IHSAA basketball All-City team: Attucks' Dezmon Briscoe repeats as City Player of the Year

Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star

City basketball tournament champion Crispus Attucks swept the awards with junior Dezmon Briscoe taking City Player of the Year honors and Chris Hawkins winning Coach of the Year by a vote of coaches from the City Alliance.

Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High School junior Dezmon Briscoe (11) pulls down a rebound during the first half of an IHSAA basketball game against Lawrence North High School, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, at Lawrence North High School.
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High School junior Dezmon Briscoe (11) pulls down a rebound during the first half of an IHSAA basketball game against Lawrence North High School, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, at Lawrence North High School.

The 6-8 Briscoe, who shared Player of the Year last year with Cathedral’s Xavier Booker, now a freshman at Michigan State, is averaging 14.0 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.1 blocked shots this season for Attucks, which won the City tournament for a second consecutive year. Briscoe has offers from Ball State, Butler, Cincinnati, Iowa and Valparaiso, among others.

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Hawkins is the City Coach of the Year for a second consecutive season. The Tigers are 18-6 going into Wednesday’s Class 4A Sectional 10 first-round game against Tech at Lawrence North. Hawkins is 151-56 overall in eight seasons at Attucks with a Class 3A state title in 2017.

Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High School head coach Chris Hawkins reacts during the first half of an Indianapolis Boys Basketball Tournament semi-final game against Indianapolis Washington High School, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Arsenal Tech High School.
Indianapolis Crispus Attucks High School head coach Chris Hawkins reacts during the first half of an Indianapolis Boys Basketball Tournament semi-final game against Indianapolis Washington High School, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Arsenal Tech High School.

Here is the full All-City team as voted by the coaches:

First team

Dezmon Briscoe, Crispus Attucks, Jr.

Ron Rutland III, Crispus Attucks, Sr.

Brady Koehler, Cathedral, Jr.

Keaton Aldridge, Cathedral, So.

Ethan Roseman, Bishop Chatard, So.

Second team

David Brigham Jr., Christel House, So.

Elexander Harris, Tech, So.

Xavier Highbaugh, Cardinal Ritter, Sr.

Damon Van Horn, Tindley, Sr.

Antwan Dorsett, Purdue Poly, Sr.

Third team

Mason Lewis, Crispus Attucks, Sr.

Luke Peters, Heritage Christian, Sr.

Clem Butler, Washington, Sr.

Chris Hurt, Crispus Attucks, Jr.

Lebron Gough, Cathedral, Jr.

Honorable mention

David Mendez, Scecina, Sr.

Nathan Crane, Covenant Christian, Sr.

Jaden Davis, Christel House, Sr.

Kaleb Tate, Purdue Poly, Sr.

Deric Cannady, Cathedral, Jr.

Cole Louden, Heritage Christian, Sr.

Taviar Duerson, Providence Cristo Rey, So.

Dave Leye, Washington, Sr.

Kenneth Lampley III, Tindley, Fr.

Adonis Warfield, Tindley, Sr.

Lamar Jones, Christel House, Jr.

DJ Greene, Heritage Christian, Sr.

Jaden Ford, Tech, Sr.

Malique Starks, Washington, Sr.

Devin Bolden, Cardinal Ritter, Fr.

Cheick Wade, Cardinal Ritter, So.

Isreal Cozart, Herron, Jr.

Call Star reporter Kyle Neddenriep at (317) 444-6649.

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