NEW CASTLE, Ind. – Eighteen men have been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2025 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.

The team includes 11 members named to the 2000 Indiana All-Star squad. Seven other all-state players are included to recognize the top of Indiana’s high school class of 2000.

2000 Indiana All-Stars include Mr. Basketball Jared Jeffries, Michael Bennett, Brett Buscher, Steve Drabyn Jr, John Hamilton Jr., Andre Owens, Austin Parkinson, Shane Power, Zach Randolph, John Standeford and Aaron Thomas.

The remaining seven, named to various all-state teams are Braden Bushman, Ron Dokes, Mark Drake, Adam Mark, Mickey McGill, Bryant Northern, and Corey Seegers.2025 Men’s Silver Anniversary Team members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 63rd Men’s Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

A midday reception, free and open to the public, will be held at the Hall of Fame Museum in New Castle. The evening banquet will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the southside of Indianapolis.

Brett Buscher totaled 1,365 points (15.9) and 594 rebounds (6.9) over four varsity seasons, one year at Whiting and the last three at Chesterton while playing for his father, coach Bob Buscher. He averaged 21.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a senior, earning a spot on the 2000 Indiana All-Stars as well as being a McDonald’s All-American nominee, AP first-team All-State, IBCA first-team All-State, 2000 Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State and IBCA honorable mention Academic All-State.The 6-8 forward also was a 1999 Junior All-Star, 1999 IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, 1998 IBCA honorable mention Underclass All-State, two-time Northwest Indiana Times first-team All-Area, two-time NWI Times honorable mention All-Area, two-time first-team all-Duneland Conference, 1997 honorable mention all-Lake 10 Conference, two-time team MVP and three-time team captain. He scored a career-high and school-record 40 points against LaPorte at Conseco Fieldhouse on Dec. 22, 1999.Buscher went on to Purdue, where he scored 674 points (5.6) and grabbed 388 rebounds (3.2) while helping the Boilermakers to a four-year record of 66-58. He led Purdue in field goal accuracy as a junior (.526, 70-of-133) and tallied career highs of 21 points at Akron on Dec. 27, 2000, and 10 rebounds on two occasions. He won the Purdue “Courage Award” as a sophomore and played for Gene Keady-coached teams that earned a spot in the 2003 NCAA Tournament, won the 2003 Great Alaska Shootout and played in the 2001 and 2004 National Invitation Tournaments.Buscher earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and supervision from Purdue in 2004, a master’s degree in kinesiology from IUPUI in 2019 and a transition to teaching degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2021. After college, he played professionally in Germany in 2004-05 and has served as an assistant coach at Indianapolis North Central (2018-20) and at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, Minn. (2021-22). Since 2022, he has been a teacher for Anoka-Hennepin Schools in Minnesota. His hobbies include reading, traveling and staying fit.

Braden Bushman averaged 22.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals as a senior at Mississinewa, keying the Indians to a 12-10 record for coach Herb McPherson. Over four varsity seasons, he produced 1,507 points (17.7) and remains No. 2 on Mississinewa’s all-time scoring list.He also added career totals of 810 rebounds (9.5), 248 assists (2.9) and 206 steals (2.4) as the team went 43-43 over his four seasons and won the 1999 Grant County Tournament. The 6-5 forward was selected AP honorable mention All-State, to the North/South Indiana All-Star Classic and to the Top 40 Senior Workout after his last high school season. He also was a three-time first-team all-Central Indiana Conference pick and a two-time Marion Chronicle-Tribune first-team All-Area honoree.Bushman went on to Wright State University, where he averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 rebounds while playing four seasons for coached Ed Schilling and Paul Biancardi. His career high in college was 17 points against Butler on Jan. 16, 2003.He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Wright State in 2004 as well as master’s degrees in education and school administration from Indiana Wesleyan in 2007 and 2008. He was a teacher, coach and school administrator from 2004-11 before transitioning to a career in sales. He also served as a color analyst for Wright State men’s and women’s basketball from 2011-15, and he currently is an assistant coach for Beavercreek High (Ohio) boys’ basketball.From 2017 to the present, Bushman has been a senior account representative for Optum, Inc., and he also is co-owner of the Action Sports Center complete in Dayton. His hobbies include fishing, golf, watching sports and family trips to the beach and Disney World.

