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SOUTH BEND — For the first time in 31 years, a South Bend high school won an IHSAA boys basketball state championship. Saint Joseph brought the big trophy back to the city, winning a 56-52 thriller over Indianapolis Crispus Attucks on Saturday to reign as Class 3A state champions.
It was just the fourth boys basketball title in South Bend history. Central High School won in 1953 and 1957. Clay was the champions in 1994 all in the one-class era. Saint Joseph is the only active school of the three.
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The Huskies finished 27-3. They set a semi-state record with a single-game best 115 points in the semifinal win over Maconaquah, then added 84 points in the final against East Chicago Central to give them a one-day total record of 199 points.
It’s no surprise then that Saint Joseph leads the way for the 2024-25 South Bend Tribune Boys Basketball All-Area Team. Senior standout Chase Konieczny is our selection for Player of the Year, while head coach Eric Gaff is our Coach of the Year.
Konieczny’s 2,138 career points are the most in school history, fourth in Saint Joseph County history, boys or girls, and 44th amongst in boys basketball state history. He produced an iconic “Hoosier Hysteria” moment in the state finals against Attucks, scoring on a putback dunk with 53 seconds remaining to break a 50-50 tie.
Gaff has led Saint Joseph on a remarkable run the last 15 months. After sitting at 6-7 midway through the 2023-24 campaign, the Huskies have gone 41-6 since. They reached the 2024 Class 3A state finals before winning the title this season.
Other South Bend area programs had tremendous seasons as well. Four teams won regional championships, with Riley (Class 4A), Jimtown (2A) and Triton (1A) joining the Huskies. All three lost in the semi-state semifinal to eventual state finalists.
With it being a decorated year on the court for the South Bend area, who made the Tribune’s All-Area Team? Here are our selections, broken down into four teams.
Players listed in alphabetical orderwith their per-game averages
FIRST TEAM
Chase Konieczny, SB Saint Joseph senior: 22.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2 steals (Tribune Player of the Year)
Tyler Raasch, NorthWood senior: 15.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.7 blocks
Steven Reynolds III, SB Washington junior: 23.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.4 steals, 2.3 blocks
Marvin Schindler, SB Riley senior: 15.5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.6 steals
Brady Scholl, Northridge junior: 16.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists
SECOND TEAM
Mason Bales, Northridge senior: 13.6 points, 5 rebounds, 3.4 assists
Caleb Coolman, Penn freshman: 15.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.8 assists
Maddux Everingham, NorthWood senior: 16.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals
Tyrese Jones, SB Riley junior: 14.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.2 steals
Elijah King, SB Saint Joseph sophomore: 13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals
THIRD TEAM
Collin Czarnecki, LaVille senior: 25.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.5 steals
Chase Devine, Bremen sophomore: 22 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2 steals
Branden King, Jimtown senior: 17.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.5 blocks
Nick Shrewsberry, SB Saint Joseph junior: 13.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.6 steals
Jarvis Tolbert, SB Adams junior: 20 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.6 steals
FOURTH TEAM
Anthony Murphy, Michigan City senior: 17.2 points, 8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.6 steals
Griffith Ott-Large, LaPorte sophomore: 16.9 points, 4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1 steal
Da’Kori Parker, SB Washington sophomore: 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.7 steals
Ethan Roseman, SB Saint Joseph junior: 10.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.8 steals
Brody Schimpa, Edwardsburg (Mich.) senior: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
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It was just the fourth boys basketball title in South Bend history. Central High School won in 1953 and 1957. Clay was the champions in 1994 all in the one-class era. Saint Joseph is the only active school of the three.
More: South Bend Saint Joseph downs Crispus Attucks for IHSAA boys basketball 3A crown
More: Reynolds, Hood headline 2024-25 Tribune Girls Basketball All-Area team
The Huskies finished 27-3. They set a semi-state record with a single-game best 115 points in the semifinal win over Maconaquah, then added 84 points in the final against East Chicago Central to give them a one-day total record of 199 points.
It’s no surprise then that Saint Joseph leads the way for the 2024-25 South Bend Tribune Boys Basketball All-Area Team. Senior standout Chase Konieczny is our selection for Player of the Year, while head coach Eric Gaff is our Coach of the Year.
Konieczny’s 2,138 career points are the most in school history, fourth in Saint Joseph County history, boys or girls, and 44th amongst in boys basketball state history. He produced an iconic “Hoosier Hysteria” moment in the state finals against Attucks, scoring on a putback dunk with 53 seconds remaining to break a 50-50 tie.
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Gaff has led Saint Joseph on a remarkable run the last 15 months. After sitting at 6-7 midway through the 2023-24 campaign, the Huskies have gone 41-6 since. They reached the 2024 Class 3A state finals before winning the title this season.
Other South Bend area programs had tremendous seasons as well. Four teams won regional championships, with Riley (Class 4A), Jimtown (2A) and Triton (1A) joining the Huskies. All three lost in the semi-state semifinal to eventual state finalists.
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With it being a decorated year on the court for the South Bend area, who made the Tribune’s All-Area Team? Here are our selections, broken down into four teams.
2024-25 South Bend Tribune Boys Basketball All-Area Team
Players listed in alphabetical orderwith their per-game averages
FIRST TEAM
Chase Konieczny, SB Saint Joseph senior: 22.6 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2 steals (Tribune Player of the Year)
Tyler Raasch, NorthWood senior: 15.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.7 blocks
Steven Reynolds III, SB Washington junior: 23.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.4 steals, 2.3 blocks
Marvin Schindler, SB Riley senior: 15.5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.6 steals
Brady Scholl, Northridge junior: 16.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists
SECOND TEAM
Mason Bales, Northridge senior: 13.6 points, 5 rebounds, 3.4 assists
Caleb Coolman, Penn freshman: 15.6 points, 6 rebounds, 4.8 assists
Maddux Everingham, NorthWood senior: 16.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals
Tyrese Jones, SB Riley junior: 14.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.2 steals
Elijah King, SB Saint Joseph sophomore: 13.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals
THIRD TEAM
Collin Czarnecki, LaVille senior: 25.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.5 steals
Chase Devine, Bremen sophomore: 22 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2 steals
Branden King, Jimtown senior: 17.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals, 1.5 blocks
Nick Shrewsberry, SB Saint Joseph junior: 13.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 2.6 steals
Jarvis Tolbert, SB Adams junior: 20 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1.6 steals
FOURTH TEAM
Anthony Murphy, Michigan City senior: 17.2 points, 8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.6 steals
Griffith Ott-Large, LaPorte sophomore: 16.9 points, 4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1 steal
Da’Kori Parker, SB Washington sophomore: 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 2.7 steals
Ethan Roseman, SB Saint Joseph junior: 10.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.8 steals
Brody Schimpa, Edwardsburg (Mich.) senior: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
Follow Austin Hough on X (formerly Twitter) @AustinRHough and on Facebook at "Austin Hough - South Bend Tribune." Hough can be emailed at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Here is the South Bend Tribune's 2024-25 Boys Basketball All-Area Team
Continue reading...
