text: South's Holmes named high school coach of the year by NABC
  Sometimes, it helps to have home-court advantage.
  That is the case each year for the National Basketball Coaches Association's High School Coach of the Year Award, which since 2018 has annually gone to someone in the state where the Final Four is held. And with Indianapolis playing host this year, it opened the door for Bloomington South boys coach J.R. Holmes, who is this year's honoree.
  The award is usually given away at the group's convention, which coincides with the men's college finals, but it will be done virtually this year and take place this Friday. So Holmes had to tape a short acceptance speech and also send in a pair of testimonial videos, including one from South principal Mark Fletcher.
  The NABC's official announcement of its coaching award winners was made on Monday.
  It is the third time Holmes, who just finished up his 51st season, has been tabbed a coach of the year by a national governing body. In January of 2020 he learned he was named coach of the year in boys' basketball by the National Federation of State High School Associations. He was also named coach the year by USA Today in 2009.