Ron Dokes averaged 16.4 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 blocks as senior in propelling South Bend Riley to a 15-6 record. In three varsity seasons, he totaled 655 points (10.4) and 435 rebounds (6.9) while playing for coach Tom DeBaets.As a senior, Dokes was a McDonald’s All-American nominee, AP honorable mention All-State, IBCA honorable mention All-State, first-team all-Northern Indiana Conference and South Bend Tribune first-team All-Metro. The 6-9 forward also was second-team all-NIC as a junior, a two-time team MVP and played in the Top 40 Senior Workout and the South Bend Tribune All-Star Game as a senior. He netted career highs of 33 points and 12 points against Concord on Feb. 29, 2000.Dokes went to Lincoln Trail College in Illinois after high school. As a sophomore, he averaged 11.7 points and 6.7 rebounds while being named team MVP, first-team all-Great Rivers Athletic Conference and NJCAA all-Region 24. He then moved to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he averaged 9.4 points and 4.9 rebounds over two seasons while playing for Danny Nee. At Duquesne, Dokes earned all-tournament honors in the Florida International New Year’s Classic as a junior, was a team captain as a senior and posted career highs of 29 points against West Virginia on Nov. 25, 2002, and 13 rebounds on two occasions.He earned an associate’s degree in general studies from Lincoln Trail in 2002 and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Duquesne in 2004. He went on to play professional basketball from 2004 to 2007 in Turkey, France, the Dominican Republic, Bahrain and in the CBA, ABA and WBA. He also was an assistant coach at Westfield High School from 2018-20.Since April 2024, Dokes has worked in talent acquisition for Medxcel Corp. of Indianapolis. His hobbies include spending time with family, being around basketball, fishing and a good cigar.

Steve Drabyn Jr. averaged 26.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists as a senior while leading LaPorte to a sectional title with a 15-8 record. Over four seasons, the 5-11 guard tallied 1,417 points (16.9), 212 rebounds (2.5) and 283 assists (3.4) while sinking 41.0 percent of his 3-pointers (226-of-551) and a national-record 92.1 percent of his free throws (397-of-431) for teams that won four sectionals, two regionals and one semi-state. He netted career highs and school records of 51 points and 11 3-pointers as senior against Elkhart Central on Jan. 15, 2000. He had additional school records for season 3-pointers (93), career 3-pointers (226) and a national-best .950 on free throws (151-of-159) in 1999-2000 while playing for coach Joe Otis.A 2000 Indiana All-Star, Drabyn was selected AP second-team All-State, IBCA second-team All-State and 2000 Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State and Duneland Conference MVP as a senior. He also was chosen a 1999 Junior All-Star, 1999 AP high honorable mention All-State, 1999 IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, 1999 Louisville Courier-Journal honorable mention All-State, 1998 IBCA honorable mention Underclass All-State, three-time all-Duneland Conference, three-time LaPorte Herald-Argus first-team All-Area (1998, 1999, 2000), two-time Herald-Argus Player of the Year (1999, 2000), two-time South Bend Tribune first-team All-Area (1999, 2000), 1999 Tribune Area Player of the Year and 2000 Tribune Area co-Player of the Year.He matriculated to Belmont University, where he totaled 1,237 points (11.0), 248 rebounds (1.8), 411 assists (3.7) and set a school record for free throw accuracy (.917, 276-of-301) while playing for coach Rick Byrd and helping the Bruins to a 62-53 record, a 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference North Division title and a spot in the 2004 National Invitation Tournament. Drabyn led the NCAA, A-Sun Conference and set a Belmont season record for in free throw accuracy as a junior (.951, 78-of-82). He also is fifth on Belmont list for career 3-point accuracy (.413, 291-of-705) and sixth on Belmont list for career 3-pointers (291). He was named second-team all-conference and to the A-Sun all-tournament team in 2004 and was a two-time winner of the Belmont/Civitan Sportsmanship Award.Drabyn earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Belmont in 2004 and a master’s degree in education from the University of Indianapolis in 2010. After college, he entered coaching and has been a men’s assistant at the University of the South, Lee’s McCrae College, Carmel High School, Stetson University and Lipscomb University. Since 2019, he has been men’s head coach at Bethel University in Mishawaka and entered 2024-25 with a 98-54 record with three NAIA National Tournament berths in five seasons. He enjoys playing basketball, running, lifting, golf, tennis, hiking, euchre and activities with his family.Mark Drake totaled 1,145 points (14.7), 267 rebounds (3.4) and 280 assists (3.6) as a four-year varsity player at Shelbyville for coach John Heaton. That included averages of 21.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists as senior when he was named AP honorable mention All-State, IBCA honorable mention All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal honorable mention All-State, IndyStar first-team all-Metro South and Shelby County MVP as the Golden Bears went 11-12 and won a Class 3A sectional.Drake also was IndyStar honorable mention all-Metro South as a junior, IndyStar second-team all-Metro South as a sophomore, a three-time all-Hoosier Heritage Conference selection and a two-time Shelbyville News first-team all-Shelby County pick. As a senior, he scored a career-high 33 points against Greenfield-Central on Jan. 22, 2000, was an alternate to the Top 40 Senior Workout, played in the Shelby County/Hancock County Classic and won the Shelbyville Paul Cross Award for mental attitude.He also excelled in football, standing second the SHS career passing list (4,749 yards) while earning three-time all-HHC honors and being named IndyStar first-team all-Metro South as a senior.Drake matriculated to the University of Alaska-Anchorage, where he totaled 1,173 points (11.0), 165 rebounds (1.5), 157 assists (1.5), set a UAA record for career free throw accuracy (.884, 130-of-147) and stands third on the UAA career list for 3-pointers (243) in four seasons with the Seawolves. He twice made nine 3-pointers in a game and had a career-high 34 points against Western Oregon on Feb. 16, 2002. He was named 2002 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, was a two-time team Most Inspirational Award winner and won the UAA Bob Zundel Rebounders Trophy as a senior.He studied communications in college and has worked in sports media, broadcasting and sales over the years, including winning a 2010 “Goldie Award from the Alaska Broadcasters Association. He also has been part of the broadcast team for several seasons for WSVX Radio in Shelbyville. He currently volunteers for the Indianapolis Scecina basketball program, works in sales for Custom MCK and is owner of Custom Machinery Enterprises. He enjoys hiking, cycling, boxing, coaching youth basketball and watching his son’s baseball and other activities.

