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