Family and friends who wish to attend may purchase tickets for $20 per person. Reservations may be made by contacting Gary Filbert, MBCA executive secretary at (573) 442-2567 or (573) 268-3556 or by e-mail at show4games@aol.com. This event is been held in connection with the 2008 Missouri All Star games featuring the best players of Missouri high schools.

Here are the newest members of the Hall of Fame.

Randy Bishop, Branson High School – Randy started his coaching career at Eminence in 1977, moved to Mountain View /Birch Tree, then on to Illinois before returning to Missouri and Branson. Bishop’s teams have won 26 tournaments in the past 30 years, eight District Championships, nine Conference Tournament Championships, nine Holiday Tournament Championships and two Blue and Gold Titles in 2003 and 2007.
Randy has won 12 coach of the Year awards and the Illinois Basketball coaches Association District coach of the Year twice. His teams overall record is 516-272. He and his wife Terri have two daughters Brooke & Ali.

Mel Clark, St. Joseph Lafayette (Retired) – Mel’s teams dominated Northwest Missouri during the 1970s and early 80s. His teams won eight Midland Empire Conference titles, a Platte Valley Conference title, seven District championships, a 3A quarterfinal, a 4A quarterfinal, a 3A runner-up in the State Championships (1975), and a 3A State Championship (1976).

Mel retired from coaching in 1986 to become the St. Joseph school District Supervisor of Health, Physical Education, Athletics and Safety. He held this position until his retirement in 1996, but worked half-time as Director of Athletics for the St. Joseph school District until 2003.

Mel and his wife Pat enjoy retirement in Easton , his home town. (Easton is also the home town of Henry “Hank” Iba, the great Oklahoma State coach.) They have three children, Julie, Janet and Jon, who have provided them with six grand children. Janet was the first Miss Show-Me Basketball in 1985

Rick Lin, Gallatin – Rick played his high school basketball at Winston where he was a two time All-Conference and All-District player. He started his coaching career in Jameson and moved to Gallatin two years later and has remained there. His teams have racked up a record of 515-223. For nine years, Rick coached both girls and boys teams.

Gallatin finished second in the state Class 1A in 1996. They have won six District Championships. Rick has received five coach of the Year awards, including the Northwest District class 2 in 2006. In addition his Boys teams have won four (4) District and three (3) Conference championships.

Rick and his wife, Lesli, have two children, Derrick and Sara

Terry Hollander, St. Charles West – Terry played at Duchesne High School in St. Charles on the '68-'69 and '69-'70 teams that won the District Title for the first time in 36 years. He has been the head boys coach at West for 28 years. During that period his teams have played in four Final Fours and won 508 games while losing only 281. The Final Four record includes the State Championship in '94-'95, runner-up this past year, and 3rd in '93-'94 and '03-'04.

In 1995 Terry was selected by the Missouri Basketball coaches Association as the 4A coach of the Year. Terry and his wife, Brenda, have two sons, Blake and Kirk, and daughter, Leigh.

Eric Johnson, Webb City – Eric played his high school basketball at Pittsburg , Kan., where he was Honorable Mention All-State. At highland Junior college , he was an All-Conference selection and at Pittsburg State University, he was Honorable Mention All-Conference.

He got his coaching start at Horton , Kan., moved to Columbus , Kan., and then to Webb City in 1984. His teams have posted a record of 516-366. This includes the 1997 Class 3A Missouri State Championship and two third place finishes in 1998 and 2008. In addition, they have won 10 Conference titles and 11 District titles. Eric has been the District coach of the Year in 1986, 1992 and 1997. The MBCA honored him as coach of the Year in 1997.

His father, Bob, coached high school and college for thirty (30) years including fourteen (14) years at Pittsburgh State . Eric is married to Mary Sue (Culbertson) Johnson.

Mike Pratte, Parkway West – Mike had an outstanding high school playing career at Bonne Terre , making All-State and averaging 28.4 points per game. He continued that success at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, winning five varsity letters in basketball and baseball, including being named Baseball Team Captain. He carried that success into his coaching career at Bonne Terre and North County-Bonne Terre-Desloge before starting the boys program at Parkway West.

