From the beginning of last season through late September 2023, 198 people have been hired as new varsity basketball coaches in Indiana – 105 to boys’ basketball positions and 93 to girls’ basketball positions for the 2023-24 season.
The 198 total is greatest number of changes in the past 25 years. In the spring and summer of 2014, 197 changes were made. That was the previous highest number of changes.
According to data compiled by the IBCA and HickoryHusker.com, here is the number of changes for the 24 years prior to the 2023 offseason: 2022 (176 changes); 2021 (158); 2020 (179); 2019 (159); 2018 (176); 2017 (187); 2016 (157); 2015 (169); 2014 (197); 2013 (138); 2012 (167); 2011 (154); 2010 (162); 2009 (146); 2008 (148); 2007 (188); 2006 (152); 2005 (146); 2004 (147); 2003 (141); 2002 (135); 2001 (139); 2000 (125); 1999 (129).
A list of the 2023 changes for Indiana boys’ basketball and girls’ basketball varsity positions is below.
BOYS (105)
School | Departing Coach | New Coach |
Anderson Prep | Corey Scott | Ryan Fathauer |
Bedford North Lawrence | Jeff Hein | Kurt Godlevske |
Bellmont | Jonathon Fuelling | Peyton Selking |
Ben Davis | Don Carlisle | Corey Taylor # |
Bloomington Lighthouse | Jeff Mills | John Winders |
Blue River Valley | Brian Klein | Peyton Russell |
Bluffton | Karl Grau | Craig Teagle |
Cannelton | Chris Melton | Mike Garrett |
Centerville | Kodi Smith | Brian Keiser ** |
Central Christian | no varsity team in 2022-23 | Mike Kinney |
Central Noble | John Bodey | Ben Lemmon |
Churubusco | Shannon Beard | Gabe Garman |
Clarksville | Kyle Hankins | Levi Carmichael |
Columbus East | Brent Chitty | Perry Nash |
Connersville | Kerry Brown | David McCollough |
East Central | David Disbro | Tyler Theising |
Eastern Hancock | Aaron Spaulding | Brett Bechtel |
Eastside | Ed Bentley | David Prokop |
Edinburgh | Keith Witty | Devin Burton |
Elkhart | Kyle Sears | Will Coatie |
Eminence | Kevin Bradshaw | Drew Dorsett |
Faith Christian | Dave Esgar | Dan Peter |
Floyd Central | Greg Walters | Fonso White |
Fort Wayne Northrop | Rod Chamble | Shane Merryman |
Fort Wayne Snider | Jeremy Rauch | Josh Riikonen |
Fort Wayne Wayne | Byron Pickens | Anthony Brewer |
Frankfort | David McCollough | Rick Scholl |
Franklin Central | Criss Beyers | Kyle Ballard |
Frontier | J.D. Hoover | Trent Phegley |
Gary 21st Century | Larry Upshaw Quincy Taylor** | Gary Hayes |
Greensburg | Stacy Meyer | Shaun Busick |
Greenwood | Joe Bradburn | Keith Witty |
Hamilton | Jeremy Banks | Chase Holden |
Hammond Central | Larry Moore Jr. | Jermaine Boyette |
Hammond Science & Tech | Lonzyo Holcomb | Walter Woghiren |
Heritage | Adam Gray | Kyle Sovine |
Heritage Christian | Warren Wallace Brandon Coffer ** | Tre Granger |
Huntington North | Craig Teagle | Eric Thompson |
Indiana Deaf | Joey Kutcka | Rusty Crace |
Indiana Math & Science | Joshua Gilbert | Michael Davis |
Indianapolis Herron | Starlin Stevens/Andy Weaver/Nick Bazan ** | Scott Adams |
Indianapolis Shortridge | Drew Fountain | Donald Yates III |
Irvington Prep | Jamie Qualls | Brandon Scott |
Jennings County | Josh Land | Rob Kent |
Jimtown; Matt Stoll | Tyler Leighton |
KIPP Indy Legacy | Geordan Coleman | Melvin Butler |
Knightstown | Tanner Hedrick | Chris VanPelt |
Lake Central | Dave Milausnic | Ryan Sexson |
Lanesville | Mikel Miller | Kyle Brown |
Lawrence Central | Al Gooden | Phil Washington |
Lewis Cass | Kyle Johnson | Eric Branz |
Linton-Stockton | Joey Hart/Noah Hawkins ** | Matt Britton |
Loogootee | Ryan Haywood | Dave Smith |
Mississinewa | James Reed | Josh Brooks |
