The 2025 National High School Basketball Coaches Association (NHSBCA) Summer Congress took place July 8th–10th in Savannah, Georgia, and marked a historic milestone with 28 states Basketball Coaches Associations represented and a record-setting 70 total attendees.

The Congress covered a wide range of important topics impacting high school basketball on and off the court, including:

• The NHSBCA-sponsored June Scholastic Events
• Building Healthy Relationships with State Governing Associations
• Shot Clock Implementation
• State Basketball Coaches Association Clinics
• Building Membership
• The Educate to Navigate Initiative

• The 28.5 Women’s Basketball Initiative

We were proud to host several presentations from our valued sponsors, including Coaches vs. Cancer, AI, Spalding, Point Guard College, Grip Spritz, LUCEO, and others whose continued support helps fuel our shared mission.

Most importantly, we continued to do what we came to do: "Grow the Game."
A thank you goes out to Allen Whitehart and the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association for their hospitality and leadership throughout the event.

Looking ahead, planning is already underway for our 2026 Summer Congress, set for July in Denver, Colorado.

The 2024 National High School Basketball Coaches Association Summer Congress met in Nashville, Tennessee July 9th- 11th. 30 State Basketball Coaches Associations were represented with 65 total attendees (both attendance records). Many things were discussed, including the state-run June Scholastic Events sponsored by the NHSBCA, Educate to Navigate Initiative, 28.5 Women’s Basketball Initiative, We’ve Got Next Coaches Mentoring Initiative, and numerous other topics that impact high school basketball on and off the court. We took a field trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame and enjoyed the sights and sounds of the country music scene of Nashville. We had numerous presentations from our sponsors (Coaches vs Cancer, Ballogy, LUCEO, and many others).

Overall, we accomplished what we set out to do… continue to “Grow the Game”. A special thanks goes out to Bruce Slatten and the BCAT for their hospitality and leadership. Currently we are in the planning stages for next year's Conference in July in Savannah, Georgia. We look forward to showing everyone some southern hospitality and culture.

Important Documents from the Congress:
Executive Board Meeting Minutes (July 9th and 11th)
NHSBCA Reports
State-by-State Reports
NHSBCA Sponsors
Fair Treatment of Coaches
Our Playbook Against Prostate Cancer Initiative
A Coach's Perspective Podcast
Action Items
Parking Lot Items
NHSBCA Court of Honor

Roy Johnston’s wins his last home game at Beaverton High School. He started coaching in 1967 & has been at Beaverton since 1975. He has the most wins in the history of the State of Michigan. 

The 2023 June Scholastic Recruiting Events were a huge success this past Summer. Below are links to videos highlighting the many events that were hosted across the country.

The National High School Basketball Coaches Association is proud to hold our annual Summer Conference in Portland, ME from July 12-16.

Coach Larry McKenzie from Minnesota, an NHSBCA Board Member and leader of our D.E.I. efforts, has released a new episode of his podcast, Coach McKenzie's Real Talk with Real Models. You may listen to it by clicking the link below. 

NHSBCA leaders Dave Archer and Dan Young discuss Take Back the Game with the author of the book, Linda Flanagan.  Take Back the Game is an eye-opening book about how money and mania are ruining kids sports - and why it matters.

The Leadership Series is a new initiative of the NHSBCA.

The NHSBCA has partnered with Ballogy to remove any guesswork in a coach’s job and make player development and team success easier to track and measure.

Join us on Sunday, April 16 at 6pm CDT to learn an easy and effective way to build out a player development plan for your athletes during the off-season.

The NHSBCA is proud to announce our partnership with A Coach's Perspective podcast.