December 2, 2025
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors announces the 2026 Men’s Silver Anniversary Team to be honored on Wednesday March, 18, 2026.
| Name | School |
| Cory Bennett | New Castle |
| Cris Brunson | Evansville Reitz |
| Levi Carmichael | Eastern Greene |
| Will Caudle | Warren Central |
| Dennis Coutee | Jeffersonville |
| Bryant Dillon | Indianapolis Arsenal Tech |
| Trai Essex | Fort Wayne Harding |
| Kyle Hankins | Bloomington South |
| Chris Hill | Lawrence North |
| Sean Kline | Huntington North |
| Andrew Laird | Penn |
| David Logan | North Central (Indianapolis) |
| Brandon McKnight | South Bend LaSalle |
| Nick Otis | LaPorte |
| Lonnie Randolph | Merrillville |
| David Teague | Pike |
| Chris Thomas | Pike |
| Ric Wyand | Franklin Central |
Indiana Basketball HOF 2026 Men’s Silver Anniversary Team
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NEW CASTLE – Eighteen men have been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2026 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.
The Silver Anniversary Team recognizes players from the graduating class of 25 years earlier – in this case, honorees are all 2001 high school graduates. The 2026 Silver Anniversary Team includes nine players who were named to the 2001 Indiana All-Star squad. Nine other All-State caliber players are included to recognize the top of Indiana’s high school class of 2001.
The 2001 Indiana All-Star players honored are Mr. Basketball Chris Thomas of Pike as well as Will Caudle of Warren Central, Dennis Coutee of Jeffersonville, Kyle Hankins of Bloomington South, Chris Hill of Lawrence North, Sean Kline of Huntington North, Brandon McKnight of South Bend LaSalle, David Teague of Pike and Ric Wyand of Franklin Central.
Completing the list of 2026 SAT honorees are Cory Bennett of New Castle, Cris Brunson of Evansville Reitz, Levi Carmichael of Eastern Greene, Bryant Dillon of Indianapolis Tech, Trai Essex of Harding (Fort Wayne), Andrew Laird of Penn, David Logan of Indianapolis North Central, Nick Otis of LaPorte and Lonnie Randolph of Merrillville.
2026 Men’s Silver Anniversary Team members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 64th Men’s Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. 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 south side of Indianapolis.
Banquet reservations will soon be available on the Hall of Fame’s website or by calling (765) 529-1891.
Cory Bennett averaged 16.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 2.2 steals while shooting .522 from the field, .375 on 3-pointers and .798 from the line in leading New Castle to a 17-4 record and a North Central Conference title as a senior for coach Steve Bennett. That came after a junior season in which the 5-foot-11 guard tallied 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.7 steals as the Trojans went 18-7 and won sectional and regional championships. For his career, Bennett totaled 804 points, 331 rebounds, 343 assists and 114 steals in 78 games over four seasons.
Bennett was named 2001 AP third-team All-State, 2001 IBCA third-team Senior All-State, 2001 Muncie Star-Press East Central Indiana Player of the Year, 2001 Mini Mr. Basketball and played in the 2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic. He also was a 2000 Junior All-Star, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, 2000 IBCA Junior All-State, two-time Muncie Star-Press first-team all-East Central Indiana (2000, 2001, two-time New Castle Courier-Times Player of the Year, two-time first-team all-NCC, a two-year team captain and won the team’s Larry Meyer Mental Attitude Award.
He went on to the University of Indianapolis, where he totaled 701 points, 188 rebounds and 342 assists in 113 games over four seasons for teams that went 72-43 and played in three NCAA Division II national tournaments for coach Todd Sturgeon. Bennett stands 10th on UIndy career lists for assists and 3-pointers (137), was a two-year team captain and twice led the Great Lakes Valley Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio.
Bennett, who was selected to a 28-player New Castle “All-Century Team” in 2009, earned a bachelor’s degree in sports marketing from UIndy in 2005. He has worked for Chrysler Automotive, Boars Heads Foods and Henkle Foods in the past, and he currently is in his fourth year as athletic director at New Castle High School. He enjoys outdoor activities, riding bikes with his family and watching his children in their sports.
He is the father of Braylen and twins Brielle and Braxton, and he and his wife, Karlee, reside in New Castle.
Cris Brunson stands ninth in career scoring at Evansville F.J. Reitz with 1,094 points while adding 327 rebounds, 170 assists and 110 steals in 71 games over three-plus seasons for coach Michael Adams. Brunson also holds school records for season free-throw accuracy (.925), season 3-point accuracy (.539) and season scoring average (25.0), all as a senior when he also tallied 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.0 steals for a 10-11 squad.
In addition, Brunson is on several other Reitz top-10 lists, including third for career free-throw accuracy (.873), third for career 3-point accuracy (.461), fourth for career free throws (255), eighth for career rebounds (327) and 10th for career field goals (372). He also averaged 9.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists as a sophomore for a 7-14 team and 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior for a 16-8 sectional winner. He tallied a career-high 37 points against Evansville Mater Dei on Feb. 9, 2001.
