VIRGIL SWEET AWARD
High School: Covington 1945
College: EASTERN ILLINOIS 1950
Inducted Hall of Fame 1987
Coached H.S. teams to 342 victories in 25-yr career…20 of those were spent at Valparaiso where his sectional tourney record was 48-6…twice coached Vikings to final 8…noted for fielding fundamentally sound teams, especially in free-throw shooting…his 1963-64 team shot .792 for season, a national high school team record…member of that team, Mike Copper, set an individual record for high school players by hitting 409 consecutive free throws without leaving the line…coached 2 H.S. All-Americans and 54 players who went on to college ball…16 became coaches.
Each year the IBCA Board of Directors selects individuals from each of the three districts to receive the Virgil Sweet Distinguished Service Award. The award, named in honor of longtime Executive Director of the IBCA, are given to individuals who have provided meritorious service promoting basketball in the state of Indiana. Awards are presented to these individuals at the Annual IBCA Spring Clinic.
2023 Winners
1982 to the Present
Virgil Sweet Award winners
Virgil Sweet Award winners as presented by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association from 1982-present. Five winners per year from 1982-2003 when the IHSAA was in a five-district format. Three to eight winners per year from 2004-present when IHSAA has been in a three-district format
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2022
Dan Vance (District 1)
Randy Shields (District 2)
Andy Amey (District 3)
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2021
Jim Peters (District 1)
Mike Carmin (District 2)
Gordon Engelhardt (District 3)
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2020
Jim Peters (District 1)
Mike Carmin (District 2)
Gordon Engelhardt (District 3)
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2019
Bill Walker (District 1)
Charlie Hall (District 2)
Larry Goffinet (District 3)
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2018
Wayne Kreiger (District 1)
Terry Downham (District 2)
Walt Raines (District 3)
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2017
Phil Gardner and Mike Lightfoot (District 1)
John Grimes and Paul Patterson (District 2)
Bob Bridge (District 3)
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2016
John Dillman and Jerry Hoover (District 1)
Dan Repass and Bill Uhrig (District 2)
Kevin Smith (District 3)
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2015
Tommy Schoegler and Bob Stambazze (District 1)
Mark Morrow and Kyle Neddenriep (District 2)
Bryce Kendrick (District 3)
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2014
Chuck Freeby, Steve Hanlon and Bob Nagle (District 1)
Danny Danielson and Charlie Hughes (District 2)
Andy Graham and Johnny McCrory (District 3)
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2013
Joe Arredondo and Wayne Svetanoff (District 1)
Rich Nye (District 2)
Keith Doades and John Heaton (District 3)
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2012
Al Hamnik and Greg Jones (District 1)
Dr. John McCarroll, Robin Miller and Dick Rea (District 2)
Curt Cavin, Arv Koontz and Pete Swanson (District 3)
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2011
Mark Smith (District 1)
Mike Beas (District 2)
Charles Denbo (District 3)
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2010
Stu Swartz, Jackie and Cory Webster (District 1)
Larry Barrett and Ed Siegel (District 2)
Hugh Schaefer (District 3)
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2009
Bob Adams (District 1)
Greg Bell and Leigh Evans (District 2)
Bob Boyles, John Harrell and Jeff Sagarin (District 3)
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2008
Chip Jones and Fred Mitchell (District 1)
Roger Dickinson and Bob Kirkhoff (District 2)
Chris James and Jason Recker (District 3)
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2007
Anthony Anderson, Tom Rehm and Dan Willett (District 1)
Dave Calabro and Judi Warren (District 2)
Cliff Guilliams and Kurt Gutgsell (District 3)
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2006
Homer Drew and Mike Hey (District 1)
Gene Milner and Herb Schwomeyer (District 2)
Dan Egierski and Orlando “Gunner” Wyman (District 3)
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2005
Keith Nuest and Elmer Strautman (District 1)
Bill Benner and Gene Keady (District 2)
