Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball

Indiana State Sycamores
2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
University Indiana State University
Conference Missouri Valley
Location Terre Haute, IN
Head coach Greg Lansing (7th year)
Arena Hulman Center
(Capacity: 10,200)
Nickname Sycamores
Colors Royal Blue and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1968*, 1979
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1968*, 1979
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1968*, 1979
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1967*, 1968*, 1979
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1967*, 1968*, 1979, 2001
NCAA Tournament appearances
1966*, 1967*, 1968*, 1979, 2000, 2001, 2011
Conference tournament champions
1979, 2001, 2011 (MVC)
Conference regular season champions
1946, 1947, 1948, 1949*, 1950* (IIC)
1951*, 1966*, 1967*, 1968* (ICC)
1979, 2000 (MVC)

*= At the Division II level

The Indiana State Sycamores basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2011.

The Sycamores' first season was 1896, making them the oldest basketball team in the NCAA along with Bucknell, Minnesota and Washington; however, the records from 1896 to 1899 no longer exist. The Sycamores boast 2 College Players of the Year, 14 All-Americans, 37 1,000-point scorers and 1,450+ victories. Their victory count places them in the Top 70 of all NCAA Division I programs.[2][3]

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 (2 NCAA, 3 NAIA). Seven Sycamores were members of the 1951 Pan-American Games Gold Medal-winning team. The Sycamore's greatest season was 1978–79, when star Larry Bird led an undefeated team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. However, it lost the national title game versus the Magic Johnson-led Michigan State team; and ended the season with a record of 33–1. This is the deepest run by a first-time participant in the Division I tournament, and one of only three times that a first-time team has advanced as far as the Final Four (UNCC in 1977 and Georgia in 1983). They would not have another postseason appearance until 2000.

The Sycamores were the National Runner-Up in the College Division (now Div II) in 1968 and won the NAIA national title in 1950, with NAIA Finals appearances in 1946 and 1948 and NAIA national semifinals appearances in 1949 and 1953. The Sycamores were led by All-Americans, Duane Klueh, Dick Atha and 6'1" point guard Lenny Rzeszewski. As the program transitioned from NAIA to the NCAA, one last NAIA highlight was Ray Goddard leading the Nation in FT percentage (91.2%)[4] Past coaches include the legendary John Wooden, fellow Purdue University star Dave Schellhase, Indiana coaching legend Glenn M. Curtis and well-known college coaches such as Bob King, Royce Waltman, Tates Locke and Ron Greene. The Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team currently play their home games at Hulman Center (10,200) and are coached by Greg Lansing.

Postseason

Division I NCAA Tournament results

The Sycamores have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–4.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1979 Regional Quarterfinals
Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Final Four
National Championship Game 		Virginia Tech
Oklahoma
Arkansas
DePaul
Michigan State 		W 86–69
W 93–72
W 73–71
W 76–74
L 64–75
2000 First Round Texas L 61–77
2001 First Round
Second Round 		Oklahoma
Gonzaga 		W 70–68 OT
L 68–85
2011 Second Round Syracuse L 60–77

NIT results

The Sycamores have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 1–4.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1977 First Round Houston L 82–83
1978 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Illinois State
Rutgers 		W 73–71
L 56–57
2013 First Round Iowa L 52–68
2014 First Round Arkansas L 71–91

CBI results

The Sycamores appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2010 First Round Saint Louis L 54–63

CIT results

The Sycamores appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2012 First Round Robert Morris L 60–67

Division II NCAA Tournament results

The Sycamores have appeared in three NCAA Division II Basketball Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–4.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1966 Regional Semifinals
Regional 3rd Place Game 		Southern Illinois
Lamar 		L 65–83
L 78–93
1967 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals 		Luther
Valparaiso 		W 109–88
L 77–80
1968 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
National Quarterfinals
National Semifinals
National Championship Game 		South Dakota State
Illinois State
UNLV
Trinity
Kentucky Weslayan 		W 101–83
W 98–93
W 94–75
W 77–67
L 52–63

NAIA Tournament results

The Sycamores have appeared in the NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 12 times. They reached the NAIA Final Four five times. The Sycamores combined NAIA Tournament record is 25–12. Indiana State is the only team to finish as the National Runner-Up in the NAIA and both the NCAA DI and DII tournaments.