Brunson was a 2001 McDonald’s All-American nominee, 2001 AP high honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA second-team All-State, 2001 Evansville Courier-Press first- team All-Metro, 2001 first-team all-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference, 2000 Courier- Press second-team All-Metro, 2000 second-team all-SIAC and three-time academic all-city. He also was 2001 team MVP and was MVP of the 2001 HBCA East/West All-Star Classic.
The 6-foot-1 guard matriculated to the University of Southern Indiana, where he stands fifth in career scoring with 1,562 points, second for career 3-pointers (237), fourth for career steals (132), fifth for career free throws (317) and 10th for career assists (304). He was a part of USI teams that went 102-27 with three NCAA Division II national tournament appearances, finished as 2004 D-II national runner-up and won 2005 Great Lakes Valley Conference regular-season and tournament titles.
Brunson averaged 13.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a freshman, 13.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists as a sophomore, 10.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a junior and 11.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists as a senior. He was named 2002 GLVC Freshman of the Year, the 2004 NCAA D-II Great Lakes Region Most Outstanding Player, 2004 D-II Elite Eight all-tournament and three-time honorable mention all-GLVC.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from USI in 2006 and has worked for Mark’s Mattress Outlet in Evansville for the past 20 years. He also has been an IHSAA football official for 20-plus years, spoken at numerous basketball camps and has worked as a basketball skills trainer. He enjoys staying fit, fishing and time with family. Brunson and his wife, Sara, are parents to Braxton, Mavrik and twins Cruz and Nash.
Levi Carmichael averaged 23.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 7.1 assists as a senior in leading Eastern Greene to a 23-2 season with Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, Greene County Invitational, sectional and regional titles for coach Andy Igel.
Prior to his senior season, Carmichael tallied 7.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists for a 15-7 team as a freshman, 15.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists for a 16-6 squad as a sophomore and 23.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists as a sophomore for the 14-8 Thunderbirds. The 5-foot-11 guard holds school records for career points (1,603), career assists (529) and points in a game (44 vs. North Knox on March 10, 2001) and also finished with 256 rebounds, 529 assists and 112 steals in 91 career games.
Carmichael, his class valedictorian, was named 2001 AP third-team All-State, 2001 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 2001 Bloomington Herald-Times first-team SmAll-State, 2001 HBCA all-District 1, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, two-time Greene County Mr. Basketball, two-time Herald-Times first-team All-Area, and three-time first-team all-SWIAC. He also played in the 2001 HBCA East/West All-Star Classic.
After high school, Carmichael went to Austin Peay State University in Tennessee, where he totaled 335 points, 106 rebounds and 184 assists in 122 games over four seasons for teams that went 72-55. He averaged 3.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists as a senior when he was named 2005 CoSIDA first-team Academic All-District. He was a part of Governors’ squads that won two Ohio Valley Conference regular-season titles, the 2003 OVC Tournament, played in the 2003 NCAA Tournament and in the 2004 NIT.
Carmichael earned his bachelor’s degree in history from APSU in 2006, a master’s degree in education administration from Western Governors University in 2014 and a superintendent’s license from Oakland City University in 2020.
He has spent his post-playing career as a teacher, coach, and school administrator. He went 73-88 in seven seasons as varsity boys’ basketball coach with tenures at South Central (Elizabeth), Eastern Greene, Crawford County and Clarksville. That includes a 49-29 mark at Crawford County, where his 2016-17 squad was Class 2A state runner-up. He also was an assistant coach for a combined eight seasons at Olney Central College in Illinois, Paoli, New Albany, Eastern Greene and Bloomington North. He currently is in his eighth year as athletic director at Clarksville.
Carmichael enjoys golfing, attending Indiana University athletic events as well as time with family and friends.
He and his wife, Amanda, are parents to two children – son, Evan, and daughter, Charley.
Will Caudle averaged 12.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting .630 from the field in keying Warren Central to a 15-6 record as a senior for coach Scott Heady. That came after a junior season in which Caudle tallied 12.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in helping the Warriors to a 21-6 finish that included Marion County Tournament, sectional and regional championships.
For his career, including a freshman season at Roncalli for coach Leo Klemm, Caudle totaled 657 points (8.8) for teams that 55-35. In three seasons at Warren Central, he netted 604 points (10.4) and 410 rebounds (7.1) while shooting .586 from the field (243-of-415) and .709 from the line (117-of-165).
A 2001 Indiana All-Star, the 6-9 forward also was a 2001 McDonald’s All-American nominee, 2001 AP honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 2001 IndyStar Super Team, 2001 IndyStar first-team all-Marion County, a 2000 Junior All-Star, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, 2000 IndyStar second-team all-Marion County, two-time first-team all-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference and two-time Marion County Coaches second-team all-Marion County. He also was MVP of the 2001 City-County Super Shootout.
Caudle matriculated to Xavier University, where he totaled 502 points and 245 rebounds while shooting .528 from the field (191-of-362) and .678 from the line (120-of-177) in 118 games for teams that went 90-40 over four seasons and won the 2003 Atlantic-10 Conference regular-season crown, two A-10 Tournaments and played in three NCAATournaments. He redshirted in 2001-02, played as a freshman and sophomore for Thad Matta and as a junior and senior for Sean Miller.
After college, Caudle played in a 2006 NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks, was chosen in the round of the 2006 USBL Draft by the Long Island Gems and went on to play professionally from 2006-12 in Macedonia, the Dominican Republic, Turkey, Venezuela, Argentina, Lebanon, Japan, Uruguay and with the ABA Indiana Alley Cats.
