IHSAA girls basketball: Ranking Indiana's top 26 seniors in 2024 class

This year's class of Indiana girls high school basketball seniors is deep, with a number of quality college prospects, many of whom have already committed to a Division I program.

What follows is an attempt at ranking the state's best seniors, based on college potential and high school production.

1. Jordyn Poole, Fort Wayne Snider

Ranked 54th nationally by ESPN, the 5-7 point guard averaged 16.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3.5 steals last season. She shot 48% from the floor, 41% from 3 and 78% at the line, all significant improvements from her sophomore season. Poole, who put on a show with the Indiana Junior All-Stars, committed to Purdue last spring, choosing the Boilermakers over Ohio State, Michigan, Kentucky, Marquette and Iowa, among others.

2. Chloe Spreen, Bedford North Lawrence

Spreen took significant strides as a junior, particularly on the offensive end. Her improvement as a 3-point shooter (career-high 38%) forced teams to alter how they defended her and created more lanes to the basket, allowing the Alabama-bound guard/forward more opportunities to display her versatility (and improved efficiency) as a shooter (53%). Spreen averaged 19 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.7 steals to lead BNL to its first Class 4A state championship since 2014.

3. Faith Wiseman, Indian Creek

Wiseman is coming off a career year with the Braves. The IU commit averaged 16.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.6 blocks over 29 games. She shot 53% from the field and led Indian Creek to the semistate championship game. Wiseman, who tallied 20 double-doubles, is rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and ranked No. 55 nationally.

4. Juliann Woodard, Jennings County

Woodard's recruiting stock skyrocketed during the offseason. The 6-0 forward debuted in the ESPN national rankings at No. 78 in June and jumped to No. 58 (her current position) by summer's end. She earned Indiana Junior All-Star honors after averaging 22.5 points (49% FG; 38% 3FG), 12.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.4 steals and 2.4 blocks for Jennings County, which returns most of its key contributors from last season (notably sophomore Mollie Ernstes, who averaged 12 ppg) and adds back senior point guard Alivia Elmore, who missed last season due to injury. Woodard committed to Michigan State at the end of June.

5. Reagan Wilson, Noblesville

We'd seen flashes of Wilson's potential throughout her career, but she sustained that high-level of play through the second half of her junior season. The 5-7 point guard averaged 22.8 points on 50% shooting over her final 11 games, and finished the season averaging 16.9 points, four assists and 3.4 steals over 25 games. She shot 42% from the field and 37% from 3. The Iowa State commit is an excellent defender, and averaged fewer than two turnovers (nearly a 2:1 career assist-to-turnover ratio).

6. Alli Harness, Carroll (Flora)

The second Indiana All-Star in school history, Harness averaged 23.6 points, 5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.3 steals over 25 games for the Cougars (22-4), with a 47% field goal percentage and a 37% 3-point percentage. The 5-8 Western Michigan-bound guard enters her senior season as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,635 points, and should clear 400 career assists and 300 career steals by season's end. Harness is one of four returning senior starters for Carroll.

7. Ellery Minch, Mt. Vernon

The 6-3 DePaul commit has been a steady contributor for the three-time defending sectional champion Marauders over the years, averaging over 16 points, five rebounds, two assists, a steal and two blocks as a junior. She improved dramatically on free throws (84%) and is a career 47% shooter from the field. Minch held offers from Cincinnati, Toledo, Penn, Army West Point, Holy Cross and Buffalo before committing to DePaul.

8. Camryn Runner, Hamilton Heights

The 5-9 Evansville commit enters her fourth season at the forefront for the Huskies. Runner shot 46% from the field, 48% from 3 and 85% at the line, and averaged 19 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two assists as a junior. She dropped 28 points (zero 3-pointers) in a 41-40 win over Yorktown in sectionals, and has 1,235 career points.

9. Johnea Donahue, Fort Wayne Snider

The 5-8 Bowling Green commit helped the Panthers to a 21-5 finish, averaging 12 points, five rebounds, four assists and six steals. She had 15 double-digit scoring efforts and notched 11 steals twice. The Indiana Junior All-Star is a career 48% shooter from the field, and enters her senior season with 768 points, 302 rebounds, 147 assists and 253 steals for her career.

10. Talia Harris, Fishers

Harris holds a number of offers, including Evansville, Cincinnati, Mercer, SIUE and Alabama A&M, among others. She averaged 9.5 ppg, 2.1 apg and 2.2 spg for the Class 4A runner-up Tigers last season, and is a career 46% shooter from the field. She went for a season-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting with three assists and two steals in a December win over Noblesville.

11. Aniyah Bishop, Lake Central

The 5-10 forward shot 50% from the field for a third straight season, averaging around 10 points, 6 rebounds, two assists and two steals for semistate runner-up Lake Central. The Indiana Junior All-Star — who had 11 rebounds vs. SBW in the semistate semifinals — holds multiple offers, including St. Francis, Kentucky Wesleyan and Huntington.