Mooresville Christian | new IHSAA school | Mark Wright |
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) | Ben Rhoades | Joe Bradburn |
MTI School of Knowledge | Gardner Johnson | Kenneth Martin |
Muncie Burris | John Donahue | Blair Broussard |
New Albany | Jim Shannon | Jason Jones |
New Prairie | Mike Bauer | Ben Wiginton |
New Washington | Blake Snodgrass | Torrey Winchester ** |
North Central (Farmersburg) | Vance Edmondson | John Ladson |
North Harrison | Lou Lefevre | Ross Schulz |
North White | Matt Sipkema | Joe Smith |
Northeast Dubois | Terry Friedman | Travis Schroering |
Northview | Michael Byrum | Shawn Nevill |
Owen Valley | Jon Neill | Matt McGowen |
Pendleton Heights | Adam Ballard | Joe Buck |
Penn | Al Rhodes | Barak Coolman |
Perry Meridian | Mark James | Mark McFarland |
Peru | Eric Thompson | Travis Smith |
Pike | Bill Zych | Jeff Teague |
Providence Cristo Rey | Dominic Papalia | Scott Miller |
Riverton Parke | Aaron Hines | Lucas Steward |
Rushville | Ryan Ehm | Kerry Brown |
Salem | Duane Malloy | Jaelen Nice |
Shoals | Bryson Abel | Michael Hopkins |
South Central (Elizabeth) | Greg Robinson | B.J. Aldridge |
South Central (Union Mills) | Eric Speer | Matty Bush |
South Decatur | Jason Hacker | Maurice Buckner |
South Knox | David Burkett | Jim Farris # |
South Putnam | Kyle Swafford | Josh Estridge |
South Spencer | Matt Britton | Aaron Thompson |
Southmont | Jake Turner | Michael Byrum |
Southport | Eric Brand | Bill Zych |
Southridge | Tim LaGrange | Ryan Haywood |
Traders Point Christian | Shaun Busick | Brendon Saget |
Trinity Greenlawn (South Bend) | Matt Lewandowski | Alexander Rowland |
Trinity Lutheran | Brad Dickey | Mike Lang |
Triton Central | Kyle Ballard | Mark James |
Union County | Bobby Jones | Jamison Walters |
University | Brandon Lafferman | Justin Blanding |
Valparaiso | Barak Coolman | Ben Lieske |
Waldron | Beau Scott | David Corder |
Warren Central | D’Andre Davis | Criss Beyers |
Wawasee | Jon Everingham | Lou Lefevre |
Wes-Del | John McGlothin | Josh Burkett |
West Central | Bernard White | Brad Odom |
West Washington | Clayton Sullivan | Jamie Cummings |
Western | Michael Lewis | Cameron Bennington |
Westville | Drew Eubank/Ken Pepper** | Kyle Sonaty |
White River Valley | Michael Hopkins | Levi Hostetter |
Whiting | T.J. Toth | Cortez Harper |
Winamac | Cameron Bennington | Mike Springer |
Winchester | Dustin Baldwin | Jake Turner |
GIRLS (93)
School | Departing Coach | New Coach |
Anderson | Joe Adams | Aaron Boyd |
Angola | Nick Burlingame | Dave Panning |
Blackford | Mitch Waters | Dallas Duggan |
Bloomington North | Jeff Turmail | Kiley Jarrett |
Blue River Valley | Terry Bales | James Allen |
Bluffton | Eric Mounsey | Doug Curtis |
Boone Grove | Michael Coslet | Hannah Ryzewski |
Carmel | Erin Trimpe | Rick Risinger |
Cascade | Adam Parsons | Jeff Mills |
Christel House | Andrew Moore | Autumn Jones |
Columbus East | Danny Brown | Kaitlyn Phillips |
Concord | Cassie Cepeda | Brandon Abel |
Connersville | Michelle Harter | Shana Williams |
Covington | Travis Brown | Mark Switzer |
Cowan | Jeff Tharp | Lisa Blalock |
Crawfordsville | Tyler Smith | Joe Ferguson |
Crothersville | Kevin Hensley | Curtis White |
Culver Community | Shane Lowry | Adam Neace/A.J. Neace (co-coaches) |
Daleville | Ashley Fouch | Brandon Hanshew |
Delphi | Tod Windlan | Dave Gilbert |
Delta | Andy Lewman | Ty’Ronda Benning |
East Chicago Central | Eric Kundich | Lani Edmonds |
East Noble | Shawn Kimmel | Britain Isaacs |
Edinburgh | Amy Macy-Schilling | Dennis Smith |
Elkhart | Will Coatie | Ken Hunt |
