2026 Purdue Commit Luke Ertel Makes Indiana Junior-Senior All-Star Game History

The 6-foot-1 guard from Mt. Vernon was eight-of-13 from the floor and knocked down five-of-seven shots from three-point range. He was perfect from the free throw line, going 15-of-15 from the charity stripe, which included some important freebies down the stretch.

Ertel came up just shy of another double-double, grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out four assists.

The all-time scoring record for the Indiana Junior-Senior All-Star Game was set by Trevon Bluiett, a Park Tudor product, who scored 44 points as a senior in 2014. He went on to play at Xavier.

Ertel's 36-point outing in the Indiana Junior-Senior All-Star Game came just a few days after he nearly recorded a triple-double in the Indiana-Kentucky Junior All-Star Game on Sunday. He scored 36 points, dished out 13 assists, grabbed nine rebounds, and recorded three steals in a 119-108 win for Indiana.

Ertel had a magnificent junior season at Mt. Vernon, and he's continued to show off his skills during the All-Star week in Indiana. That success recently resulted in a bump in the recruiting rankings, as On3 bumped him up to the No. 101 overall prospect for the 2026 class.

During the 2024-25 campaign at Mt. Vernon, he averaged 22.7 points, 4.0 assists, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game. He also shot 51% from the floor and 45% from three-point range.

Ertel was a member of a Mt. Vernon team that finished the season with a 21-6 record, reaching the semi-state round of the IHSAA Boys Basketball Tournament.