IBCA E-Newsletter
2018-19 new coaches
From the beginning of last season through late September 2018, 170 people have been hired as new varsity basketball coaches in Indiana high schools – 82 to boys’ basketball positions and 88 to girls’ basketball positions – for the 2018-19 season.
This is the fourth greatest number of changes in the past 20 years. In the spring and summer of 2014, a record 197 changes were made; in 2007, 188 changes were made; and in 2017, 187 changes were made.
According to data compiled by the IBCA and HickoryHusker.com, here is the number of changes for the 20 years prior to the 2018 offseason: 2017 (187 changes); 2016 (157); 2015 (169); 2014 (197); 2013 (138); 2012 (167); 2011 (154); 2010 (162); 2009 (146); 2008 (148); 2007 (188); 2006 (152); 2005 (146); 2004 (147); 2003 (141); 2002 (135); 2001 (139); 2000 (125); 1999 (129); 1998 (133).
Here is a list of the 2018 changes for Indiana boys’ basketball and girls’ basketball varsity positions.
BOYS (82)
| School | New coach | old coach |
| Alexandria | Marty Carroll | Dean Moorhead |
| Barr-Reeve | Josh Thompson | Bryan Hughes |
| Ben Davis | Don Carlisle | Mark James |
| Bethesda Christian | Brandon Reese | Chad Smith |
| Bloomfield | Ron McBride | Jamie Hudson |
| Brown County | John Berning | Chuck Hutchins |
| Cannelton | Bill Dickerson | Michael Snyder |
| Carroll (Flora) | Bodie Bender | Chad Arnold |
| Christel House Academy | TBA | Mike Mendez |
| Clay City | Chris Ames | Vance Edmondson |
| Concord | Derrick DeShone | Steve Austin |
| Crawford County | Jerry Hanger | Levi Carmichael |
| Dugger Union | Greg Kinnaman | Joe Pigg |
| Eastbrook | Greg Allison | Brian Childs |
| Eastern (Pekin) | Michael Gilliam | Scott Newcomb |
| Elkhart Central | Barry Singrey | Terry Smith |
| Elkhart Christian | Chad Hibbard | Ryan Culp |
| Eminence | Todd Hanni | Scott Adams |
| Evansville Central | Rodney Walker | Scott Hudson |
| Forest Park | David Welp | Jeff Litherland |
| Fort Wayne Canterbury | Chase Sanders | Scott Kreiger |
| Fort Wayne Concordia | Phil Brackmann | Austin Thoms |
| Fort Wayne Luers | Fonso White | Will Hubertz |
| Fort Wayne North | Gary Andrews | Shabaz Khaliq |
| Fountain Central | Phil Shabi | Jason Good |
| Gary Lighthouse CPA | Nick Moore | Kenya Stines ** (Marvin Rea) |
| Guerin Catholic | Bobby Allen | Pete Smith |
| Hagerstown | Chad Romack | Bobby Jones |
| Hammond Morton | Chad Pio | Scott Lush ** |
| Hauser | Nate Cangany | Griff Roth |
| Heritage | Adam Gray | Barry Singrey |
| Howe Military | James Hafley | Russell Burnham |
| Indiana Math & Science | Duke Pryor | Scott Miller |
| Indianapolis Scecina | Scott Miller | Rob New |
| Indianapolis Shortridge | Jeff Strange | Troy Lane |
| Indianapolis Washington | Ken Roseman | Courtney James |
| International | Scott Adams | Justin Bennett |
| Irvington Prep | Kevin Jones | Jeff Strange |
| Lafayette Jeff | Mark Barnhizer | Scott Radeker |
| Lakewood Park Christian | Steve Oberlin | Wayne Brooks |
| Milan | Randy Combs | Josh Blankinship |
| Mississinewa | James Reed | Andrew Evertts |
| Mt. Vernon (Fortville) | Ben Rhoades | Travis Daugherty |
