As an IBCA member, we are asking for your support by becoming an annual member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame for 2019. The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is the finest high school Hall of Fame in the world. This is possible because of the support of people who have lived Indiana high school basketball, including coaches such as you. Your involvement is important to us, as current high school coaches will be needed to step into leadership roles as the future guardians of the history of Indiana high school basketball.
Many interesting activities continue to take place at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame:
- Many enjoyed getting together at our annual Citizens State Bank Hall of Fame Golf Classic at Pebble Brook in Noblesville, the Southern Indiana Golf Outing near Washington and the Hall of Fame Golf Outing in Kokomo.
- The annual picnic featuring the 2018 Raymond James Hall of Fame Classic staff and coaches was held at Pebble Brook in Noblesville on Sept. 5.
- The Raymond James Hall of Fame Classic Basketball Tournament in New Castle will have eight outstanding teams competing for championships. The girls will play on Dec. 28 (Bedford North Lawrence, Northwestern, Jeffersonville, Homestead) and the boys on Dec. 29 (Westview, Center Grove, Valparaiso, Warren Central).
- The Men’s Induction Banquet will be held March 20, 2019, and the Women’s Induction Banquet will be on April 27, 2019, both at Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.
INDIANA was the first state to have a facility dedicated strictly to high school basketball. We continually receive praise from our visitors – from Indiana and beyond – while drawing comparisons to or praise greater than the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Massachusetts.
As with all facilities, the cost of operating, maintaining and now replacing parts of our building continue to rise. We are fortunate that our 28-year-old facility in New Castle still is in good shape, but with age there come added costs. Thanks to the generous support of our 2018 membership campaign, we have been able to recently upgrade our museum, including new carpet and flooring, exterior work to our parking lot and building, and continue to add and develop new exhibits. In addition, your support has enabled us to welcome visitors from coast to coast, including numerous school groups and basketball teams learning about our sport’s history.
As part of our website, you may make online membership contributions or donations and our gift shop is available through the website. Please see these items and plenty of Indiana basketball history at www.hoopshall.com.
Basketball has played an important role in the lives of many Hoosiers. Your annual membership makes you part of the team that sustains our museum as the finest high school basketball museum in the world.
Please contact the Hall of Fame office to receive a membership brochure (e-mail info@hoopshall.com or call 765-529-1891), where the active coach membership rate is available for $25. Be sure to check the benefits listed on the membership form. Then please join with your tax deductible gift (the active coach membership rate of $25 is available only by brochure). Thank you for your continued support and commitment to the Hall.
Regards on behalf of the Membership Committee,
Roger Schroder, Co-Chairman
John Robbins, Co-Chairman
Steve Witty, IBCA Executive Director
