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Hoosier Favorite No. 54? Picking Favorite Indiana Basketball Players, One Number At a Time
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Welcome again to our summer season sequence the place Hoosier basketball followers can vote on their favourite Indiana gamers to ever put on every quantity. At the moment, we resume with all the perfect to put on No. 54.
Hoosier favourite?
Day-after-day we’ll provide you with 4 decisions together with a brief participant bio to select your favourite Hoosier who wore a sure quantity.
Listed below are your 4 No. 54 jersey decisions in alphabetical order in order that we’re not exhibiting bias. Make sure you take the ballot under through Twitter.
(Editor’s Word: We’ll take outcomes for twenty-four hours on the ballot after which share outcomes on this story the subsequent day, so maintain coming again to see the outcomes.)
Kent Benson (1973-77)
Middle Kent Benson out of New Fort, Ind. ranks ninth on Indiana’s all-time main scorers listing with 1,740 factors in 4 seasons with the Hoosiers.
Benson shot 53.6 % from the sector and 71.5 % from the free throw line. He additionally ranked third in all-time rebounds with 1,031 behind Walt Bellamy and Alan Henderson.
Benson is a member of the 1975 Elite Eight workforce and likewise the 1976 nationwide championship workforce when Indiana defeated Michigan 86-68 for Coach Bob Knight’s first NCAA title after an ideal 32-0 season.
He was named the 1976 NCAA Remaining 4 Most Excellent Participant. Following his closing season at Indiana in 1977, Benson was the No. 1 total decide by the Milwaukee Bucks within the 1977 NBA draft.
The previous Indiana Mr. Basketball performed 11 years within the NBA with three completely different groups earlier than heading abroad to play for one season.
Steve Bouchie (1979-83)
Ahead Steve Bouchie was named Indiana’s Mr. Basketball at Washington Excessive Faculty in 1979 earlier than coming to Indiana for his 1979-80 freshman season.
Below Coach Knight, Bouchie helped lead the workforce to 2 Large Ten common season titles in 1981 and 1983 plus 4 NCAA Match appearances.
Bouchie and the Hoosiers had been on hearth for his collegiate profession as Indiana superior to the Candy 16, received the 1981 title sport in opposition to North Carolina, performed in a second spherical look and at last had a Candy 16 run Bouchie’s senior 12 months.
Following his stellar run with Indiana, he was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1983. Bouchie additionally performed professionally in Italy earlier than a hand damage ended his profession.
In 2020, the embellished participant died of a sudden coronary heart assault over Fourth of July weekend.
Chris Lawson (1989-91)
Bloomington, Ind. native Chris Lawson solely performed at Indiana for 2 seasons primarily off the bench.
The middle/ahead totaled 195 factors, 129 rebounds and was part of the Hoosiers’ 1990 first spherical NCAA match look and a Candy 16 run the next 12 months the place Indiana additionally claimed the Large Ten common season title posting a 29-5 report.
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Lawson transferred to Vanderbilt for his closing two years of eligibility the place the Commodores made the Candy 16 his junior 12 months and the NIT finals his senior 12 months.
Jon McGlocklin (1962-65)
Franklin, Ind. native Jon McGlocklin is sort of a Swiss military knife listed as a ahead, heart and guard on the roster.
In three seasons, he racked up 873 profession factors and 343 rebounds for Indiana. He shot a formidable 79.6 % from the charity stripe after which 48.5 % from the sector.
Whereas McGlocklin was a Hoosier beneath coach Department McCracken, Indiana did not advance to any NCAA tournaments or win any convention titles however nonetheless had some nice profitable seasons.
All-time No. 51’s at Indiana
Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 51 at Indiana:
- Logan Duncomb — (2021-current)
- Earl Calloway — (2005-07)
- Marty Simmons — (1983-85)
All-time No. 52’s at Indiana
Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 52 at Indiana:
- Courtney Witte — (1983-84, 1985-86)
All-time No. 53’s at Indiana
Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 53 at Indiana:
- Tamar Bates — (2021-current)
- Tom Geyer — (1997-00)
- Ross Hales — (1993-94)
All-time No. 54’s at Indiana
Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 54 at Indiana:
- Chris Lawson — (1989-91)
- Steve Bouchie — (1979-83)
- Kent Benson — (1973-77)
- Kim Pemberton — (1970-72)
- Mike Szymanczyk — (1968-70)
- Jon McGlocklin — (1962-65)
All-time No. 55’s at Indiana
Listed below are the entire gamers who’ve worn No. 55 at Indiana:
- Evan Fitzner — (2018-19)
- Haris Mujezinovic — (1995-97)
- Tom Abernethy — (1972-76)
- Ed Daniels — (1970-71)
Vote in your favourite No. 54 on Twitter
You can vote on Twitter in your favourite participant with every quantity. Here is the hyperlink to as we speak’s ballot for No. 54.
