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NHSBCA Announces the Recipients of the
2023 John Wooden Legacy Award
March 2, 2023
The National High School Basketball Coaches Association has teamed with the Wooden family to present an annual John Wooden Legacy Award to a boys and girls coach in each state. The recognition seeks to honor scholastic basketball coaches around the country who are educators and have achieved excellence on the floor, in the classroom and in the community that further embody the characteristics and legacy of Coach John Wooden. The criteria for this award are rooted in the ideals of Education, Longevity, Character, Service and Excellence.
National High School Basketball Coaches Association Inc. exists to will promote and enhance the professionof the high school basketball coach as well as scholastic basketball. For more information, please visit NHSBCA.org.
Arizona
Boys: TBA
Girls: TBA
Arkansas
Boys: Buster Campbell, Riverside High School
Girls: Charlie Berry, Huntsville High School
California
Boys: Larry Shelton, Downey High School
Girls: Victoria Oganyan, Burbank High School
Colorado
Boys: Rudy Carey, Denver East High School
Girls: Josh Ulitzky, Grandview High School
Georgia
Boys: Tim Criswell, Carrollton High School
Girls: Angie Hembree, Collins Hill High School, Norcross
Illinois
Boys: Robert Smith, Chicago Simeon High School
Girls: Evan Massey, Galesburg High School
Indiana
Boys: Jack Butcher, Loogootee High School
Girls: Cinda Rice Brown, Rushville Consolidated High School
Iowa
Boys: Jim Eekhoff, Western Christian High School, Hull
Girls: Tom Lily, Xavier High School, Cedar Rapids
Kentucky
Boys: Tim Riley, Owensboro Catholic High School
Girls: Chris Stallings, Bullitt East High School
Louisiana
Boys: Charles Smith, Peabody High School
Girls: Kyle Jinks, Fairview High School
Maine
Boys: I.J. Pinkham, Boothbay Regional High School
Girls: Rick Clark, York High School
Maryland
Boys: Herman Harried, Lake Clifton-Reach High School
Girls: Rod Hairston, C.H. Flowers High School
Michigan
Boys: Rick Zoulek, Shelby High School
Girls: Kathy McGee, Powers Catholic High School
Minnesota
Boys: Don “Skip” Dolan, Annandale High School
Girls: Wendy Kohler, Alexandria High School
Missouri
Boys: Denny Hunt, Kickapoo High School (and several others)
Girls: Cori Elms, East Buchanan High School, DeKalb High School
Nebraska
Boys: Paul Beranek, Ravenna High School
Girls: Randy Carpenter, Lexington High School
New Hampshire
Boys: Buddy Trask, Colebrook High School
Girls: Tim Kehoe, Lebanon High School
New Jersey
Boys: Nick Vier, Ramapo High School
Girls: Mary Klinger, Rutgers Prep
New York:
Boys: Bob Cimmino, Mount Vernon High School
Girls: Gina Maher, Irvington High School
North Carolina
Boys: Danny Anderson, South Caldwell High School
Girls: Sandra Langley, Southwest Edgecombe High School
Ohio
Boys: Harold "Doc" Daugherty, Euclid High School
Girls: Karen Wittrock, Lutheran West High School
Oregon
Boys: Craig Rothenberger, Junction City High School
Girls: Mardy Benedict, Lebanon High School
Pennsylvania
Boys: Ron Galbreath, Westminster College
Girls: Mike Kopp, Allentown Central Catholic High School
Rhode Island
Boys: Steve DeMeo, Shea High School
South Carolina
Boys: John Smith, Great Falls High School
Girls: Taft Watson, Terrell's Bay High School
South Dakota
Boys: Jim Noyes, Huron High School
Girls: Ron Determan, Colome High School
Tennessee
Boys: Dexter Williams, Trinity Christian Academy
Girls: John Wild, Summit High School
Texas
Boys: Henry L. Thomas, Gainesville State School
Girls: Christina Camacho, Judson HS
Washington
Boys: JoJo Mesplie, Toppenish High School
Girls: Dan Taylor, King's High School
Vermont
Boys: Bob Prenevost, Fair Haven Union High School
Girls: Carl Serrani, West Rutland High School
Wisconsin
Boys: Jeff Boos, Sun Prairie High School
Girls: Lora Staveness, Madison Edgewood High School
Wyoming
Boys: Mike Daley- Big Horn High School
Girls: Jim O’Connor- Sundance High School
States not participating in this year’s process:
Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico
North Dakota, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia