IBCA Announces 2021 Hall of Fame Class

The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced its 2021 Hall of Fame class Monday morning.

In all, 95 individuals and 11 teams were inducted from around the state. The inductees are broken into six classes: coaches, career coaches, players, media, officials, friends of basketball and teams.

In addition, three individuals and three organizations won yearly awards.

2021 IBCA Award Winners

Individuals

Bob Reczek: Derrill Kipp Courage Award winner

Rob Judson: Herrins Award winner

Rodney Keller: Chuck Rolinski Award winner (Pantagraph announcement story and feature)

2021 IBCA Hall of Fame Inductees

Coaches

NameSchoolsCityTeamStories
Keith BunkenburgBenedictine UniversityLisleMenBenedictine Spotlight
Between the Lines
Todd FisherImmaculate Conception / Walther ChristianElmhurstGirls
Doug HargisCentralia Junior HighCentraliaBoys
Salen “Doc” HerkeCentralPeoriaBoys
Terry HerrellCentralia Junior HighCentraliaGirls
Jon KrausOkawvilleOkawvilleBoys
Kent NiebruggeTeutopolis Junior HighTeutopolisBoysEffingham 97.9 FM
Ron ReedEffingham, Harrisburg, Lawrenceville, North ClayEffinghamBoysEffingham 97.9 FM
Rick SchoonSt. AnneSt. AnneBoysDaily Journal
Scott TrostLewis UniversityRomeovilleMenLewis
Between the Lines
Tom WhiteDe La Salle InstituteChicagoBoys400th career win (12/10/2019)

Career Coaches

NameSchoolsCityTeamStories
Daniel BatkaLake Park / Aurora WestAuroraBoysLake Park Tweet
Jeff FaulkenbergTriad / Marissa / HighlandTroyBoys
Lee MaciejewskiDowners Grove North / West Chicago / Hinsdale Central / Glenbard WestDowners GroveBoys
Joe ParmentierEast Alton / Wood RiverAltonBoys/GirlsThe Telegraph
Jim SekaColinsvilleCollinsvilleBoys
Jerry StonequistMaine WestDes PlainesGirlsJournal & Topics / Daily Herald
Pat TaphornPekinPekinBoys

Players

NameHigh SchoolCollegeClassStories
Ralph "Moon" BakerRockfordNorthwesternRockford Register-Star
Jim BocinskyOak LawnDePaul247 Sports
Dan CrossCarbondaleFloridaThe Southern
John DavskoSacred Heart-GriffinSt. Louis
Lexanne (Dickerson) DarwentCarthageJohn Wood CC/U of I-SpringfieldHerald-Whig
Latoya DoageBloomingtonNebraska
Kassie (Drew) RedmonAnna-JonesboroMissouri
Brad EatonSoutheasternCulver-StocktonHerald-Whig
Megan EdwardsMaine WestEastern IllinoisDaily Herald
Emily FennellParisBall State
Kelly (Firth) HatfieldLutheranSIU-Carbondale
McKensey GreenCarthageKirkwood CC/IowaHerald-Whig
Carolyn HagertyCentral CatholicEIU/Bradley
Kristen HeidloffFenwickGeorgetown
Danielle (Hibbard) SuprenantCarthageJohn Wood CC/St. Francis. PAHerald-Whig
Troy HudsonCarbondaleMissouri/SIU-CarbondaleThe Southern
Tina HutchinsonLincolnSan Diego State
Brad JohnsonGeneseoIowa StateStar Courier
LaMarr JusticeBataviaNotre DameAurora Beacon-News
Moira (Kennelly) PietrowskiMaine WestNorthwesternDaily Herald
Sarah KustockCarl SandburgDePaul247 Sports
Chris MartinEurekaElmhurstThe Pantagraph
Megan (McCracken) DelpAllemanIowa State/Illinois State
Gordon McFarlandTroyCentral Missouri State
Chris McKinneyLincolnSan Diego State/Midland CC/Oral Roberts
Joey MeyerDePaul PrepDePaul247 Sports
John MilhollandWestvilleEastern Illinois
John MoranJacobsNorthern IowaNorthwest Herald
Karin NichollsArgenta-OreanaBradleyHerald-Review
Barb PerkesMater DeiEastern Illinois
Natasha PointerWhitney YoungRutgers
Jordan ProsserEurekaElmhurstThe Pantagraph
Amy (Rakers) FogleBeleville WestSIU--Carbondale
Brian RandleNotre DameUniv of Illinois
Abel SchraderOkawvilleSIU--Carbondale
Megan (Shirey) CarlisleCarthageCardinal StritchHerald-Whig
McKay SmithSoutheastIllinois State
Lesli SpencerClintonLincoln CC/William Penn
Harold SummersLawrencevilleIndiana
Billy TaylorWest AuroraNotre DameBetween the Lines Aurora Beacon-News
MC ThompsonMarshallDePaul247 Sports
Mitch WardDonovanPurdueDaily Journal
Kerry (Wegrzyn) KelleyMaine WestDaily Herald
Josh WexlerHighland ParkCornell
Corey WilliamsBataviaArizonaAurora Beacon-News

Media

NameMedia OrganizationCityStory
Joel CluverWPXNPaxton
Dan DaughertyWPXN/WHPO/WRTLPaxton
Pete HayesAlton TelegraphAltonThe Telegraph
Kevin Hieronymus
Bureau County RepublicanBCR News


Star Courier
Mike McManusCentraliaX95
Mike MonahanMattoon Journal Gazette / Charleston Times Courier
Mattoon/Charleston
Jeff MyersWTAD/WRMNQuincy/Elgin
Mark WhalenWLDSJacksonvilleLink
Les WinkelerSouthern IllinoisCarbondale

Officials

NameCityOrganizationStories
Larry BarnettMakandaIHSA
Marc DavisChicagoNBA
John DowneyBentonIHSA
Greg RennegarbeOkawvilleIHSA
John SalleeNashvilleIHSA
Rod TaylorBellevilleIHSA
Vernal TurnerBourbonnaisIHSA
Tyler VogtForrestonIHSARockford Register-Star
Don WilliamsElmhurstIHSA

Friends of Basketball

NameCitySchoolOrganizationStories
Steve AlexanderChicago
Ernie CameronGlen EllynGlenside JH / Glenbard West / West Chicago / Hinsdale Central
Kent CoultasWinchester
Steve EndsleyNormalIESA
Chris FisherMidwest Central
John GazdikElginSt. Edward
Kurt GibsonBloomingtonIHSA
John GrovesQuincyQuincy High School
Mike HellenthalQuincyQuincy / Galesburg / Dixon
Herald-Whig
Scott JohnsonBloomingtonIHSADaily Herald
Nick LadisDes PlainesMaine WestDaily Herald
Mary Suzanne PattonEdwardsvilleEdwardsville Intelligencer
Debra PittsAltonAlton / Civic MemorialEdwardsville intelligencer
Del StegmeierStaunton
Jerry WilliamsCarmi

Teams

YearTeamCityAccoladesStories
1949University of Illinois MenChampaignNCAA Final Four
1951University of Illinois MenChampaignNCAA Final Four
1952University of Illinois MenChampaignNCAA Final Four
2009Meridian BoysMaconIHSA Class 1A ChampsHerald-Review
2009Driscoll Catholic GirlsAddisonIHSA Class 2A Champs
2009Seton Academy BoysSouth HollandIHSA Class 2A Champs
2009Richwood's GirlsPeoriaIHSA Class 3A Champs
2009Centennial BoysSpringfieldIHSA Class 3A Champs
2009Whitney Young BoysChicagoIHSA Class 4A Champs
2009Hinckley-Big Rock GirlsHinckleyIHSA Class 1A ChampsDaily Chronicle
2010Hinckley-Big Rock GirlsHinckleyIHSA Class 1A Champs

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