Caudle earned a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications from Xavier in 2005.
After his professional playing career, he has worked for The Village Network and the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. He currently is the owner of SerenityBehavioral Health Agency and director of operations for a non-profit called Leading With Love.
He has three children – Elizabeth, Noah and Alex.
Dennis Coutee tallied 19.1 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting .512 from the field (129-of-252), .469 on 3-pointers (38-of-81) and .851 from the line (86-of-101) in leading Jeffersonville to a 17-5 record as a senior for coach Mark Lambertus. That followed a junior season in which Coutee averaged 18.5 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting .540 overall (170-of-315), .442 from distance (34-of-77) and .854 on free throws (70-of-82) as the Red Devils captured sectional and regional crowns for coach Mike Broughton.
Over four seasons, Coutee totaled 1,409 points (16.0) and 615 rebounds (7.0) in 88 games for teams that went 73-18 and won 1999 and 2000 Hoosier Hills Conference titles in addition to the 2000 sectional and regional. He stands second on Jeffersonville’s career scoring list and posted a career high of 40 points against Floyd Central on March 6, 2001.
The 2001 Indiana All-Star also was 2001 AP second-team All-State, 2001 IBCA first- team Senior All-State, 2000 AP third-team All-State, 2000 IBCA Junior All-State, 1999 IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, two-time Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State and three-time first-team all-HHC. In addition, he was a 2000 Junior All-Star and played in the2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic and the 2001 Derby Festival Classic.
After high school, Coutee averaged 19.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and was named first-team all-Orange Empire Conference in 2001-02 for a 28-9 squad at Riverside Community College in California. He then netted 10.1 points with 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 2002-03 for a University of Southern Indiana team went 25-7 and played in the NCAA Division II national tournament. He averaged 15.8 points in four games in 2003-04 at Azusa Pacific University but suffered a knee injury and never played competitive basketball again.
Coutee has lived in Ohio since 2011 and worked as a consumer-loan advisor, bank teller and most recently as a service advisor for Bill DeLord Buick/GMC/Cadillac in Lebanon, Ohio. He is active as a singer for the worship team at Citygate Church and coaches youth baseball in Middletown, Ohio
He and his wife, Janis, reside in Lebanon, Ohio.
Bryant Dillon averaged 14.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists as a senior in leading Indianapolis Arsenal Tech to a 13-9 record and an Indianapolis Public Schools Athletic Conference title for coach Frank Craig. That came after Dillon tallied 3.5 points and 2.5 rebounds as a freshman, 6.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists as a sophomore and 12.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists as a junior.
For his career, the 6-foot-6 guard totaled 767 points, 429 rebounds and 328 assists in 82 games. He was selected 2001 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 2001 IndyStar Super Team, 2001 Indianapolis City Player of the Year and two-time Indianapolis first-team All-City. He also played in the 2001 City-County Super Shooting and had a career-high of 26 points against Broad Ripple on Feb. 16, 2001.
After high school, Dillon attended Southwestern Illinois College and Purdue. He averaged 9.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists for a 24-7 team as a freshman, redshirted 2002-03 because of injury and tallied 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a sophomore at SWIC, being named 2004 NJCAA all-Region 24 and 2004 NJCAA Division I honorable mention All-American. He also won the 2002 Great Rivers Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award.
At Purdue, Dillon totaled 228 points, 130 rebounds and 120 assists in 43 games over two seasons while playing one season for Gene Keady and one season for Matt Painter. Dillon led the Boilermakers in assists (84) and 3-point accuracy (.413) while averaging 6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as senior.
Dillon, who earned an associate’s degree from SWIC in 2004 and a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies from Purdue in 2007, played professional basketball in 2007-08 in the Czech Republic. He then worked in St. Louis from 2008-14 before returning to Indianapolis as an insurance underwriter and claims adjuster from 2014-22. He currently is the owner of the Dillon Transport Trucking Company and Family First Solutions Home Care Agency.
He enjoys cooking, grilling, bowling and caring for the elderly.
Trai Essex, who went on to an eight-year career in the National Football League, tallied 19.6 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.4 steals while shooting .556 from the field and .732 from the line as a senior in propelling Harding (Fort Wayne) to a 23-5 season and the 2001 Class 2A state championship for coach Al Gooden. That came after the 6-foot-6 center averaged 11.9 points and 7.9 rebounds for a 15-6 squad as a sophomore as well as 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds for a 17-7 regional winner as a junior.
For his basketball career, Essex stands fifth in Harding (school closed in 2011) history with 1,135 career points in 82 games over four seasons while playing for teams that went 71-25 and won three sectionals, two regionals, one semi-state and shared the 2001 Summit Athletic Conference title in addition to the state crown. He totaled 23 points, including 6-of-7 free throws in the fourth quarter, and 14 rebounds in 73-70 victory over Batesville in the 2001 2A state title game. He had a high game of 42 points (plus 21 rebounds) as a senior against Fort Wayne Elmhurst on Dec. 9, 2000.