‘Hoosier’ Favourite Outcomes
Examine this story day-after-day to see which gamers received the vote for every respective quantity.
‘Hoosier’ Favourite Outcomes Story CLICK HERE
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20 years after 2004 snowstorms called for National Guard, will Indiana see a white Christmas?
How rare is a white Christmas and how long has it been for some cities
A white Christmas means more than 1 inch of snow is on the ground on Christmas day, but how frequently does this occur?
Today is the 20th anniversary of incapacitating snowstorms in Indiana. What are the chances of a white Christmas in Indianapolis in 2024?
What is a white Christmas?
It need not snow Dec. 25 to fit the weather service’s definition of a white Christmas: There just needs to be at least 1 inch of snow on the ground. A trace amount of snow does not count. On average, about 38% of the contiguous 48 states has an inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day, according to 21 years of data compiled by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Will it snow in Central Indiana this Christmas?
On Christmas Eve, there’s a 20% chance of rain after 1 p.m., with patchy fog before noon, according to the National Weather Service. The high is expected to be near 41 degrees. There’s a 50% chance of rain at night, mainly after 1 a.m.
It will be a mild Christmas Day. Expect rain, mainly before 1 p.m. The high will be near 42 degrees. At night there’s a 20% chain of rain before 1 a.m., with the low around 39 degrees.
Indianapolis this year experienced its third warmest fall on record, according to a recent report by NWS. Average temperatures hovered near 60 degrees, roughly four degrees above normal.
Record-breaking pre-Christmas snowstorms’ 20th anniversary
Christmas 2024 will be quite a bit different from Christmas Day twenty years ago when pre-Christmas back-to-back snowstorms dumped a total of more than two feet of snow on central Indiana, shut down highways and resulted in Blackhawk helicopters being resued to find stranded motorists.
According to the National Weather Service, two separate snowstorms started in the Central Plains and eventually hit southern and central Indiana on December 22 and December 23. They brought record or near record snowfall to parts of south central and east central Indiana and significant snowfall to the rest of central Indiana.
Snowfall totals exceeded 20 inches across most of southeastern Indiana with Seymour reporting a two-day record of 29 inches. The area bounded by Vincennes, Terre Haute, Muncie and Kokomo saw a general eight to 12 inches with snowfall amounts diminishing to just a few inches northwest towards Lafayette.
The weather closed Interstates 64, 65 and 74 in various locations across the state, crippled Interstate 70, and caused a train derailment and collision in southern Indiana.
One hundred National Guardsmen were called out in some areas, particularly in those areas where motorists were stranded. Two Blackhawk helicopters and 47 Humvees were used in searching for stranded motorists.
What is the average temperature on Christmas Day in Indianapolis?
Average highs across the Indianapolis area on Christmas Day are in the mid-30s, according to the NWS, with a normal high of 38.
Average low temperatures range from the low-20s with a normal temperature of 22.
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Study: Indiana migration balanced for the first time in nearly 30 years
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Migration in Indiana is balanced for the first time in nearly 30 years, according to a new study released by Atlas Van Lines.
The Indiana-based moving company uses shipping data to analyze global moving patterns every year. The nearly 30-year study gathers Indiana data.
“We measure all moves globally,” Lauren Piekos, vice president of business development at Atlas, says. “So that’s interstate, in between states, in between provinces and Canada, and in between countries.”
The team then uses those numbers to look at two factors: how many people moved out of each state or area and how many people moved to each state and area.
If a higher percentage, or over 55%, moved out of the state, it is considered “outbound.” If a higher percentage moved to the state, it is considered “inbound.” Areas with a similar percentage for each are considered “balanced.”
By looking at data gathered between Nov. 1, 2023 and Oct. 31, 2024, the team determined Indiana’s migration was balanced. Atlas says the state has not been balanced since 1995.
“This is a change because historically, Indiana has been an outbound state,” Piekos said.
The findings align with data from the Census Bureau, Atlas says.
The change is not unique to Indiana.
“What is interesting this year is that we have the most amount of balanced states across the country,” Piekos said. “There’s actually only six outbound states, and the six outbound states have been pretty consistent, namely, some of the more populated states, California, Illinois and New York. Those consistently remain on the outbound list, but, for the most part, a lot of states are balanced and that’s historically more than what we’ve seen.”
