8 Freshmen Making Their Names Known in Indiana – Part Two

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now that we are nearing the end of the regular season we've had a chance to see which freshmen have made immediate impacts at the varsity level. Nobody knows more about the freshman class than we do at Prep Hoops Indiana after holding our annual Freshman Showcase in August that featured over 200 of the best incoming prospects in the Class of 2027. Now, those players are almost finished with their respective freshman seasons. Let's take a look around the state and highlight eight prospects who have stood out with their immediate impact on the Indiana High School Basketball scene.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>***There are obviously many more freshmen than these eight making big contributions at the varsity level. We are aware of them and will highlight more names in the coming weeks. However, these are the eight we went with today.***</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prephoops.com/2024/02/8-freshmen-making-their-names-known-in-indiana/">8 Freshmen Making their Names Known in Indiana - Part One</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:separator --> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <!-- /wp:separator --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Chase Devine","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"77248","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bremen","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"5 Star","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Among the high school programs that report stats to MaxPreps, this Bremen High School guard ranks fourth among freshmen in the state averaging 16.1 points per game. 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