21 years ago IU basketball exacted revenge on Kent State to reach 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
Category: Basketball History
A look at IU basketball’s games against No. 1 in Bloomington
Peak Assembly Hall is expected on Saturday afternoon when No. 1 Purdue comes to Bloomington. It will be the first time the No. 1 ranked team has come to Indiana Read More
The genius of Knight: From 31 points per game to all-time assist leader
Today is the 82nd birthday of legendary former IU basketball coach Bob Knight. Knight’s last game at Indiana was also the last game for guard Michael Lewis, who finished his Read More
This date in IU basketball history: Bob Knight fired 22 years ago today
September 10, 2000 was a day that will live in infamy in the lore of IU basketball. On this day twenty-two years ago, Robert Montgomery Knight, the most iconic individual Read More
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
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: 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