Indiana University Athletics
GoIU Newsletter On This Date - March 28, 2018
3/26/2018 10:52:00 AM | Capital
March 28, 1968 – The 45th NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships get underway at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. The event wraps up three days later, with James "Doc" Counsilman's Hoosiers winning the first of what would be six consecutive NCAA titles. Indiana amassed 346 points, easily outdistancing second-place Yale. Leading the way was Charlie Hickcox, who won NCAA titles in the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as the 200 Individual Medley.
March 28, 1981 – A close game at halftime quickly turned into a route as the Hoosiers rolled into the 1981 NCAA title game with a 67-49 win over Dale Brown's LSU Tigers in Philadelphia. LSU led 30-27 at halftime before Landon Turner and Isiah Thomas took over in the game's final 20 minutes. Turner led IU with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Thomas added 14 points and four assists. LSU shot just 19-of-59 for the game, including a 2-of-12 effort from second-leading scorer Rudy Macklin who had broken his pinkie in the Tigers' Elite Eight win over Wichita State.
March 28, 1987 – In front of 64,959 fans at the Louisiana Superdome, Steve Alford scored 33 points to lead Indiana to a 97-93 win over No. 1 UNLV in the national semifinals. Alford's effort helped IU overcome 38 points from Freddie Banks (including 10-of-19 from 3-point range) and 32 points from Armon Gilliam. In addition to Alford, Dean Garrett (18 points, 11 rebounds) and Ricky Calloway (12 points, six rebounds, six assists) came up big, as did reserves Steve Eyl and Joe Hillman. Eyl was pressed into duty when Daryl Thomas picked up three fouls in the game's first three minutes, and finished with seven points, five rebounds and two assists. Hillman, meanwhile, chipped in seven points and three assists in 17 minutes.
March 28, 1992 – In a rematch that was no match, second-seeded Indiana demolished top-seeded UCLA 106-79 in the NCAA West Regional Final to earn a spot in the Final Four. UCLA – which had beaten IU by 15 in the season opener for both teams four months earlier – was handled from the start. Indiana jumped to a 44-29 halftime lead and kept piling it on from there. Calbert Cheaney led IU with 23 points, while Damon Bailey added 22 points, four rebounds and four assists while making 4-of-5 3-point attempts of 8-of-11 overall. Eric Anderson (17 points), Matt Nover (16) and Alan Henderson (10) also scored in double figures.
March 28, 2006 – Word first leaked through the Bloomington Herald Times that Oklahoma Coach Kelvin Sampson had accepted an offer to become Indiana University's new basketball coach. Sampson was officially introduced as IU's 26th head coach one day later.
March 28, 2007 – Fifteen-time IU All-American Leila Vaziri broke the world record in the 50-meter backstroke at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, clocking 28.16 in her semifinal heat. Vaziri would match time in the final to win her first world championship.
March 28, 2013 – Top-seeded Indiana's hopes of a trip to the Elite Eight were dashed as Syracuse topped the Hoosiers 61-50 in Washington, D.C. in the Sweet 16. Tom Crean's team was unable to find an answer to Syracuse's match-up zone, which forced IU into 33 percent shooting, 19 turnovers and blocked 10 Hoosier shots. Indiana was on its heels early, missing 12 of its first 16 shots to fall behind 29-11. Victor Oladipo led IU with 16 points, while the fourth-seeded Orange were paced by 24 points from Michael Carter-Williams.
March 28, 2016 – Yogi Ferrell is one of 10 players named as John Wooden Award All-Americans. Ferrell is joined on the team by Grayson Allen (Duke), Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia), Kris Dunn (Providence), Perry Ellis (Kansas), Buddy Hield (Oklahoma), Brice Johnson (North Carolina), Georges Niang (Iowa State), Tyler Ulis (Kentucky) and Denzel Valentine (Michigan State).
March 28, 1981 – A close game at halftime quickly turned into a route as the Hoosiers rolled into the 1981 NCAA title game with a 67-49 win over Dale Brown's LSU Tigers in Philadelphia. LSU led 30-27 at halftime before Landon Turner and Isiah Thomas took over in the game's final 20 minutes. Turner led IU with 20 points and eight rebounds, while Thomas added 14 points and four assists. LSU shot just 19-of-59 for the game, including a 2-of-12 effort from second-leading scorer Rudy Macklin who had broken his pinkie in the Tigers' Elite Eight win over Wichita State.
March 28, 1987 – In front of 64,959 fans at the Louisiana Superdome, Steve Alford scored 33 points to lead Indiana to a 97-93 win over No. 1 UNLV in the national semifinals. Alford's effort helped IU overcome 38 points from Freddie Banks (including 10-of-19 from 3-point range) and 32 points from Armon Gilliam. In addition to Alford, Dean Garrett (18 points, 11 rebounds) and Ricky Calloway (12 points, six rebounds, six assists) came up big, as did reserves Steve Eyl and Joe Hillman. Eyl was pressed into duty when Daryl Thomas picked up three fouls in the game's first three minutes, and finished with seven points, five rebounds and two assists. Hillman, meanwhile, chipped in seven points and three assists in 17 minutes.
March 28, 1992 – In a rematch that was no match, second-seeded Indiana demolished top-seeded UCLA 106-79 in the NCAA West Regional Final to earn a spot in the Final Four. UCLA – which had beaten IU by 15 in the season opener for both teams four months earlier – was handled from the start. Indiana jumped to a 44-29 halftime lead and kept piling it on from there. Calbert Cheaney led IU with 23 points, while Damon Bailey added 22 points, four rebounds and four assists while making 4-of-5 3-point attempts of 8-of-11 overall. Eric Anderson (17 points), Matt Nover (16) and Alan Henderson (10) also scored in double figures.
March 28, 2006 – Word first leaked through the Bloomington Herald Times that Oklahoma Coach Kelvin Sampson had accepted an offer to become Indiana University's new basketball coach. Sampson was officially introduced as IU's 26th head coach one day later.
March 28, 2007 – Fifteen-time IU All-American Leila Vaziri broke the world record in the 50-meter backstroke at the FINA World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, clocking 28.16 in her semifinal heat. Vaziri would match time in the final to win her first world championship.
March 28, 2013 – Top-seeded Indiana's hopes of a trip to the Elite Eight were dashed as Syracuse topped the Hoosiers 61-50 in Washington, D.C. in the Sweet 16. Tom Crean's team was unable to find an answer to Syracuse's match-up zone, which forced IU into 33 percent shooting, 19 turnovers and blocked 10 Hoosier shots. Indiana was on its heels early, missing 12 of its first 16 shots to fall behind 29-11. Victor Oladipo led IU with 16 points, while the fourth-seeded Orange were paced by 24 points from Michael Carter-Williams.
March 28, 2016 – Yogi Ferrell is one of 10 players named as John Wooden Award All-Americans. Ferrell is joined on the team by Grayson Allen (Duke), Malcolm Brogdon (Virginia), Kris Dunn (Providence), Perry Ellis (Kansas), Buddy Hield (Oklahoma), Brice Johnson (North Carolina), Georges Niang (Iowa State), Tyler Ulis (Kentucky) and Denzel Valentine (Michigan State).
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