La Plata's Mens Basketball Coach to be inducted in the MBCA Hall of Fame
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Greg Buescher a member of the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2020.
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Missouri Basketball Coaches Association
It is time again for the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) to celebrate the
basketball season!
Due to our global situation right now, the Awards Celebration Banquet will not be held, and
award winners will have their awards delivered to them.
The MBCA Hall of Fame Induction will be postponed and will now be held at the Doubletree
Hotel in Springfield, Missouri on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm.
Once again, the MBCA is proud to present the Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2020, and our
annual awards showcasing the top players and coaches throughout Missouri.
MBCA Hall of Fame Inductees
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association is proud to release their 2020 Hall of Fame class
to be inducted at a ceremony on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm. The induction
ceremony will take place at the Double Tree Hotel in Springfield, Missouri. Tickets for the
event may be purchased from the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association for $25 at the
door or through a board member. Tables may also be purchased at a discounted cost. The
Hall of Fame banquet will open at 12:00 pm and lunch will be served at 1:00 with the
ceremony to follow.
Inductees include (alphabetically):
Jeff Bowland
Coach Jeff Bowland left his mark on high school basketball in the state of Missouri. Capturing
well over 600 wins while coaching on both the girls and boys side, Coach Bowland knew how to
find a way to win. His tenure from 1981-2013 at Pattonsburg was filled with multiple honors,
including several tournament titles, six District Championships, one Final Four trip and coaching
multiple All-State players. He also coached football, track and softball. Pattonsburg High School
has also recognized Coach Bowland’s contributions to their basketball programs and community
by naming the basketball court after him. Lee Warford states, “Coach Bowland was a fine coach
and athletic director, and an even better person I am honored to have known.”
Greg Buescher
On December 10, 2019 Coach Greg Buescher hit a rare milestone in the career of coaching by
capturing his 500th victory. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Coach Buescher
knew he wanted to be an educator and coach. Starting out in 1990 as the Head Boys’ Basketball
coach at Griggsville-Perry School district in Illinois, Coach Buescher was well on his way to a
stellar coaching career. After a three-year stint there, he then moved on for two years at Clark
County School District, two years at Moberly, then with stops at Glasgow, Southeastern, Trenton,
Sturgeon, Mexico and is currently the La Plata R-II Head Basketball Coach. In 2010, his team
from Sturgeon won the Class 2 Boys State Championship finishing 32-0, and he was named the
Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Coach of Year, along with being named the National
Federation’s Missouri Coach of the Year. Coach Chris Miller states, “Besides his record, his
dedication to the sport of basketball, to his teams, his former assistants (such as me), and most
importantly to his current and former players make him an excellent candidate for this honor.”
Steve Combs
Coach Steve Combs has coached for over 20 years and knows how to find a way to win. Combs
started his coaching career at Moberly for three years as an assistant. He then moved on as head
coach for two years at Louisiana and then 18 years in Harrisburg. During his time, Combs has
earned nine district titles, and delivered six Final Four appearances, two resulting in State
Championships, one 2nd place finish, two 3rd place finishes and one 4th place finish. He has
coached 11 All-State players and has also been named the Missouri Basketball Coaches
Association Class 2 Coach of the Year twice. “It is an honor to nominate this fine coach.” Kyle
Fisher states.
Nancy Fahey
At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, Coach Nancy Fahey had already amassed an
incredible record of 756 wins and only 175 losses, an astounding 81.2% winning percentage.
Coach Fahey is an honored member of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and she is currently
the coach at the University of Illinois and has been for three years. Before her time there, she
spent 31 years at Washington University in St. Louis. During that time, she accumulated an
incredible 23 conference titles, 29 NCAA Division II tournaments appearances, and five, yes that
is correct, FIVE National Championships. Her teams held an 81-game winning streak from 1997
through 2001. She reached 600 wins after coaching in 706 games. She is 6th on the all-time
NCAA active coaches winning percentage. She has coached 20 All-Americans and 10 Academic
All-Americans. She is in the Washington University Hall of Fame, the St. Louis area Hall of Fame,
and in 2014 was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. She has also worked with USA
Basketball and is on the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Board of Directors. She was a Missouri
Basketball Coaches Association clinic speaker in 2019. Coach Jeni Hopkins states, “Coach Fahey
has been a role model and mentor to several coaches in the Midwest and not only knows how to
win, but how to win championships. Her players love playing for her.”
Duane Hiler
Coach Duane Hiler has been coaching for over 20 years and has recorded an impressive 77%
winning percentage. With three years at Mansfield, six at Hollister, and has just finishing his 12th
year at Mountain Grove, Coach Hiler has found a way to bring victories to his programs. Hiler has
won 13 district titles and taken five trips to the Final Four. He has brought home the 4th place
trophy, two 3rd place trophies, one runner-up trophy, and in 1999, won a State Championship at
Hollister while also being named the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year.
