IBCA calendar for 2025-2026

Aug. 1 2025-26Membership drive begins

Aug. 10IBCA Board Meeting(at BSN Sports office)

Sept. 1-Nov 7 Limited Contact Period (begins 9/1 until official practice begins, with a MAX of 16 sessions)

Oct. 1 Fall e-newsletter goes online

Oct. 20 Girls First Practice Date

Nov. 3 Girls First Contest Date

Nov. 10 Boys First Practice Date

Nov. 24 Boys First Contest Date

Dec. 22Girls: Henry Community Health Hall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse

Dec. 23Boys: Henry Community HealthHall of Fame Classic at New Castle Fieldhouse

January “Coaches vs. Cancer” month for Indiana high school basketball

Jan.4IBCA Board Meeting (Google Meet)

Jan.5January 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. 21 Girls Tournament Entry List Due

Jan. 25 Girls Tournament Draw

Feb.5Window opens for Girls’ All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form

Feb. 11 Boys Tournament Entry List Due

Feb. 12Window closes for Girls’ All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form

Feb. 17Nominationsclosefor Academic All-State and Crawley/Mannies/Aikman/Witty Scholarship programs

Feb. 22 Boys Tournament Draw

Feb. 23 Girls: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due

Feb. 24Nominationsclosefor Point Guard College “Heart of a Champion” and “Transformational Coach”

awards and Assistant Coach of the Year

Feb. 28IHSAA girls’BasketballState Finals

March1Girls’ All-State selection meeting (Ben Davis 12:00 pm)

March2Girls’ Junior All-Star selection meeting

March5Window opens for Boys’ All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form

March 8Hoosier Basketball Magazine Girls’ Top 60 Senior Workout (atBeech Grove, 1:00 p.m.)

March 12 Window closes for Boys’ All-State/Junior All-Star/Showcase nominations on one online form

March 18 Window closes for Century Awards

March 18 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame men’s induction dinner

March 22Boys’ All-State selection meeting (Ben Davis 1:00 pm)

March 23Boys: Coach of the Year voting deadline; District Representative ballots due

March 24 Boys’ Junior All-Star selection meeting

March 28IHSAA boys’BasketballState Finals

March 29 IBCA Board Meeting: Boys’ Showcase and Girls’ Showcase selection meeting (at BSN Sports office)

April 1 Spring e-newsletter goes online

April 6-May 16 Limited Contact Period (a MAX of 12 sessions)

April9Clinic pre-registration due to Renee Turpa

April 12 Boys: Hoosier Basketball Magazine Boys’ Top 60 Senior Workout (Marian University, 1:00 p.m.)

April 23-24IBCA Clinicat Mt Vernon (Fortville) HS

April25 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame women’s induction banquet

May8Coaches sizing info (apparel) for Underclass Showcase events due

May 31Indiana-Kentucky Junior All-Star doubleheader in Indiana (site TBA)

June1Indiana All-Star Futures Games doubleheader (site TBA)

June3Indiana All-Star Junior-Senior doubleheader (site TBA)

June5Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader in Kentucky (site TBA)

June6IBCA All-Star Shootout team event in Indianapolis (Franklin Central-girls / Warren Central-boys)

June6Indiana-Kentucky All-Star doubleheader in Indianapolis (site TBA)

June 12 IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis)

June18IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ Underclass Showcase (at Ben Davis)

June19-20IBCA/IHSAA Girls’ TeamShowcase(atHSE, Mt Vernon, Fishers)

June26-27-28IBCA/IHSAA Boys’ Team Showcase/Charlie Hughes Memorial Event (at Carmel, Westfield)

June 29 – July 5 Moratorium (each school must also designate five additional separate weekdays)