IBCA Hall of Fame

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Across
  1. 3. He preceded Lou Henson in Champaign
  2. 4. Officiated in Big Ten, 1972 Munich Olympic Games, nicknamed "Boomer"
  3. 6. DuSable's "Sweetwater"
  4. 9. Farragut product was MVP in NBA
  5. 10. Hometown of WGN's Jack Brickhouse
  6. 12. First female player in IBCA HOF
  7. 13. Girls Basketball + Head Coach + Chicago Marshall =
  8. 14. Gene Smithson, Rick Gosnell and Otho Tucker played here
  9. 15. Long-time Blomington Pantagraph sports writer
  10. 17. Tyra Buss played her college ball here
  11. 19. Chicago Fenger HOFer played with White Sox in '59 World Series
  12. 21. Chicago Heights Bloom HOFer once owned NBA, WNBA and MLB teams
  13. 23. U. of Chicago All-American, coaching icon in Indianapolis
  14. 31. Iconic coach/leader from Univ. of St. Francis
  15. 33. New York Globetrotters (later the Harlem Globetrotters) debuted in this Illinois town
  16. 34. Sibling players from Lincoln both in IBCA HOF
  17. 37. Legendary coach at Lincoln and Rock Island
  18. 38. Pint-size guard starred at Taylorville and Illinois
  19. 39. Player at Edwardsville, University of Illinois, and 10-years in NBA
  20. 41. Long-time Galesburg girls coach
  21. 42. Danville Commercial News long-time sports writer
  22. 43. Lifted girls first state title trophy
  23. 44. College home of Springfield's Dave Robisch
  24. 45. Dolph Stanley's first coaching job
  25. 47. Nickname of only district team to win state title
  26. 48. Game of basketball invented in this MA city
  27. 49. First coach to win back-to-back state titles
  28. 50. Bloomington star became Illini football coach
Down
  1. 1. Only Fighting Illini in Naismith Memorial HOF in player category
  2. 2. Bradley's National Player of the Year
  3. 5. Toluca coach helped launch IBCA
  4. 7. Illini Whiz Kid from Dwight
  5. 8. Coach of state's only NCAA National Championship Team
  6. 11. This IBCA HOFer also is an NFL Hall of Fame member
  7. 15. Jerry Sloan's son
  8. 16. School with most IBCA Hall of Fame players
  9. 18. Westinghouse, DePaul and NBA star
  10. 20. Prep home of Mike Krzyzewski
  11. 22. Hosted first state tournament (two words)
  12. 24. Illini QB, Champaign football coach, HOF basketball official
  13. 25. Perspectives Charter School product drafted #1 in NBA Draft
  14. 26. Rantoul among prep stops, national title at Parkland
  15. 27. Man behind the Globetrotters
  16. 28. One of two girls teams with two undefeated seasons
  17. 29. Collinsville's Bogie
  18. 30. Author of Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazze, and Bobby Joe
  19. 32. First unbeaten state champ
  20. 35. Jacksonville native,long-time Illini publicist
  21. 36. Illinois grain elevator operator invented the breakaway rim
  22. 40. Tilden Tech big man among charter members
  23. 46. Bradley has won four of these tournaments