Congratulations to our 2026 ILSAA Boys State Champions – Lutheran Central, Brownstown!

Congratulations to our 2026 Runner Up – Immanuel, Seymour!

The Sportsmanship Award for Boys goes to Holy Cross, Indianapolis.

All Tournament Boys Team: 
#40 Carl Bonde (8th) – Immanuel, Seymour
#1 Colt Burehem (8th) – Lutheran Central, Brownstown (MVP)
#14 Henry Cissna (7th) – Holy Cross, Indianapolis
#12 Hudson Steele (8th) – Emmanuel – St. Michael’s, Fort Wayne
#20 Noah Lambring (8th) – St. John Sauers, Seymour
#33 Josh Kaufman (8th) – St. Peter’s, Columbus
#14 Mack Penleton (8th) – Lutheran Centeral, Brownstown
#34 Brock Rueger (7th) – St. John Sauers, Seymour
#2 Owen Kellermeier (8th) – Central, New Haven
#33 Jordan Meyer (8th) – Immanuel, Seymour

Our Boys Tournament MVP is Colt Burehem from Lutheran Central, Brownstown.

Congratulations to our 2026 ILSAA Girls State Champions – St. Peter’s, Columbus!

Congratulations to our 2026 Runner Up – Concordia, Fort Wayne!

The Sportsmanship Award for Girls goes to Our Shepherd, Avon.

All Tournament Girls Team: 
#13 Elena Lybarger – Central, New Haven
#21 Somya Seals – Concordia, Fort Wayne
#34 Brooklyn Crabill – Holy Cross, Fort Wayne
#34 Chloe Summers – St. Peter’s, Columbus
#12 Londyn Morrolf – Concordia, Fort Wayne
#13 Izzy Houchin – St. Peter’s Columbus
#5 Kinley Galentine – Central, New Haven
#15 Sydney Smith – Concordia, Fort Wayne
#14 Bella Slate – St. Peter’s, Columbus (MVP)

Our Girls Tournament MVP is Bella Slate from St. Peter’s, Columbus.

Girls Basketball State Tournament Printable Bracket

Boys Basketball State Tournament Printable Bracket

2026 Boys State Basketball Tournament

Date	Event	Time/Results	Venue
2026-02-27 17:00:45February 27, 2026	Suburban Bethlehem Boys vs St. Paul’s Munster Boys	36 - 16	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-27 17:00:46February 27, 2026	Immanuel Seymour Boys vs Holy Cross FW Boys	46 - 43	Concordia Lutheran Grade School
2026-02-27 18:15:44February 27, 2026	Lutheran South Unity Boys vs St. Peter’s Columbus Boys	35 - 54	Concordia Lutheran Grade School
2026-02-27 20:45:58February 27, 2026	Zion Decatur Boys vs St. Paul’s FW Boys	20:45:588:45 pm	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 09:15:07February 28, 2026	St. John Sauers Boys vs Immanuel, Seymour Boys	24 - 28	Concordia Lutheran Grade School
2026-02-28 09:15:28February 28, 2026	Suburban Bethlehem Boys vs Holy Cross Indy Boys	31 - 34	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 10:30:20February 28, 2026	Emmanuel – St. Michael’s FW Boys vs St Peter, Columbus Boys	46 - 42	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 10:30:25February 28, 2026	Lutheran Central Brownstown Boys vs St Paul, FW Boys	45 - 34	Concordia Lutheran Grade School
2026-02-28 13:00:39February 28, 2026	Lutheran South, FW Boys vs Zion, Decatur Boys	30 - 28	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 14:15:31February 28, 2026	Holy Cross, FW Boys vs St Paul, Munster Boys	44 - 14	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 15:30:00February 28, 2026	St John Sauers, Seymour Boys vs Suburban Bethlehem, FW Boys	37 - 22	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 15:30:30February 28, 2026	Immanuel, Seymour Boys vs Holy Cross, Indy Boys (Final 4)	36 - 27	Central Lutheran School
2026-02-28 16:45:14February 28, 2026	St Peter, Columbus Boys vs St Paul, FW Boys	58 - 19	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 16:45:23February 28, 2026	Emmanuel-St Michael, FW Boys vs Lutheran Central, Brownstown Boys (Final 4)	23 - 27	Central Lutheran School
2026-03-01 11:00:23March 1, 2026	9th Place: Holy Cross FW Boys vs Lutheran South Unity Boys	30 - 42	CLHS - Main Gym
2026-03-01 11:00:24March 1, 2026	11th Place: St. Paul's Munster Boys vs Zion Decatur Boys	25 - 38	CLHS - Auxiliary Gym
2026-03-01 12:15:56March 1, 2026	7th Place: Suburban Bethlehem Boys vs St. Paul's FW Boys	40 - 19	CLHS - Main Gym
2026-03-01 14:45:26March 1, 2026	5th Place: St. John Sauers Boys vs St. Peter's Columbus Boys	40 - 31	CLHS - Auxiliary Gym
2026-03-01 14:45:49March 1, 2026	3rd Place: Holy Cross Indy Boys vs Emmanuel - St. Michael's FW Boys	30 - 32	CLHS - Main Gym
2026-03-01 17:30:19March 1, 2026	Championship: Immanuel Seymour Boys vs Lutheran Central Brownstown Boys	22 - 36	CLHS - Main Gym

