Official Twitter Feed of Ben Davis Boys Basketball located in Indianapolis, IN! 1995, 1996, 2017 & 2023 4A State Champions, 2019 & 2024 4A State Runner-Up
#TEAM
Just an unbelievable feeling to be able to complete the mission and make history this evening. Ecstatic for the boys and their performance all season but more importantly their love they have for each other. Just an amazing group to coach. Thank you for the support all season!
Congrats to KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
) for signing his NLI to continue his academic as well as his athletic career at Northwestern! Thank you Coach Collins, Lowery, McIntosh and Battle!
Congrats to Coach Ray, Coach Brown and the Freshmen Boys Basketball Team on winning the Marion County Tournament this evening 53-37 vs Pike capping of an undefeated 23-0 season!
Come out and support your GIANTS this coming Saturday in the State Title Game
@TheFieldhouse
as we take on the Carmel Greyhounds! S/O to Derin Graham for the vid.
#ALL4ONE
#GIANTSTANDTALL
Congrats to Sheridan Sharp (
@Sheridan5Sharp
) for announcing his commitment to continue his athletic as well as his academic career at Southern Illinois! Thank you Coach Mullins
Proud of the boys and their performance in both games. Great team defense in the 1st along w great individual play. Ran into some adversity in the 2nd but a balanced scoring attack and defensive intensity pushed us ahead. Grateful to be headed downtown. Thanks to all supporters!
Congratulations to our own
@Gohamjdub
for reaching the 1,000 point milestone in our win over Lawrence Central this afternoon! 1k and still going...
#FAMILY
Congratulations to Sheridan Sharp on signing his NLI to continue his athletic as well as his academic career at Nicholls St University! Thank you
@AustinClaunch05
#Winner
Not the result we wanted but extremely proud of our guys and our successful season. Can’t thank our seniors enough for their commitment and dedication the last 4yrs. Great relationships were built that will last a lifetime and we’ll always be family. Thank you to all supporters!
Congratulations to our very own KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
) and Mark Zackery (
@mzackery_
) for being named to the All-MIC Team as well as Tavion Williams (
@Tavion_30
) being named Honorable Mention!
#NotDoneYet
Seniors Clay Butler (
@ClayButler17
), Zane Doughty (
@DoughtyZane
) and Sheridan Sharp (
@Sheridan5Sharp
) will participate in todays Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 workout at Marian University! Good luck gentlemen
Tonight’s player of the game award goes to
@kj_windham10
for his spectacular shooting performance knocking down 9 triples on the evening! A great showing from
#24
opening tournament play.
Amazing feeling to have an opportunity to practice for another week and compete for a State Title after our 67-61 victory over Center Grove. Great to see our guys fight throughout. Thank you again for the many Giant fans in attendance and watching!
Stats to follow...
Not the result we wanted but proud of the fight which each one of our guys played with all night! Want to thank all of our seniors for their commitment and dedication to this program as well as being outstanding young men. You will be missed!!!
Stats to follow....
Congrats to Clay Butler (
@ClayButler17
) on signing his NLI to continue his athletic as well as his academic career at Lincoln University (MO)! Thank you Coach Drew and Coach McBride.
Congrats to KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
) on being named to the All-State Supreme 15 team and Mark Zackery (
@mzackery_
) being named to the Underclass Supreme 15 team!
Congratulations to our 23’ PG Sheridan Sharp (
@Sheridan5Sharp
) and 23’ C Zane Doughty (
@DoughtyZane
) on being named to the All-MIC team for their outstanding play this 21-22 season. Great student-athletes but even better young men. Well-deserved!
Congratulations to our guys who were recognized for their play and named to All-Marion County teams:
Don Carlisle COY
Zane Doughty POY/1st team
Sheridan Sharp 1st team
Shaun Arnold 3rd team
Clay Butler 3rd team
KJ Windham HM
Mark Zackery HM
Congrats to our very own Zane Doughty (
@DoughtyZane
) and Sheridan Sharp (
@Sheridan5Sharp
) on being named to the 2023 Indiana All-Stars Team. A tremendous accomplishment for these two!
