The Indiana State Sycamores basketball is Your NCAA Division I men’s basketball program of Indiana State University at Terre Haute, Indiana.
They compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The group last played in 2011 in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
The Sycamores’ time was 1896, making them the basketball team from the NCAA alongside Washington, Minnesota and Bucknell ; however, the records from 1896 to 1899 no longer exist. The Sycamores boast two College Players of the Year, 14 All-Americans, 39 scorers along with 1,496 victories. They are placed by their success count in the Best 70 of all NCAA Division I programs. [4][5]
In addition, the Sycamores have 26 Post-Season Appearances (7 NCAA, 4 NIT, 1 CBI, 1 CIT, 12 NAIA and the 1936 Olympic Trials) with 5 National Championship Appearances (two NCAA, 3 NAIA). Seven Sycamores were members of this 1951 Pan-American Games Gold Medal-winning team. The most memorable season of the Sycamore was 1978–79, when star Larry Bird led an undefeated team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, as well as the UPI National title. However, it lost the national title game compared to the Magic Johnson-led Michigan State team; and ended the season. This is the strangest run by a first-time player in the Division I championship, and one of just three times a first-time team has progressed so far as the Final Four (UNCC at 1977 and Georgia in 1983). They wouldn’t have yet another postseason appearance until 2000.
The Sycamores were the National Runner-Up in the NCAA College Division (now Div II) in 1968; they won the NAIA National Championship in 1950, had NAIA Finals looks in 1946 & 1948 and NAIA National Semifinals appearances in 1949 & 1953. The Sycamores were directed by All-Americans, Duane Klueh, Dick Atha and Lenny Rzeszewski. Since the program transitioned from NAIA to the NCAA, one last NAIA highlight was Ray Goddard directing the Nation in FT percentage (91.2%)[6] during the 1961-62 season. Former Head Coaches comprise the legendary John Wooden, Purdue All-American Dave Schellhase, Indiana training legend Glenn M. Curtis and well-known college coaches like Bob King, Royce Waltman, Tates Locke and Ron Greene. Former assistants include current collegiate head coaches like Thad Matta (Butler, Xavier, Ohio State), Rick Ray (Mississippi State, Southeast Missouri), Kareem Richardson (Missouri-Kansas City), Phil Hopkins (Western Carolina), Mel Garland (IUPUI), Stan Gouard (Indianapolis) and NBA Great Mel Daniels.
The Indiana State Sycamores men’s basketball team play their home games in Hulman Center (10,200) and are coached by Greg Lansing.
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