Coaches

Jim Wedic

Year Inducted: 2026

Category: Coaches

Schools / Organizations:

Minooka Junior High School, Peotone Junior High School

Biography:

Jim’s 495-200 career record includes 22 wins as a seventh-grade boys’ coach, 98 as a seventh-grade girls’ coach and 375 as an eighth-grade girls’ coach. He had a 119-49 record at Minooka Junior High School from 1995-99 and a 376-151 mark from 2000-2024 at Peotone Junior High School.

Jim’s teams won 17 conference championships, 11 IESA regionals, seven sectionals and made seven state tournament appearances. He coached teams to two third-place and two fourth-place state finishes. He is a six-time IBCA Coach of the Year.