Knight Time Rewind: February 16, 2013
On this day in 2013, IU routs Purdue’s 83-55, the second drubbing of the season. Will Sheehey would lead the Hoosiers in scoring with 22 points, setting an IU record for the most field goals in a game without a miss by going a perfect 9-9 from the field. This also marked the first time in the series the Hoosiers would defeat the Boilers by 20 or more points twice in a season. Go Hoosiers!
How Slick is this?
A staple of any serious Indiana University basketball memorabilia collection, today we’re featuring a 1953 NCAA Championship Final Four program. While you’re here, check out some highlights of the game and see the “ice water” in Bobby Leonard’s veins. Go Hoosiers!
National Treasure 3: The Ides of March Madness
Check out this incredible group of signed/autographed press photos of the 1953 NCAA Basketball National Championship team! Featuring 10 players and Head Coach Branch McCracken, this collection of memorabilia truly is a National Treasure! Go IU Indiana University Hoosiers!
Knight Time Rewind: February 16, 1987
On this day in February 1987, Steve Alford broke the Indiana University basketball career scoring record held by former IU great Don Schlundt. Fittingly, with 14:41 left in the first half, Alford would bury a three pointer, giving him 2,195 points. It wasn’t a great scoring night for Alford, who struggled from the field to finish with 13 points. Alford would go on to finish with 2,438 career points, a record that would soon fall to Calbert Cheaney in 1993. This contest also marked the first triple overtime game in Indiana history. Shown here is the game program and ticket for the contest. Go Hoosiers!
Hoosier Hot Shots: 1953-54 Big Ten Champs
Take a look at this rare “IU Basketball Scrapbook”, which chronicles Branch McCracken’s Hurryin’ Hoosiers Big Ten Championship team from the 1953-54 season.
The Terre Haute Terror
Who knew that Bobby Leonard had another moniker before he became “Slick”? Check out this copy of the 1954 NCAA Official Collegiate Basketball Record Book that came to the vault today, which features Leonard along with teammate Don Schlundt on the front cover after the Indiana Hoosiers won the 1953 NCAA basketball title.