Coach Darren Taylor shares, “Coach Hiler is one of the best in the game and has excellent
strategy skills. He is a Hall of Famer.”
Gary Koch
With more than 600 wins, Coach Gary Koch, has proven time and time again that he produces on
the basketball court. Coach Koch has had coaching stops at Jefferson College (as an assistant),
and as a head coach at the following Missouri high schools: Ste. Genevieve, Valle Catholic, St.
Pius X, Festus, and Pacific. He is the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Mineral Area College
and has been for 14 years. During this time his teams have won two Regional Championships
and three Conference Championships. He has also coached nine All-Americans and 22 Academic
All-Americans. His team has been ranked as high as 9th in the nation. Coach Shawn Erickson
expands, “Coach Koch has dedicated over 40 years of his life growing the game of basketball in
the state of Missouri. His passion for teaching the game the right way and caring about teaching
his players to become good citizens will leave lasting impressions on the players and coaches he
has worked with over his career.”
Gerry Marlin
Coach Jerry Marlin started out as an assistant coach in Gainesville Florida, and then moved to
Louisiana as an assistant and eventually became a head coach. He moved to the Kansas City area
as the head coach of Ruskin High School and is now at North Kansas City. He just completed his
34th year as a head coach. His Missouri teams have won six conference titles, three district titles,
and a State Championship at Ruskin high school in 2007. In 2013 Coach Marlin won his 500th
game and was presented the key to the city by Kansas City mayor Sly James and the City Council.
As of this season, 2019-2020, Coach Marlin earned his 600th win. His current win total stands at
609. He has received multiple Coach of the Year awards including the Missouri Basketball
Coaches Association Richard Fairchild Award, the Paul Lambert Award, Kansas City Star Coach of
the Year, Metro Sports Coach of the Year, and several Suburban Conference Coach of the Year
Awards. He has mentored several coaches and has even molded several former players into
excellent coaches, including his assistants Matt Ramsey and Deron Hill. “Coach Marlin is a class
act that knows the game extremely well.” Coach Bill Gunn states.
Pete McBride
Coach Pete McBride had a tremendous career coaching basketball grabbing 399 career wins and
two state championships in 2013 and 2018. He was named the Missouri Basketball Coach of the
Year for Class 1 in 2013 and 2018. He was the National Federation Midwest Coach of the Year in
2018. In his career at Eminence, he won ten district championships, eight conference titles, and
was named Coach of the Year in his conference eight times. He has coached six All-State athletes
and one Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year, his son, Trent McBride.
Coach Darren Taylor speaks highly of Coach McBride, “He has had an excellent career at
Eminence and is a great coach.”
Todd Shannon
Talk about dedication! 25 years out of 26 coaching, Todd Shannon poured his heart and soul into
the program at Wellington-Napoleon High School. Netting 466 wins with a 68% winning
percentage Coach Shannon shined on the sideline. His teams made the state play offs eleven
times, with two Final Four trips. In 2011 and 2016, Coach Shannon’s teams finished 3rd in the
state. He also won nine conference championships and coached seven All-State players. He was
named the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association District Coach of the Year 11 times, KMSU
Dream Team Coach of the Year six times, and in 2011 the Missouri Basketball Coaches
Association Coach of the Year. He has also represented his region on the Missouri State High
School Activities Association advisory committee for basketball. Coach Andy Hampton
enthusiastically states, “Coach Shannon has devoted his life to Wellington-Napoleon High School
and to Tiger Basketball. He has an outstanding record and has accomplished so much.”
Steve Shepherd
Coach Steve Shepherd has proven that he can be successful at any level in basketball. He has
won over 370 games. As the girls’ basketball coach at Marionville High School he amassed a 141
and 31 record guiding the Comets to a state championship in 1991. They also won the coveted
Pink and White Championship an incredible three times. Shepherd served as the boys coach at
Aurora for three years winning two conference championships. He then went to Parkview High
School as the boys’ basketball coach and served as an assistant at Evangel University (where in
2002 they won the NAIA National Championship), before becoming the Head Men's Basketball
Coach at College of the Ozarks in 2002. In 2006, the Bobcats won the NAIA National
Championship. Coach Shepherd was named NAIA National Coach of the Year. He has been to the
NAIA Final Four three times, won 14 conference titles, and coached 14 All- American players. He
has also coached 16 NAIA Scholar Athletes. In 2015, he was named the College of the Ozarks
Athletic Director, along with his coaching duties. He was named A.I.I. Athletic Director of the Year
for 2016-2017. He has had multiple Coach of the Year honors and continues to produce wins,
successful athletes, and successful people from his program. Coach Denny Hunt shares, “Coach
Shepherd is an athletic, personal, and spiritual role model for his players. He does things the
right way, all of the time.”
