The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association announced their 2023-24 Coach of the Year honorees on Tuesday. Below are each area coaches who received honors, listed by category:
College:
Luke Scheidecker – Wabash Valley women’s basketball
Boys Basketball (High School):
Dan Kueper – Christ Our Rock Lutheran (Centralia)
Ron Winemiller – Benton Consolidate High School
Tim Holloway – Mt. Vernon Township High School
Lee Bennett – Centralia High School
Todd Tripp – Goreville High School
Joe Hosman – Massac County High School
Stephen Dreher – Vienna High School
Girls Basketball (High School):
Dempsey Witte – Nashville Community High School
Jeff Lonnon – Mt. Vernon Township High School
Pete Gordon – Goreville High School
Rick Metcalf – Vienna High School
Justin Kindle – Massac County High School
Boys Basketball (Middle School)
Doug Hargis – Centralia Junior High
Michael Albert Lash – Casey Middle School (Mt. Vernon)
Alex Timmerman – Nashville Middle School
Doug Jack – Central City Junior High (Centralia)
Caleb Cobb – Carbondale Middle School
Matt Lawler – Gallatin County Junior High
Neal Schaber – Trico Junior High
Girls Basketball (Middle School):
Amy Johnson – Summersville Grade School (Mt. Vernon)
Tierney Moore – Nashville Middle School
Jana Valentine – Pinckneyville Middle School
Derek Williams – Unity Point (Carbondale)
Debbie Ritter – Du Quoin Middle School
Shane A. Smith – Marion Junior High
