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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 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]
IHSAA Boys Basketball Most State Championships Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine; Greg Guffey, The Greatest Basketball Story Ever Told: The Milan Miracle (2003) Greg Guffey, The Golden Age of Indiana High School Basketball (2006) Zak Keefer, History of our Hysteria: How Indiana fell in love with basketball, IndyStar, March 16, 2014
^A. Indiana and Purdue first met on March 2, 1901 in Bloomington, with a 20-15 Purdue win. Indiana originally planned to play a second game against Purdue in West Lafayette, but according to the Arbutus (the Indiana school yearbook) those games were "declared off, and the season ended at Indiana."
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.
During the winter months, public ice skating is offered at the Coliseum. [25] With the NCAA electing to hold the entirety of the 2021 Division I men's basketball tournament within the state of Indiana to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Coliseum served as one of the sites hosting first and second-round games. [26]
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Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma: MVC Tournament Mar 4, 1986 * Indiana State Quarterfinals: W 68–50 21–8: Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma: Mar 5, 1986 * Drake Semifinals: W 68–67 22–8: Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma: Mar 6, 1986 * No. 9 Bradley Championship game: W 74–58 23–8: Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa ...