Knight Time Rewind: December 3, 1960
On this day in 1960, in front of 9.236 fans in attendance, IU plays the first game in the New Field House on 17th street. The venue was intended to be a temporary home for basketball while Assembly Hall was being built, hosting other sporting events such as track and field. Memorial Stadium, along with the fieldhouse, became the priority became the priority for economic reasons, considering football was a significant source of revenue for the university. Go Hoosiers!
Knight Time Rewind: January 27, 1962
ON THIS DAY: On this day in January 1962, Jimmy Rayl would showcase one of the greatest scoring performances in Indiana University basketball history. IU would emerge victorious in a 105-104 overtime matchup against Minnesota at the New Field House. Rallying from a halftime deficit, Rayl would more or less will the Hoosiers to victory with his shooting, amassing 56 points, and scoring nearly all of the team’s points during a stretch towards the end of regulation and overtime, including the game winner as time expired…a shot he recollected was from 30 ft deep or more. Rayl would go 20-39 from the field and added another 16 from the charity stripe in the contest. Go Hoosiers!