Category: High School Basketball
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Lots of Holiday Tournament Games in Lafayette December of 1955
https://www.newspapers.com/article/journal-and-courier/15718089 Some interesting things happening on this day in December of 1955. Lafayette Central Catholic is looking for basketball games for their new school set to play in fall of 1956. Not sure I have seen the term 4-Way describing a Holiday tournament. Interesting to see Seymour travel to Lafayette to play in a Holiday…
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John Jameson 1939-2024
John Jameson dreamed of coaching high school basketball in Indiana. His first job was in Tell City with stops at North Daviess, Mt. Vernon, (where his 1978 team won the Princeton sectional), then on to Jennings County where he stopped coaching in 1981. He continued teaching and retired in 2000 from Jennings County Schools. I…
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Switz City Gym Dedication Game 1955; Epsom Salts fall to the Marco Bears and Marco
December 12, 1955 was a big night in Switz City, Indiana. Their new $185,000 gymnasium, designed by Ralph Legeman was packed with 1800 fans and hometeam defeats Linton. The Epsom Salts, yes that is their nickname, lose to Maro. Mentioned in the article you will see the name Bratton. He scored 15 points. I thought…
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Switz City Gym and Ralph Legeman
Ralph Legeman designed or licensed bowls in the following cities. How many have you been in. Personal Note: For some reason I never knew about Ralph Legeman. Briefly, he was born in Evansville and graduated from Evansville Central High. He started his architect career in 1922. He died in 1974. His idea of building down…
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BASKETBALL
History of our Hysteria: How Indiana fell in love with basketball Hoosiers and hoops: A match made in Crawfordsville 120 years ago. Zak Keefer zak.keefer@indystar.com CRAWFORDSVILLE — Your pursuit has pulled you here, of all places, a most ordinary sight upon first glance. You gaze around at the 100 block of West Main Street in windy,…
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Milan Story Big In 2010 And Continues in 2024
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Records on Indiana Mr. Basketball
The Indiana Mr. Basketball honor recognizes the top high school basketball player in the state of Indiana. The award is presented annually by The Indianapolis Star.[1] The first Indiana Mr. Basketball was George Crowe of Franklin High School in 1939.[2] The Indiana Mr. Basketball award is the oldest such award in the nation, predating the second oldest by over a decade; California would…
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1966-67 Random Basketball Previews: Beech Grove, Franklin Central, Pike, Southport, Warren Central, Lawrence Central, North White, Clinton Central
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Humes Brothers Star for Madison
Kyle Neddenreip INDY STAR Howard Humes – The 5-10 “Bugsy” Humes was named to the Indiana All-Stars team as a senior in 1964-65 as he averaged 27 points per game. He tied a school-record with a 46-point game and finished his career with a four-year total of 1,710 points, which ranks fourth in program history. He…
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Top 10 boys Rankings Feb. 25, 2015
2015 H.S. Boys Rankings