Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia

Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia PDF Author: Jason Hiner
Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN: 9781582616551
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 488

Book Description
The tradition of college basketball excellence that reigns at Indiana University can only be matched by a handful of other elite programs, while the fierce devotion of IU basketball fans has been selling out arenas and inspiring generation after generation of Hoosier fans for over a century. The Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia captures the glory, the tradition, and the championships, from the team's inaugural games in the winter of 1901 all the way through the 2003-04 season. The most comprehensive book ever written about IU basketball, this encyclopedia covers every season and every game the Hoosiers have played throughout their illustrious history, including all of the program's Big Ten Conference championships and NCAA championships. It is a must-have for the library of every devoted IU basketball fan and a fitting guide to one of the most storied traditions in all of college basketball.

Heart of a Hoosier

Heart of a Hoosier PDF Author: Del Duduit
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253056993
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Five NCAA Championships, 22 Big Ten Conference Championships—this is the candy-striped legacy of the Indiana University men's basketball team. In its 120-year history, Indiana basketball has become a giant in college basketball and earned a legion of fans. In Heart of a Hoosier: A Year of Inspiration from IU Men's Basketball, authors Del Duduit and Michelle Medlock Adams show readers how the famous moments and personalities of the Indiana Hoosiers can inspire them to reach for success, overcome adversity, be a great team member, and more. Readers will be inspired by a year's worth of stories featuring fierce rivalries with Purdue and Kentucky and legendary players and coaches such as Steve Alford, Isiah Thomas, Calbert Cheaney, George McGinnis, Branch McCracken, and Bobby Knight. Heart of a Hoosier will entertain and motivate every fan who bleeds Cream & Crimson. Relive the triumphs, groan at the losses, and revel in great traditions!

Rising from the Ashes

Rising from the Ashes PDF Author: Terry Hutchens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781935628194
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Chronicles IU's four-year journey back to relevance. A journey that began when Tom Crean took over a team with one returning scholarship player, it continues four years later to the 2011-2012 season, with the Hoosiers back in the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. Christian Watford's 3-point shot at the buzzer to beat No. 1 Kentucky allowed IU fans everywhere to utter the simple phrase, "We're Back!" "--[p.4] of cover.

Hoosier Beginnings

Hoosier Beginnings PDF Author: Ken Bikoff
Publisher: Well House Books
ISBN: 0253050499
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Hoosier Beginnings tells the story of Indiana University athletics from its founding in 1867 to the interwar period. Crammed full of rare images and little-known anecdotes, it recounts how sport at IU developed from its very first baseball team, made up mostly of local Bloomington townsfolks, to the rich and powerful tradition that is the "Hoosier" legacy. Hoosier Beginnings uncovers fascinating stories that have been lost to time and showcases how Indiana University athletics built its foundation as a pivotal team in sports history. Learn about the fatal train collision that nearly stopped IU athletics in its tracks; IU's first African American football player; the infamous Baseball Riot of 1913; how a horde of students grabbed axes and chopped down 200 apple trees to make way for a new gymnasium; and the legendary 1910 football team that didn't allow a single touchdown all season—but still lost a game. Most importantly, it attempts to answer the burning question, where did the "Hoosiers" get their mysterious name?

Chasing Indiana's Game

Chasing Indiana's Game PDF Author: Chris Smith
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253048176
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
Hoosiers have always loved basketball! Long before Larry Bird carried Indiana State University to the 1979 NCAA National Championship or Bobby Knight walked the sidelines at Indiana University, basketball fostered community identity across the Hoosier state. From Indiana's tiniest towns to its biggest cities, high school basketball is a source of pride, unifying communities with different races, religions, and social and economic status. First drawn simply to documenting the architecture of Indiana's high school buildings and basketball courts, Chris Smith and Michael Keating quickly discovered that the real story was about more than just brick and mortar, maple and shellac. Told repeatedly by locals how important these places were to their communities, they began to embrace the "game on Saturday, church on Sunday" mantra that is found in many towns through Indiana, watching countless hours of basketball and becoming a part of the Hoosier tradition themselves. With over 150 color photographs and unforgettable stories from high school basketball and beyond, Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project is a tribute to the Hoosier state and all who love basketball.

Days of Knight

Days of Knight PDF Author: Kirk Haston
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253022401
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 225

Book Description
“A personal glimpse into how the legendary Indiana basketball coach taught and mentored his team.”—Jared Jeffries, former Indiana Hoosier and New York Knick What happens when a 6' 9" kid from Lobelville, Tennessee is recruited by legendary basketball coach Bob Knight? Kirk Haston’s life was changed forever with just a two-minute phone call. With previously unknown Knight stories, anecdotes, and choice quotes, Haston gives fans an inside look at the notoriously private man and his no-nonsense coaching style. Which past Hoosier basketball greats returned to talk to and practice with current teams? How did Knight mentally challenge his players in practices? How did the players feel when Knight was fired? In this touching and humorous book, Haston shares these answers and more, including his own Hoosier highs—shooting a famous three-point winning shot against number one ranked Michigan State—and lows—losing his mom in a heartbreaking tornado accident. Days of Knight is a book every die-hard IU basketball fan will treasure.

