It’s time again for the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Hall of Fame Celebration Weekend in Springfield, Missouri on April 22-23, 2017. Once again, the MBCA is proud to present the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Academic All-State banquet, and Missouri Challenge showcasing the top seniors throughout Missouri, featured in one weekend.
MBCA Hall of Fame Inductees
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association is proud to release their 2017 Hall of Fame class to be inducted at a ceremony on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 12:00 PM.
The induction ceremony will take place at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Missouri. Tickets for the event may be purchased from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association for $20 at the door. The Hall of Fame will open at 11:00 AM and lunch will be served at 12:00 with the ceremony to follow.
Inductees include:
Craig Engelbrecht -
Preston Thomas -
Dan Rolfes–
Mike Elliott-
Craig Parrack –
Ryan Shaw –
Mike McClure (media) -
Donnie Middleton (media) –
For additional information on individual inductees, please contact Jeni Hopkins, Jenihopkins@missouristate.edu
MBCA Academic All-State
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) is very proud to select and present the Academic All-State basketball teams each school year. The MBCA honors these top scholar athletes at the banquet on April 23, at 1 PM at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Missouri.
Here is complete list of award winners:
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/714322-academic-all-state
MBCA presents Missouri Challenge
Springfield, MO - The O'Reilly Family Event Center on the Drury University campus will play host to 160 of the state's top graduating senior boys and girls basketball standouts when the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association hosts the Missouri Challenge on April 22 & April 23. Teams are divided to represent each of the MSHSAA’s eight regions. Collegiate Awards is serving as the title sponsor of this event.
Schedules, rosters, coaches and all information will be released in the coming weeks through our website, www.mobca.org. If you request additional information on the Missouri Challenge, please contact Missouri Challenge director, Nick Kemerling, nkemerling@savannahr3.com
Gary Filbert Lifetime Achievement Award
The highest honor given by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, the Gary Filbert Lifetime Achievement Award, will be presented to George Wilson, formerly College of the Ozarks. George Wilson, a recent inductee into the NAIA Hall of Fame, was the women's basketball coach for 16 years at College of the Ozarks, where he had recorded 447 wins and 89 losses. In 2013 he reached the 1,000 win mark including both his high school and collegiate career. He was the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) Women's Basketball Coach of the Year 10 times.
In 2013, his team won the "What's Right in the Sport" award and the Buffalo Funds Champions of Character award. Wilson has won 13 MCAC women's basketball regular-season titles and 15 women's basketball conference tournaments titles. Prior to coaching at College of the Ozarks, Wilson coached high school boys' basketball for 31 years. The College of Ozarks women's basketball team has been the NAIA National Championship runner-up four times.
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball will be announced at the Academic All-State banquet on April 23 in Springfield.
Finalists for Mr. Show-Me Basketball include: Jacob Gilyard, Barstow; Wyatt Yess, Parkway West; Cameron Davis, Kickapoo; Levi Stockard, Vashon; Jared Ridder, Kickapoo; Brandon McKissic, SLUH; Elijah Childs, Lee’s Summit West; Caleb Bennett, Lafayette (St. Joseph)
Finalists for Miss Show-Me Basketball include: Jordan Sanders, Kickapoo; Kelsey Winfrey, Lebanon; Madison Treece, Rock Bridge; Elle Brown, Rock Bridge; Lauryn Miller, Kirkwood; Nyjah White, Hickman; Devin Fuhring, St. James; Danni Nichols, Hickman; Amanda Kearney, Branson; Aaliyah Johnson, Lee’s Summit North
Ryan Shaw, National High School Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year (Missouri)
Boys: Cori Elms, East Buchannan
Girls: Gary Belcher, St. Joseph Benton
Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year Awards
BOYS
Class 1 Del Morley, North Andrew
Class 2 Joe Shoemaker, Oran
Class 3 Mike Potsou, Whitfield
Class 4 Tony Irons, Vashon
Class 5 Jay Blossom, Webster Groves
GIRLS
Class 1 Dan Owens, Mercer
Class 2 Kevin Cheek, Skyline
Class 3 Steve Frank, Strafford
Class 4 Dan Rolfes, Incarnate Word Academy
Class 5 Monica Tritz, Kirkwood
MBCA Missouri Player of the Year Awards
BOYS
Class 1 Logan Thomazin, Walnut Grove
Class 2 Max Priggel, Oran
Class 3 Jacob Gilyard, Barstow
Class 4 Daniel Farris, Vashon
Class 5 Jared Ridder, Kickapoo
GIRLS
Class 1 Bayley Harmon, Walnut Grove
Class 2 Kaylee Damitz, Skyline
Class 3 Hayley Frank, Strafford
Class 4 Abby Hipp, St. Pius X, KC
Class 5 Lauryn Miller, Kirkwood
Kevin “Cub” Martin Assistant Coach Award
Terry Cochran, Vianney
Curtis Kerr Memorial Student Assistant of the Year
Sam Sawchak, Kickapoo
Gary Filbert Scholarship Award Winner
Ashton Pilz, Waynesville
MBCA All-State Basketball
In case you missed the release of the MBCA all-state basketball teams and the Player of the Year in each class, you can find them at this link:
2017 MBCA All-State Basketball
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/714323-all-state-basketball
MBCA Final 2017 rankings
In case you missed the release of the MBCA final basketball rankings, you can find them at this link:
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/715439-mbca-mosports-com-basketball-polls
MBCA Hall of Fame Inductees
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association is proud to release their 2017 Hall of Fame class to be inducted at a ceremony on Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 12:00 PM.
