Indiana State Sycamores

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Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university that is located in Terre Haute, Indiana. ISU is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Academic programs across the University are accredited by more than 30 different agencies. Additionally, the University holds institutional membership in ten major national associations. The current Carnegie classification for ISU is Doctoral/Research University-Intensive. The University offers more than 100 majors, notably education, business, criminology, nursing, music, athletic training, human resource development, and construction technology; the university's geography and clinical psychology programs are nationally recognized. ISU is consistently ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the 'Best of the Midwest.' The College of Education's Graduate Program was recently named as a 'Top 100' by US News and World Report.

Men's Basketball

  • The Sycamores won the 1950 NAIA Division I Men's Tournament; were the NAIA National Runner-Up in 1946 and 1948; and reached the NAIA National Semi-Finals in 1949 and 1953.
  • John Wooden coached the Sycamores for two seasons, (1947-1949); won two conference championships (Indiana Intercollegiate Conference); helped integrate intercollegiate basketball tourney play in 1948 AND led the Sycamores to the 1948 NAIA Division I Men's Tournament championship.
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