Bremen's Adam Mark named to Indiana Basketball HOF Silver Anniversary Team

Eighteen men have been named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2025 Silver Anniversary Team, based on outstanding accomplishments as a senior basketball player 25 years ago.

The list includes Bremen star Adam Mark.

Mark averaged 17.6 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 62 percent as a senior to lead Bremen to a 17-5 ledger for coach Gary Hudson. In four varsity seasons, Mark totaled 1,135 points (14.9), a school-record 664 rebounds (8.7) and 112 steals (1.5) while shooting a school-record 63.3 percent (415-of-656) as the Lions went 71-26 and won two sectionals, two regionals, two Northern State Conference titles and three Bi-County Tournaments. He also set school records for season rebounds (263 as a junior), season field goal accuracy (66.4 percent as a sophomore) and rebounds in a game (27 vs. Knox on March 2, 1999).

The 6-8 forward was selected AP high honorable mention All-State, IBCA honorable mention All-State, Louisville Courier-Journal third-team All-State, Bi-County Tournament MVP, team MVP, IBCA first-team Academic All-State, winner of the Bremen Scholar-Athlete Award, a team captain and to the Top 40 Senior Workout as a senior. The National Honor Society student and class valedictorian also was chosen 1999 AP honorable mention All-State, two-time South Bend Tribune first-team All-Area, three-time first-team all-NSC, two-time all-sectional and winner of the 1998 Bremen Most Improved Award.

Mark matriculated to Belmont University, where he amassed 1,574 points (14.1), 722 rebounds (6.4) and 207 assists (1.8) in helping the Bruins to a 62-53 record, a 2003 Atlantic Sun Conference North Division title and a spot in the 2004 National Invitation Tournament while playing for coach Rick Byrd. He led the NCAA and A-Sun in field goal accuracy as a sophomore (.708, 150-of-212) and junior (.670, 199-of-297).

As a senior, Mark averaged 18.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists on .662 shooting as the team went 21-9. That season, he won the Belmont/Vince Gill Outstanding Player Award and was named NACDA Scholar-Athlete of the Year, to the NACDA Scholar-Athlete Team and a winner of an NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship. He also was selected two-time first-team all-Atlantic Sun, two-time CoSIDA/Verizon first-team Academic All-America, three-time CoSIDA/Verizon Academic All-District and two-time A-Sun Student-Athlete of the Year.

Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science in 2004 and a master’s degree in accounting in 2005, both from Belmont. He later earned status as certified public accountant in 2008, a certified information security professional in 2010 and a project management professional in 2012. He has worked in accounting throughout his professional career, serving as a partner with Frazier & Deeter, LLC, in Nashville since 2021. He enjoys staying active and supporting his children in their activities. He was selected to Bi-County Tournament’s 50th anniversary all-time team in 2015 and inducted into Belmont Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016.

The Silver Anniversary Team includes 11 members named to the 2000 Indiana All-Star squad. Seven other all-state players are included to recognize the top of Indiana’s high school class of 2000.

2000 Indiana All-Stars include Mr. Basketball Jared Jeffries, Michael Bennett, Brett Buscher, Steve Drabyn Jr, John Hamilton Jr., Andre Owens, Austin Parkinson, Shane Power, Zach Randolph, John Standeford and Aaron Thomas.

The remaining seven, named to various all-state teams are Braden Bushman, Ron Dokes, Mark Drake, Adam Mark, Mickey McGill, Bryant Northern, and Corey Seegers.

2025 Men’s Silver Anniversary Team members will be honored at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 63rd Men’s Awards Banquet on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

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 soon be available on the Hall of Fame’s website or by calling (765) 529-1891.