IBCA E-Newsletter

IBCA/IHSAA college exposure events for 2027

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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)

(70 coaches from 56 colleges)

• Ball State
• Bellarmine
• Belmont
• Bethel (Ind.)
• Bowling Green
• Bradley
• Butler
• Central Michigan
• Cincinnati
• Cleveland State
• College of DuPage (Ill.)
• Detroit Mercy
• Earlham
• Eastern Illinois
• Evansville
• Hanover College
• Heidelberg (Ohio)
• Holy Cross (Ind.)
• Huntington
• Illinois
• Illinois State
• Indiana State
• Indiana Tech
• Indiana Wesleyan
• Indianapolis
• IU-East
• IU-Indianapolis
• IU-Kokomo
• Kent State
• Lindenwood (Mo.)
• Loyola (Ill.)
• Manchester
• Marian
• Marian-Plymouth
• Marshall
• Merrimack (N.Y.)
• Miami (Ohio)
• Michigan
• Michigan State
• Morehead State
• Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)
• Murray State
• Navy
• Nebraska
• Northern Illinois
• Northern Kentucky
• Northwestern
• Notre Dame
• Oakland University (Mich.)
• Olivette Nazarene (Ill.)
• Purdue-Fort Wayne
• SIU-Edwardsville
• Southern Indiana
• Toledo
• Valparaiso
• Vincennes
• Virginia Tech
• Western Kentucky