Of all the towns and smallish cities that have embraced Indiana high school basketball all these years, who has a superior claim to the hysterical element of it than Anderson?
Muncie, maybe. Marion, perhaps. Their teams have won more state championships. But Anderson holds a status all its own in the state's basketball lore, not only for its history of great players and great teams but for its iconic gymnasium and traditions.
That history will be recognized at halftime of the Pacers' Hickory Night celebration on Monday, when the Pacers play Toronto at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Former Mr.