The IBCA began a Mentoring Program during the 2019-2020 season with the intent of making it bigger and better in 2020-21.
Posted in the resources section of the IBCA web site is a document titled, “You got the job, so what happens next? – Program Organization.” This information was part of a presentation that Steve Witty and Renee Turpa gave for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association during the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Indianapolis a few years ago. The guidelines in this document will be helpful for any coach, experienced or inexperienced, to be organized and prepared for the challenges of being a head basketball coach.
If you can’t find what you are looking for in the mentoring document and prefer to talk to a coach for ideas and advice, please contact one of the following coaches who have agreed to be Mentor Coaches. Any or all will share ideas to help you become a better coach.
DISTRICT 1
| Name | School | B/G | cell
e-mail address |
| Ryan Bales | Plymouth | Boys | 765-366-7500
rbales@plymouth.k12.in.us |
| Marty Beasley | Carroll
(Fort Wayne) | Boys | 260-705-1285
marty.beasley@nacs.k12.in.us |
| Chris Benedict | Whitko | Boys | 260-609-6062
chris.benedict@whitko.org |
| Mike Hackett | Munster | Boys | 219-588-3091
mdhackett@munster.k12.in.us |
| Scott Radeker | Northridge | Boys | 765-404-9384
radekers@mcsin-k12.org |
| Clint Swan | Crown Point | Boys | 219-669-3339
cswan@cps.k12.in.us |
| Eric Thornton | Norwell | Girls | 260-438-6472
eric.thornton@nwcs.k12.in.us |
| Kristi Ulrich | Penn | Girls | 574-993-3370
kulrich@phm.k12.in.us |
| Aaron Wolfe | NorthWood | Boys | 574-265-5270
awolfe@wanee.org |
DISTRICT 2
| Name | School | B/G | cell
e-mail address |
| Stan Benge | Ben Davis | Girls | 317-750-4395
stanbenge@att.net |
| Jerry Bomholt | Jay County | Boys | 812-493-5629
jbomholt@jayschools.k12.in.us |
| Jim Gish | Northwestern | Boys | 765-432-3955
james.gish@nwsc.k12.in.us |
| Cliff Hawkins | Tipton | Boys | 260-437-4582
chawkins@tcsc.k12.in.us |
| Steve Lynch | Brownsburg | Boys | 317-645-5701
slynch@brownsburg.k12.in.us |
| David McCollough | Shenandoah | Boys | 317-697-3428
ddmaccoach@gmail.com |
| Ryan Osborn | Carmel | Boys | 317-407-9391
rosborn@ccs.k12.in.us |
| Andy Weaver | Plainfield | Boys | 317-775-7692
aweaver@plainfield.k12.in.us |
DISTRICT 3
| Name | School | B/G | cell
e-mail address |
| David Benter | Brownstown Central | Boys | 812-525-7678
dbenter@btownccs.k12.in.us |
| Joe Bradburn | Greenwood | Boys | 765-623-4609
jbradburn@gws.k12.in.us |
| Kerry Brown | Connersville | Boys | 765-561-0135
kerryb@fayette.k12.in.us |
| Brian Gibson | Castle | Boys | 812-455-8902
bgibson@warrick.k12.in.us |
| John Goebel | Jasper | Boys | 812-774-2811
jgoebel@gjcs.k12.in.us |
| Jerry Hickey | Salem | Girls | 812-844-6217
jhickey@salemschools.com |
| Rick Marshall | Vincennes Rivet | Girls | 812-890-0833
rick.marshall.74@gmail.com |
| Jim Shannon | New Albany | Boys | 502-939-3231
jshannon@nafcs.org |
| Todd Sturgeon | Floyd Central | Boys | 502-333-8789
tsturgeon@nafcs.k12.in.us |
The IBCA thanks these Mentor Coaches for being available to be a part of the mentoring program to help fellow coaches. Special thanks to IBCA president Craig Teagle and IBCA president-elect Michael Adams for their help in overseeing the IBCA Mentoring Program.
