| Date | Event |
| Aug. 3 | 2026-27 Membership drive begins |
| Aug. 9 | IBCA Board Meeting (BSN Sports office) |
| Aug. 31-Nov. 7 | Limited Contact Period (Sept. 1 until official practice begins; maximum 16 sessions) |
| Oct. 1 | Fall e-newsletter goes online |
| Oct. 19 | Girls: first official practice date |
| Nov. 2 | Girls: first contest date |
| Nov. 9 | Boys: first official practice date |
| Nov. 23 | Boys: first contest date |
| Dec. 21 | Girls: Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse |
| Dec. 22 | Boys: Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse |
| January | “Coaches vs. Cancer” month for Indiana high school basketball |
| Jan. 3 | IBCA Board Meeting (Google Meet) |
| Jan. 4 | January email blast to Boys and Girls Head Coaches directing them to a link for access to:
- Academic All-State Nominations
- Coach of the Year ballots
- Aikman/Crawley/Mannies/Witty Scholarship nominations
- Assistant Coach of the Year
- IBCA/PGC Heart of a Champion
- IBCA/PGC Transformational Coach
- Board Member Elections
- Spring Clinic Registration
- Century Award information (100 wins, 200 wins. 300 wins, etc.)
- Membership info for those not joined.
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| Jan. 20 | Girls: Tournament entry list due |
| Jan. 24 | Girls: Tournament Draw |
| Feb. 4 | Girls: Window opens for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| Feb. 10 | Boys: Tournament entry list due |
| Feb. 11 | Girls: Window closes for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| Feb. 16 | Nominations due Crawley/Mannies/Aikman/Witty Scholarship programs |
| Feb. 16 | Nominations due for Academic All-State (individual) and Academic All-State (team) |
| Feb. 21 | Boys: Tournament Draw |
| Feb. 22 | Girls: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due |
| Feb. 23 | Nominations due for Point Guard College “Heart of a Champion” and “Transformational Coach” awards and Assistant Coach of the Year |
| Feb. 27 | IHSAA girls’ basketball State Finals |
| Feb. 28 | Girls: All-State selection meeting (BSN Office, 12:00 p.m.) |
| March 2 | Girls: Junior All-Star selection meeting |
| March 4 | Boys: Window opens for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| March 7 | Girls: Hoosier Basketball Magazine girls’ Top 60 Senior Workout (at Beech Grove, 1:00 p.m.) |
| March 11 | Boys: Window closes for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| March 17 | Window closes for Century Awards |
| March 21 | Boys: All-State selection meeting (Ben Davis, 1:00 p.m.) |
| March 22 | Boys: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due |
| March 23 | Boys: Junior All-Star selection meeting |
| March 24 | 2027 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame men’s induction dinner |
| March 27 | IHSAA boys’ basketball State Finals |
| April 1 | Spring e-newsletter goes online |
| April 4 | IBCA Board Meeting: Boys’ Showcase and Girls’ Showcase selection meeting (BSN Sports office) |
| April 4 | Boys: Hoosier Basketball Magazine Boys’ Top 60 Senior Workout (Marian University, 1:00 p.m.) |
| April 5-May 15 | Limited Contact period (maximum of 12 sessions) |
| April 8 | Clinic pre-registration due to Renee Turpa |
| April 22-23 | IBCA Clinic (at Mt. Vernon-Fortville) |
| April 24 | 2027 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame women’s induction banquet |
| May 7 | Coaches sizing info (apparel) for Underclass Showcase events |
| May 30 | Indiana-Kentucky Junior All-Star doubleheader in Indiana (2:00 p.m., site TBA) |
| May 31 | Indiana All-Star Futures Games doubleheader (6:00 p.m., site TBA) |
| June 2 | Indiana All-Star Junior-Senior doubleheader (6:00 p.m., site TBA) |
| June 4 | Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader in Kentucky (5:30 p.m., Lexington Catholic H.S.) |
| June 5 | IBCA All-Star Shootout team event in Indianapolis (girls, Plainfield; boys, Warren Central) |
| June 5 | Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader in Indianapolis (5:00 p.m., Gainbridge Fieldhouse) |
| June 11 | IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis) |
| June 12-13 | IBCA/IHSAA Boys Team Showcase (at Ben Davis) |
| June 17 | IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis) |
| June 18-19 | IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase (at Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern) |
| June 25-27 | IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase/Charlie Hughes Memorial Event (at Carmel, Westfield) |
| June 28-July 4 | IHSAA moratorium week ** |
** schools must also designate five additional moratorium days during the “IHSAA summer season”
