The Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association has announced its 2026 Hall of Fame induction class. A Hall of Fame Banquet is scheduled for Sunday, September 27th at the Glacier Canyon Lodge of the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells. More information on tickets for the Banquet can be found by contacting inductees or the WBCA.

2026 WBCA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

HIGH SCHOOL COACHES
Steve Bentin, Madison East/Madison West
Doug Carriveau, Crivitz
Keith Coleman, DePere
Todd Jahns, Kettle Moraine Lutheran/Lakeside Lutheran
Dana MacKenzie, Pecatonica/Waunakee
Jason Martzke, Gilmanton/Fall Creek
Don Moreland, Mellen
Eric Nelson, Madison LaFollette/Monona Grove
Dave Ross, Port Washington/Cedarburg
Steve Showalter, Germantown/Dominican

COLLEGE COACHES
Keri Carollo, UW-Whitewater
Steve Merfeld, St. John's Military Academy / Hampton University / Evansville University / Creighton University

ASSISTANT COACHES
Denny Bohman, Eau Claire Memorial

FRIENDS
Jerry Hopfensperger, Sun Prairie
Tom Lemorande, Green Bay
Dennis Semrau, Cross Plains

REFEREES 
Bob Coy, Mosinee
Tammy Hutchinson, Mount Pleasant

BOYS PLAYERS
Caron Butler, Racine Park
Mike Drummond, Racine St. Catherine's
Jerry Kenney, Beloit Memorial
Ross Kingsley, Janesville Craig
Jerry Smith, Wauwatosa East
Jeff Wolf, Kohler

GIRLS PLAYERS
Kati (Harty) Coleman, Ashwaubenon
Mariah Dunham, Watertown
Christa (LaCroix) Haase, Oak Creek
Paulette Stall, LaCrosse Aquinas
Lisa (Anderson) Stone, Oregon
Ginny Vorwald, Bloomington

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the Bound Wisconsin Manager. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisBound or reach him at [email protected].

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