Indiana State has also won 6 NAIA District 21 titles (1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962 and 1963)[5]

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1942 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals 		Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Simpson
Hamline 		W 83–45
W 51–43
L 41–45
1943 First Round Northwest Missouri State L 28–37
1946 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game 		St. Cloud State
Houston
Dakota Wesleyan
Pepperdine
Southern Illinois 		W 62–51
W 62–43
W 55–34
W 56–43
L 48–49
1948 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game 		St. Francis (PA)
BYU
San Jose State
Hamline
Louisville 		W 72–40
W 82–68
W 59–52
W 66–65 OT
L 70–82
1949 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game 		Eastern New Mexico
Loyola (MD)
Emporia State
Regis
Beloit 		W 60–42
W 78–5–8
W 67–66
L 45–48 2OT
L 59–67
1950 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game 		Delta State
Arkansas Tech
Baldwin–Wallace
Tampa
East Central 		W 65–59
W 87–79
W 61–39
W 73–69
W 61–57
1952 First Round
Second Round 		Farleigh Dickinson
Southwest Missouri State 		W 79–72
L 64–82
1953 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game 		Midwestern State
Arkansas Tech
Findlay
Southwest Missouri State
East Texas State 		W 100–76
W 100–81
W 106–70
L 78–84
W 74–71
1954 First Round Geneva L 82–88
1959 First Round
Second Round 		Morningside
Georgia Southern 		W 87–67
L 70–73
1962 First Round Winston-Salem L 71–83
1963 First Round
Second Round 		Parsons
Carson-Newman 		W 78–77
L 63–70

1936 Olympic trials

Coach Wally Marks’ 1935–36 Sycamores from Indiana State University gained national attention when they participated in the first national post-season collegiate basketball tournament. The winning team would earn the right to name five players to represent the United States in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, the first Games to feature the American sport of basketball. By earning the bid, the Sycamores joined a select group of college teams hand-picked by the Amateur Athletic Union, the U.S. governing organization.

The Olympic team members were selected from the best AAU teams and winners of the national collegiate tournament conducted in eight regional districts. The Sycamores earned a bid and advanced to the district finals and were pitted against Coach Ray Meyer's DePaul Blue Demons, at Chicago Stadium, DePaul's home court. Despite vaulting to a 10–0 lead, maintaining a 16–10 halftime advantage and outscoring the hosts from the field, Marks’ cagers lost on a long shot in the waning moments of the game, 29–28.

1951 Pan American Games

The 1949–50 squad won the NAIA 1950 National Championship. Subsequently, Coach John Longfellow and eight Sycamore players were invited to represent the United States in the inaugural (1951) Pan American Games, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sycamores Roger Adkins, Dick Atha, Richard Babcock, Bob Gilbert, Tom Kern, Gene Lambdin, Ed Longfellow, and Cliff Murray represented the United States and Indiana State University. The United States defeated the national teams of Ecuador (74–32), Cuba (77–55), Panama (90–55) and Brazil (69–42) to reach the championship game against Argentina. The Americans defeated the hosts, (57–51), for the gold medal.

USA Basketball players (10)

Other national teams (1)

Arenas

Year Home Capacity
1973–present Hulman Center 10,200
1962–1973 Indiana State College Arena 4,800
1928–1962 Indiana State Teacher's College Gymnasium 3,000
1923–1928 Terre Haute William H. Wiley High School Gymnasium 1,600
1895–1923 Indiana State Normal School North Hall[6] unk

Player of the year

National awards

National Player of the Year (2)

Oscar Robertson Trophy (1)

Naismith Award (1)

John R. Wooden Award (1)

Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year (1)

Adolph Rupp Trophy (1)

Eastman Award (1)

Joe Lapchick Award (1)

The Sporting News (1)

Basketball Times (1)

Basketball Weekly (1)

Conference (6)

National tournament (3)

All-Century Team

In 1899, basketball became a Sycamore tradition; in the first official game, State defeated the Terre Haute YMCA by a score of 20-17; in 1999, to recognize the first century of intercollegiate basketball, a panel selected the following All-Century Team.