John Hamilton Jr. totaled a school-record 2,064 points (23.8), 547 rebounds (6.3), a school record 364 assists (4.2), 256 steals (2.9) and a school-record 194 3-pointers while leading Greenfield-Central to a 57-30 ledger, two Hoosier Heritage Conference titles and one sectional crown over four seasons while playing one season for Calvin Bayley and three seasons for his father, coach John Hamilton Sr. In 1999-2000, John Jr. was third in the state with a 28.0 scoring average and added 8.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.1 steals. That came after he averaged 27.0 points as a junior, 23.8 points as a sophomore and 16.1 points as a freshman for the Cougars. He scored a career-high 50 points against Warren Central on Dec. 3, 1999.A 2000 Indiana All-Star, Hamilton was a McDonald’s All-American nominee, AP second-team All-State, IBCA second-team All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State and Greenfield-Central Male Athlete of the Year as a senior. The 1999 Junior All-Star also was AP high honorable mention All-State and Louisville Courier-Journal third-team All-State as a junior as well as AP honorable mention All-State and 1998 Louisville Courier-Journal honorable mention All-State as a sophomore. In addition, he was two-time IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, three-time IndyStar Super Team, four-time IndyStar first-team all-Metro East, two-time IndyStar Metro East Player of the Year, four-time Greenfield Daily Reporter all-Hancock County, three-time Hancock County Player of the Year, four-time all-HHC, four-time all-sectional and four-time team MVP.The 6-4 guard matriculated to Weber State University in Utah, amassing 1,240 points (10.4), 280 rebounds (2.4) and 176 assists (1.5) over four seasons for teams that went 74-45, won the 2003 Big Sky Conference regular-season and tournament titles and played in the 2003 NCAA Tournament. He stands fourth on the Weber State list for career 3-pointers (241) and eighth on the school list for career 3-point accuracy (.406). He was named Big Sky academic all-conference as a sophomore.He earned a bachelor’s degree in technical sales from Weber State in 2004 and master’s degree in education from the University of Phoenix in 2014. He owned a café from 2004-14, then became a teacher.Since 2019, he has taught at Mountain Green Middle School in Morgan, Utah. His hobbies include fitness activities, collecting athletic shoes and following his children in their athletics.

