OT: Pacers..

I have gone from absolutely loving the NBA in the 1980's and 1990's to pretty much treating the league like Cricket. That being said, I do enjoy this Pacer team. Bill Simmons podcast did a piece about them, and it pretty much restated exactly how I feel about them. Love the toughness, and the way they pass first.

I wonder, though, if the NBA will allow them to get very far. I'm not a huge conspiracy guy, but there is no national star power on this team, and I just feel like the NBA would prefer just about any other team or market in the finals. Still, it is fun to have basketball games to care about in May.
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Participants set for IBCA/IHSAA Underclass Showcase events

Participants set for IBCA/IHSAA Underclass Showcase events

For 2025: Girls’ event June 12 and boys event June 27, both at Ben Davis



The 23rd IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Underclass Showcase basketball events have been set for June 12 and June 27.

The 2025 girls' IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Underclass Showcase will be Thursday, June 12 at Ben Davis High School. The 2025 boys' IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Underclass Showcase will be Friday, June 27 at Ben Davis High School.

Staged by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association with support from the Indiana High School Athletic Association and presented by Ballogy, the Underclass Showcase events are designed to give exposure to approximately 252 of the top basketball prospects from across the state (120 boys, 132 girls) to colleges across the state and nation.

The 2025 Girls' Showcase will be conducted in one session. It will begin at 12:30 p.m. and run until about 5:55 p.m. The 2025 Boys' Showcase also will be conducted in one session. It will begin at 11:30 a.m. and run until about 4:55 p.m.

Both Showcase events are being held during the NCAA's "scholastic viewing period," which allows coaches from NCAA Division I programs to attend in person.

The Showcase events are open to the public. Admission is $5 per person per day for spectators. IBCA-member coaches will be admitted at no charge by showing their IBCA membership card.

The planned agendas for each day, players who are expected to participate and coaches who are expected to work the events are listed below. (Note: The list of players is subject to change if a player is injured or if his/her personal schedule is modified for some reason. The list below is the most up-to-date available, as of May 14, 2025.)

The people overseeing these events for the IBCA are Kristi Sigler of Jennings County and Lisa Finn of Indianapolis Cathedral for the 2025 Girls' Showcase as well as Michael Adams of Evansville Reitz and David Wood of West Lafayette for the 2025 Boys' Showcase.



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GIRLS AGENDA (Thursday, June 12 at Ben Davis High School)

12:30 p.m. – Registration / check-in for players and coaches

1:00 p.m. – Welcome and announcements

1:05 p.m. – Stretching and Warmups

1:15 p.m. – Stations, 9 minutes at each station, six stations, 1 minute to rotate (all teams)

2:20 p.m. – First session of scrimmages: Kelly vs. Purple; Maroon vs. Black; Navy vs. Red; Gold vs. Gray; NCAA information: Orange, Columbia, Royal, Lime

2:50 p.m. -- Second session of scrimmages: Orange vs. Black; Kelly vs. Royal; Maroon vs. Lime; Navy vs. Columbia; NCA information: Gold, Purple, Red, Gray

3:20 p.m. -- Third session of scrimmages: Gold vs. Red; Orange vs. Gray; Lime vs. Columbia; Royal vs. Purple; NCAA information: Navy, Black, Kelly, Maroon

3:50 p.m. -- Fourth session of scrimmages: Navy vs. Gray; Gold vs. Maroon; Red vs. Purple; Kelly vs. Black

4:20 p.m. -- Fifth session of scrimmages: Maroon vs. Columbia; Navy vs. Kelly; Lime vs. Black; Orange vs. Royal

4:50 p.m. -- Sixth session of games: Gold vs. Lime; Purple vs. Columbia; Gray vs. Orange; Red vs. Royal

5:20 p.m. -- Overtime Tournament -- Round 1: Green vs. Gray, Maroon vs. Red,

Navy vs. Black, Gold vs. Purple. Round 2: Orange vs. Green-Gray winner; Columbia vs. Maroon-Red winner; Royal vs. Navy-Black winner; Lime vs. Gold-Purple winner. Round 3: semifinals. Round 4: championship.

5:45 p.m. -- Closing comments

HH Varsity Club Insider: Elkhart fill Opens Re-building Mishawaka

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Mishawaka boys - Departing Coach Bodie Bender
MISHAWAKA, Ind. – (Updated 5/14) Coach Bender departs to take the Elkhart boys gig. Over half of 4A MC’s schedule consists of smaller schools. Varsity Club member reports that may serve them long term in regards to regular season wins and losses. Last season the Cavemen were in full rebuild mode after back-2-back Sectional titles and their first Regional title since 1955. The 5-18 roster came back to Earth and will likely find the going hard scrabble again. Good Varsity Club member reports this is where the schedule may gain some value. Two 6-3’s are about it for length, and while there are some scrappers in the program, nobody is going to drop 18 on a regular basis. Another strong JV group moving up which should help. Speaking of.. Good Varsity CLub member reports current boys JV Coach Chadd Blasko a potential candidate. COach Blasko previously led the Cavemen girls squad to four competitive seasons before moving to the boys side. Coaching job not officially posted yet by school corp, but good Varsity Club member reports Eled openings, HS Tech, and MS Science for sure. Coolest old gym - Tha Cave!

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