Essex was selected 2001 AP second-team All-State, 2001 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, two-time Fort Wayne News-Sentinel first- team All-Area and three-time first-team all-SAC. He also was picked to the 2000 Junior All-Stars but did not play.
Of course, Essex also excelled in football. He was a standout tight end in high school, where he was chosen to the Indiana Football Coaches Association’s 2000 Top 50 All-State, 2000 AP Class 2A first-team All-State and 1999 AP Class 2A honorable mention All-State.
He also played in the first U.S. Army All-American Game on Dec. 30, 2000, and in the 2001 IFCA North/South All-Star Classic.
Essex matriculated to Northwestern University, where he started in 48 games over four seasons for football teams that went 19-29. He was a tight end as a freshman, catching three passes for 23 yards and one touchdown (vs. Iowa on Nov. 11, 2001), as was picked to Big Ten all-freshman team by The Sporting News. He moved to left tackle for his final three seasons, helping the Wildcats to the 2003 Music City Bowl after which he was selected to ESPN’s “All-Bowl Team.”
He was selected in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went on to play seven seasons as an offensive lineman with the Steelers, being a part of Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII winners and a runner-up in Super Bowl XLV. He completed his NFL career in 2012 with the Indianapolis Colts. He was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
Kyle Hankins averaged 19.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in propelling Bloomington South to a 19-3 season as a senior for coach J.R. Holmes. For his career, Hankins stands eighth on the school list with 1,221 points (13.3). The 6-foot-2 guard also added 217 rebounds (2.4), 255 assists (2.8) and 106 steals (1.2) in 92 games over four seasons as the Panthers went 79-14 with 1999 sectional and regional championships.
A 2001 Indiana All-Star, Hankins was a 2001 McDonald’s All-American nominee, 2001 AP high honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA third-team All-State, 2001 Louisville Courier-Journal first-team All-State, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State and two-time Bloomington Herald-Times first-team All-Area. In addition, he was a 2000 Junior All-Star and played in the 2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic.
Hankins went on to Morehead State University, where he tallied 308 points (3.6) and 126 assists (1.5) in 85 games over four seasons while helping the Eagles to a 65-49 record. He was part of the 2003 Ohio Valley Conference regular-season co-champions while playing for coach Kyle Macy, Indiana’s 1975 Mr. Basketball and a 2001 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.
Hankins earned a bachelor’s degree in sports marketing and management from Morehead State in 2006 and a Transition-to-Teaching certificate from Ivy Tech in 2023. As a coach, he has been a men’s basketball assistant at Brescia University (Ky.), Kentucky Wesleyan University, Centre College (Ky.), Southwest Christian University (Okla.), Oklahoma Baptist University and East Central University (Okla). KWU played in two NCAA Division II national tournaments and Centre College played in two NCAA Division III national tournaments while he was on staff.
He also has been a head coach for one season at OnPoint Prep School in Oklahoma, two seasons at Clarksville (Ind.) High School and now is in his first season as head coach at Lighthouse Christian School in Bloomington. In addition, Hankins was a teacher at Bloomington South from 2023-25 and currently also is a teacher and assistant athletic director at Lighthouse Christian.
Chris Hill averaged 18.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting .370 from 3-point range and .867 on free throws as a senior in leading Lawrence North to a 21-6 record with sectional and regional titles for coach Jack Keefer. For his career, Hill stands sixth on the Wildcats’ all-time scoring list with 1,225 points in 94 career games while holding school records for career 3-pointers (163) and 3-pointers in a game (eight) at the time of graduation.
A 2001 Indiana All-Star and winner of the 2001 All-Stars’ Wooden Citizenship Award, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged 2.3 points for a 12-10 squad as a freshman, 13.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists for a 24-2 sectional winner as a sophomore and 16.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists for an 18-4 team as a junior. He was a part of teams that won 1998,1999 and 2000 Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference championships as well as 1999 and 2001 Marion County Tournaments.
Hill was a 2001 McDonald’s All-American nominee, 2001 AP first-team All-State, 2001 IBCA first-team Senior All-State, 2001 IndyStar Super Team, 2001 first-team all-Marion County, a 2000 Junior All-Star, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, 2000 IBCA Junior All-State, 1999 AP honorable mention All-State, three-time first-team all-MIC and two-time MIC Player of the Year. He also was the 2001 all-sports Marion County Athlete of the Year after setting school records for career passing yards (4,862) and career passing
touchdowns (38) as a three-year starting quarterback in football.
He went on to Michigan State, where he stands 17th in career scoring with 1,540 points, second with 306 career 3-pointers, seventh with 162 career steals and ninth in career 3-point accuracy at .416 while also recording 363 rebounds and 452 assists in 129 games for coach Tom Izzo. Hill, who sank 10 3-pointers en route to a career-high 34 points against Syracuse on Feb. 23, 2003, was part of teams that played in four NCAA
Tournaments, including the 2003 Elite Eight and the 2005 Final Four. Hill played for the U.S. National team in the 2003 Pan American Games, was the
2003 MSU team MVP, twice was voted second-team all-Big Ten and three times was chosen Academic All-Big Ten. He also was a three-time Academic All-American, the 2005 Academic All-American of the Year, served on the 2005 Big Ten Student-Athlete Advisory Council and won the 2005 Big Ten Medal of Honor for outstanding achievement in academics and athletics.
