Saturday’s trip to Bloomington for Hoosier Hysteria for McCutcheon point guard Robert Phinisee wasn’t his first to IU’s season opening event.
It was, however, the first time he had the opportunity to walk onto Branch McCracken Court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as an Indiana commit.
“I didn’t really expect to walk out of the tunnel and straight onto the court like that and get the ovation from the fans,” Phinisee told Inside the Hall on Sunday. “It was overwhelming, I got chills from it. It was great to see the players and see how they’re adjusting to the coaches and everything.