2026 Girls State Basketball Tournament

Date	Event	Time/Results	Venue
2026-02-27 18:15:48February 27, 2026	Our Shepherd Avon Girls vs Central New Haven Girls	16 - 38	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-27 19:30:23February 27, 2026	Concordia FW Girls vs Immanuel Seymour Girls	35 - 9	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-27 19:30:34February 27, 2026	St. Peter’s Columbus Girls vs Emmanuel – St. Michael’s FW Girls	39 - 18	Concordia Lutheran Grade School
2026-02-27 20:45:11February 27, 2026	St. John Sauers Girls vs Holy Cross FW Girls	24 - 42	Concordia Lutheran Grade School
2026-02-28 11:45:37February 28, 2026	Emmanuel-St Michael, FW Girls vs Our Shepherd, Avon Girls	34 - 29	Wyneken Decatur Lutheran School
2026-02-28 11:45:55February 28, 2026	Immanuel, Seymour Girls vs St John Sauers, Seymour Girls	26 - 20	Concordia Lutheran Grade School
2026-02-28 13:00:57February 28, 2026	St Peter, Columbus Girls vs Central, New Haven Girls (Final 4)	41 - 26	Central Lutheran School
2026-02-28 14:15:42February 28, 2026	Concordia, FW Girls vs Holy Cross, FW Girls (Final 4)	36 - 16	Central Lutheran School
2026-03-01 12:15:55March 1, 2026	7th Place: Our Shepherd Avon Girls vs St. John Sauers Girls	26 - 20	CLHS - Auxiliary Gym
2026-03-01 13:30:22March 1, 2026	5th Place: Emmanuel - St. Michael's FW Girls vs Immanuel Seymour Girls	23 - 24	CLHS - Auxiliary Gym
2026-03-01 13:30:57March 1, 2026	3rd Place: Central New Haven Girls vs Holy Cross FW Girls	32 - 20	CLHS - Main Gym
2026-03-01 16:00:19March 1, 2026	Championship: St. Peter's Columbus Girls vs Concordia FW Girls	34 - 31	CLHS - Main Gym

Interested in ordering a tee-shirt or sweatshirt from the State Basketball Tournament? Order online now!

All orders must be placed by Monday, February 9.

Nothing will be sold at the tournament, so all orders must be placed online prior to the tournament. You may pick up everything at the state games.

Browse the available options and place your order here. 

Congratulations to the Boys and Girls teams from across the state of Indiana who were accepted for the ILSAA 2025 State Basketball Tournament! We look forward to seeing you in Fort Wayne on February 27, 28 and March 1!

Girls Teams

• Central, New Haven
• Concordia, Fort Wayne
• Emmanuel – St. Michael’s, Fort Wayne
• Holy Cross, Fort Wayne
• Immanuel, Seymour
• Our Shepherd, Avon
• St. John Sauers, Seymour
• St. Peter’s, Columbus

Boys Teams

• Emmanuel – St. Michael’s, Fort Wayne
• Holy Cross, Fort Wayne
• Holy Cross, Indy
• Immanuel, Seymour
• Lutheran Central, Brownstown
• Lutheran South Unity, Fort Wayne
• St. John Sauers, Seymour
• St. Paul’s, Fort Wayne
• St. Paul’s, Munster
• St. Peter’s, Columbus
• Suburban Bethlehem, Fort Wayne
• Zion, Decatur

Registration for the 2026 ILSAA State Basketball Tournament for Boys and Girls is now open!

The tournament will be held February 27 – March 1, 2026 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

All applications are due by midnight on January 18, 2026.

Schools who are accepted will be notified the first week of February.

If you are interested in advertising in our program, please contact ILSAA at inlutheranschoolsathleticassoc@gmail.com.

Get ready for the 2026 ILSAA State Basketball Tournament from February 27 – March 1, 2026. The tournament will be held in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Registration opens January 1st at midnight.

Congratulations to our 2025 ILSAA Boys State Champions – Immanuel, Seymour!

Congratulations to our 2025 Runner Up – Emmanuel St. Michael’s, Fort Wayne!

The Sportsmanship Award for Boys goes to White Creek, Columbus.

All Tournament Boys Team: 
#45 Kharrell Smith-West – Emmanuel St. Michael’s, Fort Wayne
#22 Chris Pumphrey – Immanuel, Seymour
#23 Mac Johnson – St. Peter’s, Columbus
#2 Cameron Cooley – Holy Cross, Indianapolis
#12 Alex Hobson – St. John’s Sauers, Columbus
#10 Camden Brooks – Central, New Haven
#23 Cam Nierman – Lutheran Central, Brownstown
#4 Trae Clay – Calvary, Indianapolis
#54 Sam Fergusen – St. Peter’s, Columbus
#1 Charlie Bailey – Holy Cross, Fort Wayne
#31 Ethan Alcock – Immanuel, Seymour (MVP)
#33 Foster Armstead – Emmanuel St. Michael’s, Fort Wayne
#30 Rusty Harris – Immanuel, Seymour

Our Boys Tournament MVP is Ethan Alcock from Immanuel, Seymour.