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The MBCA Hall of Honor has been established to honor those persons who have helped to improve/promote/ and or serve basketball in Minnesota. Honorees have been longtime supporters of their local teams or have given outstanding service to the game of basketball. Awards are given in four categories: Officials, Media, Coach - Head/Assistant, and Friend of Basketball. To be eligible for the Hall of Honor, a person must have been involved with basketball for at least 20 years. That person must be nominated by a MBCA member, the MBCA Executive Board, or the MBCA Hall of Fame committee.


Hall of Honor: L to R; Brad Johnson, Ron Groth, Jim Birkemeyer, Steve Makowske, John Otto, Neil Tesdahl, Matt Bare, Greg Johnson and Ellen Alty accepting award for their father, Doug Johnson

2025 Hall of Honor Inductees

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The MBCA Hall of Honor has been established to honor those persons who have helped to improve/promote/and or serve basketball in Minnesota. Honorees have been longtime supporters of their local teams or have given outstanding service to the game of basketball. Awards are given in four categories: Officials, Media, Coach - Head/Assistant, and Friend of Basketball. Hall Of Honor inductees can be nominated by a MBCA member, the MBCA Executive Board, or the MBCA Hall of Fame committee.

The following individuals will be inducted as members of the MBCA Hall of Honor in 2025: Matt Bare, Friend of Basketball; Jim Birkemeyer, Media; Ron Groth, Official; Brad Johnson, Friend of Basketball; Doug Johnson, Official; Steve Makowske, Official; John Otto, Coach; Neil Tesdahl, Coach

Hall of Honor

2025 Matt Bare Friend of Basketball
Jim Birkmeyer Media
Ron Groth Official
Brad Johnson Friend of Basketball
Doug Johnson Official
Steve Makowske Official
John Otto Coach
Neil Tesdahl Coach
2024 Mike Max Media
Paul McDonald Official, Coach
Harold Meissner Official
Matt Mullenbach Coach
Craig Olson Media
Pat Ruff Media
Dan Verdoes Friend of Basketball, Coach
Jim Weinzierl Official
2023
Kaye Bernard Friend of Basketball
John and Mary Erickson Friends of Basketball
John Harrington Media
Ryan James Media
Harry Kitts Official
Joe Simons Friend of Basketball
Lamarr Sullivan Official
2022 Vance Carlson Media
Jack Coombe Official
Jeff Coombe Official
Eric Gray Official
Justin Hegna Friend of Basketball/Media
Mark Knoblauch Media
Julia Longstreet Friend of Basketball
2019 Chalie Johnson Official
John & Jini Bruns Friends of Basketball
John Klinnert Official
John Scharenbroich Friend of Basketball/Coach
Davis Gilbertson Friend of Basketball/Coach
Gary Noren Friend of Basketball