Jared Jeffries averaged 23.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a senior en route to winning the title of 2000 Indiana Mr. Basketball while leading Bloomington North to a 25-1 season and a Class 4A state runner-up finish. In a three-year varsity career, he totaled 1,418 points (20.0) and640 rebounds (9.0) as the Cougars went 62-9 while winning two sectionals, one regional and one semi-state for coach Tom McKinney.In addition to his spot on the Indiana All-Stars, Jeffries was Gatorade National Player of the Year, a McDonald’s All-American, a Parade first-team All-American, USA Today second-team all-USA, Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year, AP first-team All-State, IBCA first-team All-State and IHSAA Class 4A Trester Award winner as a senior. He also was a 1999 Junior All-Star as well as 1999 AP third-team All-State, 1999 IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, 1998 IBCA honorable mention Underclass All-State , two-time Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State, two-time first-team all-Conference Indiana, three-time all-sectional and two-time all-regional. He had career highs of 42 points against Owen Valley on Jan. 28, 2000, and 20 rebounds against Union (Dugger) on Nov. 25, 1998.Jeffries went on to Indiana University, where he averaged 14.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in helping the Hoosiers to a 46-25 record and two NCAA Tournament berths in two seasons for coach Mike Davis. That included Jeffries’ sophomore campaign, where he tallied 15.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and was named second-team All-American, Big Ten Player of the Year and NCAA all-South Region as IU went 25-12 and was runner-up in the NCAA Tournament. He also was Big Ten Rookie of the year and Big Ten all-tournament as a freshman.The 6-11 forward was selected in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, leading to an 11-year NBA career where he amassed 3,003 points (4.8 ppg), 2,563 rebounds (4.1 rpg) and 798 assists (1.3 apg) in 629 regular-season games in 11 seasons with Washington, New York, Houston and Portland. He added 139 points, 110 rebounds and 28 assists in 25 playoff games in four playoff seasons.He posted NBA career highs of 21 points (at Toronto on March 28, 2008), 17 rebounds (at Philadelphia on April 9, 2004), 10 assists (vs. Atlanta on March 30, 2005) and five blocks (at Sacramento on March 28, 2006).Beyond basketball, Jeffries had a TV show – “Modern Fishing with Jared Jeffries” – on the Outdoor Channel from 2014-21, held various roles with Echo Fox from 2015-19 and has worked in the front office of the Denver Nuggets since 2013, currently as a college scout. His hobbies include fishing and golf.

Adam Mark averaged 17.6 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 62 percent as a senior to lead Bremen to a 17-5 ledger for coach Gary Hudson. In four varsity seasons, Mark totaled 1,135 points (14.9), a school-record 664 rebounds (8.7) and 112 steals (1.5) while shooting a school-record 63.3 percent (415-of-656) as the Lions went 71-26 and won two sectionals, two regionals, two Northern State Conference titles and three Bi-County Tournaments. He also set school records for season rebounds (263 as a junior), season field goal accuracy (66.4 percent as a sophomore) and rebounds in a game (27 vs. Knox on March 2, 1999).The 6-8 forward was selected AP high honorable mention All-State, IBCA honorable mention All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal third-team All-State, Bi-County Tournament MVP, team MVP, IBCA first-team Academic All-State, winner of the Bremen Scholar-Athlete Award, a team captain and to the Top 40 Senior Workout as a senior. The National Honor Society student and class valedictorian also was chosen 1999 AP honorable mention All-State, two-time South Bend Tribune first-team All-Area, three-time first-team all-NSC, two-time all-sectional and winner of the 1998 Bremen Most Improved Award.Mark matriculated to Belmont University, where he amassed 1,574 points (14.1), 722 rebounds (6.4) and 207 assists (1.8) in helping the Bruins to a 62-53 record, a 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference North Division title and a spot in the 2004 National Invitation Tournament while playing for coach Rick Byrd. He led the NCAA and A-Sun in field goal accuracy as a sophomore (.708, 150-of-212) and junior (.670, 199-of-297).As a senior, Mark averaged 18.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists on .662 shooting as the team went 21-9. That season, he won the Belmont/Vince Gill Outstanding Player Award and was named NACDA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, to the NACDA Scholar-Athlete Team and a winner of an NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. He also was selected two-time first-team all-Atlantic Sun, two-time CoSIDA/Verizon first-team Academic All-America, three-time CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-District and two-time A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year.Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2004 and a master’s degree in accounting in 2005, both from Belmont. He later earned status as certified public accountant in 2008, a certified information security professional in 2010 and a project management professional in 2012. He has worked in accounting throughout his professional career, serving as a partner with Frazier & Deeter, LLC, in Nashville since 2021. He enjoys staying active and supporting his children in their activities. He was selected to Bi-County Tournament’s 50th anniversary all-time team in 2015 and inducted into Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.Mickey McGill totaled a career school-record 1,813 points (20.6) as well as 543 rebounds (6.2) and 179 assists (2.0) in leading Rossville to a 59-29 record and two Hoosier Heartland Conference titles for coach Jeff Henley. As a senior, McGill tallied 21.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the 13-8 Hornets while being named Louisville Courier-Journal second-team All-State, winning the Benton Central Sportsmanship Award, being selected for the Top 40 Senior Workout and earning most valuable honors in the postseason MVP Sports Tipoff Classic.Over his career, the 6-3 guard was chosen three-time AP honorable mention All-State, three-time IBCA honorable mention All-State, three-time Lafayette Journal & Courier first-team All-Area, two-time J&C Area Player of the Year, four-time first-team all-Clinton County, four-time first-team all-HHC and three-time all-sectional. The 1999 Junior All-Star also was IBCA first-team Underclass All-State and Louisville Courier-Journal honorable mention All-State as a junior. He also was named Class A first-team All-State as a senior in baseball, helping Rossville to the 2000 Class A state championship in that sport.McGill moved to the University of Indianapolis, where he totaled 613 points (5.6), 171 rebounds (1.6), 107 assists (1.0) and helped the Greyhounds to a 67-46 ledger and two NCAA Division II national tournament berths while playing four seasons for coach Todd Sturgeon. As a senior, McGill averaged 8.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists while hitting 51.2 percent of his 3-pointers (66-of-129) for a 19-10 squad. That 3-point percentage is second on the UIndy season list. He also stands ninth on the UIndy list for career 3-point accuracy (.433, 147-of-332) and 10th on the UIndy list for career 3-pointers (147).He earned a bachelor’s degree in sports administration from UIndy in 2005. Since 2017, he has been a project manager and facilities director for Weida Management in West Lafayette. He enjoys playing golf and basketball, coaching elementary basketball and attending his children’s activities and sports events.

