Coaches Association Newsletter March 2020

NORTH-SOUTH GAME COACHES ANNOUNCED
Greg Nossaman, Boys North-South Game Director, and Doug Graham, Girls North-South Game Director, announced the North-South Game Coaches. To be a nominee to coach in the North-South Game, a coach must be an OHSBCA member, must be nominated by a District Director, and coached in the 2019 District Finals.

The Coaches are Chris Delisio of Olmsted Falls, Mark Kinsley of Green, Doug Fisher of Sheridan, Eric Coulter of Archbishop Alter, Jeff Winslow of Upper Sandusky, Dave McWhinnie of Toledo Christian, Mike Harrison of National Trail, Kevin Vanderhoof of Coal Grove, Maggie Ferrando of Walsh Jesuit, Nick Blanch of Poland Seminary, JD Walters of Sheridan, Johnathan Hedgepeth of Pickerington Central, Katie Miller of Dalton, Craig Nettleton of Ravenna Southeast, Jamie Edwards of Cardington-Lincoln, and Kevin Pickerill of Eastern Brown.

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Chris Delisio - Olmsted Falls
Boys I & II North Coach

Chris Delisio enters his 10th season as Head Boys Basketball Coach at Olmsted Falls High School. His overall record is 136-97.His teams have won two league titles, five sectional championships, and a District Title in 2019. Chris has been named Southwestern Conference, Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association, Lorain Morning Journal Coach of the Year. He was selected to coach in the GCBCA All-Star Game in 2019 and earned the OHSBCA Bob Arnzen Award this year.

Mark Kinsley - Green
Boys I & II North Coach
Mark Kinsley begins his 26th season, 23rd at Green High School, as a Head Boys Basketball Coach. His overall record is 339-227. His teams have won three league titles, nine sectional championships, one district title, and finished Regional Runner-Ups in 2019.

Doug Fisher - Sheridan
Boys I & II South Coach
Doug Fisher has been a Head Basketball coach for the past 27 years at Sheridan High School. He has an overall coaching record of 376-240. His teams have won four league championships, nine sectional championships, three district titles, and have made two Final Four appearances at State in 2004 and 2019. Doug has earned four league and five District 12 Coach of the Year honors. He coached in the Girls North -South game in 2004, awarded the Bob Arnzen Award in 2014, and earned his 300th victory in 2017.

Eric Coulter - Archbishop Alter
Boys I & II South Coach
Eric Coulter has been a Head Boys Basketball Coach for the past 16 years, the last 7 years at Archbishop Alter High School. His has amassed an overall record of 195-160.

Jeff Winslow - Upper Sandusky
Boys III & IV North Coach
Jeff Winslow enters his 7th season as Head Boys Basketball Coach at Upper Sandusky High School, and his 13th year as a boys head coach. His overall record is 176-116. His teams have won four league titles and District Championships in 2017 and 2019. The 2017 team were undefeated in the regular season and number 1 in the AP Poll. The 2016 team also was undefeated in the regular season.

Dave McWhinnie - Toledo Christian
Boys III & IV North Coach
Dave McWhinnie has been the head coach at Toledo Christian School for the past 19 years and has an overall record 0f 321-123. He has led his teams to seven league championships, 16 sectional championships and two District titles. Dave has won five Toledo Area Athletic Conference and two District 7, and the Toledo Blade Area Coach of the Year honors in 2007.

Mike Harrison - National Trail
Boys III & IV South Coach
Mike Harrison has been a Head Basketball coach for the past 16 years at National Trail High School. He has an overall coaching record of 186-171. His teams have won three league championships and were district runner-ups in 2019. Mike has been name Cross County Conference Coach of the Year twice, District 15 Coach of the Year once and the Dayton Daily News Coach of the Year in 2003.

Kevin Vanderhoof - Coal Grove
Boys III & IV South Coach
Kevin Vanderhoof has been coaching at Coal Grove High School for the past 10 years, the last five as the Head Boys Basketball Coach. His overall record is 59-58.

Maggie Ferrando - Walsh Jesuit
Girls I & II North Coach
Maggie Ferrando begins her first year as Head Girls Basketball Coach at Walsh Jesuit High School after a successful stint at St. Joseph Academy. She has been a head coach for 13 years. Her overall record is 188-117. Her teams have been ranked in the Top 25 for the past nine years, won one conference championship and appear in three district finals, winning the title in 2018. Maggie was named Greater Cleveland Basketball Coach Association Coach of the Year in 2013 and the Southwest Conference Coach of the Year in 2008.