Evansville Mater Dei | Chad Breeden/Doug Blair ** | Lucious Wagner |
Evansville Reitz | Gary Loveless | Brock Stone |
Fairfield | Brodie Garber | Kyle Hartman |
Forest Park | Tony Hasenour | Jacob Berg |
Fort Wayne Canterbury | Tira Brown | Brittani Turner & |
Frankton | Stephan Hamaker | Jeff Bates |
Frontier | Kyle Marlatt | Danielle Sichting |
Garrett | Bob Lapadot | John Bodey
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Gary 21st Century | Jermal Nelson/Keon Viverette ** | Charles Allen
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Gary Lighthouse CPC | Chantel Brown | Kia Matthews |
Greencastle | Doug Greenlee | Jessica Lenihan |
Greenwood | Justin Bennett | Jenny Finora |
Griffith | Ken Anderson | Chris Tomcsi |
Hammond Science & Tech | Lisa Upshaw | Anthony Chester & |
Heritage Christian | Cassie Wiseman | Jessaca Stults |
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter | Joe Sandifer | Jennifer DesJean |
Indianapolis Metropolitan | no team in 2022-23 | Andrew Moore & |
Indianapolis Riverside | Jermaine Harris | Delbert Tardy |
Indianapolis Washington | Damon Lee | Jasmine Davis |
Jay County | Kirk Comer | Sherri McIntire |
Jeffersonville | Cory Norman | Taylor Sykes |
John Glenn | Ted Hayden | Ryan Reese |
Kankakee Valley | Brandon Bradley | David Walstra |
KIPP Indy Legacy | James Johnson | Maddie McConnell |
Knox | Neill Minix | James Adcock |
Kouts | Ron Kobza | Tim Schwartz |
Lakeland | Dale Gearheart | James Benson |
Lakeland Christian | Hannah Schloemer | Craig Calizo |
Liberty Christian | no team in 2022-23 | Malik Perry & |
Martinsville | Dave Dorsett | Dave Nuckles |
Medora | Roger Bane | Malik Cook-Stoupe |
Mishawaka Marian | Steve Scott | Mike Bauer |
Mitchell | Tim Haworth | Dakota Brasher |
Monrovia | Kevin Rounds | Daryl Gibbs |
Mooresville Christian | new IHSAA school | Hannah Lasley |
MTI School of Knowledge | no team in 2022-23 | Yakinah Adekanbi |
New Castle | Molly Bates | Bobby Jones |
New Haven | MyQueisha Bratton | |
New Palestine | Sarah Gizzi | Craig Moore |
North Judson | Bayley Goodman | Whitney Combs |
North Putnam | Craig Franklin | Curtis Lawrence |
Northwestern | Kathie Layden | Wendy Gatlin |
Oldenburg Academy | Eric Feller | David Disbro |
Perry Central | R.T. Elliott | Sean Schaefer |
Pioneer | Jeff Brooke | Adam Berry |
Purdue Poly-North | Will Walls | Rob Earl |
Randolph Southern | Jerimy Stephan | Jordan Austin |
River Forest | Colleen Cary | Ryan Gregory |
Rossville | Chad Geheb | Jennifer Jacoby |
Seton Catholic | no team in 2022-23 | Troy Titus & |
Seven Oaks Classical | new IHSAA school | Matt Box |
South Bend Adams | Dawn Huff | Maurice Scott |
South Bend Riley | Michael Poole | Karl Columbus |
South Central (Elizabeth) | Lynne Thomas | Rachel Conder |
South Dearborn | Darryl Gibbs | Julie Messmore |
South Spencer | Brent Mathew | Rob Schulte |
South Vermillion | Matt Payne | Halea Chubb |
Sullivan | Julie Meeks | Vance Edmondson |
Tecumseh | Jennie Toopes | Corey Knaebel |
Trinity Lutheran | Mike Lang | Darrin Keith |
Tri-West | Sam Terrell/Nathan Marquis ** | Justin Bennett |
Union County | Scott Gray | Joey Sidell |
University | Justin Blanding | Lisa Pryor |
Vincennes Rivet | Sam Mills | Molly Weiss |
Wes-Del | Ed Geesaman | Tod Windlan & |
West Noble | Jeff Burns | Haley Richardson |
Westville | Jerry Hoover/Jenna Wadding ** | John Marshall |
Woodlan | Gary Cobb | Dave Randall |
** interim coach for all or part of 2022-23
# interim coach for all or part of 2023-24
& hired to coach for 2023-24, but school not fielding a varsity team in 2023-24