From 2005-14, Hill played professional basketball in France, Turkey, Belgium and France again. He was on teams that twice won Belgian League championships. He earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State in 2005 and currently works as a financial analyst for the Capital Markets Division of United Wholesale Mortgage.
Hill, who was selected to the MIC 25th-year Anniversary Team in 2022, enjoys golfing, running, watching sports and traveling with family.
He and his wife, Nathalie, are parents to Jaiden and Ahnna
Sean Kline totaled career school records of 1,790 points, 811 rebounds, 423 free throws and 112 blocks as well as 178 assists and 108 steals in 91 games as Huntington North compiled a 60-35 over his four seasons. That included Kline averaging 20.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a senior for a 16-9 sectional winner for third-year coach Eric Foister.
A 2001 Indiana All-Star, Kline tallied 13.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists for a 12-10 squad as a freshman for coach Jack Gabor. As a sophomore, Kline set an HN season record of 579 points while netting 22.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists for a 20-6 squad that won the Olympic Conference Tournament and claimed sectional and regional crowns. As a junior, he averaged 22.2 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists for a 12-10 team. He had single-game bests of 36 points (against Fort Wayne South Side on Nov. 28, 1998) and 22 rebounds (against East Chicago Central on March 3, 2000).
Kline was named 2001 AP first-team All-State, 2001 IBCA first-team Senior All-State, 2001 Fort Wayne News-Sentinel Player of the Year, a 2000 Junior All-Star, 2000 AP third- team All-State, 1999 AP high honorable mention All-State, two-time IBCA first-team Underclass All-State, three-time first-team all-Olympic Conference and two-time team MVP.
The 6-foot-8 forward matriculated to Indiana University, earning a bachelor’s degree in sports communications in 2006. After redshirting in 2001-02, Kline totaled 279 points and 174 rebounds in 90 games over four seasons for teams that went 69-54 an earned NCAA Tournament berths in 2003 and 2006. His best season for the Hoosiers came in 2003-04 when he posted norms of 7.1 points and 4.0 rebounds.
Kline currently works as a sales manager for MacAllister Machinery in Fort Wayne, and he enjoys fishing, golfing, mushroom hunting and time with family.
He and his wife, Connie, a 2025 women’s Silver Anniversary Team honoree, have five children – Conway, Courtlyn, Cannon, Castyn and Cammerly.
Andrew Laird totaled 1,150 points, 363 rebounds, 205 assists and 127 steals while shooting .537 from the field, .402 from 3-point range and .821 from the line in 76 games over three varsity seasons while helping Penn to a 56-20 record. His time with the Kingsmen included two Northern Indiana Conference titles as well as three sectionals, three regionals, one semi-state and a 2001 Class 4A state runner-up finish for coach Dean Foster.
A 6-foot-6 forward, Laird averaged 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.8 steals as a sophomore for a 13-12 sectional and regional winner, 16.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.7 steals as a junior for a 20-5 NIC, sectional and regional winner and 16.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals as a senior for a 23-3 NIC, sectional, regional and semi-state winner.
Laird stands fifth on Penn’s career scoring list and was selected 2001 AP high honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA second-team Senior All-State, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, three-time South Bend Tribune first-team All-Metro and three-time first- team all-NIC. He also was a 2000 Junior All-Star.
After high school, Laird played two seasons at Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, then transferred to play two seasons for coach Mike Lightfoot at Bethel College in Mishawaka. Laird averaged 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists as a junior for a 23-14 team that reached the semifinals of the National Christian College Athletic Association national tournament. He tallied 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and was named an NAIA Academic All-American as a senior for a 19-5 squad that was NCCAA national runner-up.
Laird earned a bachelor’s degree in math education from Bethel in 2006 and a master’s degree in educational leadership from IUPUI in 2010. He was a math teacher at Zionsville High School from 2006-15 and a boys’ basketball assistant coach for the Eagles from 2006-13. Since 2015, he has been a sales representative for Superior Industrial Solutions of Elkhart. He enjoys golf, snowboarding, pickleball and coaching youth basketball and soccer teams.
He and his wife, Lauren, are parents to Myla, Livia, Eleanora and Declan.
David Logan averaged 21.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior for a 10-12 team for coach Doug Mitchell. That came after the 6-foot-1 guard tallied 4.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior for a 5-16 squad in his first season of varsity basketball.
He was selected 2001 AP high honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 2001 IndyStar Super Team, 2001 first-team all-Marion County and played in the 2001 City-County Super Shootout. He had a high game of 42 points against Noblesville on March 6, 2001.
Logan went on to the University of Indianapolis, where he totaled a school-record 2,352 points (20.5) as well as 427 rebounds, 388 assists and 187 steals in 115 games for teams that went 72-43 over and played in three NCAA Division II national tournaments in four seasons for coach Todd Sturgeon. Logan averaged 12.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a freshman, 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals as a sophomore, 20.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior and 28.6 points, 4.4
rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.9 steals as a senior.
In doing all that, Logan put his name all over the UIndy record book, standing second in career field goals (856), second in career 3-pointers (321), second in career steals (187), sixth in career assists (388), first and sixth in season points list (829 as senior, 618 as junior), first and sixth on season 3-point list (121 senior, 91 junior) and second and sixth on the season field goals (291 senior, 229 junior).
