Mission Statement

Our association of coaches exists to serve, honor, promote, and develop the game of basketball in Illinois through advocacy for and support and celebration of players, officials, media, and fans, and our member coaches. The IBCA has been serving basketball coaches in Illinois since 1971.

Association Objectives

  1. Promote better basketball for the state of Illinois.
  2. Provide a consistent, strong voice for Illinois basketball coaches with the IHSA.
  3. Serve our coaches by providing professional development and networking opportunities through our State-Wide Clinic, Satellite Clinics, Coaching Roundtables, Online Coaching Resources, Coach Assist, and more.
  4. Maintain the IBCA Hall of Fame for Coaches, Players, Officials, Sportswriters, Teams and Friends of Basketball.
  5. Conduct our annual Hall of Fame Banquet, Coach of the Year Luncheon, and All-Star Games.
  6. Provide important updates to our coaches about IHSA/NFHS policies, IBCA initiatives, issues and trends within the game, and other pertinent information.
  7. Honor players, coaches, schools, and organizations for their accomplishments and contributions to the game through our All-State Teams, Coach of the Year Awards, All-Star Selection, Milestone Awards, All-State Academic Team Awards, and other Achievement Awards.
  8. Be a leader in helping to advance and grow the game of basketball in Illinois.

Membership Benefits

As an IBCA member, you will:
  1. Gain access to our online coaching resources.
  2. Be provided free access to our annual Satellite Coaching Clinics and Coaching Roundtables.
  3. Become eligible to be selected for our IBCA Coach of the Year Awards.
  4. Be able to be selected to serve in leadership roles and committees within the IBCA when needed.
  5. Earn a variety of vendor discounts throughout the year as made available to us.
  6. Receive constant communication from the IBCA about important news, updates, and reminders throughout the year.
  7. Provided free membership in the National Association of High School Basketball Coaches.
  8. Receive an IBCA Membership Card.


We are here for you

We pride ourselves on our ability to help the coaches of the State of Illinois, with our resources. Whether that is us providing a strong voice for the coaches with the IHSA, or providing teams with the coaching tools and resources to help improve the coaches. We are continuously improving our organization to be able to provide a better service for the Coaches of the State of Illinois.


Our Current Staff

CLICK HERE to view our Board of Directors list