Area hoops teams set for 2024 IBCA/IHSAA Team Showcase events

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Ninety-five girls' teams and 154 boys' teams are set to participate in the 2024 IBCA/IHSAA Team Showcase events in June.

The second IBCA/IHSAA girls' Team Showcase is set for June 14-15 at Hamilton Southeastern and Mt Vernon (Fortville), while the fifth IBCA/IHSAA boys' Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes is planned for June 21-23 at Carmel and Westfield.

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association and the IHSAA partner to make each Showcase a "scholastic event" under NCAA and National Federation of State High School Associations rules, thereby making the events open for NCAA Division I coaches to attend in person for purposes of evaluating prospective players. Only events sanctioned by the IHSAA and IBCA may have NCAA Division I coaches attend during this "scholastic recruiting period."

The IBCA also works with Charlie Hughes Basketball in managing both events. Craig Lyon of Charlie Hughes Basketball coordinates with IBCA chief operating officer Tom Beach in making game schedules, hiring officials, securing game facilities (events may be played in only IHSAA-member facilities) and assists, if needed, in housing arrangements.

Participating teams generally play four games in the events, although some teams choose for a one-day option where they play just two games. Each contest in these events is a regulation 32-minute stop-clock game, not a running-clock game like in many other summer events. No team plays more than two games in one day.

Teams are assigned a pool based on competitive play (organizers attempt to have teams play four competitive games against a "similar" team), regardless of whether a team's coach selects the one-day or two-day option. Organizers also try to avoid teams playing opponents they typically play during the regular season.

These Team Showcase events are not tournaments, and no champions are determined. However, these Team Showcase events offer four competitive games to help each team develop while also allowing college coaches to watch the games in person.

The two-day girls' event begins at 9:00 a.m. June 14 with final games starting at 8:00 p.m. June 15. Games are at Hamilton Southeastern High School, 12499 Olio Rd., Fishers, IN 46037, and Mt. Vernon High School, 8112 N. 200 W., Fortville, IN 46040. 

The three-day boys' event begins at noon June 21 with final games starting at 4:00 p.m. June 23. Games are at Carmel High School, 520 E. Main St., Carmel, IN 46032, and Westfield High School, 18250 N. Union St., Westfield, IN 46074. A list of registered teams is below.

Both IBCA/IHSAA Team Showcase events are open to the public. Admission is $10 per day for adults, $5 per day for students (ages 6 to 17) and free for children (5 and younger). IBCA members are admitted free by showing their membership card at the door.

The IBCA and IHSAA began working with Charlie Hughes Basketball in the fall of 2018 when the NCAA created a "scholastic" period in its men's basketball recruiting calendar for June 2019. Charlie Hughes Basketball had started a summer boys' basketball school-team developmental event in 2005 and ran it successfully for 14 years. The event was renamed in Hughes' memory after he passed away in December 2014.

In 2023, 55 coaches from 49 colleges attended the first IBCA/IHSAA Girls' Team Showcase, while 100 coaches from 82 colleges attended the fourth IBCA/IHSAA Boys' Team Showcase in memory of Charlie Hughes.             

Net proceeds from both Team Showcase events support the IBCA Scholarship Fund and Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis.

GIRLS TEAMS (95) – Alexandria, Austin, Avon, Ben Davis, Bloomington South, Borden, Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownsburg, Brownstown Central, Carmel, Castle, Center Grove, Charlestown, Chesterton, Columbia City, Columbus North, Concord, Connersville, Corydon Central, Crown Point, Culver Academy, Danville, Decatur Central, Delta, East Central, Eastern Hancock, Evansville Central, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Fishers, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Snider, Franklin Central, Gibson Southern, Greensburg, Guerin Catholic, Hamilton Southeastern, Heritage Christian, Homestead, Huntington North, Indian Creek, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cathedral, Jennings County, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lafayette Jefferson, Lake Central, Lapel, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, Lebanon, Linton-Stockton, Lowell, Madison, Marquette Catholic, Merrillville, Monrovia, Mooresville, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Noblesville, North Central (Indianapolis), North Decatur, Northeastern, Northridge, Northview, Norwell, Parke Heritage, Pendleton Heights, Penn, Pike, Plainfield, Princeton, Providence, Purdue Poly-Englewood, Rensselaer Central, Rock Creek Academy, Scottsburg, Shelbyville, Sheridan, Silver Creek, South Bend Washington, South Central (Elizabeth), South Knox, Tri-West, Valparaiso, Waldron, Warren Central, Warsaw, Washington, West Washington, Westfield, Whiteland, Whitko, Zionsville.

BOYS TEAMS (154) – Anderson, Andrean, Avon, Bedford North Lawrence, Beech Grove, Ben Davis, Bethesda Christian, Bloomington North, Bloomington South, Brebeuf Jesuit, Brownsburg, Brownstown Central, Carmel, Carroll (Fort Wayne), Center Grove, Centerville, Charlestown, Chesterton, Christel House Academy, Christian Academy of Indiana, Columbia City, Columbus East, Concord, Crown Point, Culver Military Academy, Daleville, Danville, Decatur Central, East Chicago Central, East Noble, Evansville Bosse, Evansville Central, Evansville Christian, Evansville Harrison, Evansville Memorial, Evansville North, Evansville Reitz, Fishers, Floyd Central, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, Fort Wayne Snider, Fort Wayne Wayne, Franklin Central, Franklin Community, Frankton, Gary 21st Century, Gary Lighthouse CPC, Gary West Side, Gibson Southern, Greencastle, Greenfield-Central, Greensburg, Guerin Catholic, Hammond Bishop Noll, Hammond Morton, Hanover Central, Harrison (West Lafayette), Hauser, Heritage Hills, Homestead, Indianapolis Attucks, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, Indianapolis Cathedral, Indianapolis Lutheran, Indianapolis Metropolitan, Indianapolis Shortridge, Indianapolis Tindley, Indianapolis Washington, Irvington Prep, Jeffersonville, Jimtown, KIPP Indy Legacy, Kokomo, Lafayette Central Catholic, Lake Central, Lapel, LaPorte, Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, Lawrenceburg, Liberty Christian, Linton-Stockton, Loogootee, Lowell, Manchester, Martinsville, Merrillville, Mishawaka Marian, Mooresville, Mt. Vernon (Fortville), Muncie Central, New Albany, New Castle, New Palestine, Noblesville, North Central (Indianapolis), North Putnam, North Vermillion, Northeast Dubois, Northridge, Northview, NorthWood, Norwell, Owen Valley, Park Tudor, Parke Heritage, Penn, Perry Meridian, Pike, Plainfield, Portage, Princeton, Providence, Purdue Poly-Englewood, Richmond, Rock Creek Academy, Shelbyville, Sheridan, Silver Creek, South Bend Adams, South Bend Saint Joseph, South Bend Washington, South Central (Elizabeth), South Central (Union Mills), South Ripley, Southmont, Southport, Southridge, Southwood, Springs Valley, Sullivan, Switzerland County, Taylor, Terre Haute North, Tippecanoe Valley, Tipton, Tri-West, Triton Central, University, Valparaiso, Vincennes Lincoln, Wapahani, Warren Central, Warsaw, Washington, West Lafayette, Westfield, Westview, Whiteland, Woodlan, Yorktown, Zionsville.