Walt Ferber (District 3)
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2004
Ron Heflin and Dan Swift (District 1)
Patrick Aikman and Pat McKee (District 2)
Richard Lankford, Donna Sullivan and Graham Taylor (District 3)
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2003
Paul Curtis (District 1)
Dean Pantazi (District 2)
Vince Welch (District 3)
George Griffith (District 4)
Jack Butcher (District 5)
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2002
Marvin Tudor (District 1)
Jack Woodruff (District 2)
Jim Russell (District 3)
John Hodge (District 4)
Tom Collins (District 5)
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2001
Curt Casbon (District 1)
Fred Inniger (District 2)
Gene Cato (District 3)
Bob Lovell (District 4)
Brian Bohne (District 5)
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2000
Jeff Washburn (District 1)
Rita Price Simpson (District 2)
Howard Sharpe (District 3)
Ayler Davidson (District 4)
Larry Schwetzer (District 5)
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1999
Forrest Rhode (District 1)
Dennis Kraft (District 2)
Jim Rosenstihl (District 3)
Phil Snodgress (District 4)
Robert “Bud” Shippee (Distict 5)
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1998
Wally McCormack (District 1)
Dick Simpson (District 2)
Bill Pfister (District 3)
Ron Raver (District 4)
Mike Barrett (District 5)
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1997
Paul Jankowski (District 1)
David Fulkerson (District 2)
Gene Conard (District 3)
John Robbins (District 4)
Dan Korb (District 5)
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1996
Paul Condry (District 1)
Greg Johans (District 2)
Wayne Fuson (District 3)
Jan Clark (District 4)
Mike Blake (District 5)
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1995
Earl Mishler (District 1)
By Hey (District 2)
Kurt Freudenthal (District 3)
Harold Schutz (District 4)
Temme Patterson (District 5)
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1994
Mildred Ball (District 1)
Bob Primmer (District 2)
Tom Carnegie (District 3)
Ted Server (District 4)
George Marshall (District 5)
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1993
John Mutka (District 1)
Leroy Lambright (District 2)
Ray Craft (District 3)
Ron Lemasters (District 4)
Charlie Jenkins (District 5)
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1992
Joe Heath (District 1)
Ken Klimek (District 2)
Garry Donna (District 3)
Phil Buck (District 4)
Bud Ritter (District 5)
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1991
Skip Collins (District 1)
Bud Gallmeier (District 2)
Betty Sizelove (District 3)
Gus Moorhead (District 4)
Bob Lochmueller (District 5)
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1990
Doug Adams (District 1)
Bob Straight (District 2)
Don Bates (District 3)
Phil Stigelman (District 4)
Guy Glover (District 5)
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1989
Paul Rommelmann (District 1)
Gene Conard (District 2)
Jerry Baker (District 3)
Eric Wohlford (District 4)
Bob Simmers (District 5)
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1988
Bill Overholser (District 1)
Bill Fowler (District 2)
Howard Catt (District 3)
Orvis “Shorty” Burdsall (District 4)
Lloyd E. “Barney” Scott (District 5)
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1987
Harry Bradway (District 1)
Hilliard Gates (District 2)
Jimmie Angelopolous (District 3)
Don McBride (District 4)
John Potts (District 5)
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1986
Dave Krider (District 1)
Earl Mishler (District 2)
Patricia Roy (District 3)
Sam Simmermaker (District 4)
Norman Hall (District 5)
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1985
Bob King (District 1)
Forrest Miller (District 2)
Dave Pert (District 3)
Herbie Houk (District 4)
Richard Lankford (District 5)
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1984
Virgil Sweet (District 1)
Joe Smekens (District 2)
Charlie Maas (District 3)
Sam Roberts (District 4)
Bob Hammel (District 5)
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1983
Pinky Newell (District 1)
Herb Swartz (District 2)
Don Jellison (District 3)
Morry Mannies (District 4)
Whitey Jones (District 5)
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1982
Terry Lee (District 1)
Jack Yaggy (District 2)
Otis Bowen (District 3)
Bob Barnet (District 4)
Joe Edwards (District 5)