Bryant Northern averaged 11.4 points and 4.6 assists as a senior in helping Jeffersonville to a 22-3 record that included a Hoosier Hills Conference co-championship plus sectional and regional titles. That came after a junior season where he tallied 14.8 points, 4.0 assists and helped the Red Devils go 20-3 with another shared HHC crown. In a three-year varsity career, Northern totaled 847 points (12.3) and 290 assists (4.2) as the teams went 56-13 for coach Mike Broughton.As a senior, Northern was named AP high honorable mention All-State, IBCA third-team All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal second-team All-State, Bloomington Herald-Times first-team All-State, all-HHC, all-sectional, all-regional and to the Top 40 Senior Workout. He also was selected Louisville Courier-Journal honorable mention All-State, all-HHC and all-sectional as a junior.Northern went on to the University of Louisville, where he totaled 437 points (4.6), 134 rebounds (1.4) and 134 assists (1.4) in helping the Cardinals to a 64-30 record in three seasons – as a freshman for coach Denny Crum and as a sophomore and junior for coach Rick Pitino.The 6-0 guard averaged 7.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists as a sophomore when UofL went 19-13 and played in the National Invitation Tournament. He tallied 3.2 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists as a junior when the Cardinals went 25-7, won the Conference USA Tournament and played in the NCAA Tournament. He had career highs of 21 points and seven 3-pointers against South Florida on Feb. 1, 2002. He also won the UofL Most Inspirational Award in 2001.Northern earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Louisville in 2005. He played professional basketball with the CBA Kentucky Colonels in 2004-05 and the CBA East Kentucky Miners in 2007-09. He has worked in the past for the Jeffersonville YMCA and as a middle school teacher at Rock Creek Academy. Since 2018, he has owned Bryant Northern Elite Training, a basketball training program. He enjoys spending time with family and helping young people.