In addition, 'All-Decade' teams were selected for the following:

The rosters and more information can be found in the Winter 1999 (Volume 3, Number 1) issue of the 'Indiana State University Alumni Magazine.

Indiana State's All-Century Team
Name Career Notes
Roy 'Goose' Burris 1922–25 MiLB baseball; member of Akron Firestone Non-Skids, 1933 NBL Champion
Les Reynolds 1929–31 All-American Guard
Duane Klueh 1947–49 #7 career scorer, NAIB Player of the Year, All-American Forward, NBA Guard
Lenny Rzeszewski 1947–50 All-American Forward
Dick Atha 1950–53 #24 career scorer, All-American Guard, NBA guard
Jerry Newsom 1966–68 #3 scorer, #2 rebounds, 2-time All-American Forward, NBA draftee
Butch Wade 1965–67 #4 scorer, 2-time All-American Guard, NBA draftee
George Pillow 1969–71 Forward, #6 career rbs, #14 career pts
Larry Bird 1977–79 3-time All-American Forward; Consensus Player of the Year, NBA LEGEND
Carl Nicks 1977, 1979–80 Guard, #7-T career pts, #8 career steals, NBA Guard
John Sherman Williams 1983–86 Forward, # 2 career pts, 4-time All-MVC, CBA & Foreign Leagues
Jim Cruse 1994–96 Forward, #5 career rbs, 2-time All-MVC
Coach Duane Klueh 1955–67 #1 wins, 3x ICC titles, 4-time ICC Coach of the Year, 5x post-season appearances.
Total members 13

[7]

All-Americans (14)

  • Les Reynolds – 1930 Helms Foundation
  • Duane Klueh – 1948 Helms Foundation
  • Lenny Rzeszewski – 1949 NAIB
  • Bob Royer – 1946, 1948, 1949 NAIB
  • Dick Atha – 1953 Helms Foundation
  • Butch Wade – 1965 AP, UPI
  • Jerry Newsom – 1966 UPI
  • Butch Wade – 1966 UPI
  • Jerry Newsom – 1968 Coaches, AP,UPI
  • Rick Williams – 1975 Basketball Weekly-Honorable Mention, Sporting News, Converse
  • Rick Williams – 1976 Basketball Weekly-Honorable Mention, Sporting News, Converse
  • Larry Bird – 1977 UPI-Third Team, AP-Honorable Mention
  • Larry Bird – 1978 AP, UPI, USBWA, The Sporting News, Basketball Weekly
  • Larry Bird – 1979 AP, UPI, USBWA, The Sporting News, Basketball Weekly

CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (4)

NCAA Post-Graduate scholarship (2)

All-Conference (31)

Only players selected for the conference first team are displayed; for second team and honorable mention, please consult the Indiana State Men's basketball media guide at www.gosycamores.com

All-Indiana Intercollegiate Conference (2)

Year Player
1943 Bill Hitch
1946 Ed Lash

All-Indiana Collegiate Conference (18)

Year Player
1951 Dick Atha
1951 Cliff Murray
1952 Rodger Adkins (MVP)
1952 Sam Richardson
1952 Dick Atha
1953 Roger Adkins
1954 Joe Lee
1956 Sam Richardson
1958 Jim Bates
1961 Howard Dardeen
1962 Howard Dardeen
1964 Wayne Allison
1965 Butch Wade
1966 Jerry Newsom
1966 Butch Wade
1967 Jerry Newsom
1967 Butch Wade (MVP)
1968 Jerry Newsom (MVP)

All-Midwestern Conference (3)

Year Player
1971 George Pillow
1971 Bob Barker
1972 Dan Bush

All-Missouri Valley Conference (9)

Year Player
1978 Larry Bird (MVP)
1979 Larry Bird (MVP)
1979 Carl Nicks
1980 Carl Nicks
1985 John Sherman Williams
1986 John Sherman Williams
2000 Nate Green (MVP)
2001 Matt Renn
2013 Jake Odum

