BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - "Barbara Ann," as described by the Beach Boys in their 1965 hit single, had them "rockin' and a-reelin'."
Dick and Tom Van Arsdale, Indiana 1965 identical-twin basketball All-Americans who will be honored Tuesday night at IU's Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, doubtless know the song.
And while Indiana's current Hoosiers certainly seem a-reelin' heading into the 7 p.m. tipoff, they devoutly hope to get The Hall rockin'.
Because between now and spring break in March, when many students indulge in the sort of sand and sea scenes about which the Beach Boys sang, the Hoosiers hope to salvage a hoops season.