Logan was consensus 2005 NCAA Division II national Player of the Year, a 2005 NABC Division II All-American, 2005 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year and a 2005 finalist for the Bob Cousy Award (one of 18 players for all levels of college basketball, recognizing the nation’s best point guard). He also was chosen three-time NABC Division II all-district (2003 second team; 2004, 2005 first team), three-time NCAA Division II all-Great Lakes Region (2003 second team; 2004, 2005 first team), four-time all-GLVC (2002 honorable mention; 2003, 2004, 2005 first team) and an eight-time GLVC Player of the Week.
After college, Logan had a 19-year professional basketball career with stops in Italy, Poland, Spain, Greece, Israel, Germany, Lithuania and France. He was league scoring leader, MVP and All-Star in Poland in 2008, league champion, All-Star and finals MVP in Poland in 2009, league champion, Super Cup champion, All-Star, Super Cup MVP and third-team all-EuroLeague in Poland in 2010, Greek Cup champion and EuroLeague final four in Greece in 2012, Israeli Cup champion, Super Cup champion and Super Cup MVP in Israel in 2013, German Cup champion and All-Star in Germany in 2014, league champion, Italian Cup champ, All-Star and Italian Cup MVP in Italy in 2015, an All-Star in Italy in 2016, an All-Star and French Cup MVP in France in 2018 and an A2 league champion, A2 Cup champion, A2 Cup MVP and A2 playoff MVP in Italy in 2019.
Since 2022, Logan has been owner of Logan Express, a logistics firm based in Carmel. He was inducted into the GLVC Hall of Fame in 2024 and the UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame in 2025.
Logan and his wife, Kiarra, are parents to Kylee and Dallas.
Brandon McKnight was second in the state with a 28.6 scoring average while
adding 7.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists in leading South Bend LaSalle (converted to LaSalle Academy in 2004) to a 14-9 record as a senior for coach Mark Johnson. The 6-foot-2 guard completed his career with a school-record 1,367 points as well as 361 rebounds and 456 assists in 86 games over four seasons for teams that went 46-41. He averaged 3.7 points and 1.7 assists as a freshman for the 12-10 Lions, 9.7 points and 4.0 assists as a sophomore for a 12-9 team and 20.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists as a junior for a 8-13 squad. He had a career high of 41 points at Michigan City on Feb. 10, 2001.
A 2001 Indiana All-Star and runner-up in voting for that year’s Mr. Basketball,
McKnight was named 2001 AP first-team All-State, 2001 IBCA first-team Senior All-State, 2001 South Bend Tribune Metro Player of the Year, 2001 Northern Indiana Conference Player of the Year and played in the 2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic. He also was selected a 2000 Junior All-Star, 2000 AP honorable mention All-State, 2000 IBCA Underclass All-State, two-time South Bend Tribune first-team All-Metro and two-time first-team all-
Northern Indiana Conference.
McKnight matriculated to Purdue University, where he averaged 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a senior for coach Gene Keady. McKnight finished with 783 points, 251 rebounds and 271 assists in 101 games as the Boilermakers went 56-64 during his four seasons. He tallied 1.7 points as a freshman for the 13-18 Boilers. He netted 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists as a sophomore for a 19-11 NCAA Tournament squad.
He totaled 9.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists as a junior for a 17-14 NIT team.
After Purdue, McKnight played nine seasons professionally in Turkey, Sweden, Israel, France and Finland. He was an All-Star and second-team all-league in 2007 in Turkey, League MVP, Defensive Player of the Years and Finals’ MVP in 2008 in Sweden, scoring champion, all-defensive team and first-team all-league in 2010 in Sweden, scoring champ in 2013 in Sweden and first-team all-league in 2014 in Finland.
McKnight completed his bachelor’s degree in sociology at Purdue in 2012 and has worked in pharmaceutical and medical device sales since 2014, most recently as regional sales manager for HOLOGIC women’s health products since 2022. He enjoys coaching youth sports, traveling, attending concerts and sports events and spending time with family.
He and his wife, Allyson, have three children – Caden, Cameron and Chlo
Nick Otis averaged 20.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 steals while shooting .834 on free throws as a senior in pacing LaPorte to a 13-8 season. That came after he averaged 5.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists as a sophomore for an 18-6 sectional winner and 15.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.8 steals as a junior for a 15-8 sectional winner.
For his career, the 6-foot-4 guard totaled 924 points, 381 rebounds, 171 assists and 87 steals in 69 games over three full seasons while playing for coach Joe Otis, his father. Nick Otis had a career-high 37 points against South Bend Riley on Nov. 22, 2000. He was named 2001 AP high honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA third-team Senior All-State, 2001 South Bend Tribune first-team All-Area and two-time first-team all-Duneland Conference. He also was selected to the 2000 Junior All-Stars and played in the 2001 South Bend area All-Star Game and the 2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic.
Otis matriculated to Belmont University, where he totaled 477 points, 175 rebounds and 110 assists in 110 games for teams that went 63-54 over four seasons. He averaged 5.1 points and 1.4 rebounds as a junior for a 21-9 team that played in the 2004 NIT. He tallied 6.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists and was team captain as a senior as the Bruins went 14-16. His career high was 24 points against Troy State on Dec. 2, 2004, and he was named 2005 CoSIDA Academic All-District.
