Cloverdale’s Moore chosen as Junior All-Star

Thursday, March 23, 2017
Jalen Moore goes up for a layup against Monrovia in the sectional championship game.
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Cloverdale’s Jalen Moore was among 18 players selected for the IndyStar 2017 Indiana boys Junior All-Stars.

The Junior All-Stars will play two exhibition games against the Indiana All-Stars in June, with one game on June 6 at New Albany and the other on June 8 at Plainfield.

Both dates will be doubleheaders with the Indiana Junior All-Star girls playing the Indiana All-Star senior girls in the first game. The girls’ games will begin at 6 p.m., with the boys’ games to follow.

Moore, who tied for second in the state in scoring this year at 27.5 points per game, will play in the game at New Albany as part of the South group of players.

He will potentiallyget to match up against former teammate Cooper Neese, who is expected to be chosen next month for the Indiana All-Stars.

Six players are part of the “core” group that will play in both games, with the North group playing only at Plainfield and the South group onlyh at New Albany.

Players in the core group include Damezi Anderson of South Bend Riley, Aaron Henry of Ben Davis, Eric Hunter of Tindley, Mekhi Lairy of Evansville Bosse, Romeo Langford of New Albany and Robert Phinisee of McCutcheon.

The North group players are Johnny Bernard of Merrillville, Gavin Bizeau of Plainfield, Kevin Easley of Lawrence North, Walter Ellis of South Bend Adams, Jamal Harris of Indianapolis Attucks and Caleb Middlesworth of Oak Hill.

The other South group players are Jarron Coleman of Cathedral, Chance Coyle of Bloomington South, Sean East of New Albany, Musa Jallow of Bloomington North and De’Avion Washington of Terre Haute South.

Brian Gibson of Castle will be the head coach of the 2017 boys Junior All-Stars. He will be assisted by Barak Coolman of Valparaiso and Kevin Renbarger of Oak Hill.

The Indiana senior All-Stars will play the Kentucky senior All-Stars on June 10 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and on June 11 at Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Ky.

The Junior All-Star team is determined by the 22-member Indiana Basketball Coaches Association all-state panel in conjunction with its selection of the IBCA/Subway Underclass All-State Team. The selection process allows all IBCA-member head coaches the opportunity to nominate players from their team or opposing teams.

Representatives from 16 regional areas, plus six representatives from the three IHSAA districts (two each from District 1, District 2 and District 3), then meet to review and finalize the selections.

2017 IndyStar Boys’ Junior All-Stars

CORE GROUP

Name, Ht., Pos., High School

Damezi Anderson, 6-6, F, South Bend Riley

Aaron Henry, 6-5, F, Ben Davis

Eric Hunter, 6-3, G, Tindley

Mekhi Lairy, 5-8, G, Evansville Bosse

Romeo Langford, 6-5, G, New Albany

Robert Phinisee, 6-0, G, McCutcheon

NORTH GROUP

Name, Ht., Pos., High School

Johnny Bernard, 6-3, G, Merrillville

Gavin Bizeau, 6-10, C, Plainfield

Kevin Easley, 6-5, F, Lawrence North, VCU

Walter Ellis, 6-4, G, South Bend Adams

Jamal Harris, 6-2, G, Indianapolis Attucks

Caleb Middlesworth, 6-8, F, Oak Hill

SOUTH GROUP

Name, Ht., Pos., High School

Jarron Coleman, 6-5, G, Cathedral

Chance Coyle, 6-3, G, Bloomington South

Sean East, 6-0, G, New Albany

Musa Jallow, 6-5, F, Bloomington North

Jalen Moore, 5-9, G, Cloverdale

De’Avion Washington, 6-3, G, Terre Haute South

Head coach: Brian Gibson, Castle. Assistant coaches: Barak Coolman, Valparaiso; Kevin Renbarger, Oak Hill

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