Indiana State (22-3, 13-1) is also the first Missouri Valley Conference team to be ranked in an AP poll since Loyola was No. 22 for one week during the 2021-22 campaign.

Larry Bird wanted to play for the Kentucky Wildcats, but ended up at a mid-major school for one reason. advertisement. ... "So it was down to Indiana State and IU," Bird continued, ...

Boston Celtics' great Larry Bird was an Indiana legend when it comes to basketball. On a dare, he became a baseball player for Indiana State, for a day, and was actually quite good.

NBA legend Larry Bird now has his own museum. It is inside the Terre Haute Convention Center.Terre Haute is where Bird burst into the national spotlight, taking the Indiana State University ...

Indiana State coach Bill Hodges yells to his team as Larry Bird takes a breather in the late moments of the Indiana State win over Oklahoma in the Midwest Regional NCAA tourney game March 15, 1979.

Bird played college basketball in Terre Haute at Indiana State University, leading the Sycamores to the 1979 NCAA Championship game, where they fell to the Magic Johnson-led Michigan State Spartans.

Indiana State University and Boston Celtics great Larry Bird explains how his former Springs Valley High School coach, Jim Jones, taught him to handle the ball during a press conference after the ...

Bird led Indiana State to the 1979 NCAA championship game before losing to Magic Johnson-led Michigan State. “I think they got enough in there to keep everyone’s interest,” Bird said.

The Indiana State University and Boston Celtics great addressed a public ceremony Thursday, May 30, 2024, for the official opening of the Larry Bird Museum inside the Terre Haute Convention Center.

Bird led Indiana State to the 1979 NCAA championship game before losing to Magic Johnson-led Michigan State. “I think they got enough in there to keep everyone’s interest,” Bird said.