Some of the top players with returning high school eligibility in the state were invited to participate in the 24th annual IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Underclass Showcase events in 2026, the boys on June 12 and the girls on June 18. Both events – along with the 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase on June 19-20 and the 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes on June 26-28 – came off well. Plans are to continue these four events in 2027.
Next summer, the following events are planned, tentatively on these dates:
The 2027 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase is set for Friday, June 11 at Ben Davis High School. IBCA past president Michael Adams of Evansville Reitz and David Wood of West Lafayette serve as directors of the Boys’ Underclass Showcase.
The 2027 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase is set for Thursday, June 17 at Ben Davis High School. Kristi Sigler of Jennings County and Lisa Finn of Indianapolis Cathedral serve as directors of the Girls’ Underclass Showcase.
The 2027 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase event will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 18-19 at Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern. Jeff Hester, assistant athletic director at Carmel, and Craig Lyon of Charlie Hughes Basketball coordinate the Girls’ Team Showcase. Tom Beach, IBCA associate executive director and chief operating officer, also will assist.
The 2027 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday June 25-27 at Carmel and Westfield high schools. Hester and Lyon of Charlie Hughes Basketball coordinate the Boys’ Team Showcase. Beach again will assist.
For 2027, the IBCA is planning a second IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase on Saturday and Sunday June 12-13 at Ben Davis. This event will have fewer teams, a shorter span and a format different from the traditional Boys’ Team Showcase. This event also will occur during an NCAA scholastic evaluation period, and it will maximize time that Indiana players may be seen by college coaches. The details for this event are still being finalized.
The two boys’ events are held during weekends that have been designated as “scholastic weekends” by the NCAA on its Men’s Division I recruiting calendar. The two girls’ events are both being held during the one weekend designated as a “scholastic weekend” by the NCAA on its Women’s Division I recruiting calendar.
Please note the following statement from IHSAA assistant commissioner Brian Lewis with regard to the June scholastic exposure events.
“As you know, the NFHS authorizes NCAA June Scholastic events for both Boys’ Basketball and Girls’ Basketball,” Lewis said. “The IBCA does a phenomenal job with four separate events here in the state of Indiana. I want to remind all coaches, an Indiana school must have an approved request (from the IHSAA) in order to attend an out-of-state June Scholastic event. Again, we believe we have the best events in the country for our student-athletes, and we encourage continued participation in our events.”
For 2027, for the individual showcase events, the IBCA has developed a “Preseason Watch List.” Earlier, coaches received an email asking them to submit names of players (their own players or opposing players) by mid-September 2026. Names submitted to this list, along with formal nominations at the end of sectional play, are one more item that will be used when the IBCA committee makes decisions on invitations in March 2027.
The IBCA would like to thank the IHSAA, Ballogy, Coca-Cola/PowerAde, BSN Sports, IHSAA basketball officials who called the scrimmages and all the high school coaches for their support over the years in making these events successful. In addition, the IBCA would like to thank the athletic staffs at Ben Davis, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Carmel and Westfield high schools for allowing their facilities to be used for these events in 2026.
WATCHFUL EYES: Gary West coach Christopher Buggs (on sideline) looks on as a his team defends against Lawrence Central in the 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Boys Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes.
Colleges attending the 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase (120 players)
(53 coaches from 39 colleges)
Anderson (Ind.)
Ball State
Bellarmine
College of Charleston (S.C.)
DePauw
Eastern Michigan
Evansville
Ferris State (Mich.)
Franklin (Ind.)
Goshen
Hanover
Illinois-Chicago
Illinois State
Indiana
Indiana State
Indiana Wesleyan
Indianapolis
IU-Columbus
IU-Indianapolis
Kent State
Kentucky Wesleyan
Marian
Miami (Ohio)
Notre Dame
Purdue
Purdue-Fort Wayne
Purdue-Northwest
Rose-Hulman
Saint Francis (Ind.)
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Taylor
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Toledo
Trine
Valparaiso
Wabash
Western Kentucky
Western Michigan
Colleges attending the 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes (210 teams)
(124 coaches from 77 colleges)
Air Force
Akron
Anderson (Ind.)
Army
Ball State
Bellarmine
Belmont
Bethel (Ind.)
Bowling Green
Bradley
Butler
California Baptist
Central Michigan
Chicago
Cloud County (Kan.)
Coastal Carolina
Culver-Stockton (Mo.)
DePaul
DePauw
Dominican University
Eastern Illinois
Eastern Michigan
Elmhurst (Ill.)
East Tennessee State
Evansville
Ferris State (Mich.)
Findlay (Ohio)
Florida Gulf Coast
Franklin (Ind.)
Hanover
Huntington
Illinois-Chicago
Illinois State
Indiana
Indiana State
Indiana Wesleyan
Indianapolis
IU-Columbus
IU-East
IU-Indianapolis
IU-Northwest
IU-South Bend
Kent State
Lafayette
Le Moyne
Lipscomb
Manchester
Marian (Ind.)
McKendree
Miami (Ohio)
Morehead State
Mount St. Mary’s (Md.)
Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)
Navy
Nevada
Notre Dame
Oklahoma State
Oral Roberts
Purdue
Purdue-Fort Wayne
Purdue-Northwest
Rose-Hulman
Saint Francis (Ind.)
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
South Carolina State
Southeast Missouri State
Southern Illinois
Southern Indiana
Tampa
Taylor
Trine
Tulane
Valparaiso
Wabash
Western Kentucky
Western Michigan
Wright State
DETAILS MATTER: IBCA executive director Marty Johnson (left) offers information to girls attending the 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Underclass Showcase during the event's educational component.
Colleges attending the 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase (132 players)
(45 coaches from 33 colleges)
Ball State
Belmont
Bowling Green
Bradley
Cincinnati
Cleveland State
Dayton
Evansville
Franklin College
Grace College
Hanover College
High Point (N.C.)
Holy Cross (Ind.)
Illinois State
Indiana
Indiana Tech
Indianapolis
IU-Kokomo
IU-Indianapolis
Manchester
Marian (Ind.)
Marshall
Merrimack (N.Y.)
Miami (Fla.)
Michigan State
Northern Illinois
Oakland University (Mich.)
Purdue
Purdue-Fort Wayne
Saint Francis (Ind.)
Southern Indiana
Toledo
Valparaiso
Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase (116 teams)