Otis earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Belmont in 2005 and a law degree, magna cum laude, from Valparaiso University in 2008. Since 2008, he has been a lawyer for Newby Lewis Kaminski & Jones LLP of LaPorte, and he currently is one of the firm’s managing partners.
In 2014, Otis founded the annual LaPorte Turkey Trot 5K, held each year on Thanksgiving Day with proceeds benefiting the LaPorte Educational Development Foundation. He enjoys playing golf and time with family
Otis and his wife, Alison, are parents to Holt Matzke and Jackson Otis.
Lonnie Randolph stands seventh on Merrillville’s career scoring list with 1,018 points while adding 385 assists in 96 games over four seasons for teams that went 80-20 and won three Duneland Conference titles, three sectionals and two regionals for coach Jim East. Randolph also is sixth on the school list for season free-throw accuracy with a .839 mark as a freshman.
The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 15.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.6 steals as a senior for a 21-5 conference and sectional champion. Randolph previously tallied 7.2 points and 3.7 assists as a sophomore for a 22-4 conference, sectional and regional winner as well as 13.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.4 steals as a junior for a 22-3 conference, sectional and regional titlist.
Randolph was named 2001 AP high honorable mention All-State, 2001 IBCA second-team Senior All-State, 2001 Northwest Indiana Times Player of the Year, 2001 Gary Post- Tribune Area co-Player of the Year, two-time NWI Times first-team All-Area, two-time Post- Tribune first-team All-Area, two-time first-team all-Duneland Conference (2000, 2001) and 2000 IBCA Junior All-State. He also was selected to the 2000 Junior All-Stars.
After high school, Randolph went to Drake University, totaling 1,065 points, 316 rebounds, 383 assists and 190 steals in 116 games for teams that went 49-67 over four seasons. He set a school record for free throws in a game (22 vs. Northern Iowa on Jan. 29, 2005) and also stands third in career assists, fifth in career free throws (356) and was the first Drake player with 100-plus assists in consecutive seasons (104 as a sophomore, 106 as a junior). He scored a career-high 31 points against Northern Iowa on Feb. 25, 2004.
Randolph averaged 5.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists as a freshman, 8.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a sophomore, 12.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.5 steals as a junior and 10.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals as a senior.
He was a 2005 team captain and named 2004 second-team all-Missouri Valley Conference, 2004 MVC all-defensive team and a two-time MVC Scholar-Athlete.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Drake in 2005, Randolph played professional basketball from 2005-10 for the Gary Steelheads, Quad City Riverhawks, Pittsburgh Explosion and Dallas Defenders.
He went to Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law from 2010-13, serving as president of Student Bar Association, an associate justice on the Moot Court Board, a barrister on the Moot Court Society Order of Barristers, a certified legal intern for the Criminal Defense Clinic and a fellow with the Indiana Conference for Legal Opportunity while in school.
Since 2013, Randolph has been an attorney and managing partner for Randolph & Randolph, P.C., of East Chicago. While a lawyer, he has served on the board of directors for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and been a member of the National Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Illinois
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association and Lake County Bar Association.
Randolph is the father of one child, Asher.
David Teague averaged 15.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists as a senior in helping Pike to a 26-3 season and the 2001 Class 4A state championship. That came after he tallied 10.9 points and 4.0 rebounds for an 18-6 sectional winner as a junior. In two varsity seasons, the 6-foot-4 guard-forward totaled 696 points and 229 rebounds in 52 contests for coach Alan Darner.
A 2001 Indiana All-Star, Teague was named 2001 AP second-team All-State, 2001 IBCA honorable mention All-State, 2001 IndyStar Super RTeam, 2001 first-team all-Conference Indiana, 2001 second-team all-Marion County and 2000 honorable mention all-Marion County. He also played in the 2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic, the 2001 City-County Super Shootout and won a 2001 Pike Distinguished Athlete Award.
After high school, Teague played one postgraduate season at Bridgton Academy in Maine, averaging 26.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 16 games. He then went to Purdue, where he totaled 1,378 points, 541 rebounds and 135 assists in 121 games over four seasons for coaches Gene Keady and Matt Painter.
Teague stands fifth on the Boilermakers’ list for career 3-pointers (239), posted two double-doubles and scored a career-high 32 points against Indiana on Feb. 15, 2007.
Teague tallied 5.7 points and 2.2 rebounds for a 19-11 NCAA Tournament team in 2002-03, 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds for a 17-14 NIT squad in 2003-04 and 14.0 points and 5.5 rebounds for a 7-21 team in 2004-05. He redshirted the 2005-06 with an injury, then completed his time in West Lafayette when he averaged 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and was voted second-team all-Big Ten for a 22-12 NCAA Tournament squad in 2006-07.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Purdue in 2007, Teague played professional basketball from 2007-15 in Greece, France, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Ukraine, Argentina, Uruguay, Columbia and the NBA G-League. He was the league’s leading scorer and an all-star in Germany in 2010, an all-star in Argentina in 2013 and an all-star in Colombia in 2014.
