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Some of the top players with returning high school eligibility in the state were invited to participate in the 23rd annual IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Underclass Showcase events in 2025, the girls on June 12 and the boys on June 27. Both events – along with the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase on June 13-14 and the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes on June 20-22 – came off well. Plans are to continue these four events in 2026.

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 2026, for the individual showcase events, the IBCA has developed a “Preseason Watch List” during September 2025. Coaches received an email on Sept. 3 asking them to submit names of players (their own players or opposing players) by Sept. 17. 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 2026.

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 2025.

READY TO GO: Players at a past IBCA/IHSAA Boys Top 100 Underclass Showcase listen as former Top 100 on-court director Pete Smith (standing in blue shirt) provides instructions for the day.

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Some of the top players with returning high school eligibility in the state were invited to participate in the 23rd annual IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Underclass Showcase events in 2025, the girls on June 12 and the boys on June 27. Both events – along with the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase on June 13-14 and the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes on June 20-22 – came off well. Plans are to continue these four events in 2026. Next summer, the following events are planned, tentatively on these dates: The 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase is set for Friday, June 12 at Ben Davis High School. IBCA president Michael Adams of Evansville Reitz and David Wood of West Lafayette serve as directors of the Boys’ Underclass Showcase. The 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase is set for Thursday, June 18 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 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase event will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 19 and June 20, at Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern. Tom Beach, IBCA associate executive director and chief operating officer, and Craig Lyon of Charlie Hughes Basketball coordinate the Girls’ Team Showcase. The 2026 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes is set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27-28, at Carmel and Westfield high schools. Tom Beach, IBCA associate executive director and chief operating officer, and Craig Lyon of Charlie Hughes Basketball coordinate the Boys’ Team Showcase. 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 2026, for the individual showcase events, the IBCA has developed a “Preseason Watch List” during September 2025. Coaches received an email on Sept. 3 asking them to submit names of players (their own players or opposing players) by Sept. 17. 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 2026. 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 2025. READY TO GO: Players at a past IBCA/IHSAA Boys Top 100 Underclass Showcase listen as former Top 100 on-court director Pete Smith (standing in blue shirt) provides instructions for the day. Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase (120 players) (67 coaches from 58 colleges) Akron Anderson Army Ball State Bellarmine Belmont Boston University Butler Central Arkansas Central Michigan Clemson Coastal Carolina DePaul DePauw Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Evansville Franklin Grace Hanover Huntington Illinois State Indiana State Indiana University IU-East Indianapolis Iowa Kentucky Wesleyan Lipscomb Marian Miami (Ohio) Missouri Missouri State Navy Nevada New Mexico North Dakota State Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Purdue Purdue-Fort Wayne Purdue-Northwest Saint Francis (Ind.) Saint Louis Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Southern Illinois-Carbondale Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Spring Arbor Taylor Tennessee-Martin Tulane Valparaiso Wabash Western Kentucky Western Michigan Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes (200 teams) (104 coaches from 79 colleges) Air Force Akron Alma Anderson Ball State Bellarmine Bethel Bowling Green Bradley Butler Chicago Cincinnati Coastal Carolina Dayton DePaul DePauw Dominican East Tennessee State Eastern Illinois Elmhurst Evansville Franklin Glen Oaks Georgia Tech Hanover Hope Huntington Illinois State Indiana State Indiana University Indiana Wesleyan IU-East IU-Indianapolis IU-South Bend Indianapolis Kent State Kentucky Wesleyan Kupyer Lander University LeMoyne Loyola-Chicago Marian Marian-Ancilla McKendree Miami (Ohio) Middle Tennessee State Missouri State Morehead State Mount St. Joseph Murray State Nevada New Mexico North Park Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland City Ohio State Purdue Purdue-Fort Wayne Purdue-Northwest Rhodes Rose-Hulman Saint Francis (Ind.) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Southeast Missouri State Southern Illinois-Carbondale Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Southern Indiana Spalding Syracuse Taylor Toledo Trine Tulane Valparaiso Wabash Western Kentucky Wright State Youngstown State Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase (122 players) (59 coaches from 50 colleges) Ball State Bowling Green Calumet College of St. Joseph Cincinnati Cleveland State Dayton Detroit Mercy Earlham Elmhurst Evansville Ferris State Florida Grace Hanover Holy Cross Huntington Illinois State Indiana State Indiana Tech Indiana University IU-Indianapolis IU-Kokomo Indianapolis Manchester Marian Marist Marshall Michigan State Mississippi State Missouri Western State Mount St. Joseph Murray State New Mexico Northern Illinois Oakland University Pepperdine Purdue Purdue-Fort Wayne Saint Francis (Ind.) Saint Louis Southern Indiana St. John’s Taylor Toledo Trine Valparaiso Virginia Tech Western Kentucky Western Michigan Wright State Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase (112 teams) (67 coaches from 57 colleges) Adrian Anderson Ball State Bellarmine Belmont Bethel Bradley Butler Calumet College of St. Joseph Central Michigan Cincinnati Clemson Cleveland State Dayton DePaul DePauw Detroit Mercy Earlham Evansville Florida Florida State Grace Hanover Holy Cross (Ind.) Huntington Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Tech Indiana Wesleyan Indianapolis IU-Indianapolis IU-Kokomo IU-Southeast Kent State Marian Marist Marshall Miami (Ohio) Mississippi State Mount St. Joseph New Mexico Northern Kentucky Oakland University Principia Purdue Purdue-Fort Wayne Rose-Hulman Saint Mary’s (Ind.) Southeast Missouri State Southern Indiana St. John’s Taylor Thomas More Villanova Vincennes Western Kentucky Wright State
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IBCA/IHSAA college exposure events for 2026

Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase (120 players)

Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes (200 teams)

Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Top 100 Underclass Showcase (122 players)

Colleges attending the 2025 IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase (112 teams)