Andre Owens tallied 23.9 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior in leading Perry Meridian to a 15-9 record for coach Mark Barnhizer. In four varsity seasons, Owens totaled 1,200 points (14.3), 555 rebounds (6.6), 310 assists (3.7) and 185 steals (2.2) as the Falcons went 54-39 and won a 1999 Class 4A sectional. He had a career-high and school-record 42 points at Lawrence Central on Dec. 11, 1999.A 2000 Indiana All-Star, Owens was a McDonald’s All-American nominee, AP second-team All-State, IBCA first-team All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State, IndyStar Super Team Player of the Year and Marion County Player of the Year as a senior. He also was a 1999 Junior All-Star, 1999 Louisville Courier-Journal honorable mention All-State, 1999 second-team all-Marion County, two-time first-team all-Conference Indiana, a two-time team MVP and a two-time team captain.Owens played in college at Indiana University and the University of Houston. He averaged 4.7 points and 1.4 rebounds as a freshman as IU went 21-13 and played in the NCAA Tournament. In three seasons at Houston, he tallied 1,407 points (16.2), 444 rebounds (5.1) and 236 assists (2.7) for teams that went 35-52. That included a Conference USA-leading 18.3 scoring average as a senior when he was named second-team all-C-USA and NABC second-team all-District 9.A two-time UH team captain, Owens also was third in C-USA in 3-pointers (100) and seventh in C-USA in 3-point accuracy (.357) as a senior. His personal four-year totals were 1,547 points (13.2), 486 rebounds (4.2) and 258 assists (2.2). He scored a career-high 41 points against Texas A&M on Dec. 27, 2003, and he stands sixth on the UH list for career 3-pointers (227).Owens earned a bachelor’s degree in sports administration from Houston in 2005 and went on to play 11 seasons of professional basketball, including parts of two NBA seasons with the Utah Jazz and Indiana Pacers. He totaled 192 points (3.6), 68 rebounds (1.3) and 55 assists (1.0) in 54 NBA regular-season games with career highs of 15 points (twice), six rebounds and five assists. He also played one season in the G-League as well as eight seasons overseas in Serbia, Turkey, Russia, Spain, Andalusia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Angola and China. He was a 2012 all-star in Bulgaria and played on title-winning teams in Serbia, Bulgaria and Angola. He later played four seasons in the Big 3 basketball league and has served as coach/general manager for the Indiana Express in both The Basketball League and the United Basketball League.Owner of Owens Towing and Real Estate since 2012, Owens’ hobbies include motorcycle racing, collecting classic cars, riding horses, rodeo racing and time with family.Austin Parkinson averaged 20.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 3.6 steals as a senior in keying Northwestern to a 16-6 record. Over four seasons, he totaled 1,667 points (17.3), 431 rebounds (4.6), a school-record 678 assists (7.2) and a school-record 371 steals (3.9) as the Tigers went 77-17 with one Mid-Indiana Conference championship, two sectional crowns, one regional title and three Howard County Tournament trophies. Parkinson had a career-high 32 points against Hamilton Heights on March 2, 2000, and he also holds school records for assists in a game (16 vs. Oak Hill on Jan. 24, 1998) and assists in a season (189 as a sophomore).A 2000 Indiana All-Star, Parkinson was a McDonald’s All-America nominee, AP third-team All-State, IBCA second-team All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal second-team All-State, IBCA honorable mention Academic All-State and won his school’s Outstanding Academic Achievement Award as a senior. The 1999 Junior All-Star also was 1999 Louisville Courier-Journal honorable mention All-State, 1998 AP high honorable mention All-State, two-time IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, four-time Kokomo Tribune first-team All-Area, four-time Mid-Indiana Conference Player of the Year, four-time all-Howard County, four-time all-sectional, four-time team MVP and a four-time NIAAA Scholar-Athlete Award winner.The 6-0 guard went on to Purdue, where he tallied 258 points (2.2), 203 rebounds (1.7) and 386 assists (3.2) while helping the Boilermakers to a 66-58 record for coach Gene Keady. Parkinson led the team in assists as a sophomore (140) and senior (119) and posted a career-high 12 assists (with no turnovers) against Penn State on Feb. 4, 2004. He stands 14th on Purdue’s career assist list and was the winner of the 2002 Purdue Doc Combs Play Hard Award, the 2003 Purdue Courage Award and a 2004 Purdue Red Mackey Award. He was named Academic All-Big Ten in 2004 and played for teams that qualified for the 2003 NCAA Tournament, won the 2003 Great Alaska Shootout and were selected for the 2001 and 2004 National Invitation Tournaments.Parkinson earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in organizational leadership from Purdue in 2004 and 2006. He has been in coaching since 2004, first as a men’s graduate assistant at Purdue, then a men’s assistant at Indianapolis, Purdue-Fort Wayne and IUPUI. He then served as IUPUI women’s head coach from 2010-22, compiling a 224-141 record with two Horizon League regular-season titles, two HL Tournament titles, six Women’s NIT berths and two NCAA Tournament spots (but the 2020 event did not get played) in 12 seasons with the Jaguars.In 2022, he became the Butler University women’s coach and entered 2024-25 with a two-year ledger of 26-36 with the Bulldogs. His overall head coaching mark entering 2024-25 is 250-177 with conference Coach of the Year accolades in 2013, 2018 and 2020.He enjoys traveling as well as playing golf and pickleball. He was inducted into the Howard County Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.Shane Power tallied 26.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.6 rebounds as a senior in propelling Andrean to a 24-3 ledger and a Class 3A state runner-up finish. In four seasons, including the last three for coach Clint Swan, the 6-5 forward tallied school records of 2,110 points (22.4) and 853 rebounds (9.1) as well as 325 assists (3.5) and 282 steals (3.0) as the 59ers went 81-20 with titles in three sectionals, three regionals and one semi-state.A 2000 Indiana All-Star, Power won the Class 3A IHSAA Trester Award and was selected AP first-team All-State, IBCA second-team All-State and Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State as a senior. He also was a 1999 Junior All-Star, two-time AP high honorable mention All-State, three-time IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, four-time Northwest Indiana Times first-team All-Area, two-time NWI Times Player of the Year and four-time Gary Post-Tribune first-team All-Area. He tallied career highs of 36 points against Whiting on Jan. 22, 1999, and 19 rebounds against Griffith on Dec. 17, 1999.Power went on to play at Iowa State and Mississippi State for two seasons each. At Iowa State, he averaged 9.1 points and 4.1 rebounds over for teams that went 37-25, won the 2001 Big 12 championship and played in 2001 NCAA Tournament. At Mississippi State, he averaged 10.4 points and 4.2 rebounds over two seasons for teams that went 49-15, won the 2004 Southeastern Conference title and played in two NCAA Tournaments. In four college seasons, he totaled 1,234 points (9.8), 523 rebounds (4.2) and 225 assists (1.8) in 126 games.Individually, he is second on the Iowa State list for season 3-point accuracy (.444 as a freshman), fifth on the ISU list for season free throw accuracy (.795 as a sophomore) and was a team captain as a sophomore. He also holds Mississippi State records for career 3-point accuracy (.417) and season 3-point accuracy (.481 as a junior), was an MSU team captain as a senior, two-time SEC all-academic, 2004 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2005 CoSIDA Academic all-District V, won the 2005 MSU Babe McCarthy Memorial Award and was a finalist for the 2005 MSU Bailey Howell Trophy.Power earned a bachelor’s degree in sports communications in 2004 and a master’s degree in sports administration in 2005, both from Mississippi State. He played on the 2004 Irish National Team while in college, then professionally in Italy from 2006-09. He has worked as a broadcaster for Comcast/Cox from 2009-12, as president of Watertree Health from 2012-22 and as managing director of STS Capital Partners from 2022 to the present. His hobbies include traveling, sports and philanthropy. He was inducted into the Andrean Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

