It is time again for the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Hall of Fame Celebration Weekend in Springfield, Missouri on April 13-14, 2019. Once again, the MBCA is proud to present the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, and Awards and Academic All-State banquet showcasing the top players throughout Missouri.
MBCA Hall of Fame Inductees
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association is proud to release their 2019 Hall of Fame class to be inducted at a ceremony on Saturday, April 13, 2018 at 12:00 PM. The induction ceremony will take place at the Double Tree Hotel in Springfield, Missouri. Tickets for the event may be purchased from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association for $20 at the door. The Hall of Fame will open at 11:00 AM and lunch will be served at 12:00 with the ceremony to follow.
Inductees include (alphabetically): Kevin Cheek, Dennis Cornish, Randy Draper, Shelly Ethridge, Steve Frank, Steve Goodwin, John McKinzie, Darin Meinder, Jill Nagel, Brad Oyler, Rod Smith, Don West, & Scott Womack
For additional information on individual inductees, please contact Brad Conway, brad.conway@jcschools.us
Gary Filbert Lifetime Achievement Award
The highest honor given by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, the Gary Filbert Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented this year to Coach Al Waller. This award will be presented during the Hall of Fame Inductions on April 13 at 12:00 at the Double Tree Hotel.
Al Waller grew up in Seneca, Kansas and played his high school basketball at St. Peter and Paul where he led the state of Kansas in scoring and was named all state his senior year.
He went on to play his college ball at St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas where he started every game for four years and was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 1970 and later went on to earn his Master of Science in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1975. He coached six years of high school ball, four at Bishop Hogan in Kansas City, Missouri and two at Branson, Missouri before moving on to College of the Ozarks in 1975. In those six years his teams won 104 games and advanced to the state tournament twice. Waller served for 38 years at College of the Ozarks in a variety of roles before retiring in 2015. He was an Associate Professor in the Math Department (36 years), Head Men’s Basketball Coach (25 years), Athletic Director (26 Years), and Head Coach for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country in 2014. Waller also served as Co-Director of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship for 16 years, playing a key role in bringing the event from Idaho to the Branson area in 2000, where it remained for eighteen seasons.
As head basketball coach at College of the Ozarks, Waller accumulated 458 wins, 12 conference championships, and six NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship appearances, including advancing to the Final 8 three times and National Runner-up in 2000.
Waller also served as President of the NAIA Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Association in 1995-96 and was Commissioner of the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference for 17 years.
Known for his affable personality, ready smile, and love of sports, Coach Waller has acquired many accolades, including: NAIA Athletic Director of the Year (1998), Conference Coach of the Year (12 times), NAIA Athletics Administrator of the Year (1999), Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2003), NAIA Hall of Fame Inductee (2004), and College of the Ozarks Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2015). Al and his wife, Marty have been married for 48 years, have two sons, Matt and Chris (deceased), and 5 grandchildren.
Awards Banquet-Sunday April 14, 2019
MBCA Academic All-State
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) is very proud to select and present the Academic All-State basketball teams each school year. The MBCA honors these top scholar athletes at the banquet on Sunday, April 14, at 1 PM at the Double Tree Hotel in Springfield, Missouri. Here is complete list of award winners:
https://www.mobca.org/page/show/714322-academic-all-state
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball will be announced at the Academic All-State banquet on April 14 in Springfield.
Finalists, in no particular order, for Mr. Show-Me Basketball include:
Mario McKinney, Vashon
Yuri Collins, St. Mary's
DeAndre Sorrells, Grandview
Isiaih Mosely, Columbia Rock Bridge
Finalists, in no particular order, for Miss Show-Me Basketball include:
Hayley Frank, Strafford
Marissa Warren, Incarnate Word Academy
Caitlin Anderson, Jefferson City
Ryan Shaw, National High School Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year (Missouri)
Boys: Jay Blossom (Webster Groves)
Girls: Brittany Matlock (Waynesville)
Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year Awards
BOYS
CLASS 1 Tim Jermain (Jefferson)
CLASS 2 Darren Taylor (Greenwood Laboratory School)
CLASS 3 Tony Irons (Vashon)
CLASS 4 Reggie Morris (Grandview)
CLASS 5 Jim Scanlon (Columbia Rock Bridge)
GIRLS
CLASS 1 Rory Henry (Walnut Grove)
CLASS 2 Rod Elms (Mid-Buchanan)
CLASS 3 Steve Frank (Strafford)
CLASS 4 Dan Rolfes (Incarnate Word)
CLASS 5 Jeff Lacy (North Kansas City)
MBCA Missouri Player of the Year Awards
BOYS
CLASS 1 Isaac Haney (Dora)
CLASS 2 Aminu Mohammed (Greenwood Laboratory School)
CLASS 3 Mario McKinney (Vashson)
CLASS 4 Yuri Collins (St. Mary’s) and DeAndre Sorrells (Grandview)
CLASS 5 Isiaih Mosley (Columbia Rock Bridge)
GIRLS
CLASS 1 Faith Gilkey (Walnut Grove)
CLASS 2 Leah Cauble (Oran)
CLASS 3 Hayley Frank (Strafford)
CLASS 4 Marissa Warren (Incarnate Word)
CLASS 5 Caitlin Anderson (Jefferson City)
Kevin “Cub” Martin Assistant Coach Award
Joe Poor (Branson)
Curtis Kerr Memorial Student Assistant of the Year
Boys-Mikayla Casarez (Warrensburg) and William Edwards (Penney)
Girls-Whitney Mitchell-Green (Columbia Rock Bridge)
Gary Filbert Scholarship Award Winner
Hayden Hopkins (Greenwood Laboratory School)
MBCA All-State Basketball
In case you missed the release of the MBCA all-state basketball teams and the Player of the Year in each class, you can find them at this link:
2019 MBCA All-State Basketball
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/714323-all-state-basketball
MBCA Final 2019 rankings
In case you missed the release of the MBCA final basketball rankings, you can find them at this link:
http://www.mobca.org/page/show/715439-mbca-mosports-com-basketball-polls
Media requesting additional information may contact any of the following:
Brad Conway, President brad.conway@jcschools.us
Jeni Hopkins, Past-President JeniHopkins@MissouriState.edu
Bill Gunn, Executive Board kirkwoodbasketball@yahoo.com
Denny Hunt, Executive Director dennyhunt@mobca.org
Shawn Erickson, Asst. Executive Director mbca.allstate@gmail.com
