As COVID-19 continues to affect us all, we hope this finds you in good spirits and health. Although the 2020-21 school year has begun, we hope the sound of basketballs bouncing on high school gym floors will be heard all across the state very soon.
These are challenging times for all of us, and while there is still a lot of uncertainty, we remain committed to recognizing Indiana’s basketball legends and providing for the future of basketball in this state. Now more than ever, we need your help to fulfill that mission. As an IBCA member, we are asking for your support by becoming an annual member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame for 2021.
Basketball has played an important role in the lives of many Hoosiers, and Indiana was the first state to have a facility dedicated strictly to high school basketball – the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Our annual membership program allows individuals to be part of the team that sustains our museum as one of the finest basketball museums in the world.
From the “Coach Wooden locker room talk” to the “Hoosier Hardwood photo exhibit,” each year we receive praise from our visitors – from Indiana and beyond – drawing comparisons to or praise greater than the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame in Massachusetts. Funds from our annual membership program allow us to continue to provide those memorable museum experiences.
In the past year, we were able to replace several display monitors and continue the necessary maintenance on our 30-year old facility. Also focusing on helping others, we awarded $11,000 in college scholarships and supported projects and needs in the Indiana basketball community with $7,000 from our Benevolence Fund.
We have also launched a special Legends Project to develop more interactive exhibits in our museum. Donors to that program may receive a commemorative plaque or brick (dependent on the level of gift) which will be placed outside the Hall of Fame museum.
We want to continue to grow the Hall of Fame’s mission of preserving and promoting the best of Indiana high school basketball, upgrade and add new exhibits, and continue to enhance the overall museum experience and Hall of Fame programming. However, we cannot accomplish these items without you on our team as a 2021 annual member.
Please consider making a tax deductible gift online at www.hoopshall.com/main/membership. Be sure to check the benefits listed on the membership form. Thank you for your continued support and commitment to the Hall.
We hope you will join us as we continue to celebrate the history, tradition, and memories of basketball in our state, while educating and cultivating the next generation of Indiana Basketball fans.
Regards on behalf of the Membership Committee,
Rick Goins, Chairman
Mark Baltz, Executive Vice President
