Career Coaches

Joel Micetich

Year Inducted: 2026

Category: Career Coaches

Schools / Organizations:
Coal City High School
Gardner-South Wilmington High School

Biography:  

Joel’s 45-year coaching career began as boys’ basketball coach at South Wilmington Junior High from 1980-1996, compiling a 204-119 record. He then served as boys’ junior varsity coach at Gardner-South Wilmington High School from 1997-2002, building a 92-40 record.

Joel was the girls’ freshman coach at Coal City High School from 2002-2015, guiding his teams to a 150-73 record. As a varsity assistant coach at Coal City from 2015-2025, he helped win more than 200 games, five conference titles and three conference tournament championships.