IBCA Names Radeker, Weaver, Howington 2026 Bob King District Coaches of the Year

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association named Heath Howington, Scott Radeker, and Andy Weaver its 2026 Bob King District Coaches of the Year, a peer-voted distinction that caps a season in which all three led their programs to landmark postseason results.

Howington's District 3 selection carries the clearest signature moment: Barr-Reeve won the Class A state championship this season, the highest team prize in Indiana's smallest classification. Peer voters across District 3 recognized Howington as the architect of that title run, validating a program-building approach capable of sustaining performance from November through the state finals. For coaches working at the Class A level, the lesson is direct: Howington's championship proves that small-roster, identity-driven basketball can carry a program all the way to the final game when the coach's system holds its shape deep into March.

Radeker's District 1 selection is anchored in a 26-2 record at Northridge and a postseason slate that produced four separate championships: the Kokomo/Phil Cox Memorial Tournament, a Northern Lakes Conference co-title, the Elkhart Sectional, and the Plymouth Regional. That arc from a midseason holiday tournament to a deep regional run was no accident. Radeker used the Kokomo invite as a competitive stress test, placing his team in high-stakes non-conference settings months before the sectional draw materialized. The Raiders peaked when it counted. Northern Indiana coaches looking to replicate that run should treat the midseason tournament circuit less like a stat-padding exercise and more like a postseason rehearsal, exactly as Radeker does. His career record now stands at 368-221 across 25 seasons at North Montgomery, Lafayette Jefferson, and Northridge, with three Northern Lakes Conference Coach of the Year honors already on the shelf and a stint as an assistant coach with the 2018 Indiana All-Stars on his résumé.

Weaver earned the District 2 nod at Plainfield, with the IBCA citing his season impact across the Quakers' conference and postseason slate. His selection rounds out a class drawn from three distinct regions and classifications, each honoree recognized through a voting process that ran from late January through late March.

The award carries weight beyond hardware. Named for longtime IBCA executive director Bob King, the distinction reflects peer credibility as much as win totals. For athletic directors evaluating coaching stability and program direction, a Bob King selection signals that peers have ratified a coach's results across an entire season, not just one memorable tournament run.

All three coaches will receive their plaques at the IBCA Clinic on April 23-24 at Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville, before an audience of several hundred Indiana coaches and administrators. The IBCA announced its girls' Bob King District winners earlier in March.