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2026 WBCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

HIGH SCHOOL COACHES
Steve Bentin, Madison East/Madison West
Doug Carriveau, Crivitz
Keith Coleman, DePere
Todd Jahns, Kettle Moraine Lutheran/Lakeside Lutheran
Dana MacKenzie, Pecatonica/Waunakee
Jason Martzke, Gilmanton/Fall Creek
Don Moreland, Mellen
Eric Nelson, Madison LaFollette/Monona Grove
Dave Ross, Port Washington/Cedarburg
Steve Showalter, Germantown/Dominican

COLLEGE COACHES
Keri Carollo, UW-Whitewater
Steve Merfeld, St. John's Military Academy / Hampton University / Evansville University / Creighton University

ASSISTANT COACHES
Denny Bohman, Eau Claire Memorial

FRIENDS
Jerry Hopfensperger, Sun Prairie
Tom Lemorande, Green Bay
Dennis Semrau, Cross Plains

REFEREES 
Bob Coy, Mosinee
Tammy Hutchison, Mount Pleasant

BOYS PLAYERS
Caron Butler, Racine Park
Mike Drummond, Racine St. Catherine's
Jerry Kenney, Beloit Memorial
Ross Kingsley, Janesville Craig
Jerry Smith, Wauwatosa East
Jeff Wolf, Kohler

GIRLS PLAYERS
Kati (Harty) Coleman, Ashwaubenon
Mariah Dunham, Watertown
Christa (LaCroix) Haase, Oak Creek
Paulette Stall, LaCrosse Aquinas
Lisa (Anderson) Stone, Oregon
Ginny Vorwald, Bloomington

Induction Guidelines

Nominees for coach must have maintained the highest possible standards of the coaching profession, and in doing so, contributed to the excellence of the game of basketball in the state of Wisconsin. Preferred criteria is as follows:

1. An active coach must have no less than twenty (20) years of experience as a head basketball coach in the state of Wisconsin.

2. A retired coach must have no less than fifteen (15) years of experience as a head basketball coach in the state of Wisconsin and must be retired for at least one (1) year before induction.  

3. Nominees for friends of basketball must be persons who have made a substantial contribution to Wisconsin basketball through their duties or deeds.

4.  Nominees for referee must have at least 25 years of referring experience.

5. A player must be at least 20 years after his or her high school playing career.

Anyone who is nominated but not inducted into the Hall of Fame will remain on the active list and need not be renominated for consideration in following years.

Anyone who wishes to nominate a candidate for possible induction into the Hall of Fame can obtain nomination forms via the nomination page of this website.

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WBCA Hall of Fame Inductee Video 2024