Gary Filbert Lifetime Achievement Award
The highest honor given by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association; the Gary Filbert
Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented this year to Coach Cheryl Burnett. This award
will be presented during the Hall of Fame Inductions on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the Double Tree Hotel in Springfield, Missouri.
Coach Cheryl Burnett
Coach Cheryl Burnett is best known in the sports world for her wildly successful, 15-year
career at Missouri State University as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach. During her
tenure as head coach, the Lady Bears reached the NCAA Tournament 11 times and in 1992 and
2001 made it to the NCAA Division I Final Four. Her teams also won seven regular season
conference titles, five league tournament titles, and played in the 2002 Women’s National
Invitational Tournament. Coach Burnett has received multiple Coach of the Year Awards,
been inducted into multiple Halls of Fame, and in 2015 was named a Sports Legend by the
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
Coach Burnett graduated, where she played, from the University of Kansas in 1980 and had
an opportunity to play overseas, but the coaching profession was calling. After a stint on the
University of Illinois staff, Coach Burnett started at Missouri State University (then Southwest
Missouri State University) as an assistant coach for Valerie Goodwin-Colbert and was hooked
from day one. After taking over the program in 1987, Coach Burnett worked diligently to
increase the production of her team, and the commitment from the community. Her first
season averaged around 900 in the stands and during the 1992 season, the Lady Bears led
the nation in attendance averaging close to 8,500 energetic fans.
Coach Burnett has been known to mentor multiple coaches throughout the country. After
her time at Missouri State, she spent four seasons at the University of Michigan before
retiring and settling in the Springfield, Missouri area.
Awards
MBCA Academic All-State
The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) is very proud to select and present the
Academic All-State basketball teams each school year. The MBCA honors these top scholar
athletes typically at our annual celebration banquet. This year, awards will be delivered.
Here is complete list of award winners and criteria:
https://www.mobca.org/page/show/714322-academic-all-state
Ryan Shaw, National High School Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year
(Missouri)
Boys: Chris Nimmo (Warrensburg)
Girls: Keri Nichols (Springfield Parkview)
Richard Fairchild Coach of the Year Awards
BOYS
CLASS 1 Rick Luna (Dora)
CLASS 2 Brett Reed (Hartville)
CLASS 3 Ryan Johnson (Cardinal Ritter) and Danny Farmer (Charleston)
CLASS 4 Joe Rothweiler (Helias), Joe Unterreiner (Cape Girardeau Notre
Dame), Tony Irons (Vashon), and Aaron Ihms (Raytown South)
CLASS 5 Justin Tatum (CBC), Chris Neff (Staley), Frank Bennett
(Chaminade), and Mitch McHenry (Kickapoo)
GIRLS
CLASS 1 Rory Henry (Walnut Grove)
CLASS 2 Cori Elms (East Buchanan)
CLASS 3 Dustin Larsen (Strafford)
CLASS 4 Brad Shorter (Carl Junction), Kirk Boeller (Cape Girardeau
Notre Dame), Dan Rolfes (Incarnate Word Academy), and
Jeff Atkins (Lincoln Prep Academy)
CLASS 5 Chantell Polk (Hazelwood Central), Monica Tritz (Kirkwood),
Mark Spigarelli (Blue Springs), and Jill Nagel (Rock Bridge)
MBCA Missouri Player of the Year Awards
BOYS
CLASS 1 Isaac Haney (Dora)
CLASS 2 Aminu Mohammed (Greenwood Laboratory School)
CLASS 3 Stevie Strong (University Academy Charter)
CLASS 4 Cam’Ron Fletcher (Vashon)
CLASS 5 Caleb Love (CBC)
GIRLS
CLASS 1 Brooke Littrell (Green City) and Faith Gilkey (Walnut Grove)
CLASS 2 Abby Backes (Tipton)
CLASS 3 Serena Sundell (Maryville)
CLASS 4 Katie Scott (Carl Junction)
CLASS 5 Priscilla Williams (Branson)
Kevin “Cub” Martin Assistant Coach Award
Mike Shanfeld (Parkway South)
Curtis Kerr Memorial Student Assistant of the Year
Laiken Cash (Farmington)
Gary Filbert Scholarship Award Winner
Quincy Erickson (Hermann)
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball
Mr. & Miss Show-Me Basketball is our highest player honor. These selections include a
criterion of the following: A senior player that exhibits exceptional talent and skill in the
game of basketball, along with strong character.
After review of nominations and finalists:
Miss Show-Me Basketball:
Katie Scott (Carl Junction)
Mr. Show-Me Basketball:
Caleb Love (CBC)
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