Many factors went into Indiana's run to its second Big Ten regular season championship in the past four seasons.
It started with the return of star point guard Yogi Ferrell for his senior year after a brief flirtation with the idea of leaving early for the NBA. It continued with the recruiting of a strong freshman class and the addition of a key graduate transfer.
But what most don't know outside the team's locker room and coach Tom Crean's small circle of friends and family — including a couple of football coaches named Harbaugh — is how a trip to Baltimore last fall played into Indiana's surprising season.