#Earned
The play of the game from last nights victory comes from
@Sheridan5Sharp
and this late game effort. We ask
#5
to do a lot for us and plays like this that make him a special talent but most importantly, they make us a special team!
#NeverGiveUp
Couldn’t be more proud of our boys and the fight they showed tonight. Wasn’t pretty but we made the right plays at the right times on both ends. Big s/o to
@JHarrington_4
for coming up big in the clutch,
@kj_windham10
w the big steal/ft and
@mzackery_
w the huge block!
Thank you to
@NUMensBball
HC Coach Collins, Coach Lowery, Coach McIntosh and Coach Battle for making the trip over to check in on Wildcat commit KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
) this evening! 🟣⚪️
Another big time performance from our guys in a major environment. Showed a ton of grit when faced with some adversity. In a game of runs, we stayed the course and believed in each other. Never fold! Thank you to all of our supporters.
Stats to follow…
Can’t thank our seniors enough for their commitment and dedication to the program the last 4yrs. The way you love each other and play for each other is an inspiration to us all. Amazingly talented young men but even better people. We will always be family!
Proud of our boys and their performance this evening as well as achieving the greatest start in school history, 20-0. A well-balanced scoring attack combined with winning activity on the defensive end. Two great games next week. Thank you to our supporters!
Stats to follow…
Big Z had an amazing career in Purple! All-time leading rebounder in BD history, MIC Player of the Year, Mr. Basketball candidate, Indiana All-Star and State Champion! Many dominant performances in big games against high profile players. A great player but even better person!
I would like to thank Valparaiso University for the opportunity to continue my athletic and academic career but due to the coaching change, I have decided to be released from my NLI and reopen my recruitment!!!
24’ CG KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
) has been in contact with Maryland, Stanford, Cincinnati, Longwood, Kent State, Western Michigan and Illinois State!
Congratulations to the Ben Davis student-athletes who have committed and signed their letter of intent this evening to continue their athletic as well as their academic career at the next level. Our very own Dawand Jones (Ohio State) and Ty Nibbs (Ball State) have signed.
Congrats to Zane Doughty (
@DoughtyZane
) on his commitment to continue his athletic as well as his academic career at Ball State University! Thanks Coach Lewis
I am excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Ball State University!!! I couldn’t have done it without God, Family, Coach’s, and everyone who has supported me in my career!!!
#ChirpChirp
@BallStateMBB
Tonight’s player of the game award goes to
@Sheridan5Sharp
for his outstanding performance and effort on both ends. Can do it all from making a play himself, making plays for his teammates and a lockdown defender. He also rebounds well for his position w 7 tonight! Well done.
2022-23 BD BASKETBALL POSTER! We will be back in action Fri 12/30 taking on Penn at the Hall of Fame Classic. Be sure to purchase your tickets prior to from any one of the players or coaches. See you there!
Proud of our boys as we were able to cap off an undefeated month with two wins (Fishers and Greenfield Central) in tonight’s PAC Summer League Final. Regardless of the wins, everyone improved, flourished in their roles and made an impact on winning. Only the beginning!
Our Mr. BD award goes to the student athlete who not only has an impact on the hardwood but also in the classroom as well as the community.
@Areese102
receives this award due to being a multi-sport athlete, excellent student as well as his role in serving others.
Had a great time catching three of our guys in action at the annual IBCA Top 100 Showcase this afternoon at Brownsburg. 24’ CG KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
), 25’ PG Mark Zackery (
@mzackery_
) and 24’ G Mark White (
@mj_bucket12
) all showed well!
Good luck to Giant Alum
@hennny11
on tonight’s NBA Draft! Love to see all of the hard work pay off and to get an opportunity of a lifetime to play this game for a living. Well-deserved!
#Winneri
Ecstatic for our guys and what they’ve been able to accomplish thus far. Never taking any game for granted and playing for each other night in and night out. We are ready for the 4th qtr of our season. Thank you to all who have supported us along the way!
