Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball

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NCAA Division I men's basketball program college men's basketball team

Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program best known for starring Larry Bird during its historic late-1970s run, including a trip to the 1979 national championship game.

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Indiana State Sycamores 2

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instanceOf NCAA Division I men's basketball program ⓘ
college men's basketball team ⓘ
1979ChampionshipOpponent Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ⓘ
1979ChampionshipResult lost ⓘ
1979ChampionshipScore 75–64 ⓘ
1979HeadCoach Bill Hodges ⓘ
1979NCAATournamentSeed No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region ⓘ
athleticDirector Sherard Clinkscales ⓘ
campus Indiana State University campus ⓘ
city Terre Haute, Indiana ⓘ
surface form: Terre Haute
conference Missouri Valley Conference ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentConference Missouri Valley Conference ⓘ
formerConference Heartland Collegiate Conference ⓘ
Indiana Collegiate Conference ⓘ
Midwestern Collegiate Conference ⓘ
governingBody National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
governingConferenceShortName MVC ⓘ
hasRetiredNumber 33 ⓘ
homeArena Hulman Center ⓘ
homeArenaCapacity approximately 10,200 ⓘ
homeCity Terre Haute, Indiana ⓘ
joinedMissouriValleyConference 1977 ⓘ
location Terre Haute, Indiana ⓘ
mascot Sycamore Sam ⓘ
NCAAdivision NCAA Division I ⓘ
surface form: Division I
NCAATournamentAppearance 1979 ⓘ
2000 ⓘ
2001 ⓘ
nickname Sycamores ⓘ
notableCoach Bill Hodges ⓘ
Greg Lansing ⓘ
Royce Waltman ⓘ
notableEra late 1970s ⓘ
notablePlayer Larry Bird ⓘ
postseasonTournament CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament ⓘ
National Invitation Tournament ⓘ
programLevel varsity ⓘ
reached 1979 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game ⓘ
retiredNumberHonoree Larry Bird ⓘ
rival Ball State Cardinals men's basketball ⓘ
University of Evansville ⓘ
surface form: Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball

Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball ⓘ
schoolColors royal blue ⓘ
white ⓘ
seasonRecord1978-79 33–1 ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
state Indiana ⓘ
university Indiana State University ⓘ
universityFounded 1865 ⓘ

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Indiana State University → athleticsBrand → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana State Sycamores
Larry Bird → collegeTeam → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball ⓘ
Larry → collegeTeam → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball ⓘ
subject surface form: Larry Bird
Larry Legend → collegeTeam → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball ⓘ
Larry Bird → jerseyNumberRetiredBy → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball ⓘ
Terre Haute, Indiana → sportsTeam → Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indiana State Sycamores