IBCA E-Newsletter

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame report

As the season approaches, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame wishes each of you the best in the 2016-17 season.

An event to mark on your calendars is the 2016 City Securities Hall of Fame Classic, please take note of the schedule below.

The games take place Thursday, Dec. 29 and Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at the world’s largest and finest high school fieldhouse in New Castle.

33rd City Securities Girls Hall of Fame Classic – Thursday, December 29, 2016

11:00 A.M. (ET) - Greenfield-Central vs. Plainfield
to follow - North Harrison vs. Tippecanoe Valley
6:07 P.M. - Consolation Game
to follow - Championship Game

39th City Securities Boys Hall of Fame Classic – Friday, December 30, 2016

11:00 A.M. (ET) - Logansport vs. Lawrence North
to follow - New Albany vs. Warsaw
6:07 P.M. - Consolation Game
to follow - Championship Game

Tickets are available in advance from the participating schools or the Hall for $10 per day. Tickets purchased at the door will be $10 per session. Coaches interested in bringing their team to the tournament should contact our office in advance for a discounted rate.

We expect two fields lined with star players, outstanding teams and some of the top coaches in the state. The tournament features some of the best competition from the state and is a great opportunity to bring your team for a day of basketball.

The Hall of Fame museum, a 14,000-square-foot shrine to Indiana high school basketball, is another great opportunity for a team outing. A number of our exhibits and displays have been updated over the past 15 months. One of those is a hardware renovation in our Danielson Theater, which began showing a new version of the film "Only In Indiana" just last year. That film features standouts such as Larry Bird, Oscar Robertson, Damon Bailey, Steve Alford, George McGinnis, Bobby Plump, Judi Warren, Stephanie White and Katie Douglas sharing memories and emotions of their Indiana basketball careers in high definition and surround sound.

As a team-building trip, to build excitement for the season or for a mid-season history lesson, we offer an affordable option for teams – $1 per player with coaches free. Keep in mind that no player on your roster this year had been born when more than 41,000 fans watched the IHSAA boys state finals at the Hoosier Dome 27 years ago this season, nor 20 years ago when Bloomington North topped Delta in the final non-class state championship.

Including artifacts and images from those games in 1990 and 1997 and plenty more from longer ago, touring the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is a true history lesson that all current players could use.

We encourage you to visit our website at www.hoopshall.com, which features sections on our inductees and honorees, upcoming events, news releases and our online gift shop.

The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame continued to add to our membership last year with a special offer to IBCA members. We again encourage you to support the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame by becoming an Active Coach member for $25. This is a savings of 75 percent off of our typical rate and gives you the same benefits as a regular member, including free admission to the museum and a 20 percent discount off items in our gift shop or online store.

I hope you will enjoy some of our numerous activities with the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame this year, and we appreciate your support as we celebrate the history, tradition, and memories of basketball in our state, while educating and cultivating the next generation of Indiana basketball fans.

Contact our office at (765) 529-1891 or email chris@hoopshall.com for more information or if we can help you.

Chris May