Nick Blanch - Poland Seminary
Girls I & II North Coach
Nick Blanch begins his 11th season at Poland Seminary High School, as a Head Girls Basketball Coach. His overall record is 179-77. His teams have won four league titles, eight sectional championships, one district title, and finished Regional Runner-Ups in 2019. Nick was named Mahoning Valley Coach of the Year four times, Northeast Inland District Coach of the Year in 2019 and Your Sports Network Coach of the Year in 2020.

JD Walters - Sheridan
Girls I & II South Coach
JD Walters enters his 5th year as Head Girls Basketball Coach for Sheridan High School. He has compile an overall coaching record of 110-19. His teams have won four league championships, five sectional championships, two district titles, and a Regional Champion in 2019. JD was named Muskingum Valley League Coach of the Year four times, Southeast District and District 12 Coach of the Year in 2019.

Johnathan Hedgepeth - Pickerington Central
Girls I & II South Coach
Johnathan Hedgepeth begins his 7th season as the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Pickerington Central High School with an overall record of 156-34. His teams have won four Ohio Capital Conference titles, four district titles, two regional titles, one state runner-up, and one State Title in 2018. Johnathan has been named five times Conference Coach of the Year, one time District 11 Coach of the Year and This Week Sports Coach of the Year in 2018.

Craig Nettleton - Ravenna Southeast
Girls III & IV North Coach
Craig Nettleton begins his 23rd year as a head basketball coach and his second season as the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Ravenna Southeast High School. His overall record is 324-210, and Girls record 112-65. His teams have won four league titles (back-to-back in 2019 and 2020), made eight district appearances, and one regional appearance.

Katie Miller - Dalton
Girls III & IV North Coach
Katie Miller begins her 5th year as Head Girls Basketball Coach at Dalton High School. Her overall won-loss record is 90-36. Her teams have won three District Championship and won the Wayne County Athletic League in 2020.

Jamie Edwards - Cardington-Lincoln
Girls III & IV South Coach
Jamie Edwards enters his 5th year as Head Girls Basketball Coach for Cardington-Lincoln High School. He has an overall coaching record of 126-23. His teams have won five Conference championships and three-time district runner-up. Jamie was selected Conference Coach of the Year five times, District 11 Coach of the Year three times, and Central District Coach of the Year in 2016.

Kevin Pickerill - Eastern Brown
Girls III & IV South Coach
Kevin Pickerill begins his 26th season as basketball coach, the last 6 as the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Eastern Brown High School. His overall won-loss record is 126-23. His teams have won five Southern Hills Athletic Conference championships, six sectional championships, one district title, and made a Final Four appearance. Kevin has been named three times Southern Hills Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, twice District 14 Coach of the Year and once Ohio AP Coach of the Year. He has been selected six times to coach in the SHAC All-Star Game.

Message from the President
David Sheldon, Colonel Crawford
I hope this message finds you having a successful season. Success is not always measured by wins and losses, buy by the difference each coach makes in your players lives on a daily basis. It is easy to overlook the many blessings we have. I encourage you to take the time, within this very busy part of the season to appreciate those blessings. Whether you are 22-0, 0-22 or somewhere in between, I hope you are working diligently to prepare for your second season. I wish you the best of luck in the OHSAA tournament and hope to see many of you at the Girls and Boys State Tournament in March.

I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate several of our coaches for their successes over the years and for being recognized by the OHSBCA for their outstanding contributions to the game and their players. The Hall of Fame Class of 2020 includes: Chris Adams (Elida and Springfield Catholic); David Kleman (Ottoville); Randy Montgomery (Wooster Triway, North Canton Hoover and West Branch); and Dan Schwieterman (Shenandoah). I would also like to congratulate the coaches that have been selected to receive the Paul Walker Award, Arnzen Award, and SEI Award. Coaches selected to coach in the 2020 North-South Games this year are also worthy of recognition at this time of year.

There are a number of OHSBCA events/items in the near future that I want you to mark on your calendar. Be sure to submit your forms for Academic All Ohio, Coaches Scholarship, etc. by March 1. This year the Past President’s Luncheon will be held in the Schottenstein Center, after the first game on Saturday, March 21. Our Arnzen Award winners, Paul Walker Award winner, SEI Award winners and Century Award winners will be recognized at halftime of Game 2 on Saturday. The Girls North/South games will be on Friday, April 24, at 6:30 (I/II) and 8:00 (III/IV) at Denison University. The Boys games will also be on Friday, April 24, at 6:30 (I/II) and 8:00 (III/IV) at Olentangy Liberty High School. The Hall of Fame Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the Columbus Marriott University Area. The social hour will being at 5:30 and the dinner will start at 6:30.

