TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Three former Indiana State student-athletes each with their own story to tell have been featured in the national spotlight over the past week. It is a great reminder of the nation wide impact that Sycamores have following their careers and how vital support for our current student-athletes is to their success.
The most decorated Sycamore in the history of Indiana State Athletics is the legend, Larry Bird. He and is wonderfully talented teammates took the hardwood 39 years ago and marched all the way to the Final Four. They played Michigan State on March 26, 1979 in what is still the most viewed college basketball of all time and still marks the last time a Missouri Valley Conference school has reached the national championship game.