Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia

by Hiner, Jason

• ISBN13: 9781582616551
• ISBN10: 1582616558
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-01
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Jason Hiner professes a lifelong fascination with Indiana University basketball that goes back to his youth

Table of Contents

Foreword	vi
Dick Van Arsdale
Acknowledgments	viii
Introduction	x
PART I --- The Ten Greatest Seasons of IU Basketball
1975-76: Toughness, Greatness, and Perfection	2	(11)
1952-53: McCracken Runs the Table a Second Time	13	(11)
1974-75: The Most Dominant Team in IU History	24	(11)
1986-87: A Team that Refused to Lose	35	(13)
1980-81: The Best Defense in College Basketball	48	(12)
1939-40: The Arrival of the Hurryin' Hoosiers	60	(10)
2001-02: A Return to the Indiana Tradition	70	(13)
1992-93: The Culmination of a Three-Year Run	83	(13)
1972-73: Knight Crashes the Final Four	96	(11)
1988-89: The Little Team that Stole the Big Ten	107	(13)
PART II --- The Ten Eras of Indiana Basketball
IU Basketball is Born: 1900-01 to 1915-16	120	(39)
A Winning Tradition Begins: 1916-17 to 1923-24	159	(22)
The Everett Dean Era: 1924-25 to 1937-38	181	(40)
Branch McCracken Arrives: 1938-39 to 1942-43	221	(14)
The War Era: 1943-44 to 1945-46	235	(9)
McCracken's Hurryin' Hoosiers: 1946-47 to 1964-65	244	(64)
Middle Passage: 1965-66 to 1970-71	308	(20)
Bob Knight's Incredible Run: 1971-72 to 1992-93	328	(65)
Twilight of an Era: 1993-94 to 1999-2000	393	(34)
A New Day in Bloomington: 2000-01 to 2003-04	427	(19)
PART III --- The Hoosier Tradition
Basketball Arenas	446	(6)
The All-Time Indiana Team	452	(11)
Bibliography	463