The induction ceremony will take place at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield, Missouri. Tickets for the event may be purchased from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association for $20 at the door. The Hall of Fame will open at 11:00 AM and lunch will be served at 12:00 with the ceremony to follow.
Inductees include:
Craig Engelbrecht -
Preston Thomas -
Dan Rolfes–
Mike Elliott-
Craig Parrack –
Ryan Shaw –
Mike McClure (media) -
Donnie Middleton (media) –
For additional information on individual inductees, please contact Jeni Hopkins, Jenihopkins@missouristate.edu
MBCA Academic All-State
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) is very proud to select and present the Academic All-State basketball teams each school year. The MBCA honors these top scholar athletes at the banquet on April 23, at 1 PM at the University Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Springfield, Missouri.
Here is complete list of award winners:
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/714322-academic-all-state
MBCA presents Missouri Challenge
Springfield, MO - The O'Reilly Family Event Center on the Drury University campus will play host to 160 of the state's top graduating senior boys and girls basketball standouts when the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association hosts the Missouri Challenge on April 22 & April 23. Teams are divided to represent each of the MSHSAA’s eight regions. Collegiate Awards is serving as the title sponsor of this event.
Schedules, rosters, coaches and all information will be released in the coming weeks through our website, www.mobca.org. If you request additional information on the Missouri Challenge, please contact Missouri Challenge director, Nick Kemerling, nkemerling@savannahr3.com
Gary Filbert Lifetime Achievement Award
The highest honor given by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, the Gary Filbert Lifetime Achievement Award, will be presented to George Wilson, formerly College of the Ozarks. George Wilson, a recent inductee into the NAIA Hall of Fame, was the women's basketball coach for 16 years at College of the Ozarks, where he had recorded 447 wins and 89 losses. In 2013 he reached the 1,000 win mark including both his high school and collegiate career. He was the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) Women's Basketball Coach of the Year 10 times.
In 2013, his team won the "What's Right in the Sport" award and the Buffalo Funds Champions of Character award. Wilson has won 13 MCAC women's basketball regular-season titles and 15 women's basketball conference tournaments titles. Prior to coaching at College of the Ozarks, Wilson coached high school boys' basketball for 31 years. The College of Ozarks women's basketball team has been the NAIA National Championship runner-up four times.
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball will be announced at the Academic All-State banquet on April 23 in Springfield.
Finalists for Mr. Show-Me Basketball include: Jacob Gilyard, Barstow; Wyatt Yess, Parkway West; Cameron Davis, Kickapoo; Levi Stockard, Vashon; Jared Ridder, Kickapoo; Brandon McKissic, SLUH; Elijah Childs, Lee’s Summit West; Caleb Bennett, Lafayette (St. Joseph)
Finalists for Miss Show-Me Basketball include: Jordan Sanders, Kickapoo; Kelsey Winfrey, Lebanon; Madison Treece, Rock Bridge; Elle Brown, Rock Bridge; Lauryn Miller, Kirkwood; Nyjah White, Hickman; Devin Fuhring, St. James; Danni Nichols, Hickman; Amanda Kearney, Branson; Aaliyah Johnson, Lee’s Summit North
Ryan Shaw, National High School Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year (Missouri)
Boys: Cori Elms, East Buchannan
Girls: Gary Belcher, St. Joseph Benton
Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year Awards
BOYS
Class 1 Del Morley, North Andrew
Class 2 Joe Shoemaker, Oran
Class 3 Mike Potsou, Whitfield
Class 4 Tony Irons, Vashon
Class 5 Jay Blossom, Webster Groves
GIRLS
Class 1 Dan Owens, Mercer
Class 2 Kevin Cheek, Skyline
Class 3 Steve Frank, Strafford
Class 4 Dan Rolfes, Incarnate Word Academy
Class 5 Monica Tritz, Kirkwood
MBCA Missouri Player of the Year Awards
BOYS
Class 1 Logan Thomazin, Walnut Grove
Class 2 Max Priggel, Oran
Class 3 Jacob Gilyard, Barstow
Class 4 Daniel Farris, Vashon
Class 5 Jared Ridder, Kickapoo
GIRLS
Class 1 Bayley Harmon, Walnut Grove
Class 2 Kaylee Damitz, Skyline
Class 3 Hayley Frank, Strafford
Class 4 Abby Hipp, St. Pius X, KC
Class 5 Lauryn Miller, Kirkwood
Kevin “Cub” Martin Assistant Coach Award
Terry Cochran, Vianney
Curtis Kerr Memorial Student Assistant of the Year
Sam Sawchak, Kickapoo
Gary Filbert Scholarship Award Winner
Ashton Pilz, Waynesville
MBCA All-State Basketball
In case you missed the release of the MBCA all-state basketball teams and the Player of the Year in each class, you can find them at this link:
2017 MBCA All-State Basketball
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/714323-all-state-basketball
MBCA Final 2017 rankings
In case you missed the release of the MBCA final basketball rankings, you can find them at this link:
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/715439-mbca-mosports-com-basketball-polls
