Our Central Illinois @ibcacoaches @BBallMuseumIL outing is quickly approaching. With the vision of a museum becoming a reality, we’d love to have your support. Join us at The Rail on July 23!! #ForeHoops

The IBCA greatly appreciates our partners with Wilson Sporting Goods. The best Basketballs in the game! Our All Stars will break them in today!

A final in our first game of the day at Pontiac high school. The 1-2 South girls pulled away in the second half to defeat the North by a score of 87 to 70. Congratulations to all of our 1-2 North and South Girls All Stars!!

Halftime score for the 1-2 Boys All Stars at Pontiac HS has the South in the lead. Looks to be a great second half coming up! Great job, men!

The South is now 2-0 on the day with the 1-2 Boys victory over the North All-Stars in hard fought game. The South worked hard to grow their lead into the second half and finished strong at the end! A great job done by all. 👏🏀👏🏀

It’s a final in our third game of the day. The 3-4 North girls outlasted a scrappy South squad in a hard flood victory. Congratulations to both teams on their great efforts!! Proud of you, ladies!

The final game of the day, we have a shootout with the 3-4 North Boys taking a big lead into halftime. A lot of dunks and threes going on out there with both teams. Let’s see what happens in the second half. Definitely a fun game to watch!🏀🏀

In the final game of the day at Pontiac, the shootout continued into the second half with the 3-4 North Boys bringing home the victory! A lot of athleticism displayed by both teams. This resulted in a split for the day with our South and North All Stars teams with 2 wins each!

With our 2026 All Star games in the books after a great day at Pontiac HS yesterday, we want to congratulate our All Star Coaches and Officials on their selection. Special congratulations to our awesome HS Senior All Stars on their honor of being selected. Bright futures ahead!!

A final “shout out” to Pontiac HS AD John Neisler and his great staff for a 1st class venue and amazing hospitality & support for our IBCA All Stars. Every year, we look forward to returning to this special community to honor our best high school seniors, coaches & officials. 🙏

We are excited to host our annual IBCA All-Star Game at Pontiac High School on Saturday, June 13th! Rosters are below. For more information, please click the following link: ibcaillinois.org/news/2026-i…

Hall of Fame Coach Dick Vermeil on outperforming your self-esteem and how to instill belief in those you lead using the R.A.P acronym: The successful people you admire have all mastered one thing: they've learned to outperform their own self-esteem. 💯 Self-esteem is your internal assessment of your worth and value. It's different from self-confidence. Confidence is task-specific, think "Can I Do This?" Where self-esteem is broader. It answers, "Am I capable? Am I valuable? Do I belong?" It influences your willingness to pursue almost EVERYthing. As leaders, coaches, parents, and teammates, we have more influence over the self-esteem of others than we realize. Coach Vermeil believes it often comes down to three simple things, this is where his RAP philosophy comes into play: Recognition. Do you truly see them? Do you know who they are beyond their role, title, or performance? Do you communicate with them outside of what they can provide for you? Appreciation. Do your actions communicate that they matter? That their effort, presence, and contribution have value? Praise. Do you tell them when they're doing a good job? Do you reinforce what's working instead of only correcting what's broken? People grow when they feel seen and valued. They perform at their best for someone or something when they BELIEVE they matter to that someone or something. Sometimes the greatest gift a leader can give isn't more instruction, it's BELIEF! It's helping someone believe in themselves when they can't yet believe on their own. 🎅

🏀 SAVE THE DATE — 2026 IBCA Statewide Clinic 📍 Bradley University 📅 Sat, Sept 26 · 9a–6p One day. Top speakers. A Bradley men's practice. Meal provided. Bring the whole staff! Details early registration coming soon → hubs.li/Q04hCBxw0 #IBCAClinics

Illinois Basketball Fact: As you study this poster on Coach Pat Sullivan's career there is one fact that really stands out. Look at the graduation rate of his senior players, 172 out of 176 graduated from the University of St. Francis. This is academic excellence at its best.

Just one of the many gems that Coach Sully has shared with so many of us. What an incredibly special evening it was Friday for the IBCA and BMOI to honor Coach Sullivan’s legacy and servant leadership. 👏👏

We attended the Basketball Museum of Illinois’ inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award banquet at the soon to open (2027) museum in Bedford Park. We got to celebrate Coach Pat Sullivan as that inaugural winner. “Sully” is most deserving! @ibcacoaches @BBallMuseumIL

The IBCA & the Basketball Museum of Illinois would like to recognize the following IBCA Hall of Famers who were born on May 3: Lowell Hamilton - Player John Hornacek - Official Matt Long - Coach Gordon Rogers - Coach

Illinois Basketball Fact: The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association has hosted 54 Hall of Fame Banquets. IBCA HOF'er Dave Zuidema (Media) has attended 52 of our Banquets. Amazing!

As we prepare to celebrate the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony this weekend, May 2, it’s the perfect time to look deeper at what makes this honor so meaningful. Read More: basketballmuseumofillinois.c…