| Mt. Vernon (Posey) | B.J. Aldridge | Marc Hostetter |
| New Prairie | Kris Davis | Derrick DeShone |
| North Central (Farmersburg) | Vance Edmondson | Jacob Cummings |
| North Central (Indpls) | Brian Hahn | Doug Mitchell |
| North Montgomery | Andrew Evertts | Eric Danforth |
| North Newton | Jess Funston | Josh Stringfellow |
| North Vermillion | Jacob Cummings | John Berning |
| North White | Matt Sipkema | Ron Best |
| Northfield | Rick Brewer | Patrick Hopkins |
| Northridge | Scott Radeker | Ronnie Thomas |
| Oregon-Davis | Menny Avram | Joe Eskridge |
| Park Tudor | Tim Adams | Michael Shelton |
| Parke Heritage | Rich Schelsky | na (consolidation of Rockville & Turkey Run) |
| Perry Meridian | Mark James | Brent Keck |
| Prairie Heights | Todd Watkins | Greg Holmes |
| Providence | Sean Smith | Rob Murawski Jr. ** |
| Purdue Polytechnic | Jermaine Harris | na |
| Richmond | Shabaz Khaliq | Rick Wedlow |
| Rising Sun | Rick Scholl | Chris Jones |
| Rushville | Doug Laker | Steve Goddard |
| Salem | Mike Brown | Hank Weedin |
| Shawe Memorial | Sherron Wilkerson | Mike Brown |
| Smith Academy | Chad Ginder | Gary Merrell |
| South Bend Clay | Doug Barnbrook | Delray Brooks |
| South Bend Riley | Jared Drake | Eric Brand |
| South Bend St. Joseph | Mark Johnson | Mike Bauer |
| South Knox | David Burkett | Mark Rohrer |
| South Newton | TBA | Mike Hall |
| South Ripley | Tyler Theising | Travis Wrightsman |
| Southern Wells | Kyle Penrod | Ben Burman |
| Southport | Eric Brand | Kyle Simpson |
| Southridge | Mark Rohrer | Ted O’Brien |
| Vincennes Lincoln | Steve Brett | Josh Thompson |
| West Washington | Clayton Sullivan | Sean Smith |
| Westville | Drew Eubank | Nate Mrozinski |
| Wheeler | Mark Anderson | Tom Johnson |
| White River Valley | James Floyd | Jimmy Beasley Jr. |
| Wood Memorial | Dustin George | Kevin Menke |
| Woodlan | John Baker | David Randall |
GIRLS (88)
| School | New coach | old coach |
| Adams Central | Doug Curtis | Cheri Jesionowski |
| Argos | Dan Dewar | Gary Teel |
| Attica | Darrin Spragg | Matt Harmeson |
| Barr-Reeve | Bret Graber | Michael Hopkins |
| Blackford | Mitch Waters | Jack Norton |
| Bloomington Lighthouse | Timothy Woodcock | Mark May |
| Brebeuf Jesuit | Erin Miller | Matt Mayer |
| Carmel | Kevin Sweeney | Tod Windlan |
| Christian Academy | Chris Jefferson | Mike Baird |
| Clay City | Jason Sinders | Chris Ames |
| Clinton Central | Matt Crawford | Nic Carothers |
| Clinton Prairie | Amie Anthrop | Jessi Johnson |
| Dugger Union | TBA | Joe Pigg |
| Eastern Greene | Greg Burton | Justin Burris |
| Eastside | Nate Young | Shane Conwell |
| Edgewood | Curt Simic | Gary Sims |
| Elkhart Memorial | Brent Curry | Jeff Wallace |
| Elwood | Craig Brunnemer | Kyle Pulley |
| Eminence | Kevin Corsaro | Tim Garver |
| Evansville Harrison | Ashley Hawkins | Kiara Butler |
| Floyd Central | Randy Gianfagna | Kirk Hamsley |
| Fort Wayne Blackhawk | Steph Gongaware | Jamie Perlich |
| Fort Wayne Snider | Greg Addison | Greg Friend |
| Fort Wayne Wayne | Lacia Gorman | Kip Jones |
| Fountain Central | Tom Anderson ** | Tom Anderson ** |
| Franklin Central | Vince Cerbone | Brian Hacker |
| Franklin County | Joe Adams | Doug Robertson |
| Fremont | Scott Sprague | Neal Frantz |
| Gary Lighthouse CPA | Tim Mays | Thomas Smith |
| Gary Roosevelt | Joyce Falls | Trevor Borom |
| Gary West | Shanee’ Butler | Rod Fisher |
| Gibson Southern | Kyle Brasher | Mark Monroe |
| Greencastle | Tod Windlan | Bradley Key |
| Greenfield-Central | Bradley Key | Joshua Means |
| Greenwood | Justin Bennett | Bill Torgerson |
| Guerin Catholic | Jeff Buckner | Dave Roth |
| Hammond Morton | Deandre Williams | Apiphany Asberry |
| Harrison (WL) | Rush McColley | Amie Anthrop |
| Highland | Chris Tomcsi | Tracie Mezera-Juarez |
| Indiana Math & Science | Jermaine Dunigan | Aleanya Moore |
| Indianapolis Howe | Porchia Green | Christina Cunningham |
| Indianapolis Lighthouse-South | Reggie Lockett | Lindsay Nelson |
| Indianapolis Manual | Marques Gibson | Jim Sturgeon |
| Indianapolis Riverside | Vetro Abernathy | Cliff Kocian |
| Indianapolis Tech | David Howard | Candace Jones |
| Indianapolis Washington | Damon Lee | Marc Bustamante |
| International | Arin Thompson | Randy Saxton |
| Kankakee Valley | Doug Nelson | Ryan Myers |
| LaCrosse | Chris McGowan | Brian McMahan |
| Lanesville | Angie Hinton | Kevin Smith |
| Lapel | Zach Newby | John Willis |
| Lawrence Central | Antoine Wynne | Stephanie Keller |
| Lebanon | Nic Carothers | Beth DeVinney |
| Liberty Christian | Todd Hill | Ryan Jackson |
| Madison | Sonja Bowyer | Sam Terrell |
| Madison-Grant | Brandon Bradley | Elizabeth Garrasi |
| Martinsville | Jessi Johnson | Vince Cerbone |
| Mishawaka | Sarah DeShone | Kevin Gradeless |
| Mitchell | Jamie Cummings | Matt Sowders |
| Morristown | Rachel Kleine ** | Bryan Wolfe |
| Muncie Burris | Dave Harman | Tom Lindsey |
| New Castle | Molly Swift | Brandon Bradley |
| New Prairie | Todd Dermody | Ric Mauch |
| North Miami | Lori Working | Steve McClure |
| North Posey | Tyler Nicole | Larry Kahle |
| Northeastern | Sara Mayo | Princess Darnell |
| Oldenburg Academy | Eddie Johnson | Dan Kerker |
| Parke Heritage | Bob Kyle | na (consolidation of Rockville & Turkey Run) |
| Perry Central | R.T. Elliott | Ty Guillaume |
| Pike | Scott White | Bob Anglea |
| Prairie Heights | Taylor Terry | Brian Beebe |
| Purdue Polytechnic | Latrice Crawford | na |
| Richmond | Shane Hillard | Casey Pohlenz |
| River Forest | Aaron Mullinax | Doug Nelson |
| Riverton Parke | Derek Cleghorn | Josh Douglass |
| Rochester | Brian Jennings | Lisa Pflueger |
| Shawe Memorial | Terry King | Zack Goodwin |
| Sheridan | Jaidlin Delph | Jeff Guenther |
| South Bend Adams | Dawn Huff | Leon Scott Jr. |
| South Bend Clay | Shawn Pittman | Mark Westendorp |
| South Bend Riley | Suntana Anderson | Jose Robles |
| South Bend St. Joseph | Becca Bruszewski | Sydney Smallbone |
| South Dearborn | Doug Robertson | Kent Vories |
| South Spencer | Brent Mathew | Jason Mayes |
| Tri-West | Tom Gliva | Nathan Begle |
| Wapahani | Scott Hudson | Brad Cutter |
| Washington Catholic | Jimmy Beasley Sr. | Terry Fleckenstein |
| Wes-Del | Ed Geesaman | Monica Wells |
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