Zach Randolph averaged 24.0 points and 14.8 rebounds while hitting 65.3 percent of his field goal attempts as a senior, leading Marion to a 28-1 record and Class 4A state championship. Over four seasons, he totaled 1,607 points (18.3) and a Marion record 1,068 rebounds (12.1) as the Giants went 85-17 and won three sectionals, two regionals, two semi-states and the one state crown during his career for coach Moe Smedley. He also averaged 23.2 points and 16.1 rebounds as a junior as well as 17.0 points and 12.1 rebounds as a sophomore for a 24-3 Class 4A state runner-up squad.A 2000 Indiana All-Star, Randolph was MVP of the 2000 McDonald’s All-American Game, MVP of the 2000 USA Basketball/Nike Hoop Summit and played in the 2000 Derby Classic while being named USA Today first-team all-USA, Parade Magazine first-team All-American, AP first-team All-State, IBCA first-team All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State and MVP of the Hall of Fame Classic as a senior. He also was picked for the USA Basketball Youth Development Festival as a junior and was selected AP high honorable mention All-State and IBCA first-team Underclass All-State as a sophomore.He attended Michigan State for one year, averaging 10.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and shooting 58.7 percent from the field (138-of-235) for a 28-5 squad that reached the 2001 NCAA Final Four for coach Tom Izzo. The 6-9 forward then was selected in the first round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, leading to a 17-year NBA career where he totaled 18,578 points (16.6), 10,208 rebounds (9.1) and 2,049 assists (1.8) in 1,116 regular-season games with Portland, the New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings. He also tallied 1,155 points (16.5), 650 rebounds (9.3) and 120 assists (1.7) in 70 playoff games in nine NBA postseasons.During his pro career, Randolph was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2004, third-team all-NBA in 2001 and a two-time All-Star (2010, 2013). He was the NBA Player of the Month in January 2011, a four-time NBA Player of the Week and twice led the NBA in offensive rebounds. He notched career highs of 43 points (vs. Memphis on March 29, 2007), 25 rebounds (at New York on Feb. 27, 2010) and 10 assists (vs. L.A. Clippers on March 19, 2016). He averaged 20.0 points or better in five seasons with a best of 23.6 in 2006-07, and he averaged 10.0 rebounds or better in nine seasons with a best of 12.2 in 2010-11. He was inducted into the Grant County Sports Hall of Fame in 2022, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2023 and into Memphis Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.Randolph has been co-owner of NLess Entertainment, a Memphis-based independent record label since 2016, and he has served as an ambassador for the Grizzlies’ franchise since 2019. He enjoys working on classic cars and spending time with his children.Corey Seegers averaged 16.6 points and 7.0 rebounds as a senior at Columbus North, keying the Bull Dogs to a 13-9 record for coach Joe Preda. In a three-year varsity career, Seegers totaled 895 points (13.8) and 392 rebounds (6.0) while shooting .589 from the field (386-of-655) and .683 on free throws (123-of-180).Seegers was named AP high honorable mention All-State, IBCA honorable mention All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal second-team All-State, Bloomington Herald-Times first-team All-State and HBCA all-District 3 while playing in the 2000 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic as a senior. He also was a 1999 Junior All-Star, a two-time Columbus Republic Player of the Year, a two-time all-Conference Indiana selection, a three-time all-sectional pick and a two-time team MVP.The 6-8 forward played at Morehead State University in Kentucky for one season, then transferred to play three seasons at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind. At SJC, he averaged 13.0 points and 5.4 rebounds as a sophomore, 18.5 points and 7.4 rebounds as a junior and 19.4 points and 5.9 rebounds as a senior. He totaled 1,315 points (17.3) and 480 rebounds (6.3) at SJC. His overall four-year totals, including the one year at Morehead State, were 1,358 points (13.7) and 513 rebounds (5.2).At SJC, Seegers was honorable mention all-Great Lakes Valley Conference as a sophomore, second-team all-GLVC as a junior and first-team all-GLVC and second-team NCAA Division II all-Great Lakes Region as a senior.Seegers earned bachelor’s degree in business management from SJC in 2004. Since 2022, he was been a solutions project manager for Endress + Hauser USA of Greenwood, Ind. He enjoys working out, playing basketball, running, coaching youth sports and spending time with his children and grandchildren.Seegers was inducted into the SJC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