The company surveyed several consumers that chose to move in the past three years.
In Indiana, many people chose to moved to the Carmel and Anderson area. Experts say that choice is mostly due to the affordability the areas offer as opposed to some of their neighbors.
“When we look at Illinois, which is a neighboring state, they are consistently an outbound state,” Piekos said. “When you dig into other data sources, we know that 44% of people from Illinois that are moving out are coming to Indiana and we think it’s really based on affordability.”
To take a look at the study’s other findings, click here.
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What Teri Moren Said After Indiana’s 90-55 Win Against Oakland
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball coach Teri Moren spoke to the media after the Hoosiers defeated Oakland 90-55 in their last nonconference game of the season.
Here is what Moren had to say in brief comments to the press:
Opening statement …
Moren: A good win as we break here for a few days and then come back and have to prepare for Wisconsin (on Saturday). We had a few game goals throughout. I did want to get under … I felt like 10 turnovers was reasonable. We didn’t get that goal. But I wanted 20 plus assists. Got the 27 today. The kills, as you guys know, is a three stops in a row. The kids … they wanted eight of those. We got nine of those today. So lot of kids got to play. Balanced scoring.
We knew the 1-3-1 was going to be a little bit of a mystery. There’s just not a lot of rules to it that we could find, other than they just try to be disruptive and turn you over. But I thought we handled it really well. I thought we got some really good shots. They didn’t go down like we would have liked them to, especially in the first half, but I think we found a way to have great balance throughout. So pleased, I thought more pleased in the second half than I was the first half, without question, defensively. Give our kids credit. Sometimes these are interesting games right before the holidays. You can be sloppy. They can check out a little bit, but I thought for the most part, our kids did a great job of staying focused in what we were trying to do.
On what’s encouraging going into Big Ten play …
Moren: It’s given Jules (LaMendola) and Henna (Sandvik) and Strip (Karoline Striplin) has played better for us. So I think it’s given those kids that we have on our bench that are waiting to come in and have an impact. Lex (Lexus Bargesser). I think it’s been really good to see those kids get a lot of time and meaningful time. We’ve been without (Sydney) Parrish, so it’s going to be nice to have her back. But I just think overall, it’s we’ve tried to get back to being cleaner offensively. I think being more engaged defensively.
We’ve really tried to take the days that we’ve had off, when there was a six day break or a seven day break and go back and really work on the fundamentals of being a good basketball team. That’s offensively and defensively. We’ve been able to install some stuff too as well. So we’re trying to take advantage of that. I do think that this is a very motivated group as we break for the holiday and return to play Wisconsin.
On confidence in the bench and whether subbing deep into the bench will continue …
Moren: It’ll just really depend right on the game and the flow and the rhythm. I will say this. I think there’s great confidence in those kids. Lexi and Jules, Henna, Strip. I think it’s a matter of us being confident that we can count on those guys. They know what their role is. They also know what their jobs are. And again, it’s nice to be able to have some depth.
We haven’t been a team historically that has played eight or nine guys, but we feel like we can do that with this group. It’s great that Jules has gotten better. It’s great that Lexi has gained some rhythm and got back into playing shape. And I think Strip has just played really well. Maybe it was the Penn State game, but she’s playing with a tremendous amount of confidence right now, which is really good for us.
On Sydney Parrish’s return …
Moren: I think she was really excited to be back and be with her team. She’s the ultimate competitor. So for her to be out there today and play the minutes she did and play aggressive like we’ve seen Syd play was a really good sign for us. Throughout this week, with prepping and what not, she’s felt really, really good. Happy to have her back. No question.
On whether there’s been one thing to identify that has improved since the start of the season …
Moren: I don’t know that I could would pinpoint one area. I think that again, from the beginning, I think we felt like there were going to be some ebbs and flows and peaks and valleys with the new team, but I will say this, there’s no doubt that we’ve become a better basketball team in the last month and three to four weeks. And that’s good as we head into Big 10 play. It’s a daunting league with tremendous players, coaches, and we want to be playing our best basketball in March, not at the beginning of the season.
It’s been good for us to grow as a team and I think improve as a team. We still have a lot of improvements to make, but it feels good to be able to take a break right now feeling like we can all catch our breath and be somewhat satisfied that we’ve finished non-con in the right way today. Because, like I said, these games can be tricky if you’re not careful. And I thought our kids did a great job of staying focused for 40 minutes.
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