Finally, THANK YOU for all you have done for the game of basketball, the growth and development of your players and the commitment to your schools and communities. Your dedication to our sport does not go unnoticed, and your time and energy spent with our kids is of worth beyond your paycheck. I hope you have made significant progress throughout the length of the season and finish playing your best basketball.

OHSAA Survey on Ejection Rule
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is seeking input from basketball coaches regarding the ejection rule in basketball. A survey will be sent out to the OHSBCA membership on Wednesday, March 4 seeking input from our members. An email with a link to the survey will sent to all registered members.

The questions on the survey will be:
1. Is there anything within the sport of basketball that is currently an ejection that should not be? Players or coaches?
2. Is there anything that you believe should be changed to be an ejection that is not currently? Players or coaches?
3. Should the ejection merit an appeal process?
4. Should a scale of consequences be in place for degrees of ejection?
5. Additional comments on the current ejection process and 2 game suspension from OHSAA for players and coaches.

Ohio North-South Game
The OHSBCA featured event is the Ohio North-South All-Star Game. The Boys have been playing this event since 1958 and the Girls since 1981. The top players and coaches in the state participate in this annual event. Each team is comprised of ten players. The player selection is done by the following procedure. The State is divided into 16 districts, eight southern and eight northern. One player and alternate are selected from each district. Voting is done in each district by tallying number of State Membership votes. The player must be nominated by a coach who is a member of the OHSBCA. The alternate player will participate if the original player cannot participate. Two other players that complete the ten man roster are selected by (1) “At Large From the State,” (2) All Star Committee Selection, or (3) Game Site Selection. District Directors from the North will select the north coaches and District Directors from the South will select the south coaches. Nominees can come from all districts. Coaches must be an OHSBCA Member and coached in the District Finals in the previous season.

The rules for the Ohio North-South All-Star Games are: (1) Two 20-minute halves and a shot clock, (2) 10-minute halftime, (3) Players can foul out (5 fouls), (4) Coaches sub every 5 minutes in the first half, (5) Everyone plays in second half, (6) Coach to win, (7) Half Court Defense is all man-to-man, (8) Full court defense is anything you want to do. The games will be played on Friday, April 24, 2020, with the D1 & D2 game starting at 6:30 pm followed by the D3 & D4 game at 8:15 pm. The Boys games will compete at Olentangy Liberty High School and the Girls will be at Denison University.

Boys Showcase
As the 2019-20 basketball season gets under way, the plans for the 15th Annual Boys Showcase sponsored by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association have begun. The event will remain as last year. The NCAA will once again allow Division I Men’s Basketball Coaches to attend these events only during this time period. The OHSBC Showcase will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Capital University.

Once again, this Showcase is designed to feature the best underclass talent in the State of Ohio. Joe Bogdan of Uniontown Lake High School and Chad Pado of St. Edwards High School will conduct the 2020 Boys Showcase. Nominations are NOW be accepted for this event. To nominate a player, go to the OHSBCA website (oh.nhsbca.org) and click on FORMS in the upper right hand corner. Choose the FORMS - ONLINE. Select Showcase Nominations. Deadline for submitting nominations will be during the first week of March. If you have any questions, please contact Joe Bogdan at 330-418-7983 or email him at joe.bogdan.44@gmail.com or Chad Pado at 440-724-8581 or email him at chadpado@yahoo.com.

Girls Showcase
After lengthy discussions with showcase personnel and receiving feedback from girls district directors and the executive board, the Girls Showcase will be suspended for this year, 2020. We will not be taking nominations for the girls showcase this year. We will revisit the showcase next year with hopes that the NCAA will rearrange their recruiting calendar to better support scholastic events as they did with the boys calendar. We are always open to suggestions and ideas on how we can reinvent the Girls Showcase to make it a positive event in the future.

FUTURE ELECTIONS
In 2020, the following positions are to be elected: 
1. Even Number Districts Directors (3-year term)
2. Girls District Directors of Districts 2 & 3, District 6 & 7, Districts 5 & 12, and Districts 15 & 16 (3-year term)
For these ALL POSITIONS, the candidate must be a member of the OHSBCA. Election Procedures can be found on Page 17 of the January 2020 Constitutional Issue.