Friends of Basketball

Ken Huizinga

Year Inducted: 2019

Category: Friends of Basketball

Schools / Organizations: (Elmhurst) Timothy Christian High School

Biography: Ken worked for 50 years as the official score board operator of basketball games for (Elmhurst) Timothy Christian High School.  He was teamed with longtime friend George Bosman, and fellow 2019 IBCA Hall of Fame inductee,  who kept the scorebook.  The two grew up near each other in the Englewood neighborhood and attended kindergarten together.  The two men also organized and operated a highly successful intramural program for the school.  Additionally, Ken ran a Satruday skills session for girls’ basketball players (beginning at age 8).