12. Emma Haan, Zionsville

The 5-7 Vermont commit demonstrated what she's capable of when fully healthy last season, averaging over 10 points on 40% shooting with a 38% mark from 3. She also totaled a career-high 48 assists, leaving her with 113 for her career. Haan scored 10-plus points in 13 games. She went posted six assists vs. Nobelsville and finished with four steals twice (HSE and Columbus East).

13. Ava Ziolkowski, Crown Point

The 6-1 Indiana Tech commit is coming off a breakout junior campaign wherein she averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and two steals, with seven double-doubles and 11 20-point performances. She also shot a career-best 43% from the field and could reach the 1,000-point plateau as a senior (630 career points).

14. Destini Craig, Fort Wayne Northrop

The 5-10 IUPUI-bound forward was averaging 10.3 ppg (43% shooter), 3.3 rpg, 1.8 apg and 2.7 spg before suffering a season-ending injury six games into the season. She averaged 13.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.5 steals over two seasons (43 games) at FW Snider.

15. Rachel Wirts, Center Grove

A former Indianapolis HomeSchool standout, the 6-3 forward averaged over six points and five rebounds in her second season with Center Grove, including 11 points and eight rebounds in a two-point win over Franklin in regionals. Wirts had an excellent summer, grabbing the attention of the Villanova coaches, to whom she committed in June.

16. Lauren Foster, Indian Creek

The 5-7 Taylor commit helped lead Indian Creek to its first-ever regional championship, averaging nearly 19 points, four rebounds and two steals over 29 games. Foster went for 35 points on 9-of-13 shooting with five assists and a steal vs. Franklin, one of her 12 games with over 20 points scored. She is a career 58% shooter (48% from 3) and has accumulated over 1,300 points and nearly 300 assists for her career.

17. Ellie Kelleher, Westfield

The 5-9 guard averaged 11.5 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.2 apg and 1.7 spg last season. She scored in double figures 11 times, with a trio of 20-point performances (went for 24 points, four assists, five steals and a block vs. Ben Davis). The Indiana Wesleyan commit shot 40% from the field, 39% from 3 and 82% from the free-throw line.

18. Samiyah Stout, Elkhart

The 5-7 guard is likely to miss her senior season due to injury, but has already drawn interest from a number of colleges. She averaged 16 points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals and two blocks over 21 games as a junior with a 41% field goal percentage. Stout scored in double figures in 19 of 21 games, including a 25-point effort vs. HSE.

19. Audrey Annee, Center Grove

The 5-9 guard maintained her upward trajectory as a junior, averaging 13 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 1.3 apg — all career-highs — with career-best marks from the field (46%), from 3 (40%) and at the line (71%). Annee, who went for 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting vs. BNL in semistate, is committed to Army West Point.

20. Alexis Castator, FW Northrop

A Valparaiso commit, the 6-2 guard averaged over five points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. She shot 44% from the field and 37% from 3, and dished out six assists in a nine-point win over FW Snider. Castator averaged 9 ppg and 2 apg as a sophomore at FW Carroll.

21. Rachel Harshman, Mooresville

A 6-0 power forward, the St. Francis commit enters her senior season with 981 points and 470 rebounds for her career, plus 117 steals and 38 blocks. Harshman averaged over 14 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the sectional runner-up Pioneers, with four double-doubles (24 points, 15 rebounds vs. Franklin Central).

22. Allie Caldwell, Zionsville

A 5-11 guard, Caldwell was good for nearly 10 ppg last season on 45% shooting from the field and 48% shooting from 3. She also averaged three rebounds, three assists and a steal for the 20-win Eagles. Caldwell, who hit multiple 3-pointers 11 times, holds offers from Holy Cross, IU South Bend, Spring Arbor and Trine, among others.

23. Olivia Nickerson, Twin Lakes

The future Bethel Pilot averaged 18.4 points (43% FG, 40% 3FG, 85% FG), 2.2 assists and 2.5 steals for the 3A semistate finalists against a schedule that included Carroll (Flora), West Lafayette (twice), Crown Point, Hamilton Heights and eventual state champion Fairfield.

24. Adrianne Tolen, West Lafayette

A multi-sport senior, the 5-9 Missouri S&T commit led WL with 16 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.5 apg and 4.2 spg. Tolen shot a career-best 50% from the field and 43% from 3, guiding the Red Devils to an 18-6 finish.

25. Avery Kelley, Evansville Memorial

Kelley averaged over 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals, with a 41% field goal percentage and a 77% conversion rate on FTs. The 5-6 Evansville commit posted four 20-point performances, highlighted by a 25-point outing vs. Jasper wherein she hit 10 field goals. She's a career 42% shooter.

26. Aubrie Booker, Center Grove

The 5-7 IU South Bend commit averaged seven points, three rebounds and three assists over 27 games for the regional champion Trojans. Booker had multiple assists in 18 games, including the sectional semifinals vs. BNL (five assists, five rebounds and 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting).

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