Brachen Hazen, 6'8 forward from Arkansas, is transferring to Ball State. He joins K. J. Walton, 6'3" 200 pound combo guard from Missouri, as the 2nd SEC player to come back "home" to play basketball. Both were Indiana high school all-stars, Hazen from Columbia City and Walton from Brownsburg. That gives the Cardinals a record 8 all-stars on their roster. Hazen has three years eligibility remaining, Walton two. Due to transfer rules, both will sit out next season.

(06-06-2017 11:14 AM)LongtimeFan Wrote:  Brachen Hazen, 6'8 forward from Arkansas, is transferring to Ball State. He joins K. J. Walton, 6'3" 200 pound combo guard from Missouri, as the 2nd SEC player to come back "home" to play basketball. Both were Indiana high school all-stars, Hazen from Columbia City and Walton from Brownsburg. That gives the Cardinals a record 8 all-stars on their roster. Hazen has three years eligibility remaining, Walton two. Due to transfer rules, both will sit out next season.

Just wondering but how many kids make the Indiana high school all-star teams each season?

I would guess pretty much every d1 recruit in the country was a hs all-star. All-conference, all-city, all-district, all-state--I imagine it would be pretty rare for a kid to go to a d-1 school on scholarship who had not any high school awards and recognition.

(06-07-2017 08:54 AM)OUVan Wrote:  

(06-06-2017 11:14 AM)LongtimeFan Wrote:  Brachen Hazen, 6'8 forward from Arkansas, is transferring to Ball State. He joins K. J. Walton, 6'3" 200 pound combo guard from Missouri, as the 2nd SEC player to come back "home" to play basketball. Both were Indiana high school all-stars, Hazen from Columbia City and Walton from Brownsburg. That gives the Cardinals a record 8 all-stars on their roster. Hazen has three years eligibility remaining, Walton two. Due to transfer rules, both will sit out next season.

Just wondering but how many kids make the Indiana high school all-star teams each season?

Thirteen (13) kids make the annual Indiana All Star team.

(06-07-2017 01:24 PM)bsudn79_80 Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 08:54 AM)OUVan Wrote:  

(06-06-2017 11:14 AM)LongtimeFan Wrote:  Brachen Hazen, 6'8 forward from Arkansas, is transferring to Ball State. He joins K. J. Walton, 6'3" 200 pound combo guard from Missouri, as the 2nd SEC player to come back "home" to play basketball. Both were Indiana high school all-stars, Hazen from Columbia City and Walton from Brownsburg. That gives the Cardinals a record 8 all-stars on their roster. Hazen has three years eligibility remaining, Walton two. Due to transfer rules, both will sit out next season.

Just wondering but how many kids make the Indiana high school all-star teams each season?

Thirteen (13) kids make the annual Indiana All Star team.

In that context it's pretty darn impressive to have 8.

(06-07-2017 01:40 PM)OUVan Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 01:24 PM)bsudn79_80 Wrote:  

(06-07-2017 08:54 AM)OUVan Wrote:  

(06-06-2017 11:14 AM)LongtimeFan Wrote:  Brachen Hazen, 6'8 forward from Arkansas, is transferring to Ball State. He joins K. J. Walton, 6'3" 200 pound combo guard from Missouri, as the 2nd SEC player to come back "home" to play basketball. Both were Indiana high school all-stars, Hazen from Columbia City and Walton from Brownsburg. That gives the Cardinals a record 8 all-stars on their roster. Hazen has three years eligibility remaining, Walton two. Due to transfer rules, both will sit out next season.

Just wondering but how many kids make the Indiana high school all-star teams each season?

Thirteen (13) kids make the annual Indiana All Star team.

In that context it's pretty darn impressive to have 8.

They are not all from the same class, but I don't believe Ball State ever had more than five on their roster at any one time. Eight is really exceptional and bodes well for the future of the program.

(06-07-2017 11:34 AM)axeme Wrote:  I would guess pretty much every d1 recruit in the country was a hs all-star. All-conference, all-city, all-district, all-state--I imagine it would be pretty rare for a kid to go to a d-1 school on scholarship who had not any high school awards and recognition.

That's true. But in this case, all were all-state. That is a very significant achievement.

(06-07-2017 07:37 PM)LongtimeFan Wrote:  They are not all from the same class, but I don't believe Ball State ever had more than five on their roster at any one time. Eight is really exceptional and bodes well for the future of the program.

8 out of 52 all-state players from Maine isn't that impressive. But a MAC school getting 8 of 52 from a basketball rich state like Indiana is very impressive IMO. It's also got to help draw fans as well.