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GoIU Newsletter Hoosier Trivia - January 31, 2018
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Hoosier Trivia (Answers below)
1. Victor Oladipo was named to the NBA All-Star team last week. Who was the last IU player to make an NBA All-Star team?
2. Oladipo is also the seventh former Hoosier to earn the NBA All-Star honor. How many of the Hoosiers' past All-Stars can you name?
3. Juwan Morgan currently ranks in the top 10 in the Big Ten in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. Who was the last Hoosier to finish a season ranked in the top 10 in those four categories?
4. Outside of football and men's basketball, what sport is represented by the most individuals in Indiana University's Athletic Hall of Fame?
5. What was the Big Ten Conference called before it adopted its current name?
6. True or false – Indiana University was one of the original seven members of what is now called the Big Ten?
On This Date:
Jan. 31, 1981 – In the first-ever match-up between Bob Knight and Gene Keady, the unranked Hoosiers prevailed, 69-61, at Assembly Hall. The win moved Indiana to 13-7 on the year, while Purdue continued to struggle following its 1980 Final Four run. Ultimately, Indiana would win 13 of its final 15 games and go on to win the program's fourth NCAA Championship.
Jan. 31, 1987 – For the first time in the Indiana-Purdue series history, the two teams met with both teams ranked in the top-10 (they were tied at No. 4 in the AP poll). Steve Alford scored 31 points to lead IU to an 88-77 win. The two teams would go on to tie for the Big Ten regular season title and the Hoosiers ultimately claimed their fifth national title.
Jan. 31, 2007 – A.J. Ratliff scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 22 Indiana to a 71-66 win over No. 2 Wisconsin, bringing an end to Wisconsin's 17-game winning streak. D.J. White chipped in 16 points, while Bo Ryan's Badgers were led by Alando Tucker's game-high 23.
Someone Hoosier Fans Should Know
Dan Padgett II
Inducted into Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, 2017
Don Padgett won golf letters in 1969, 1970 and 1971. He earned national recognition after being named second team All-American in 1969 and receiving honorable mention All-American honors in 1970. Padgett placed first at the Big Ten Championship in 1969 and qualified for the 1969 NCAA Tournament. In 1970, Padgett helped the Hoosiers' team claim the Big Ten title and went on to tie for 28th individually at the NCAAs. After winning the Big Ten Individual Championship, Padgett was an All-Big Ten selection in 1969. He led the team in scoring average in 1968-69 and was second on the team with in 1969-70. Post-collegiately, Don played in the PGA tour for a short time before becoming the Director of Golf at Firestone County Club, and later the President of Pinehurst Resorts. Don Padgett was inducted into Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1989.
Answers to Hoosier Trivia
1. Isiah Thomas. Beginning with his rookie season in 1981-82, Thomas earned All-Star invitations in 12 straight campaigns, with the final one coming in 1993. Thomas, who was the game's MVP in 1984 and 1986, is one of only 12 players to win All-Star Game MVP multiple times (Bob Cousy, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook).
2. Walt Bellamy (1962-65); Jon McGlocklin (1969); Dick Van Arsdale (1969-71); Tom Van Arsdale (1970-72); George McGinnis (1976-77; 1979); Isiah Thomas (1982-93).
3. Cody Zeller. During IU's 2012-13 campaign, Zeller ranked fourth in scoring (16.5), second in rebounding (8.1), fifth in field goal percentage (56.2) and eighth in blocked shots (1.3). Zeller accomplished that feat in both seasons at IU; during his freshman season he was eighth in scoring, sixth in rebounding, first in field goal percentage and sixth in blocks.
4. While the logical guess might be men's swimming, the answer is…men's track and field. In all, 31 track and field student-athletes and coaches have been inducted since the Hall of Fame was first introduced in 1982. Among the biggest names Greg Bell (Olympic gold medalist, long jump, 1956); Milt Campbell (Olympic gold medalist, decathlon, 1956; Olympic silver medalist, decathlon, 1952); Don Lash (two-time NCAA track and field champion, 1936 Olympian); Charles Hornbostel (two-time Olympian in the 800-meters and three-time NCAA champion); and Bob Kennedy (1992 and 1996 Olympian in the 5,000-meters, four-time NCAA champion and 16-time Big Ten champion).
5. The Western Conference.
6. False. The seven original members of the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives (the conference's official name from 1896-1987) were Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin, Michigan and the University of Chicago. Indiana and Iowa joined in 1899, followed by Ohio State (1912), Michigan State (1950), Penn State (1990), Nebraska (2011), Maryland (2014) and Rutgers (2014).