John Standeford averaged 25.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists as a senior in leading Monrovia to a 21-4 record that included sectional and regional titles. Over four seasons, Standeford totaled a school-record 1,899 points (19.6), 531 rebounds (5.5), 367 assists (3.8) and a school-record 190 steals (2.0). He also set Monrovia records for season points (641), season rebounds (208), points in a game (46 vs. Covenant Christian on Feb. 17, 2000) and 3-pointers in a game (eight vs. North Putnam on Jan. 14, 2000) as the Bulldogs went 72-25 in his career.A 2000 Indiana All-Star, the 6-4 guard was selected AP third-team All-State, IBCA third-team All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal second-team All-State and Indy Star Metro West Player of the Year as a senior. He also was a 1999 Junior All-Star pick as well as two-time IndyStar Super Team, three-time first-team all-West Central Conference, three-time Martinsville Reporter-Times first-team All-Area pick and two-time Martinsville Reporter-Times Player of the Year for coach Chris Sampson.Standeford also excelled in football, earning all-state honors in that sport and going to Purdue on a football scholarship. For the Boilermakers, he totaled 266 receptions for a Purdue- and Big Ten-record 3,788 yards and 27 touchdowns in four seasons en route to being named a freshman All-American in 2000, first-team all-Big Ten, fourth-team All-American and a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist in 2002, second team all-Big Ten in 2003 and to the Hula Bowl and East-West Shrine Game in 2004. He also was named three-time Big Ten all-academic, a two-time Academic All-American and a winner of the 2004 Woody Hayes Award as a top national scholar-athlete.He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Purdue in 2004, then went into the National Football League with the Indianapolis Colts (receiving a ring for Super Bowl XLI) and Detroit Lions. He also played several in the United Football League from 2009-12. Since July 2024, he has been director of sales for Onward Technologies. His hobbies include church, golf, coaching, mentoring and being with family.Standeford, who also holds school records in track & field, was Monrovia’s Male Athlete of the Year in 2000 and won the school’s 2000 McCracken Award as an outstanding scholar-athlete and citizen. He was inducted into the Monrovia Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

Aaron Thomas posted norms of 23.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists while keying Northridge to an 18-5 ledger and sectional crown as a senior. Over four seasons, the 6-7 forward tallied 1,262 points (15.8) and 476 rebounds (6.0) while helping the Raiders to 67-24 record and three sectional titles for coach Steve Austin.A 2000 Indiana All-Star and All-Star Wooden Citizenship Award winner, Thomas was chosen AP third-team All-State, IBCA third-team All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal second-team All-State, Elkhart Truth Player of the Year and Northern Lakes Conference Player of the Year as a senior. The 1999 Junior All-Star also was three-time first-team all-NLC, three-time Elkhart Truth first-team All-Area, two-time South Bend Tribune first-team All-Area and three-time all-sectional.Thomas matriculated to Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh, where he totaled 1,256 points (11.0), 584 rebounds (5.1) and 165 assists (1.4) in four seasons with the Colonials. He led Northeast Conference and was eighth in the NCAA in 3-point accuracy (.456) while setting a school record for 3-pointers as senior (78). He was a two-time NEC Player of the Week, a two-time team captain and notched career highs of 39 points and six 3-pointers against Missouri-Kansas City on Nov. 22, 2002.He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education, both from Robert Morris, in 2004 and 2008. He added a doctorate in education from the University of Pittsburgh in 2018. Since 2013, Thomas has been superintendent for the Cornell School District in Coraopolis, Pa. Since 2018, he also has been a part-time faculty member for the School of Education at Robert Morris.Outside of work, Thomas enjoys rebounding for his sons, “bumping volleyball” with his daughter, reading, music and time in general with his family.