a 24-point, nine-rebound, two-assist, three-steal performance from the 2025 contest as the standard every other player on the North roster will be measured against.

Now in its fourth season as part of the Indiana All-Star program, the Futures Game is scheduled as the nightcap of a doubleheader on Monday, June 1. The girls' contest tips at 6:00 p.m. EDT, with the boys' game following at approximately 8:00 p.m. Leggett is joined on the North Team by two additional returnees: Merrillville's Charles Hardiman, who scored 18 points in last year's game, and Penn's Caleb Coolman, who contributed six. The rest of the North roster spans Indiana's geography: Chesterton's Bradly Basila, Anderson's Don Bowling III, New Palestine's Will Davison, Bowman Academy's Quentavious Fly, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian's Bryce LaCross, Norwell's Josh McBride, Kokomo's D.J. Nash, Oak Hill freshman Will Tonagel, and West Lafayette's Jaece Vogt.

The South roster opens with a double selection from New Albany. Sophomore Noah Washington, who scored seven points in the 2025 Futures Game, returns alongside freshman Karson Stoudemire, making the Eagles one of the few programs with multi-year stacked representation in the same game. Ishmael Kiteka, a South returnee from 2025 who did not score in that contest, is also back. The full South field adds Crawford County's Braxton Bowman, Evansville Mater Dei's Cole Breeden, Evansville Harrison's Romyiez Calvin, Hamilton Southeastern's Varschon Clark, Indianapolis Scecina's Jaylin Foster, Lawrence North's Chandon Giblert, Pike's Landon Lampley, Austin's Micah Mohler, and Princeton's Quintyn Voltz.

Sophomores command both rosters by a wide margin, a selection pattern that maps directly onto Indiana's 2027-28 tournament cycle. This class will be seniors when that season tips off, meaning the names in this announcement are the likeliest candidates to populate all-state ballots and anchor deep tournament runs within two years. The three freshmen selected, New Albany's Stoudemire and Evansville Harrison's Calvin on the South, plus Oak Hill's Tonagel on the North, push the forecast into the 2028-29 cycle.

Five players merit close attention heading into June 1. Leggett is the focal point: a defending MVP with a verified elite stat line returning to a Blackford program that will depend on him through the 2027-28 season. Hardiman's 18-point 2025 performance is the second-highest confirmed output of any returnee, placing the Merrillville sophomore on the most direct path to senior All-Star consideration. Washington gives the South its most established returning contributor, while his pairing with Stoudemire signals that New Albany is generating Futures-caliber talent in consecutive classes. Tonagel stands as the North's longest projection: a freshman debuting in New Palestine who, if development tracks, enters his junior and senior years as one of the state's more closely watched names.

The coaching staffs reinforce the game's institutional weight. Scott Radeker of Northridge, the 2026 IBCA District 1 Coach of the Year, brings a 151-53 record at his current school and a 368-221 overall mark across 25 seasons to the North sideline. Chandler Prible of Westview, whose program finished as the Class 2A state runner-up this spring, will assist. Andy Weaver of Plainfield, the 2026 IBCA District 2 Coach of the Year with a 422-313 career record in 32 seasons and a 196-137 mark at Plainfield, coaches the South, with Trent Moorhead of Hauser as his assistant.

Uniform assignments, broadcast details, and additional event logistics are expected to follow as the June 1 doubleheader approaches.