1. Victor Oladipo was named to the NBA All-Star team last week. Who was the last IU player to make an NBA All-Star team?
2. Oladipo is also the seventh former Hoosier to earn the NBA All-Star honor. How many of the Hoosiers' past All-Stars can you name?3. Juwan Morgan currently ranks in the top 10 in the Big Ten in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. Who was the last Hoosier to finish a season ranked in the top 10 in those four categories?
4. Outside of football and men's basketball, what sport is represented by the most individuals in Indiana University's Athletic Hall of Fame?
5. What was the Big Ten Conference called before it adopted its current name?
6. True or false – Indiana University was one of the original seven members of what is now called the Big Ten?
On This Date:
Jan. 31, 1981 – In the first-ever match-up between Bob Knight and Gene Keady, the unranked Hoosiers prevailed, 69-61, at Assembly Hall. The win moved Indiana to 13-7 on the year, while Purdue continued to struggle following its 1980 Final Four run. Ultimately, Indiana would win 13 of its final 15 games and go on to win the program's fourth NCAA Championship.
Jan. 31, 1987 – For the first time in the Indiana-Purdue series history, the two teams met with both teams ranked in the top-10 (they were tied at No. 4 in the AP poll). Steve Alford scored 31 points to lead IU to an 88-77 win. The two teams would go on to tie for the Big Ten regular season title and the Hoosiers ultimately claimed their fifth national title.
Jan. 31, 2007 – A.J. Ratliff scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 22 Indiana to a 71-66 win over No. 2 Wisconsin, bringing an end to Wisconsin's 17-game winning streak. D.J. White chipped in 16 points, while Bo Ryan's Badgers were led by Alando Tucker's game-high 23.
Someone Hoosier Fans Should Know
Dan Padgett IIInducted into Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame, 2017
Don Padgett won golf letters in 1969, 1970 and 1971. He earned national recognition after being named second team All-American in 1969 and receiving honorable mention All-American honors in 1970. Padgett placed first at the Big Ten Championship in 1969 and qualified for the 1969 NCAA Tournament. In 1970, Padgett helped the Hoosiers' team claim the Big Ten title and went on to tie for 28th individually at the NCAAs. After winning the Big Ten Individual Championship, Padgett was an All-Big Ten selection in 1969. He led the team in scoring average in 1968-69 and was second on the team with in 1969-70. Post-collegiately, Don played in the PGA tour for a short time before becoming the Director of Golf at Firestone County Club, and later the President of Pinehurst Resorts. Don Padgett was inducted into Indiana Golf Hall of Fame in 1989.
Answers to Hoosier Trivia
1. Isiah Thomas. Beginning with his rookie season in 1981-82, Thomas earned All-Star invitations in 12 straight campaigns, with the final one coming in 1993. Thomas, who was the game's MVP in 1984 and 1986, is one of only 12 players to win All-Star Game MVP multiple times (Bob Cousy, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson, Julius Erving, Magic Johnson, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook).
2. Walt Bellamy (1962-65); Jon McGlocklin (1969); Dick Van Arsdale (1969-71); Tom Van Arsdale (1970-72); George McGinnis (1976-77; 1979); Isiah Thomas (1982-93).
3. Cody Zeller. During IU's 2012-13 campaign, Zeller ranked fourth in scoring (16.5), second in rebounding (8.1), fifth in field goal percentage (56.2) and eighth in blocked shots (1.3). Zeller accomplished that feat in both seasons at IU; during his freshman season he was eighth in scoring, sixth in rebounding, first in field goal percentage and sixth in blocks.
4. While the logical guess might be men's swimming, the answer is…men's track and field. In all, 31 track and field student-athletes and coaches have been inducted since the Hall of Fame was first introduced in 1982. Among the biggest names Greg Bell (Olympic gold medalist, long jump, 1956); Milt Campbell (Olympic gold medalist, decathlon, 1956; Olympic silver medalist, decathlon, 1952); Don Lash (two-time NCAA track and field champion, 1936 Olympian); Charles Hornbostel (two-time Olympian in the 800-meters and three-time NCAA champion); and Bob Kennedy (1992 and 1996 Olympian in the 5,000-meters, four-time NCAA champion and 16-time Big Ten champion).
5. The Western Conference.
6. False. The seven original members of the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives (the conference's official name from 1896-1987) were Illinois, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin, Michigan and the University of Chicago. Indiana and Iowa joined in 1899, followed by Ohio State (1912), Michigan State (1950), Penn State (1990), Nebraska (2011), Maryland (2014) and Rutgers (2014).
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