lol I think every choice you make in a poll listing your specific favorite players would be a good choice. There is literally no wrong answer.
my top 20 favorite college bball players of all time
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Bailey was a very, very good college player. IMO not only one of the most underrated kids to ever play at Indiana, but in college. His knees were an absolute wreck. Yet ................
9th All-time in scoring at Indiana
5th(tied) All time in assists
10th all time in steals
19.9ppg/4.4rpg/4.3apg,,,43% from three as a senior.
B10 FOY
Won 108 games in 4 years(most ever?) Two B10 titles...One FF.
I mean if this is "Joe Blow", folks would be talking about one of the best ever to play at IU, and one of CBB's best.
But the hype the kid got, just impossible to live up to the hype---And the hype was deserved---Kid was very good.
One of my fav's to ever play at Indiana.
Games had to be moved to other venues to accomodate the crowds.
40K for a State tourney game?
Lot for a young guy to deal with.
His senior year, game vs Salem was moved to Seymour. Game vs TH South moved to Hullman Center. Moved Carmel game to Hinkle....
Crazy shit.
Tickets for Seymour Regional were selling for $500!! I saw people trading IU basketball tickets for BNL tickets. That is insane.
How in the world is Pistol Pete Maravich mot in your favorites? You to young to remember him?
Yea I‘m 53. Started watching college hoops in the early 80s with DePaul, but got into it nationally in 1984-85 season.
People outside of the state, just don get HS basketball in Indiana. I tell dudes all the time. Some of the most intense games, environments I;ve ever been a part of, were HS basketball games in Indiana.
Shit is crazy. Not what it once was, but its still unmatched.
Most top talent has left Michigan for the prep academies in the last decade. It will never be the same. Sucks.
What does Seymour/Jackson Co seat nowadays?
*nvm. Just googled it. I didn't realize it was 2nd largest in the state.
Its not the talent----its the love. For some small , rural communities, HS basketball is above religion...Its in its own way, a religion. Especially before the advent of class basketball. HS hoops in Indiana is , I mean, man its a serious passion. It has fallen off some, but not much. You have Barr-Reeve/Loogootee. Two, 1A(smallest class) powerhouses, that is just a crazy, intense rivalry...Then Jeffersonville/New Albany. As fierce as it comes..
The love/passion for HS hoops in Indiana is not rivaled by any state. Not even close.
Ex-wife graduated from North Miami HS outside of Denver, IN (population 498). Her younger sister graduated from Peru.
Former Peru HC recently passed; Jim Metcalf. North Miami has been turrrble last 10+ years...
I;ve actually worked some Peru games----vs Kokomo and Logansport.
Not sure if this is up to date but it's still pretty wild to consider. Kind of like football in Texas.
| State | City | Venue | Capacity | Year Built | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | New Castle | New Castle Fieldhouse | 8,424[2] | 1959 |
| 2 | Indiana | Seymour | Lloyd E. Scott Gymnasium | 8,228[1] | 1970 |
| 3 | Indiana | East Chicago | John A. Baratto Athletic Center | 8,054[1] | 1988 |
| 4 | Indiana | Muncie | Muncie Fieldhouse | 7,635 [3] | 1928 |
| 5 | Indiana | Marion | Bill Green Athletic Arena | 7,560 [4] | 1970 |
| 6 | Texas | Dallas | Alfred J. Loos Fieldhouse | 7,500[5] | 1965 |
| 7 | Indiana | Elkhart | North Side Gymnasium | 7,373[5] | 1954 |
| 8 | Indiana | Michigan City | "The Wolves' Den" Gym | 7,304[5] | 1971 |
| 9 | Illinois | Moline | Wharton Field House | 7,250[5] | 1928 |
| 10 | Indiana | Gary | West Side High School Gym | 7,217[5] | 1969 |
| 11 | Indiana | Lafayette | Jefferson High School Gym | 7,200[4] | 1975 |
| 12 | Indiana | Southport | Southport High School Gym | 7,124[4] | 1958 |
Pretty accurate...I know NC added some seats---again. That place can hold up to 10,000. Not on this list and no longer open, is the Wigwam. Once home to the Anderson Indians. Held close to 9,000.
Wigwam back in the day...
I just discovered that Kyle Macy was a Peru HS grad and played his first year of college ball at Purdue.
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I knew Kyle Macy. He was coached at Kentucky by my friend Joe B. Hall. Great young man.
His remarkable free throw shooting ability gave UK a title.
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Do you remember Kevin Greevy from that team? Years later his nephew was a big time prospect from my home town. named Ryan Hogan. Great kid. during the summers he would play with all us college kids at the outdoor court in town. We became buddies. He really wanted to go to Kentucky like his uncle, but I was always teasing him that he should go somewhere a little smaller to ensure playing time. No I never told him to go to DePaul. Like I said, we were friends. I would never do that to my worst enemy let alone a friend.
As you know he ended up going to Kentucky, but only lasted a couple years before transferring to Iowa where he got a little more playing time, but still wasn't a starter.
Word on the street is that there’s a lot of overlap between Trae Young fans and gay butt sex fans.
No judgement.
Kevin got to UK before Macy. Grevey graduated in Spring of 1975 and Macy started playing in the Fall of 1977.
I also remember Ryan Hogan. He got to play on Tubby Smiths Title team. He is standing right behind Tubby:
I remember watching the 1977-78 team defeat MSU 52-49 in an Elite Eight matchup. That was Magic's first year. He shot the ball poorly, 2-10 from the field. I was disappointed that they underperformed. Of course, they made up for it the following year.Kevin got to UK before Macy. Grevey graduated in Spring of 1975 and Macy started playing in the Fall of 1977.
I also remember Ryan Hogan. He got to play on Tubby Smiths Title team. He is standing right behind Tubby:
That was Macy's second year. Magic was the first really big guard that I had seen.
'79 produced the magical Bird and Magic matchup.
Jud Heathcote was a fine man and fine coach. Kentucky's Joe B. Hall had a lot of nice thing to say about Jud while he was coaching and after he was coaching. They liked and respected each other.
That must’ve been pretty awesome getting to follow Magic playing for your college.
From 1977-79, I was a JV BB statistician at MSU. I received one ticket behind the bench to each varsity home game. I sat half-court at the scorers table a couple of times. I was lucky to see almost every home game Magic played in a Spartan uniform. Good times.
I was way more into Mark Aguirre from that team. Much flashier (and better) player especially to my 10 year old eyes.
Jud was an intense coach but didn't take himself too seriously. Off the court, he was laid back and was quite the comedian. He used this line at a roast for his friend Bobby Knight: "Most people don't like Knight when they meet him, but after they get to know him, they hate him." Pretty funny.
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Cummings just had that high arc set shot that always cracked me up. He looked old and did play an old man style game.
DePaul was really good like 75 years ago so…
Living in Illinois your Illini jealousy is strong with this one.
Not worth starting a new thread for this, but I was watching USA Basketball and Kerr started Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges. Those guys all played together at Villanova during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. And, of course, Brunson and Bridges were there for the 2018 title run, as well. Crazy to have 3 college teammates starting on Team USA.
He wasn't on my radar back then until the night of the draft. That was at the dawn of me really starting to follow the sport on the national level.