So You Think You Know Indiana University Basketball?

So You Think You Know Indiana University Basketball? PDF Author: Terry Hutchens
Publisher: Blue River Press
ISBN: 9781935628545
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Are you one of those Indiana University Basketball fans who remembers where you were when Christian Watford hit the 'Wat Shot' that beat Kentucky in 2011? Or maybe you're a little older and you can remember watching the '87 national championship game when Keith Smart hit the floating baseline jumper to beat Syracuse. Or maybe you remember when Big Red, Scott May and Quinn Buckner led the 1976 team to the undefeated national championship. The point is you're an Indiana basketball fan through and through. And this combination IU basketball trivia book/trip down memory lane/IU hoops history book is just for you. In So you think you know Indiana University Basketball (We'll see about that), author and longtime IU basketball expert Terry Hutchens offers the ultimate IU basketball trivia challenge. You can take the entire challenge which covers nine different areas of concentration or you can challenge yourself and simply choose your best topic and see how you do in that chapter. Here are a couple of sample questions included in the book: * What kind of circus animal once roamed loose in the bowels of the current Assembly Hall? * What was the cost of a student season ticket for the first season in the New IU Fieldhouse built in 1960? * What was the name of the fictional international player that Bob Knight announced on his television show in 1993 that Indiana was about to recruit? * What was the name of the IU manager in the 2008-09 season that actually suited up and played three games for the Hoosiers? * Name the two Indiana Mr. Basketball players who wore the No. 22 at Indiana? * How many IU players have been selected as the No. 1 player overall in the NBA Draft?

Hoosiers

Hoosiers PDF Author: Phillip M. Hoose
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253021685
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
Named by The New York Times as "a knowing, respectful and caring look at heartland America" and containing a new foreword by legendary player Bob Plump, this is a book every basketball lover should own. The best of Phillip Hoose's classic writings are included here with a fresh look on Indiana's favorite and most beloved sport. A new edition of a well-known Indiana classic, Hoosiers profiles some of the world's most famous basketball players and coaches—Larry Bird, Bobby Plump, Damon Bailey, Steve Alford, Stephanie White, and Bob Knight among them—along with Indiana towns, schools, and programs. The ultimate book for the diehard fan, Hoosiers: The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana explores Hoosier hysteria in all its glory.

The Milan Miracle

The Milan Miracle PDF Author: Bill Riley
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253020956
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 195

Book Description
Will lightning ever strike twice? Can David beat Goliath a second time? These questions haunt everyone in the small town of Milan, Indiana, whose basketball team inspired Hoosiers, the greatest underdog sports movie ever made. From a town of just 1,816 residents, the team remains forever an underdog, but one with a storied past that has them eternally frozen in their 1954 moment of glory. Every ten years or so, Milan has a winning season, but for the most part, they only manage a win or two each year. And still, perhaps because it's the only option for Milan, the town believes that the Indians can rise again. Bill Riley follows the modern day Indians for a season and explores how the Milan myth still permeates the town, the residents, and their high level of expectations of the team. Riley deftly captures the camaraderie between the players and their coach and their school pride in being Indians. In the end, there are few wins or causes for celebration—there is only the little town where basketball is king and nearly the whole town shows up to watch each game. The legend of Milan and Hoosiers is both a blessing and a curse.

The Quest for Indiana University Football Glory

The Quest for Indiana University Football Glory PDF Author: Pete DiPrimio
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253034590
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
The beginning of a new era in Indiana University football starts with the arrival of head coach Tom Allen. After revolutionizing IU's defense, Allen has the opportunity to stage a Hoosier comeback. But can Allen make the most of this opportunity? And who are the compelling figures poised to make it happen? In The Quest for Indiana University Football Glory, veteran sports writer Pete DiPrimio showcases exclusive coverage of the meetings, practices, games, players, coaches, and gatherings that the public rarely sees. He also reveals the surprising story of how Allen, the son of a successful Indiana high school coach, became the head coach after delivering a quality defense—something no Hoosier defensive coordinator has done in a generation. He also shows Allen's connection to IU glory past, from Bill Mallory's record-setting run, to Lee Corso's Holiday Bowl surprise to the Rose Bowl opportunity no one expected. Focused on an in-depth look at the rookie season under Allen, The Quest for Indiana University Football Glory brings readers into the locker room during the rebirth of Hoosier football and highlights the struggles and successes as the coaches and players fight to rebuild the program and reinvent IU football.