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IBCA calendar for 2026-27

 
DateEvent
Aug. 32026-27 Membership drive begins
Aug. 9IBCA Board Meeting (BSN Sports office)
Aug. 31-Nov. 7Limited Contact Period (Sept. 1 until official practice begins; maximum 16 sessions)
Oct. 1Fall e-newsletter goes online
Oct. 19Girls: first official practice date
Nov. 2Girls: first contest date
Nov. 9Boys: first official practice date
Nov. 23Boys: first contest date
Dec. 21Girls: Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse
Dec. 22Boys: Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse
January“Coaches vs. Cancer” month for Indiana high school basketball
Jan. 3IBCA Board Meeting (Google Meet)
Jan. 4January 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. 20Girls: Tournament entry list due
Jan. 24Girls: Tournament Draw
Feb. 4Girls: Window opens for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form
Feb. 10Boys: Tournament entry list due
Feb. 11Girls: Window closes for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form
Feb. 16Nominations due Crawley/Mannies/Aikman/Witty Scholarship programs
Feb. 16Nominations due for Academic All-State (individual) and Academic All-State (team)
Feb. 21Boys: Tournament Draw
Feb. 22Girls: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due
Feb. 23Nominations due for Point Guard College “Heart of a Champion” and “Transformational Coach” awards and Assistant Coach of the Year
Feb. 27IHSAA girls’ basketball State Finals
Feb. 28Girls: All-State selection meeting (BSN Office, 12:00 p.m.)
March 2Girls: Junior All-Star selection meeting
March 4Boys: Window opens for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form
March 7Girls: Hoosier Basketball Magazine girls’ Top 60 Senior Workout (at Beech Grove, 1:00 p.m.)
March 11Boys: Window closes for All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form
March 17Window closes for Century Awards
March 21Boys: All-State selection meeting (Ben Davis, 1:00 p.m.)
March 22Boys: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due
March 23Boys: Junior All-Star selection meeting
March 242027 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame men’s induction dinner
March 27IHSAA boys’ basketball State Finals
April 1Spring e-newsletter goes online
April 4IBCA Board Meeting: Boys’ Showcase and Girls’ Showcase selection meeting (BSN Sports office)
April 4Boys: Hoosier Basketball Magazine Boys’ Top 60 Senior Workout (Marian University, 1:00 p.m.)
April 5-May 15Limited Contact period (maximum of 12 sessions)
April 8Clinic pre-registration due to Renee Turpa
April 22-23IBCA Clinic (at Mt. Vernon-Fortville)
April 242027 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame women’s induction banquet
May 7Coaches sizing info (apparel) for Underclass Showcase events
May 30Indiana-Kentucky Junior All-Star doubleheader in Indiana (2:00 p.m., site TBA)
May 31Indiana All-Star Futures Games doubleheader (6:00 p.m., site TBA)
June 2Indiana All-Star Junior-Senior doubleheader (6:00 p.m., site TBA)
June 4Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader in Kentucky (5:30 p.m., Lexington Catholic H.S.)
June 5IBCA All-Star Shootout team event in Indianapolis (girls, Plainfield; boys, Warren Central)
June 5Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader in Indianapolis (5:00 p.m., Gainbridge Fieldhouse)
June 11IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis)
June 12-13IBCA/IHSAA Boys Team Showcase (at Ben Davis)
June 17IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis)
June 18-19IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Team Showcase (at Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern)
June 25-27IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase/Charlie Hughes Memorial Event (at Carmel, Westfield)
June 28-July 4IHSAA moratorium week **

** schools must also designate five additional moratorium days during the “IHSAA summer season”
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