Indiana men’s basketball head coach Mike Woodson strode into the Hoosiers’ locker room after his ball club’s 74-69 win over Michigan on Friday in the Big Ten Tournament. He had just four words for his players.
“WHAT ABOUT THEM HOOSIERS?!”
His players’ voices rose to meet their coach’s as soon as they heard him, surrounding him in a wave of cheers and applause. Indiana’s coaches, players and fans just needed this one, for so many reasons.
“It was a hell of a game,” Woodson said in a postgame press conference. “It was a total team effort and this team hadn’t quit all year.