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Early life. Born May 31, 1942, in Muncie, he was the only child of Russell D. and Carmen I. (Neel) Bonham. [1] A 6'5" (1.96 m) swingman, Bonham attended Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana, where he earned the nickname "The Muncie Mortar" and "The Blond Bomber." [2] As a senior, he averaged 28 points per game and earned Indiana's "Mr ...
In the 1929–30 season, DeJernett became the first African-American in US history to lead an integrated basketball team to a major tournament championship, [5] as his Hatchets won an 800-school competition by beating the Muncie Central Bearcats 32–21 in the state Final in front of 15,000 screaming fans in Butler Fieldhouse, at the time the ...
Hoosier hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding basketball in Indiana or, more specifically, the Indiana high school basketball tournament. [1][2] The most famous example occurred in 1954, when Milan (enrollment 161) defeated Muncie Central (enrollment over 1,600) to win the state title. Indiana's passion for basketball was observed and ...
Prior to merging with Muncie Central High School in 2014, Muncie Southside High School won six Band Day Championships in a ten year span, including three consecutive years (2000, 2002-4, 2006, 2008). Muncie Southside finished first or second at the State Fair in 12 of 13 years, starting in 2000 and concluding with their final competition in 2013.
The Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament, organized by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), is one of the oldest state high school basketball tournament in America. The tournament has often featured future NCAA and National Basketball Association (NBA) players. The Milan Miracle team in the 1953–54 season inspired ...
The North Central Conference is an IHSAA-sanctioned athletic conference consisting of ten large high schools in Cass, Delaware, Grant, Howard, Madison, Marion, Tippecanoe, and Wayne Counties across Central and North Central Indiana. Most of these schools are in 35,000+ population towns like Anderson, Marion, Kokomo, Lafayette, Muncie, and ...
Women's basketball will be played on July 28, 29, 31, Aug. 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11. ∎ Trey Lyles, basketball. The 2014 Indiana Mr. Basketball from Tech High School and 9-year NBA player represents Canada.
Muncie Central HS. 1957–1965. LSU. 1966–1972. LSU (assistant) Lawrence J. "Jay" McCreary (February 6, 1918 – April 17, 1995) was an American basketball player and coach. He won championships as a player in both high school and college, and as a high school coach in Indiana. McCreary also served as head coach at Louisiana State University.