Career leaders

Scoring

Name Points
Larry Bird 2,850
John Sherman Williams 2,374
Jerry Newsom 2,147
Butch Wade 1,672
David Moss 1,562
Jake Odum 1,557
Eddie Bird 1,555
Duane Klueh 1,432
Carl Nicks 1,432
Rick Williams 1,351

Three-pointers

Name Points
Michael Menser 283
Jordan Printy 215
Eddie Bird 161
Travis Inman 154
Chad Adkins 149
Aaron Carter 133
Greg Thomas 130
Marcus Howard 125
Marico Stinson 125
Gabe Moore 120

Rebounds

Name Rebounds
Larry Bird 1,247
Jerry Newsom 953
DeCarsta Webster 862
Matt Renn 789
Jim Cruse 771
George Pillow 731
Carl Richard 709
Djibril Kante 676
Rick Williams 661
John Sherman Williams 629

Assists

Name Assists
Steve Reed 616
Jake Odum 602
Rick Fields 551
Jimmy Smith 517
Nate Green 496
Gabe Moore 444
Larry Bird 435
Michael Menser 426
Nick Hargrove 369
David Moss 350

Steals

Name Steals
Larry Bird 240
Nate Green 240
Gabe Moore 203
Jake Odum 202
Michael Menser 188
Matt Renn 165
Rick Fields 149
David Moss 133
Carl Nicks 128
Marcus Howard 125

Blocked shots

Name Blocks
DeCarsta Webster 168
Isiah Martin 136
Djibril Kante 127
Nate Green 109
Jayson Wells 94
Larry Bird 83
Alex Gilbert 75
John Sherman Williams 72
Marcus Johnson 66
Josh Crawford 61

Coaching leaders

The Sycamores have been led by 25 different Head Coaches through their history, the top 15 coaches; in terms of wins; are listed below. Former assistants include current collegiate head coaches such as Thad Matta (Butler, Xavier, Ohio State), Rick Ray (Mississippi State, Southeast Missouri), Kareem Richardson (Missouri-Kansas City), Phil Hopkins (Western Carolina), Mel Garland (IUPUI) and Stan Gouard (Indianapolis).

Years Coach (Alma Mater) Wins Losses Pct.
1955–1967 Duane Klueh (Indiana State) 182 122 .602
1997–2007 Royce Waltman (Slippery Rock) 134 164 .450
1938–1946 Glenn M. Curtis (Indiana State) 122 45 .724
1948–1954 John Longfellow (Manchester) 122 64 .656
1967–1974 Gordon B. Stauffer (Michigan State) 121 92 .568
2010-Pres., Greg Lansing (South Dakota) 112 92 .549
1927–31, 33-38 Walter E. Marks (Chicago) 90 58 .608
1978–1982 Bill Hodges (Purdue / Marian, (Ind.) 67 48 .582
1975–1978 Bob King (Iowa) 61 24 .718
1918–1923 Birch Bayh (Indiana State) 57 24 .640
1989–1994 Tates Locke (Ohio Wesleyan) 50 88 .411
1912–1917 Alfred F. Westphal (unknown) 47 23 .671
1946–1948 John Wooden (Purdue) 44 15 .746
2007–2010 Kevin McKenna (Creighton) 43 52 .453
1982–1985 Dave Schellhase (Purdue) 37 48 .435
31 seasons 10 other coaches 173 285 .378
1896–Present ALL-TIME 1,461 1,240 .541

Leaders in BOLD

Coach of the Year

National (1)

Conference (8)

Sycamores in the professional leagues

Draft history

NBA Regular Draft

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team
1980 6 17 132 Alex Gilbert Milwaukee Bucks
1980 1 23 23 Carl Nicks Denver Nuggets
1978 6 9 129 Harry Morgan San Antonio Spurs
1978 1 1 6 Larry Bird Boston Celtics
1968 19 2 209 Rich Mason Chicago Bulls
1968 6 10 74 Jerry Newsom New York Knicks
1967 7 5 72 Butch Wade Boston Celtics
1953 6 – 50 Dick Atha New York Knicks
1950 4 4 40 Len Rzeszewski Fort Wayne Pistons
1949 8 1 39 Bob Royer Providence Steam Rollers
1949 8 1 38 Duane Klueh Boston Celtics