Stats to follow…
Great overall team effort! Proud of our guys for battling through some adversity and making timely plays. This is what March Madness is all about, survive and advance. Guys were ready when their numbers were called. Thanks to all supporters who cheered us on! Stats to follow…
Congratulations to our 23’ C Zane Doughty (
@DoughtyZane
) on being named to the First Team All-Marion County, 23’ PG Sheridan Sharp (
@Sheridan5Sharp
) 2nd Team and 24’ G KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
) 3rd Team for the 21-22 season! Great job gentlemen.
Enjoyed watching our guys compete at the Annual IBCA Top 100 Underclassmen Workout this afternoon. Pleased with their performance as they opened some eyes and continued their great play this summer.
SN: That must be some great Gatorade after a long day KJ 🤣
Congrats to Coach Carlisle on win
#100
! Proud of our boys and the effort displayed from jump to the final horn. Always a privilege to compete for a Marion County Championship. See everyone tomorrow evening back at the Fieldhouse! Stats to follow…
Happy for our guys and the way they battled this evening. In a game of runs against a great opponent, we stayed the course and showed some grit. In a hostile environment and we played for each other. Back at it tomorrow evening. Thanks to our supporters!
Stats to follow…
Congrats to
@DoughtyZane
again on becoming BD’s Career Leader in Rebounds. What a tremendous accomplishment for an even better young man. Well-deserved!
First award of the night goes to
@trevor_nibbs
for his accomplishments in the classroom with a GPA of 4.5! He epitomizes everything that we ask of our student-athletes and grateful that he is a part of our program.
Congrats to
@JERRIEN_
on his commitment to Hibbing Community College (MN). Another great young man with an extremely bright future. Continues to persevere through and defeat the odds!
Grateful to have the opportunity to advance to the semifinal. Proud of our guys and the way they responded to a little adversity this evening. A great environment in the opener. Looking forward to another great day of prep. Thank you to all our supporters!
Stats to follow…
It’s been a long time coming! Happy for our guys and the way they played this evening. Got off to a fast start and finished strong. Every player gave great energy and played for each other. We’ll enjoy this and get back to work. Thank you to all supporters!
Stats to follow….
Congrats to Mark White (
@mj_bucket12
) on signing his NLI to continue his athletic as well as his academic career at IU - South Bend. We are proud of you!
Congrats to the Coach Mann, the staff and the boys for becoming 6A State Champs! High character young men that believed in the process and believed in each other. WE. ARE. BD!!!
The Ben Davis Giants are Class 6A Football State Champions! This is their 10th football state title in school history, first since 2017! 🟣⚪️🏈🏆
@GiantAthletics
Congrats to KJ Windham (
@kj_windham10
) and Mark Zackery (
@mzackery_
) for being named to the All-Marion County First Team! Mark White (
@mj_bucket12
) and Tavion Williams (
@Tavion_30
) were named Honorable Mention.
Congrats to KJ Windham on his commitment to continue his athletic as well as his academic career at Northwestern! Thank you Coach Collins, Lowery and McIntosh.
Great time this morning at
@micnetworkIN
Media Day! Always a first class event and today was no different. Seniors
@KaiSteinman13
,
@lilrobfry22
and junior
@trevor_nibbs
represented us well and provided great insight on our club. Thank you again for having us!
Stats from tonight’s game against Arsenal Tech:
@dawand_jones
40pts, 15rebs, 3asts, 2blks
@Jsolidtary
9pts
@_219mari_
8pts, 5rebs, 2asts
@Gohamjdub
7pts, 3rebs, 2asts
@Jlc_35
4pts, 5rebs
Next ⬆️ : 3/1 Sectionals @ Perry Meridian 🆚 Pike/Southport
Congrats again to another Giant
@Domz_4
and his family on his signing to continue his academic as well as athletic career at Indiana University. Another great student, athlete, but an even better person. We are proud of you and the best is yet to come!
Elated for our guys this evening coming out on top in the sectional final. A great overall team win as we advance to the regional next weekend. Always a great feeling accomplishing a season goal especially at this time of year. Thank you to all supporters! Stats to follow…