IGHSAU Basketball Memo #3 – Tuesday, January 2, 2024
AD's and Coaches:
I hope you enjoyed a great holiday season. A blessed Happy New Year to you and your families. I hope you had a little time to enjoy family and friends! The 2024 year is starting with some excellent weather conditions for the schools, so when the basketball games return, the games will undoubtedly be exciting. The IGHSAU staff has enjoyed getting out and watching some games and teams during the season. We are always impressed with the tremendous job our coaches and administrators do with our schools and athletic programs. Keep up the great work! As we all know, after the holidays and the Christmas break, teams begin to think about conference championships and preparation for post-season tournaments. The following information should help as we all prepare for the post-season.
Bound- Girls basketball coaches have been doing an outstanding job updating statistics on Bound. A reminder that updates are required each Tuesday at noon. Please include the roster information (grades, heights, etc.) as you update information.
Rankings - Weekly rankings will continue each Thursday of the season. The next rankings will be released on Thursday, January 4, 2024.
Regional Assignments - Regional pairings for Class 1A, 2A & 3A will be posted the week of January 29, 2024 (likely on Wednesday). Classes 4A and 5A will be released the week of February 5, 2024 (likely on Thursday).
Site availability – If you have not completed the site availability schedule (on Bound) for the post-season basketball games, please complete that by January 12, 2024. An updated list (as of Jan. 2) has been posted on the IGHSAU website and can also be viewed by clicking here. Please take some time to review the dates that your school has submitted. If your school is not listed on the sheet, your school has not filled out the site availability form on Bound. To be considered, please fill out this form as soon as possible.
Post-season information – In the next couple of weeks, regional rosters and site host checklist information will be posted on the website as we get closer to the post-season. All post-season IGHSAU girls' basketball games will use Bound for ticket admission. Additional information on the procedures will be sent.
Scholarship Rule – as the first semester is ending, a reminder to verify that all of your students are academically eligible; if you have questions, please contact me.
Foul Shot Change Feedback – Coach and AD, if you have feedback regarding the change in foul administration procedures (on fifth foul shooting two free throws and resetting fouls each quarter), please email me with thoughts/feelings/how the change has impacted coaching strategies or impacted the games. Please email me at [email protected].
Have a great rest of the 2023-2024 Basketball season, and we are sure we will see many of you as we go forward!!
Gary Ross, Associate Director/Basketball Administrator