NEW CASTLE, Ind. – A pair of former Indiana State women's basketball student-athletes were selected to the 2023 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Silver Anniversary Team, as announced by the organization Tuesday afternoon.
 
Abbe Brauman (1998-00) and Shana Sparks (1998-01) were among the 18 honorees of the Silver Anniversary Team, which recognizes the top of Indiana's high school class of 1998. Brauman and Sparks were both a part of Indiana State's 1998-99 team that reached the WNIT, one of eight postseason appearances in program history.
 

Brauman was a Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team selection in 1999 and was the recipient of the Jan Conner Most Improved Award during her time with the Sycamores. In her high school career at Brownsburg, she was a third team AP All-State selection and was selected to the 1998 Indiana North-South All-Star Classic. Brauman was an all-conference honoree and was also Brownsburg's Female Athlete of the Year in 1998. Following her time at Indiana State, she transferred to IUPUI and eventually led the Mid-Continent Conference in field goal percentage in 2002. Brauman also earned Mid-Continent Conference Academic All-Conference honors in 2002. For her Sycamore career, she averaged 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in 46 career games, while shooting 47.4 percent from the floor.

Sparks led Indiana State in 3-point percentage during her debut season (36.0 percent) and was second on the team in free throw percentage that year (71.0 percent). She was a regular in the Indiana State starting lineup as a junior, where she averaged 7.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the Sycamores. Injuries unfortunately cut short multiple seasons for her at Indiana State. In her high school career at Connersville, she was a third team AP All-State selection and was selected to the 1998 Indiana North-South All-Star Classic. Sparks was an all-conference honoree and was also a first team all-area selection. For her Sycamore career, Sparks averaged 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 54 career games, while knocking down 33.5 percent of her 3-point attempts.

 
Sparks led Indiana State in 3-point percentage during her debut season (36.0 percent) and was second on the team in free throw percentage that year (71.0 percent). She was a regular in the Indiana State starting lineup as a junior, where she averaged 7.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game for the Sycamores. Injuries unfortunately cut short multiple seasons for her at Indiana State. In her high school career at Connersville, she was a third team AP All-State selection and was selected to the 1998 Indiana North-South All-Star Classic. Sparks was an all-conference honoree and was also a first team all-area selection. For her Sycamore career, Sparks averaged 6.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 54 career games, while knocking down 33.5 percent of her 3-point attempts.
 
Brauman and Sparks will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame's Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 29, 2023. A midday reception, free and open to the public, will be held at the Hall of Fame museum in New Castle.  The evening banquet will take place at the Primo Banquet Hall, which is located on the south side of Indianapolis.  Banquet reservations will be available through the Hall's website at www.hoopshall.com  or by calling (765) 529-1891 beginning in January. 
 
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