GRBA National Championship – 16u Indiana Teams to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The overall talent tool of this year's GRBA National Championship isn't quite what it used to be. With back-to-back live periods the last two weekends in July, many teams have called it quits on the grassroots season. We at Prep Ho[program_tooltip program_id='2228160' first='OPS' last=''] Indiana believe that decision is shortsighted as there are only 23 Class of 2025 prospects at IHSAA schools that hold Division I scholarship offers. Therefore, the “live period” is meaningless to the overwhelming vast majority of teams and players. Events like the GRBA National Championship used to feature ALL of the best teams from across the Midwest and was a premier recruiting event for small college programs. It is still going to be very good and small college coaches should absolutely make the trip to Fort Wayne, but those of us that have been around for over a decade long for a return to how grassroots basketball used to be. That is a deeper conversation for a different day though. Thanks for reading the quick rant, but now let's highlight some of the 16u teams from Indiana that those small college coaches in attendance this weekend will want to follow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">5Star - 3SGB</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>#1 Alonzo Newbern</td><td>6'2" Guard</td><td>Elkhart H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#12 [player_tooltip player_id='2398991' first='Tyrese' last='Jones']</td><td>6'0" Guard</td><td>South Bend Riley H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#14 [player_tooltip player_id='2272823' first='Mason' last='Pearson']</td><td>6'6" Forward</td><td>NorthWood H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#20 [player_tooltip player_id='2410809' first='Brant' last='Garber']</td><td>6'3" Wing</td><td>Fairfield H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#21 [player_tooltip player_id='2391343' first='Kaden' last='Grau']</td><td>6'4" Wing</td><td>Westview H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#24 [player_tooltip player_id='1561089' first='Hayden' last='Johnson']</td><td>6'1" Guard</td><td>Northridge H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#34 [player_tooltip player_id='2398995' first='Brady' last='Scholl']</td><td>6'6" Forward</td><td>Northridge H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#42 [player_tooltip player_id='1675493' first='Braylen' last='White']</td><td>6'2" Guard</td><td>South Bend St. Joseph H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#55 [player_tooltip player_id='1561620' first='Nolan' last='Holzwart']</td><td>6'1" Guard</td><td>Wawasee H.S. 2026</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='2076927' first='Indy' last='Heat'] - Red</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>#0 [player_tooltip player_id='1561439' first='Caden' last='Dooley']</td><td>5'7" Guard</td><td>Lawrence Central H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#5 [player_tooltip player_id='2399386' first='Derek' last='Scott Jr'].</td><td>5'11" Guard</td><td>Gary Lighthouse H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#21 [player_tooltip player_id='2272212' first='Torey' last='Breland']</td><td>6'2" Guard</td><td>Fishers H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#24 Derek Thomas</td><td>6'4' Wing</td><td>Waverly (MI) H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#30 [player_tooltip player_id='2880789' first='Josiah' last='Jones']</td><td>6'6" Forward</td><td>Merrillville H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2381412' first='Carmani' last='Davis']</td><td>5'9" Guard</td><td>Bishop Luers H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Xavier Parks</td><td>6'4" Forward</td><td>Sexton (MI) H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='2473542' first='Elias' last='Trotter']</td><td>6'3" Wing</td><td>Lawrence Central H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>[player_tooltip player_id='1989432' first='Jordan' last='Haralson']</td><td>6'4" Wing</td><td>Liberty Christian 2026</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='2228160' first='OPS' last=''] - Kindschy</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='2272826' first='Javionne' last='Harris']</td><td>6'4" Forward</td><td>Taylor H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='1989433' first='Tim' last='Jones Jr.']</td><td>6'3" Guard</td><td>Marion H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='1560044' first='Taurean' last='Brown']</td><td>6'1" Guard</td><td>Heritage H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='1561074' first='Baris' last='Moore']</td><td>6'2" Guard</td><td>Kokomo H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#6 [player_tooltip player_id='1738847' first='Miles' last='Hering']</td><td>6'2" Guard</td><td>Carroll (Fort Wayne) H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#7 [player_tooltip player_id='1738856' first='Brody' last='Fisher']</td><td>6'6" Forward</td><td>Carroll (Fort Wayne) H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#11 [player_tooltip player_id='1561020' first='Braylend' last='Reber']</td><td>6'4" Forward</td><td>Adams Central H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#15 Avery McFarlane</td><td>6'6" Forward</td><td>Lakewood Park Christian 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#42 Isaiah King</td><td>6'5" Forward</td><td>Homeschool 2026</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='2228160' first='OPS' last=''] - Latham</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>#0 [player_tooltip player_id='2892459' first='Jadrien' last='Ezell']</td><td>6'1" Guard</td><td>New Haven H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#2 Damarcus Wright</td><td>6'3" Forward</td><td>New Haven H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#3 [player_tooltip player_id='2465669' first='Xavier' last='Wilson']</td><td>6'4" Guard</td><td>Fort Wayne Snider H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#4 [player_tooltip player_id='2471421' first='Owen' last='Marshall']</td><td>6'4" Guard</td><td>Columbia City H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#5 Zaine McMichael</td><td>6'1" Guard</td><td>Antwerp (OH) H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#10 [player_tooltip player_id='2272814' first='Layne' last='Patterson']</td><td>6'3" Forward</td><td>Fort Wayne Snider H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#11 [player_tooltip player_id='2813686' first='Jordan' last='Woods']</td><td>6'5" Forward</td><td>Fort Wayne North Side H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#34 [player_tooltip player_id='1561624' first='Brogan' last='McNiece']</td><td>6'5" Forward</td><td>Homestead H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#40 [player_tooltip player_id='2399001' first='Landon' last='Richmond']</td><td>6'4" Forward</td><td>Columbia City H.S. 2026</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">[program_tooltip program_id='2383637' first='Summit' last='City Elite'] - Black</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><tbody><tr><td>#3 Kyle Hartsough</td><td></td><td>Lakeland H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#4 Dom Keferl</td><td></td><td>Carroll (Fort Wayne) H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#7 [player_tooltip player_id='1989434' first='Davis' last='Cowan']</td><td></td><td>Tippecanoe Valley H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#12 Nick Freeman</td><td></td><td>Central Noble H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#14 Myles Dobson</td><td></td><td>DeKalb H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#23 Caden Rice</td><td></td><td>DeKalb H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#24 Cal Miller</td><td></td><td>Columbia City H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#25 [player_tooltip player_id='1981703' first='Stephen' last='Akase']</td><td></td><td>Tippecanoe Valley H.S. 2026</td></tr><tr><td>#40 [player_tooltip player_id='2272833' first='Zeke' last='Penrod']</td><td></td><td>DeKalb H.S. 2026</td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->