Nominations for the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association are due on on Friday, September 27th. For more information on nominating someone for the IBCA Hall of Fame, please follow the information and links provided below:
CLICK HERE to view our current Hall of Fame members.
CLICK HERE to view the criteria to nominate someone for the IBCA Hall of Fame
HALL OF FAME INFORMATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2025
- Date nominations must be received by: Friday, September 27, 2024 (firchau@sbcglobal.net or Mail to IBCA, P.O. Box 8004, Elburn, 60119)
- IBCA Board of Directors Meeting for the selection of the 2025 Class –Sunday, October 20.
Information needed to make a nomination:
- Correct spelling of candidate’s name. (Maiden name in parenthesis)
- Their address, cell number and email address.
- Picture of the candidate (color preferred) We also need express permission to use this photo in our HOF book and on our IBCA and Basketball Museum of Illinois websites.
- You need to create a resume for your candidate and it should include detailed information.
- For example, if they are a player, we need their high school stats; college stats, their achievements and honors. Also include what years they played (specify graduation year).
- For career coaches and coaches, list the schools they coached at; be specific on the years at each school (ie: 1980-1995, etc.). We will need accurate coaching records for these categories. Indicate in your resume if they were a boys’ or girls’ coach.
- If they split their time between both genders, break it down for us. This is very important for us to properly place each candidate. Remember for a career coach the candidate has had to coach in Illinois for 65% of their total years of coaching.
- For Officials:
- We will need to know specific years for officials that includes state tournament information (years assigned, include assignments for regionals, sectionals, super-sectionals and state finals separately.).
- For Media and Friends: we need to know their contributions, achievements and years of service.
Incomplete resumes will not be forwarded for consideration.