Since retiring as a player, Teague transitioned into coaching. He guided the Avon South Middle School seventh-grade boys in 2015-16, was an assistant at Bethesda Christian from 2017-19 and compiled a 38-30 record as head coach for Purdue Poly-Englewood from 2019-22. He currently is first season as a coach at Avon West Middle School. He also has been a substitute teacher in Avon, a teacher for Purdue Poly-Englewood and a teacher for Guion Creek Middle School in Pike Township. From 2024 to the present, he has worked as a care coordinator for CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions of Indianapolis.
Teague and his wife, Dalonda, are parents to three children – Ashiyah, Ronald and David IV.
Chris Thomas totaled a school-record 2,156 points plus 445 rebounds, 502 assists and 311 steals in 106 varsity games over four seasons in propelling Pike to a 91-15 record, two Class 4A state championships and two Conference Indiana crowns while earning the title of 2001 Indiana Mr. Basketball.
The 6-foot-1 guard averaged 12.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 2.1 steals as a freshman as the Red Devils went 30-1, won the 4A title and the Tournament of Champions. He tallied 22.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.5 steals as a sophomore for a 17-5 team. He netted 24.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.5 steals as a junior for an 18-6 sectional winner. As a senior, he averaged 23.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 108 steals for coach Alan Darner.
In addition to wearing the No. 1 jersey for the 2001 Indiana All-Stars, Thomas was a 2001 McDonald’s All-American, 2001 Parade fourth-team All-American, 2001 Gatorade Indiana Player of the Year, 2001 IndyStar Super Team Player of the Year, 2001 State Finals MVP and 2001 IHSAA Class 4A Trester Award winner. He also was a 2000 Junior All-Star, a four-time AP All-State selection (1998 high honorable mention, 1999 third team, 2000 second team, 2001 first team), a four-time IBCA first-team All-State pick, a three-time
IndyStar Super Team choice, a four-time first-team all-Marion County selection, a four-time first-team all-Conference Indiana pick and a three-time team MVP.
Thomas matriculated to Notre Dame, where he stands fourth in career scoring with 2,195 points, totaled 528 career rebounds and holds Fighting Irish records with 833 career assists, 244 career steals, and a .868 career free-throw percentage. He also holds ND records for season steals and steals in a game as well as standing second in career 3-pointers, fifth in career total field goals, seventh in career free throws and in the top 10 on several other season lists.
He posted 14 career double-doubles and one triple-double with 24 points, 11 assists and 11 steals against New Hampshire. He averaged 15.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 2.2 steals as a freshman. He tallied 18.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.8 steals as a sophomore. He provided 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.6 steals for a 19-13 as a junior. He averaged 14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.1 as a senior.
Thomas was selected three-time NABC first-team all-district, two-time second-team all-Big East, two-time third-team all-Big East, 2002 Basketball Times national Freshman of the Year and 2002 Big East Rookie of the Year and to the 2002 Big East all-tournament team. He also was a two-time team MVP, two-time team captain, a three-time Big East all-academic selection and winner of the team’s 2005 Francis Patrick O’Connor Award.
Thomas went on to play professionally for seven seasons in Italy, Greece, Poland, Spain and Israel. He played for the 2007 Polish Cup champion, won the Playmaker Award in Spain in 2008 and was on a Balkan League champion in 2012. More recently, he was a Southport assistant coach from 2012-16, a Cathedral assistant coach in 2018-19 and was a basketball skills trainer for 100% Hoops from 2012-20.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in economics from Notre Dame in 2005, Thomas worked in financial services from 2012-20. From 2020 to the present, he has been a quality control manager for Astro Facilities Management.
Thomas is the father of four – Bryson, Talia, Kenzie and Kobe
Ric Wyand averaged 20.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in leading Franklin Central to a 14-9 record as a senior. That came after Wyand tallied 3.9 points and 1.6 rebounds for an 8-14 team as a freshman, 14.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists for a 11-12 squad as a sophomore and 19.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the 14-8 Flashes as a junior. For his career, the 6-foot-6 forward stands fifth in FC all-time scoring with 1,288 points. He also added 465 rebounds and 144 assists while shooting .509 from the field, .374 on 3-pointers and .765 on free throws in 89 games for coach Mark James.
A 2001 Indiana All-Star, Wyand was a 2001 McDonald’s All-American nominee, 2001 IBCA second-team All-State, a 2000 Junior All-Star, 2000 IBCA Underclass All-State, two-time first-team all-Marion County, two-time first-team all-Conference Indiana and a two-time team MVP. He also played in the 2001 North/South Indiana All-Star Classic, the 2001 City-County Super Shootout and scored a career-high 45 points against Pike on Dec. 10, 1999.
After high school, Wyand totaled 494 points and 201 rebounds in 43 games in three seasons at Purdue-Fort Wayne, the school’s first three seasons as an NCAA Division I program. He averaged 10.6 points and 4.4 rebounds as a freshman. He tallied 12.6 points and 5.0 rebounds as a sophomore. He netted 9.6 points and 4.0 rebounds in 10 games as a junior for the Mastodons, suffering a knee injury that season and never again playing competitive basketball.
Since 2009, Wyand has been a senior analyst in the pharmacy department for Indiana University Health.
He and his wife, Laura, are parents to a daughter, Annabella.
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