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unusual facts about Indiana Hoosiers


First-pitch strike

The Indiana Hoosiers men's baseball team records their own pitchers' first pitch strike percentages.


2007 Insight Bowl

The opponents were the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference and the Oklahoma State Cowboys of the Big 12 Conference.

Cem Dinç

After receiving limited playing time in Germany and the German 2. Bundesliga, Cem moved to the United States, signing with the Indiana Hoosiers at Indiana University.

Damon Bailey

Bailey went on to become Indiana's all-time high school leading scorer and would earn All-America honors playing for the Indiana Hoosiers.

Bailey was a four-year starter for Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers from 1990-1994.

Dick Bennett

His daughter Kathi Bennett is currently head women's basketball coach at Northern Illinois and is a former head women's basketball coach at Indiana University.

Thornridge High School

He led Thornridge to the 1972 IHSA state basketball championship, was co-captain of the 1976 national champion Indiana Hoosiers, won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, and had a ten year NBA career, including membership on the 1984 NBA Champion Boston Celtics.


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Fort Wayne Fury

Another former coach was Keith Smart, who is famous for his shot that won the 1987 NCAA National Championship for the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team.