IBCA E-Newsletter
IBCA calendar for 2025-26
| Aug. 1 | 2025-26 Membership drive begins |
| Aug. 10 | IBCA Board Meeting (at BSN Sports office) |
| Sept. 1-Nov. 8 | Limited Contact Period (Sept. 1 until official practice begins; maximum 16 sessions) |
| Oct. 1 | Fall e-Newsletter goes online |
| Oct. 20 | Girls: First official practice date |
| Nov. 3 | Girls: First contest date |
| Nov. 10 | Boys: First official practice date |
| Nov. 24 | Boys: First contest date |
| Dec. 22 | Girls: Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse |
| Dec. 23 | Boys: Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse |
| January | “Coaches vs. Cancer” month for Indiana high school basketball |
| Jan. 4 | IBCA Board Meeting (Google Meet) |
| Jan. 5 | 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. |
| Jan. 21 | Girls: Tournament entry list due |
| Jan. 25 | Girls: Tournament Draw |
| Feb. 5 | Girls: Window opens for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| Feb. 11 | Boys: Tournament entry list due |
| Feb. 12 | Girls: Window closes for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| Feb. 17 | Nominations due Crawley/Mannies/Aikman/Witty Scholarship programs |
| Feb. 17 | Nominations due for Academic All-State (individual) and Academic All-State (team) |
| Feb. 22 | Boys: Tournament Draw |
| Feb. 23 | Girls: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due |
| Feb. 24 | Nominations due for Point Guard College “Heart of a Champion” and “Transformational Coach” awards and Assistant Coach of the Year |
| Feb. 28 | IHSAA girls’ basketball State Finals |
| March 1 | Girls: All-State selection meeting (Ben Davis, 12:00 p.m.) |
| March 2 | Girls: Junior All-Star selection meeting |
| March 5 | Boys: Window opens for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| March 8 | Girls: Hoosier Basketball Magazine Girls’ Top 60 Senior Workout (at Beech Grove, 1:00 p.m.) |
| March 12 | Boys: Window closes for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form |
| March 18 | Window closes for Century Awards |
| March 18 | 2026 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame men’s induction dinner |
| March 22 | Boys: All-State selection meeting (Ben Davis, 1:00 p.m.) |
| March 23 | Boys: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due |
| March 24 | Boys: Junior All-Star selection meeting |
| March 28 | IHSAA boys’ basketball State Finals |
| March 29 | IBCA Board Meeting: Boys’ Showcase and Girls’ Showcase selection meeting (at BSN Sports office) |
| TBA | Boys: Hoosier Basketball Magazine Boys’ Top 60 Senior Workout (site TBA, 1:00 p.m.) |
| April 1 | Spring e-Newsletter goes online |
| April 9 | Clinic pre-registration due to Renee Turpa |
| April 6-May 16 | Limited Contact period (maximum of 12 sessions) |
| April 23-24 | IBCA Clinic (at Mt. Vernon-Fortville) |
| April 25 | 2026 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame women’s induction banquet |
| May 8 | Coaches sizing info (apparel) for Underclass Showcase events |
| May 31 | Indiana-Kentucky Junior All-Star doubleheader in Indiana (site TBA) |
| June 1 | Indiana All-Star Futures Games doubleheader (site TBA) |
| June 3 | Indiana All-Star Junior-Senior doubleheader (site TBA) |
| June 5 | Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader in Kentucky (site TBA) |
| June 6 | IBCA All-Star Shootout team event in Indianapolis (girls, Franklin Central; boys, Warren Central) |
| June 6 | Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (girls 5:00 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.) |
| June 12 | IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis) |
| June 18 | IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis) |
| June 19-20 | IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase (at Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern) |
| June 26-28 | IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase/Charlie Hughes Memorial Event (at Carmel and Westfield) |
| June 29-July 5 | IHSAA moratorium week ** |
** schools must also designate five additional moratorium days during the “IHSAA summer season”
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