I.J. Pinkham, Boothbay Region High School boys varsity basketball coach since 1977 and has won more games than any other Maine high school boys basketball coach, was one of 23 chosen to be inducted into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame in the Class of 2016. The third annual induction ceremony for the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame is scheduled for August 21, 2016 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

In the announcement by the Hall of Fame committee, Pinkham's biography included, "I.J. Pinkham played his high school ball for legendary coach Jerry Kane at Milbridge High School. He went on to play four years of basketball at the University of Maine at Farmington. I.J. started coaching at Buckfield High School six seasons before moving onto Boothbay (Region) High School where he has coached for over 35 years. I.J. recently won his 600th game, the most wins of any high school boys coach in Maine history. His 2001 Boothbay team won the class C State Championship."

When asked to comment on his selection, Pinkham wrote in an email, “Being inducted into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame is certainly an honor, and I’m very humbled by it. It certainly was not on my radar, and I was very surprised at being chosen. I’m quite sure I was chosen as a coach and not my level of play at U.M.F. What was really nice is that my college coach, Len MacPhee, is in the same induction group as I am. He is probably a big part of the reason I got into coaching. He was very knowledgeable with a very low key style. The honor is also a reflection on the quality of players I have had over 46 years, as well as all the assistant coaches who have been part of our program.”