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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee, 317-403-1665
June 8, 2025 IBCA Director of Special Projects
Results of the Indiana All-Stars vs. Kentucky -- Seniors
Friday, June 6 girls: Kentucky 84, Indiana 73
Friday, June 6 boys: Indiana 98, Kentucky 89
Saturday, June 7 girls: Kentucky 106, Indiana 103, 2 OT
Saturday, June 7 boys: Indiana 105, Kentucky 92
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Note: Azavier Robinson of Lawrence North and Ella Bobe of South Knox were named winners of the Indiana All-Stars' Wooden/MCL Citizenship Awards. Information about those winners is below.
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Mike Broughton, All-Star Director with Winners Bobe and Robinson
Robinson, Bobe receive Wooden/MCL Awards for 2025
All-Stars from Lawrence North, South Knox recognized for outstanding citizenship
Superior athletes. Strong students. Outstanding citizens.
In a phrase, those labels accurately describe Indiana All-Star basketball players and recent high school graduates Azavier Robinson of Lawrence North and Ella Bobe of South Knox. Thus, each athlete has been named a winner of a Wooden/MCL Citizenship Award for 2025 as presented by the IndyStar Indiana All-Stars.
Robinson, a 6-2 guard, averaged 18.2 points, 3.8 reobnds, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior in keying Lawrence North to a 22-7 season that included Class 4A sectional and regional titles. For his career, he totaled a school-record 1,885 points as well as 476 rebounds, 315 assists and 222 steals in 105 games.
The Butler University signee was a 2025 McDonald’s All-America nominee, three-time IBCA Supreme 15, three-time AP All-State (2023 honorable mention, 2024 second team, 2025 first team); three-time IndyStar Super Team (2023 third team, 2024 and 2025 first team); three-time all-Marion County (2024, 2025) and two-time Marion County Player of the Year (2024, 2025); three-time all-MIC (2023, 2024, 2025) and two-time MIC Player of the Year (2024, 2025).
Robinson earned Distinguished Honors scholastically at Lawrence North and was named to National Honor Society. He also was a part of LN’s Dance Marathon, Project Santa (a holiday toy drive), served a volunteer coordinator for Westminster Retirement Village and was a youth basketball camp leader.
He plans to major in sports communications at Butler.
Bobe, a 5-9 guard, tallied 19.4 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.3 steals as a senior in propelling South Knox to a 28-2 ledger and the Class 2A state championship. While with the Spartans, she set school records for career points (1,756), season points (581 as a senior), points in game (37 vs. White River Valley on Nov. 1, 2022), career 3-pointers (183) career assists (418) and season free throw accuracy (.875 as a sophomore). She also had career totals of 561 rebounds and 222 steals.
The University of Southern Indiana recruit is a three-time IBCA Small School All-State selection (2023, 2024, 2025), 2025 AP high honorable mention All-State, four-time all-Blue Chip Conference, three-time Vincennes Sun-Commercial first-team All-Area and Player of the Year and two-time Evansville Courier & Press all-Southwestern Indiana. She also was an all-tournament choice in the 2024 Hall of Fame Classic.
Scholastically, Bobe was IBCA first-team Academic All-State, her class valedictorian and in National Honor Society. She also was president of her school’s Business Club, a class vice president and participated in Student Council, Key Club, Interact Club, her church’s Youth Group and Youth Leadership Knox County.
Bobe plans to major in physical therapy at USI.
“Azavier and Ella are great representatives for the Wooden/MCL Citizenship Award for the 2025 Indiana All-Stars,” Indiana All-Star games director Mike Broughton said. “Both Azavier and Ella had strong high school careers on and off the court. We wish them well as they take their talents to the college level.”
The Wooden/MCL Citizenship Awards have been presented to one All-Star boy and one All-Star girl annually since 1992. The awards are named for the late John Wooden, an outstanding player at Martinsville High School and Purdue University and later a 10-time NCAA championship coach at UCLA.
“Since I am a strong believer in academic and citizenship awards, I am honored that MCL desires to use my name for this honor,” Wooden said when the award established in 1992.
MCL Restaurant & Bakery, based in Indianapolis, has sponsored the Wooden Citizenship Award for all 33 years that it has been presented. MCL also has supported the Indiana All-Star program for more than 35 years. The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, organizers of the Indiana All-Stars, thanks MCL for its continued support.
A list of Wooden/MCL Citizenship Award winners from over the years follows.
INDIANA ALL-STAR BASKETBALL
Wooden/MCL Citizenship Award Winners
Year: Boys Winner, School; Girls Winner, School
1992: Billy Wright, Richmond; Kristin Mattox, Charlestown
1993: Kelcey Mucker, Lawrenceburg; Regan Seybert, Anderson Highland
1994: Tige Darner, Anderson Highland; Tiffany Gooden, Fort Wayne Snider
1995: Damon Frierson, Ben Davis; Lisa Williams, Carmel
1996: Mickey Hosier, Alexandria; Janette Jaques, Lafayette Jeff
1997: Michael Menser, Batesville; Katrina Merriweather, Cathedral
1998: Patrick Jackson, Delta; Amber Schober, Plainfield
1999: Jon Holmes, Bloomington South; Kristen Lowry, Logansport
2000: Aaron Thomas, Northridge; Sara Strahm, Ben Davis
2001: Chris Hill, Lawrence North; Ebba Gebisa, West Lafayette
2002: Seth Colclasure, Bellmont; Candace Dark, Fountain Central
2003: Andrew Hershberger, Goshen; Amanda Norris, Shenandoah
2004: Peter Minchella, Harrison (West Lafayette); Kristen Miller, Tri-Central
2005: Derek Drews, Elkhart Central; Dana Beaven, Corydon Central
2006: Brandon Hopf, Forest Park; Ashley Barlow, Pike
2007: E’Twaun Moore, East Chicago Central; Sha’la Jackson, Fort Wayne South
2008: Tyler Zeller, Washington; Brittany Rayburn, Attica
2009: Errick Peck, Cathedral; Courtney Osborn, Hamilton Southeastern
2010: Erik Fromm, Bloomington South; Dee Dee Williams, Ben Davis
2011: Austin Richie, Lowell; Amanda Corral, Hobart
2012: D.J. Balentine, Kokomo; Alex Morton, Penn
2013: Collin Hartman, Cathedral; Andrijana Cvitkovic, Culver Academy
2014: Tayler Persons, Kokomo; Tayler Goodall, Columbus North
2015: Joel Okafor, Richmond; Ali Patberg, Columbus North
2016: Tucker Blackwell, Bloomington South; Cameron Onken, Lafayette Central Catholic
2017: Jack Nunge, Castle; Madison Wise, Greenfield-Central
2018: Dean Tate, Warren Central; Emily Kiser, Noblesville
2019: Jesse Bingham, Warren Central; Maddie Nolan, Zionsville
2020: Dre Davis, Lawrence Central; Madison Layden, Northwestern
2021: Kooper Jacobi, Silver Creek; Courtney Blakely, Hammond Bishop Noll
2022: Connor Essegian, Central Noble; Ally Madden, Blue River Valley
2023: Zane Doughty, Ben Davis; Amber Tretter, Forest Park
2024: Isaac Andrews, Wapahani; Camryn Runner, Hamilton Heights
2025: Azavier Robinson, Lawrence North; Ella Bobe, South Knox
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