Indiana and Kentucky all-stars return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indiana’s top boys and girls seniors met Kentucky at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on June 7, with Marc Urban, Chris Hawkins and Zach Speer on the boys’ staff.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse put Indiana’s annual high school all-star showcase back on its floor on Saturday, June 7, 2025, when the state’s top graduating seniors in boys and girls basketball faced their Kentucky counterparts in a doubleheader. For Indiana’s senior class, it was the last high-profile stage before college basketball or the next level, and it came in a building that already carries championship weight in downtown Indianapolis.
The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association identifies the event as the IBCA/IndyStar annual Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Series, a familiar interstate test that has long marked the end of the prep season. Gainbridge Fieldhouse’s event listing framed the game as a meeting of Indiana’s top high school graduating seniors against Kentucky, while the arena’s photo gallery for the 2025 series confirmed the date and described the participants as the top Indiana high school basketball players facing their Kentucky counterparts.
The boys’ side entered that showcase with a staff named well before tipoff. On March 27, 2025, the IBCA named Marc Urban of Chesterton the head coach for the 2025 IndyStar boys’ Indiana All-Stars. Chris Hawkins of Indianapolis and Zach Speer of North Posey were selected as assistants, giving the state’s senior all-star team a coaching group drawn from programs with deep ties across Indiana high school basketball.
The series also sat at the center of a wider June pipeline. On March 28, 2025, the IBCA announced 18 players for the 2025 Indiana boys’ Junior All-Stars, who were set to face Kentucky Juniors and Indiana Seniors in June games. That junior roster showed how the all-star structure extends beyond a single night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, creating another stage for players who were still a step away from graduation but already close enough to be judged against the state’s best.
The IBCA’s historical listings and awards pages keep that framework visible year after year, from all-star honors to Indiana Miss Basketball, coaching awards and state champions. But the June 7 doubleheader was the clearest snapshot of the current senior class: Indiana’s best against Kentucky’s best, under one roof, with the next level waiting just beyond the final horn.
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