The sixth annual Indiana-Kentucky Challenge Cup was played Jan. 5 at New Castle High School. The event is a five-game competition between teams from Indiana and Kentucky, coordinated by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association and the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches.
Indiana claimed a 3-2 victory in 2019, marking the first Indiana triumph after Kentucky captured the first five titles in the event. Here are the 2019 results:
- Girls: Northwestern 67, George Rogers Clark (Ky.) 52
- Boys: Walton-Verona (Ky.) 72, North Daviess 42
- Boys: Heritage Hills 61, Madison Central (Ky.) 58
- Boys: Silver Creek 82, Louisville Male (Ky.) 63
- Boys: Lexington Henry Clay (Ky.) 60, Huntington North 56, 2 OT
Over six seasons, Indiana teams have won 10 of 30 games (1-4 in 2014, 2-3 in 2015, 2-3 in 2016, 2-3 in 2017, 0-5 in 2018 and 3-2 in 2019).
Veterans and their immediate families were admitted at no charge, and proceeds from the event benefited the Indiana and Kentucky basketball halls of fame.
The “Challenge Cup” is on display at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
The seventh Indiana-Kentucky Challenge Cup is scheduled for Dec. 14, 2019, in Georgetown, Ky. An IBCA committee will choose the teams from Indiana for the event.
If your team is interested, please contact IBCA assistant director Tom Beach at tabeach@anderson.edu.
This is not an “exempt” event, so playing in this event must be within the IHSAA schedule limits.
