IBCA Links of Interest
IBCA Links of Interest
Mentor Resources
Clell Wade and Coaches Insider – Engaging basketball videos, articles, and insights.
E.T. Pearl’s Basketball Corner –The legendary Earl “The Pearl” Mishler—a northern Indiana basketball icon and one of the most knowledgeable voices in high school hoops.
ExcelHSports – High School Sports Coverage
Find a School – Excellent mapping to the schools.
Hardwood Hustle podcast FREE resources landing page
Hickory Husker – A super “basketball” web site for all!
IBCA Photo Album (2025 Clinic) These pictures were taken by Lori & Pat McKee.
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame – An excellent resource for Indiana high school basketball and its rich tradition.
Indiana High School Athletic Association – IHSAA Governing Body.
Indiana High School Basketball – Daily scoreboards and schedules from John Harrell.
Indiana High School Basketball Historical Society – Records and stories celebrating Indiana high school basketball’s legendary history.
Indiana High School Basketball Record Book
Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association – Athletic Administrators official Website.
Indiana Officials Association – Official site of the Indiana Officials Association.
National Federation of State High School Associations
National High School Basketball Coaches Association
Steve Witty Championship Series – The Giant Championship Series provides coaches with valuable resources, ideas, and information to strengthen their basketball programs and develop their players. Ben Davis Pamphlet – Flier on Books Available – NEW BOOK JUST PUBLISHED FLIER (2023)
USNPL – A great way to follow future opponents, friends’ teams, and local high school basketball coverage.
IBCA RECORD BOOK COACHING RECORDS
Career coaching records Below
The IBCA long has featured a “Coaches Club” in the annual boys’ basketball Record Book. From June 2025 through March 2026, IBCA associate executive director Tom Beach has worked to verify entries in the past boys’ Coaches Club list and add previously omitted coaches to the list. The current boys’ Coaches Club includes 1,383 coaches with 100 or more victories.
Simultaneously, IBCA director of special projects Pat McKee has worked to compile a girls’ Coaches Club for the inaugural girls’ basketball Record Book. The current girls’ Coaches Club includes 614 coaches with 100 or more victories.
The two lists are in the linked PDF files below.
Indiana’s career victory leaders are J.R. Holmes for boys and Donna Cheatham for girls. Holmes, the current coach at Bloomington South, is 948-388 in 56 seasons. He previously coached at Tunnelton and Mitchell. Cheatham retired in 2020 with a career mark of 730-274 in 45 seasons. She coached at Scottsburg, Southwestern (Hanover) and Scottsburg again.
The IBCA extends its gratitude to the many individuals who assisted in compiling these lists, including: Bob Adams, John Harrell, Jerry “Rocky” Kenworthy, Jeff Luzadder, Gene Milner, John Mullen, Jennifer Vorheis, Judi Warren and Steve Witty.
If anyone has verifiable information that can help us correct, update or add information for a coach, please email information on boys’ coaches to Tom Beach or girls’ coaches to Pat McKee.
BOYS LEADER: Bloomington South coach J.R. Holmes offers instructions to players during the 2023-24 season. (Photo by Bobby Goddin, Bloomington Herald-Times).
GIRLS LEADER: Donna Cheatham makes a point during a game during the 2017-18 season at Scottsburg. Photo by Bobby Goddin, Bloomington Herald-Times).
History of Coaching Leaders
