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Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (/ s k ɒ t / SCOTT), [8] is a 17,222-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball and women's basketball teams. It opened in 1971, replacing the "New" IU Fieldhouse. [9]
The first Indiana basketball team (1900–01) Indiana fielded its first men's basketball team in the 1900–01 season, posting a 1–4 ledger under coach James H. Horne. In their first game the Hoosiers traveled to Indianapolis and lost to Butler 17–20. [14] Indiana's first victory was a 26–17 win over Wabash College that same year. [14]
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame was organized in 1962. [1] The museum was in Indianapolis from 1970 to 1986; the present-day facility in New Castle opened in 1990. [2]In addition to featuring its Hall of Fame inductees, the museum includes photographs, pennants, and displays of artifacts of championship teams and their schools.
Indiana's Gabe Cupps (2) shoots during the Indiana versus University of Indianapolis men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. 3-point and free-throw shooting
Hoosier hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding basketball in Indiana or, more specifically, the Indiana high school basketball tournament. [1] [2] The most famous example occurred in 1954, when Milan (enrollment 161) defeated Muncie Central (enrollment over 1,600) to win the state title.
The New Fieldhouse was host to the two greatest scoring games in Indiana basketball history when Jimmy Rayl scored 56 points against Minnesota on January 27, 1962, and then scored another 56 against Michigan State on February 23, 1963. [1] The first game was an Indiana win over Indiana State 80-53 on December 3, 1960.
Bob Knight, who coached the Indiana basketball team to three national championships before being fired in 2000, has died at age 83.. Knight coached the Hoosiers for 29 seasons, winning titles in ...
South Bend Clay's 1993-94 boys basketball state title season ended with one of the greatest championship game in IHSAA history. Now, players and coach Tom DeBaets watch the game 30 years later