NBDL Draft

Year Round Pick Overall Player Team
2013 7 13 113 Dwayne Lathan[12] Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2011 2 2 18 Jake Kelly[13] Texas Legends
2011 7 15 110 Harry Marshall[14] Canton Charge

Sycamores in the NBA

[15] Thirteen former Sycamores have played in the NBA and its predecessors, the (NBL, the BAA), and the ABA. They are:

Sycamores in other professional leagues

20+ Indiana State players have played in foreign leagues; David Moss, Jayson Wells and Djibril Kante have each won multiple championships in European and South American leagues.

Basketball Hall(s) of Fame

Hall of Fame Sycamores Thirty-two former Sycamores players and coaches have been inducted into various Halls of Fame; they are:

Basketball Hall of Fame (3)

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2)

NAIA Hall of Fame (4)

Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame (4)

In addition to the Conference Hall of Fame; the MVC selected an All-Centennial Team in honor of the Conference's 100th Anniversary; the Sycamores had three players named to that team; Larry Bird, Carl Nicks and John Sherman Williams.

Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame[20] (33)

  • John R. Wooden – 1962
  • Glenn M. Curtis – 1964
  • David Glascock – 1966
  • John Longfellow – 1967
  • Howard Sharpe – 1971
  • Johnnie Baratto – 1972
  • Lester "Les" Reynolds – 1972
  • Jesse Wood – 1973
  • Charles Fouty – 1980
  • Ward Brown – 1981
  • Dick Atha – 1988
  • Duane Klueh – 1988
  • Arley Andrews – 1989
  • Stanley Shimala – 1990
  • Jim Powers – 1993
  • Tom Pitts – 1995
  • Jerry Newsom – 1997
  • David Nicholson – 1999
  • Larry Bird – 2000
  • Danny Bush – 2000
  • Jerry Baker – 2000
  • Clemens "Lenny" Rzeszewski – 2001
  • George Pillow – 2002
  • Keith Doughety – 2004
  • Gordon B. Stauffer – 2004
  • G. Michael Jones – 2005
  • Steve Hollenbeck – 2006
  • Pete Pritchett – 2007
  • Dr. Michael C. Copper – 2010
  • John Robbins – 2011
  • J.R. Holmes – 2012
  • Brad Miley – 2016
  • Butch Wade – 2016

Indiana State University Hall of Fame (35)

Individuals

  • David Glascock – 1982
  • Duane Klueh – 1982
  • Dr. Walter "Wally" Marks – 1982
  • Clemens "Lenny" Rzeszewski – 1982
  • Paul Selge – 1982
  • Paul Wolf – 1982
  • Dick Atha – 1984
  • John L. Longfellow – 1984
  • Jerry Newsom – 1984
  • Dr. Raymond Sparks – 1984
  • Butch Wade – 1984
  • Fred Wampler – 1984
  • John Wooden – 1984
  • John Baratto – 1986
  • Jim Carr – 1986
  • Sam Richardson – 1986
  • Dr. John Miklozek – 1986
  • Glenn M. Curtis – 1998
  • Howard Sharpe, – 1998
  • Birch E. Bayh, Sr. – 1998
  • Larry Bird – 1999
  • Bob King – 1999
  • George Pillow – 2003
  • Ward Brown – 2004
  • Ray Goddard – 2005
  • Paul "Billy" Williams – 2005
  • Roy Burris – 2006
  • Carl Nicks – 2007
  • George Chestnut – 2008
  • John Sherman Williams – 2008
  • Bob Barker – 2010
  • Nate Green – 2012
  • Michael Menser – 2012
  • Matt Renn – 2012
  • Rick Williams – 2016

Teams

Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame

In popular culture

During the Quantum Leap episode, The Leap Home: Part 1 – November 25, 1969 (1990); the father of lead character Dr. Samuel Beckett (Scott Bakula) remarks that while "Sam will likely end up at Harvard, I know he's still hoping for a basketball scholarship from Indiana State."

References

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