What was the loudest moment ever at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall?
The answer to the question seems obvious. The loudest moment at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall? There have been many, but most would point to Dec. 10, 2011 when Indiana defeated Read More
Category: History
This Date in Hoosier History: Indiana Caps Off Dominant Finish to 1981 Season With National Title
March 30, 1981 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania It was the team that looked like it couldn’t get there, and the game that looked like it wouldn’t happen. Despite a preseason top Read More
This Date in Hoosier History: Indiana Completes the 1976 Perfect Season With Win Over Michigan
March 29, 1976, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania There were plenty of challenges and close calls along the way to Indiana’s perfect 32-0 1976 season. But the Hoosiers were never tested more than Read More
This Date in Hoosier History: Indiana Runs Past UNLV at the 1987 Final Four
March 28, 1987 — New Orleans, Louisiana The largest crowd ever for a college basketball game saw a classic. And they also saw something that many did not expect. While Read More
This Date in Hoosier History: Indiana Defeats Temple to Reach 2013 Sweet 16
For most of the game, the No. 1 seeded Indiana Hoosiers had no answers on defense when it came to stopping Temple’s Khalif Wyatt. Fortunately for IU, their own superstar Read More
This Date in Hoosier History: IU Defeats Kent State With Three-Point Barrage to Reach 2002 Final Four
Indiana didn’t have an answer for Kent State guard Trevor Huffman as he led the Golden Flashes with 24 points in a 2001 NCAA Tournament first round upset over the Read More
This Date in Hoosier History: Indiana Takes Down Michael Jordan and No. 1 North Carolina
Another day, another anniversary of a major Indiana upset in the NCAA tournament. Yesterday, it was IU taking down Duke in 2002. Today is the anniversary of the Hoosiers taking Read More
This date in IU basketball history: February 19, 1989 — Jay Edwards sinks Michigan at the buzzer
As the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1988 and an All American in 1989, Jay Edwards was always going to have a place in the lore of IU Read More
Assembly Hall at 50: What are the top-10 IU basketball wins on its iconic home court?
Indiana Athletics announced earlier this week that it will be recognizing the 50-year anniversary of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall over the course of the 2021-22 season. Mike Woodson played there Read More
This date in IU football history: The Hoosiers stun defending national champion Notre Dame
October 21, 1950, Bloomington, Ind. — Coming into the 1950 college football season, Notre Dame hadn’t lost a game since 1945, and the Fighting Irish were the defending national champions Read More