His teams compiled a 423-250 record, which included five Suburban West Conference titles, a third place finish in the 4A State Championships in 1986 and a quarter final in 1987. Mike was the MBCA coach of the Year in 1986. As a varsity assistant in 1991, Parkway West won the state title.

Mike and his wife, Dee, have a son, Evan, and daughter, Krista.

Rich Grawer, St. Louis University & DeSmet High School – Rich’s championship ways started in high school as a guard on the 1961 Class L State Championship team at St. Louis University High. In college, he played on the 1964 NAIA National Championship at Rockhurst College .

This winning tradition continued when he coached DeSmet to three Missouri state championships, including a 63-game winning streak. In addition, his teams won a second place, a third place and fourth place in the state tournaments. After a year on Norm Stewart’s staff at the University of Missouri , Rich took over the head coaching position at St. Louis University . His teams played in three National Invitation Tournaments and played for the title twice.

Rich has been a clinic and seminar speaker in our country but also in Korea and Japan . He is a member of three Halls of Fame, including the St. Louis Amateur Baseball, St. Louis University and DeSmet. Rich and his wife, Theresa, have six children and 16 grandchildren.

Brent Colley, Willow Springs – Brent played his high school basketball at Mt. Vernon, where he was an All-Conference performer. He graduated from the University of Missouri before starting his coaching career at Willow Springs.

His teams at the Springs posted a 412-304 record. Included were eight Conference Championships, nine District Championships, a Final Four appearance and six Conference coach of the Year awards. Brent is the winningest coach in Willow Springs history.

Prior to his 27 years as a head coach, he served seven years as the Middle school and Varsity Assistant coach. Brent and his wife, Pam, have three daughters, Shelley, Courtney and Quencie. They have two grandchildren.

Bob Burchard, Columbia College – Bob got his start in basketball at McLean (Va.) High School , where he was a three-year letter winner. At Catawba College in North Carolina, he picked up four letters.

His coaching career got started with a one year stay at Jameson (Mo.) High School and then on to Missouri Western State college as a seven-year assistant. Columbia College was the next stop, where his teams have posted a tremendous record of 501-185. Included are 13 NAIA National Tournament appearances, 16 NAIA All-American players and seven NAIA All-American Scholar Athletes.

Bob has been selected as Conference coach of the Year five times and NAIA District coach of the Year once. He has received the Don Faurot Kiwanis Award and the Kent Heitholt Memorial Award and served on the USA Basketball Collegiate Committee. Bob has recently completed a term as President of the NAIA National coaches Association.

He and his wife, Faye, who serves as dean of students at Columbia College , have two children, Jennifer and Bret.

Gary Murphy, Marshfield – Gary played his high school basketball at Wheaton and graduated from Central Missouri State University . He got his coaching start at Exeter , followed by stops at Jasper and Morrisville before spending the past 18 years at Marshfield . His teams there are 427-111. His career coaching record is 537-153.

Gary has been honored with the MBCA Coach of the Year designation in 1991, 1996, 1997 and 1999. In addition, Gary was the Marshfieldian of the Year in 1999. He is married to Terrill.

Dan Miller, Hickman Mills – Dan spent 21 years as the head coach at Hickman Mills before moving to Kansas for a year at Shawnee Mission North and then returning to Hickman Mills as an assistant. He is still coaching at Raymore-Peculiar as assistant to Scott Jermain.

As head coach at Hickman Mills, his teams posted 350 wins, which included two second place finishes in the Missouri State Tournament. They also won seven District titles and eight Conference Championships. He was awarded the Conference coach of the Year eight times and received the Lambert Award from William Jewell College as the Kansas City Area Outstanding coach.

Bill Kimminau, St. Francis Borgia – Bill was selected as the Kevin “Cub” Martin Memorial Missouri Assistant coach of the Year for 2008. He played his high school basketball at Borgia in the early 70s and was the team Most Valuable Player his senior year.

Bill was nominated by David Neier, head coach at St. Francis Borgia for his 20 years as an assistant coach. During that period the team has posted a 472-110 record and David gives Bill a lot of credit for the outstanding record. His Junior Varsity teams have a 304-106 mark.

Bill and his wife, Pam, have three children, Crystal, Brandy and Eric.