OBCA

*Coach Leon Dixon was inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches  Hall of Fame on June 8, just 17 days before he died at age 76. Coach Dixon spent 18  years coaching at Checotah High School, the same place he played basketball as a boy.   After playing college ball at Connors State and Northeastern State, he  worked briefly at a post office and then spent two years in the Army. Coach Dixon  started his coaching career in 1964 at Stidham High School in eastern Oklahoma.  Coach Dixon had brief stints at Bixby and Stigler before returning to Checotah  for good in 1972.

OBCA Hall of Fame Class of 2012

Roy Riley,  Mike Mims,  Mick Wieberg,  Leon Dixon,  Jack Ray

REGION 1    at Canton HS    December 17 10:00am   

REGION 2    at Prague HS    December 19 6:00pm

REGION 3    at Pryor HS    December 17    10:00am

REGION 4    at Carnegie HS    December 19    6:00pm

REGION 5    at Purcell HS    December 17    9:00am

REGION 6    at McAlester HS December 17 10:00am

REGION 7    at Union HS (not at UMAC)    December 17 10:00am

REGION 8    at Mt St Marys HS    Dcember 17    10:00am

2011

Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association (OBCA) Fall Clinic
Hosted by the Oklahoma City Thunder
Thursday, October 20; Chesapeake Energy Arena

Schedule of Events

8:00 AM-9:00 AM           Event Registration/Morning Social; Location TBD

9:00 AM-9:15 AM           Welcome Address
Sam Presti, Executive Vice President & General Manager
Bryan Jennings, President Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association

9:15 AM-10:00 AM         Rex Kalamian, Assistant Coach, Oklahoma City Thunder

10:15 AM-11:15 AM       Jim Christian, Head Coach TexasChristian University

11:15 AM-11:45 AM       OBCA General Business Meeting

11:45 -12:45 PM            Networking Lunch; Thunder Courtside Club & Pub
OBCA Officer Election;

1:00 PM-2:00 PM           JoeDooley,Kansas Jayhawks, Assistant Head Coach

2:00 PM-2:45 PM           Player Performance Enhancement
Dwight Daub, Director, Athletic Performance/Assistant Coach
Dr. Donnie Strack, Director of Medical Services

3:00 PM-3:45 PM           Head Coach Scott Brooks, Oklahoma City Thunder

3:45 PM-4:00 PM           Sam Presti, Executive Vice President & General Manager

Clinic is being co-hosted by the OKC Thunder.  Location is at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, formally the Ford Center.  You will enter on the north west doors of the Arena.  Free parking will be available at the Cox Convention Center across the street from the Arena.  To park enter from the west side of the convention center off of Robinson Ave.  Lunch will be provided on site and is included in the clinic fee.

Clinic Fee – OBCA Members – $20.00

Non-Members – $25.00

OBCA Membership – $25.00

Basketball season has come and gone again. It was a very exciting year with a lot of ups and downs. Spring is here and it is time to recharge and prepare ourselves for the coming summer and next season. June will be full of all kinds of hoops activities with camps and summer leagues. I am looking very forward to spending some quality time with my family and hope you do the same!

Congratulations to all of the state tournament qualifiers and the state champion coaches! What a great accomplishment! I look forward every year to the great games and watching kids compete at such a high level. There is nothing like going to the Big House to watch games. It is a weekend my sons and myself look forward to every year!

Looking forward, don’t forget about the OBCA All-Star weekend on June 10th and 11th. It is always a great weekend in conjunction with the Faith 7 game. The Hall of Fame banquet on Friday night is always special and a time of listening to and honoring coaches who helped make basketball great in the state of Oklahoma. Make plans to attend if you can. You won’t be sorry. All of the rosters and gametimes will be available on the website at oklahomabasketballcoaches.com. Please be sure and thank Coach Tolin for hosting this game, he and Kyle always do a great job with it.

Be sure to make plans to attend the summer clinic in Tulsa as well. The dates this year are July 24-29. Come by the OBCA booth and talk some basketball when you aren’t listening to speakers. I hope you all have a great summer! See you at the games.

Bryan Jennings

OBCA President

I would like to start off by thanking everyone for giving me the opportunity to serve as the President of our great organization. It is a tremendous honor and I look forward to the next year. I hope this note finds everyone doing well on this push to the playoffs! What a hectic time of year! We practice all fall in anticipation of games that seem to take forever to get here. Now in January, it seems we desperately need to practice and all we do is play games!  Even if your team has struggled like mine, there is always the anticipation that we can put it together to make that run to the state tournament. Coaches please don’t forget that you must be a member to nominate your players for any post-season awards. You can join on the website at http://www.okbasketballcoaches.com

The coaches victory award forms and all nomination forms are available on the website along with assistant coach of the year and junior high coach of the year forms. Last but not least, don’t forget to nominate people in your community for the “friend of basketball” in each district. I know there are a lot of people out there who help our programs and it would mean a lot to many of them to be recognized for their support. I hope all of your players stay healthy and most of your shots go in as you start your playoff run! Good luck –  Bryan Jennings

       EACH SCHOOL MAY BRING TWO SHOOTERS.

Region 1  10:00am Saturday December 18 at Mooreland HS   

Region 2  6:00 pm Monday December 20 at Prague HS

Region 3  10:00am Saturday December 18 at Pryor HS

Region 4  10:00am Saturday December 18 at Mangum HS

Region 5  9:00am Saturday December 18 at Purcell HS

Region 6  10:00am Saturday December 18 at Byng HS

Region 7  10:00am Saturday December 18 at Glenpool HS

Region 8 10:am Saturday December 18 at Mount St. Marys HS