This will be Tulsa’s third appearance in the NIT championship game with victories in 1981 and 2001. The Auburn Tigers previously reached the quarterfinals in 2004.
On a team where fitting in is the top priority, rising star Braylon Mullins of Greenfield also manages to stand out with late-game heroics and physical gifts that seem nearly NBA-ready.
Jim Boeheim thinks the Final Four should be in Indianapolis permanently — or at least one of just a couple of cities where the event is regularly held.
Charlie Baker, who has led the Indianapolis-based NCAA for three years, did address a non-binding executive order signed by President Donald Trump this week calling for overhauls to collegiate athletics.
The challenge of trying to win in March with a heavy dependence on freshmen has been well documented. But others on the team say this group is more mature.
The Mullins are treating Saturday’s game just like any other. Katie Mullins said, “We’re gonna do what we normally do every single time we go to a game. We’re kind of superstitious.”
Former point guard Jim Wisman is well known for an on-court incident with Bobby Knight, but his heroics in the 1976 championship game and the lessons learned at IU more than make up for it.
“Clean zones” have been created around tournament venues, where police are prepared to toss out vendors without a permit and others selling unlicensed gear bearing NCAA branding.
The Indiana Sports Corp., the NCAA, the Final Four Local Organizing Committee and other organizations have planned plenty of fan-friendly events — in addition to the games.
CEO Tim Spence says the design firm does not stray from its core industries of health care, higher education and scientific research. In BSA lingo, that’s healing, learning and discovery.
Showing up for Final Four Friday or for the music festival or on Sunday for the non-Division I championships means you’re helping make a case to the NCAA and others that Indianapolis continues to be the best place to host a sports event.
For more than two decades, Phil Ray has watched Indianapolis grow its hotel industry exponentially — and along with it, the city’s reputation as a host of major events.
Candidates for a more imminent election, the Democratic primary to represent Indianapolis in Congress, have made data centers a flash point of the election.
While the four teams playing in the Final Four at Lucas Oil Stadium are getting most of the attention, there are other championship games this weekend in Indianapolis.
