Wheaton, Ill. – On Saturday May 3, former Wheaton College women's basketball coach Beth Baker ('77) will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at CEFCU Arena on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal.

Wheaton's Athletics Director and Head Men's Basketball Coach Mike Schauer (PICTURED LEFT WITH COACH BAKER) notes of Baker, "Beth Baker is one of the best coaches we have ever had at Wheaton.  Her record speaks to that fact.  However, on a personal note, she has been a mentor and friend of mine since I was 18 years old.  Like so many others I am thankful that the Lord intersected my life with Beth Baker's.  She is a special person."

Coach Baker served as Wheaton's head women's basketball coach for 25 years, until her retirement at the conclusion of the 2010-11 school year. During her tenure, Wheaton compiled a record of 434-188, with a 70% winning percentage. She is Wheaton's all-time leader in victories as a basketball coach and was second all-time in CCIW women's basketball history with 248 career league wins at the time of her retirement (is third now).

Under Baker's direction, Wheaton won six CCIW Women's Basketball Championships, the second-most of any program in the conference at that time. Her teams made the NCAA Division III Tournament seven times, including a "Sweet Sixteen" appearance in 2005-06.

During Baker's tenure, the program produced four All-Americans, four CCIW Players of the Year, and 65 All-Conference player selections. She was inducted into the Wheaton Athletics Hall of Honor in 2012.

At the conclusion of the 2024 Beth Baker Classic on November 16, it was publicly announced to Coach Beth Baker that she would be inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame, watch the video of the announcement and her reaction here.