Top 25 Indiana high school boys basketball rankings (12/27/2023)

Check out this week's Indiana basketball Power 25

Author:
Mike Clark
Publish date:
Dec 27, 2023 9:06 PM EST

Top-ranked Fishers survived an overtime scare to remain unbeaten, while South Bend Riley and Evansville Christian enter the top 25 this week.

Here is our breakdown of this week's SBLive Power 25 Indiana high school boys basketball rankings (records through Dec. 25):

PREVIOUS RANKINGS: DEC. 15 | DEC. 23

Indiana high school boys basketball rankings

December 27, 2023

1. Fishers (8-0)

Previous rank: 1

Taden Metzger's 3-pointer was the game-winner as the Tigers escaped Center Grove 66-65 in overtime. Metzger finished with 13 points, one fewer than Keenan Garner and Millan McCartney.

2. Lawrence North (7-0)

Previous rank: 2

Playing just their second true road game of the season, the Wildcats held off Southport 60-52.

3. Cathedral (7-0)

Previous rank: 3

Brady Koehler made 10 of 12 shots, scored 26 points, blocked four shots and handed out three assists in a 73-50 victory against Carmel.

4. Westfield (6-0)

Previous rank: 4

The Shamrocks cruised past Huntington North 63-44 and don't play again till the new year.

5. Kokomo (9-2)

Previous rank: 5

The Wildkats won their own Phil Cox Memorial Tournament for the first time, beating New Haven 81-49, South Bend Riley 81-54 and Jeffersonville 64-57. As usual, Kansas recruit Flory Bidunga led the way – in three games, he had 56 points, 38 rebounds, 26 blocks and eight assists.

6. Noblesville (6-1)

Previous rank: 6

The Millers knocked off previously unbeaten Anderson 67-50 as Aaron Fine scored a game-high 23 points. Jusin Curry added 16 points and Baron Walker had 13 for Noblesville.

7. Ben Davis (6-2)

Previous rank: 7

The Giants went 2-0 against out-of-state competition, beating Knoxville Catholic (Tenn.) 76-52 and Pinson Valley (Ala.) 67-48 at the WKY Hoops Classic. KJ Windham scored 21 against Knoxville Catholic, while Ramone Enis had 13 points and seven rebounds vs. Pinson Valley.

8. Brownsburg (6-3)

Previous rank: 8

Grant Porath scored 20 points as the Bulldogs coasted by Crown Point 52-31.

9. Indianapolis North Central (4-2)

Previous rank: 9

The Panthers are in the midst of a 13-day holiday break.

10. Crispus Attucks (7-3)

Previous rank: 10

The Tigers had a pair of easy Greater Indianapolis Athletic Conference wins, 96-22 over Eminence and 110-66 against Riverside. Ron Rutland III scored 26 vs. Eminence, while Dezmon Briscoe had a double-double of 31 points and 12 rebounds against Riverside.

11. Center Grove (6-4)

Previous rank: 16

The Trojans split two games, beating Perry Meridian 83-61 and putting a scare into No. 1 Fishers before falling 66-65 in overtime. Joey Schmitz scored 18 vs. Perry Meridian and 29 against Fishers.

12. Penn (6-1)

Previous rank: 13

Maverick Brown scored 18 of his 20 points after halftime, including 11 in the fourth quarter, as the Kingsmen beat Chesterton 54-44.

13. Guerin Catholic (7-2)

Previous rank: 15

Dylan Murans scored 14 points, Robert Sorensen added 12 and Ryne Paris had 11 as the Golden Eagles beat Indianapolis Roncalli 55-48.

14. Anderson (5-1)

Previous rank: 11

Damien King had a team-high 19 points in a 67-40 loss to Noblesville.

15. Jeffersonville (5-3)

Previous rank: 19

The Red Devils lost 64-57 to the hosts in the title game of Kokomo's Phil Cox Memorial Tournament after beating Warren Central 64-59 and Mount Vernon (Fortville) 58-52. Michael Cooper scored a game-high 24 points and P.J. Douglas had 15 vs. Kokomo.

16. Greenfield-Central (8-0)

Previous rank: 18

The Cougars stayed unbeaten with a 58-23 win against Rushville.

17. Warren Central (4-4)

Previous rank: 23

The Warriors finished fifth at Kokomo's Phil Cox Memorial Tournament, losing 64-59 to Jeffersonville before beating Plainfield 74-67 and Mishawaka 61-50.

18. Plainfield (7-3)

Previous rank: 12

The Quakers went 1-2 at Kokomo's Phil Cox Memorial Tournament, losing 68-62 in overtime to Mount Vernon (Fortville) and 74-67 to Warren Central before beating New Haven 67-51 for seventh place.

19. Brebeuf Jesuit (6-1)

Previous rank: 22

Butler recruit Evan Haywood had 21 points and eight rebounds as the Braves handed Purdue Poly its first loss of the season, 79-44.

20. Crown Point (5-2)

Previous rank: 14

Brownsburg snapped the Bulldogs' four-game winning streak and held them to a season-low in scoring, winning 52-31.

21. Lawrence Central (4-3)

Previous rank: 17

The Bears return to action this week after a 13-day holiday break.

22. Evansville Harrison (6-1)

Previous rank: 20

The Warriors bounced back from their first loss of the season to knock off Floyd Central 76-67 in overtime and beat Bloomington South 64-59. Micah McNair scored 16, while Jay Summitt and Shane Sims each had 15 vs. Bloomington South.

23. New Palestine (4-1)

Previous rank: 21

The Dragons are back in action this week after taking 13 days off for the holidays.

24. South Bend Riley (9-2)

Previous rank: NR

The Wildcats edged Mount Vernon (Fortville) 49-48 to finish third at Kokomo's Phil Cox Memorial Tournament. Earlier, Riley defeated Mishawaka 62-49 and lost 81-54 to eventual champ Kokomo.

25. Evansville Christian (9-1)