So You Think You Know Indiana University Basketball?: Your Guide to All Things Hoosier Basketball - Softcover

Hutchens, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935628542 ISBN 13: 9781935628545

Publisher: Blue River Press, 2015

Synopsis

Are you one of those Indiana University Basketball fans who remembers where you were when Christian Watford hit the Wat Shot that beat Kentucky in 2011? Or maybe you're a little older and you can remember watching the 87 national championship game when Keith Smart hit the floating baseline jumper to beat Syracuse. Or maybe you remember when Big Red, Scott May and Quinn Buckner led the 1976 team to the undefeated national championship. The point is you're an Indiana basketball fan through and through. And this combination IU basketball trivia book/trip down memory lane/IU hoops history book is just for you.

In So You Think You Know Indiana University Basketball (We'll see about that), author and longtime IU basketball expert Terry Hutchens offers the ultimate IU basketball trivia challenge. You can take the entire challenge which covers nine different areas of concentration or you can challenge yourself and simply choose your best topic and see how you do in that chapter.

Here are a couple of sample questions included in the book:

What kind of circus animal once roamed loose in the bowels of the current Assembly Hall?

What was the cost of a student season ticket for the first season in the New IU Fieldhouse built in 1960?

What was the name of the fictional international player that Bob Knight announced on his television show in 1993 that Indiana was about to recruit?

What was the name of the IU manager in the 2008-09 season that actually suited up and played three games for the Hoosiers?

Name the two Indiana Mr. Basketball players who wore the No. 22 at Indiana?

How many IU players have been selected as the No. 1 player overall in the NBA Draft?

About this title

From the Inside Flap

This new book by Terry Hutchens will cover every facet of Indiana University Basketball. Easy reading and fun for all ages and levels of interest reading So You Think You Know Indiana University Basketball is a fun way for fans to test and increase their knowledge of Indiana's most popular basketball program.

This book will include:

All of the traditions: candy stripes, no names on the back of the jerseys, the five banners hanging in the south end, etc., including personal interviews with former athletes.

The players: Players who play at Indiana are always a part of the fabric of the tradition moving forward and everyone has their favorite story about different players or games.

The coaches: The best and the worst of the coaches in IU history will be covered.

The best of the best: Lists of the best players, coaches, games, traditions, and more.

Hoosiers by the number: No Hoosier numbers have been retired, and fans love to know Yogi Ferrell wears No. 11, but do they also know that Dane Fife wore it and Isiah Thomas wore it before him and on and on.

About the Author

Terry Hutchens knows Indiana University Basketball. He is beginning his 18th season covering the Hoosiers, the first 15 of which were with the Indianapolis Star. He currently is the content manager for Btownbanners, a free fan site at btownbanners.com. Five times, Terry has been honored as Indiana s Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

This is Terry's sixth book and fifth on IU sports topics. Previous titles include Hoosiers Through and Through, Rising from the Ashes, Never Ever Quit, Hep Remembered and Let er Rip. In 2013, he also wrote the updated second edition of the Indiana University Basketball Encyclopedia, originally written in 2004 by Jason Hiner.

Terry and his wife Susan have been married 29 years and live in Indianapolis. They have two grown sons, Bryan and Kevin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blue River Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1935628542
• ISBN 13: 9781935628545
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256