Warsaw’s Mangas Named Indiana All-StarINDIANAPOLIS – Warsaw senior Kyle Mangas was named to the Indiana All-Star team Sunday night, and will play in a series of exhibition games this summer. Mangas averaged 22.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, leading the Tigers to an 18-10 record. He led Warsaw to its third consecutive undefeated Northern Lakes Conference season and its defense of its Class 4A sectional title, In a regional semifinal game, Mangas scored a career-high 47 points in Warsaw’s double-overtime win over East Chicago Central. Tiger head coach Doug Ogle said the honor validates Mangas’ place in school lore. “I felt like Kyle, based on our team’s success the last three years, and his individual accomplishments, put himself in a strong position to be named to the team,” Ogle said. “I feel like he’s really deserving, and I’m really happy for him. “It really solidifies Kyle’s position as one of the elite players in our rich tradition of Tiger basketball. He was already the fourth-leading scorer in school history, but Indiana All-Star is hard to do, and is a nod of respect to Kyle and to our team for what we’ve done over the last three years. “Kyle’s thrilled, and his teammates appreciate him and are happy for him.” The remainder of the team is made up of Jaylen Butz of Fort Wayne North, Jermaine Couisnard of East Chicago Central, Michael Ertel of Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Zach Gunn of Hamilton Southeastern, Kyle Mangas of Warsaw, Jaylen Minnett of Terre Haute South, Cooper Neese of Cloverdale, Jack Nunge of Castle, Grant Smith of Connersville, Mack Smith of Warren Central, Sasha Stefanovic of Crown Point, Kris Wilkes of North Central and Malik Williams of Fort Wayne Snider. The head coach is Marty Beasley of Carroll. He will be assisted by Kerry Brown of Connersville and Mark Galloway of Culver Academy. The 2017 Indiana Mr. Basketball will be announced from within the group of All-Stars listed above at the Indiana Sports Awards Dinner set for April 27 in Indianapolis. Neese, Nunge, Wilkes and Williams have been announced as Mr. Basketball finalists. The all-star team will play in a series of exhibition games, beginning with the junior-senior contests set for June 6 at New Albany and June 8 at Plainfield. Then there will be two games against a group of Kentucky all-stars, first on June 10 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The final game against Kentucky will be June 11 at Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Ky.
