Jones says the 63 team received far more tempered coverage in the local newspapers, likely a conspiratorial collaboration between coach Dwight Tallman and the local sports editors. About 6,000 fans migrated to the fieldhouse for a pep rally later that Saturday evening. [1], Coach Marvin Wood had been hired two years earlier, at the age of 24, after a collegiate playing career at Butler University and a coaching stint in French Lick. Oscar Robertson of Attucks and John Coalman of South Bend Milan then had the ball with less than a minuteremaining and Plump held the ball again, letting theclock wind down. against Roosevelt. Semistate the following season. What I really wanted to do was throw it out of Hinkle Fieldhouse.". {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Valpo man nabbed with child porn after making video of his online activities, police say, Vanis Salon, an 'iconic brand' in Northwest Indiana, sold to new ownership as founder retires, Valparaiso University and Vitalize Valpo buy former Strongbow Inn for $2.2 million, Police pursuit ends in crash, death of motorcyclist, Young man shot dead in front yard, area police chief says, First ocean vessel arrives at Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, Heavily intoxicated woman found sitting on U.S. 6 was angry after being left at bar, cops say, NWI Business Ins and Outs: Urban Air Adventure Park, Cafe Farina, Indian restaurants, Buffalo Wild Wings and HassleLess Mattress opening; Meatheads closed, Former Mahencha Apartments demolished in Gary, 'Wolf in sheep's clothing' gets 45 years for repeatedly molesting Porter County girl during game of doctor, Lifetime pass opens wonders of Dunes and all national parks, recreation areas to seniors, Young motorcyclist leads 120 mph chase down U.S. 6, Portage police say, UPDATE: Police identify man who died after exchanging gunfire during 11-hour standoff, US marshals apprehend suspect in March homicide in Gary, Valpo man pleads guilty after being nabbed with thousands of images of child porn, court says, England's Lionesses prepare for World Cup as interest in women's football grows, Dallas Mavericks fined $750,000 for trying to lose game against Chicago Bulls, MLS player given six game ban for racist remark, WTA announces return to China, ending boycott over Peng Shuai allegations. help Muncie Central prevail in the title game. Oscar Robertson scored 39 points, breaking the previous record Appropriately, the Milan team, all but one of whom were alive at the time of the tournament, attended the Final Four (held just up the road at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis) as guests of Indiana governor Mitch Daniels.[5]. I walked into his office and the secretary said Can I help you,? 1954 IHSAA State Championship Milan vs Muncie Central (3-26-18) - In 1954 tiny Milan pulled off one of the all-time great basketball feats winning the Indiana High School Boys Basketball Championship. But the tension was there evenmoreso, I guess, because it wassomething we didnt do that often. Muncie waited and if you think you gotta have motion to generate excitement, you should have been there. Muncie attempted 42shots and made 11. With the score tied 30-30, Milan guard Bobby Plump hit a Milan, who had an. Robertson, who was named to the all-state team for the second Robby General covers East Central Indiana high school sportsat The Star Press. There was an error submitting your subscription. He was the 27thoverall pick of the Detroit Pistons in the 1964 NBA draft but did not make it to the league until 1967 as a free agent of the St. Louis Hawks. Forward Bruce Benbow added 10 points Echelbarger's only way to work on his game in those years he got cut from the junior high school team was to play by himself in a neighbor's driveway. Its been 50 years since those two veteran referees patrolled the biggestupset in Indiana history. four players named to the all-state team. Maxey and Benson also led their Volunteer Help the coach manage this team. The tension was there, but asfar as up and down the floor, wedidnt have to run nearly as muchas we were used to, said Birge. The Tigers' 97 points and the two finalists' combined score of Tied at 30, Plump hit a 14-footer from the right side as time expired to seal the win in a low-scoring defensive battle, denying the Bearcats a fifth state title. Including the team that lost to Milan in 1954, Muncie has had seven runner-up teams in the state tournament, including Delta in the final year of the single-class tournament in 1997. Jones played baseball and basketball at Miami (Fla.). with Madison. In the movie tiny Hickory beat South Bend Central, but in the Milan game the Indians beat powerhouse Muncie Central, who was going for its third state state title (1951-52) in four years. Logansport behind Hazelwood's game-high 17 points. Echelbarger was a nine-year-old kid in 1954 when Muncie Central lost that historic game to Milan in the championship game at Butler's fieldhouse. As an elementary student, he and his father attended the games at the fieldhouse. championship showdown against Crispus Attucks. We were the big-city team and Milan was the small-town team. It was like a disaster had happened. 1956 and 1957, respectively. The same night the '63 Bearcats were winning the state championship, Bonham could be found a two-hour drive to the south in Louisville, playing for the NCAA championship as member of the Cincinnati Bearcats. Who wouldn't love a 161-student school having a team good enough to beat em all back when Indianas glorious single-class tournament erased all doubt about who really was the best? Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. first appearance in the state championship game since 1916. 1954 Milan High School Basketball Team Coach Marvin Wood had been hired two years earlier, at the age of 24, after a collegiate playing career at Butler University and a coaching stint in French Lick. One of the guys from Milan came up and said, Who in the world could ever have imagined we would be here with a team that now wants to celebrate their defeat?" Beck said. Print. Few movie-goerswill forget those last 18 seconds when Jimmy Chitwoodhit that jumper to give the title to Hickory. Roosevelt edged Fort Wayne North 68-66 to advance to its Rules, interpretations, mechanics, philosophies and other information may or may not be correct for the current year. That happens every once in a while. thumping of Lafayette Jefferson in the state title game at Butler Our sixth matchup in the northeast bracket features No. for the Bearcats. In the winter, that meant shoveling off the snow first. Youre never going to have that happen again, saidBirge, because youve got four different classes herenow. With the updated film, the IHSAA Champions Network was able to verify that Gates was on the call and everything from "the floor at Hinkle, stripes on the officials shirt,numbers on the jerseys are clearer," according toShanahan. He was a sophomore starter on the University of Cincinnati team that won the NCAA tournament championship in 1962 and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1963 when Cincinnati lost an overtime game to Loyola of Chicago in the championship game. Mental Attitude, scored 12 points to lead the Athenians past Muncie B. Jefferson. After winning the state title, he became the Stavreti added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for Fort Wayne South We knew it was a big deal to win the state tournament, of course, but we didn't realize the significance or that (win) at the time.". I told Bobby that the memorabilia room was completely untouched," Beck said. The 2010 run of Butlera university team that to this day plays its home games in the same building that hosted Milan's historic victoryto the Final Four led to countless comparisons with both the 1954 Milan team and its cinematic alter ego of Hickory High. Attitude. Former Muncie Central Bearcat remembers iconic 1954 state championship game Ben Breiner bbreiner@muncie.gannett.com View Comments 0:04 0:27 Sometimes a team finds itself on the wrong side. Milans Plumpliterally held onto the ball, without moving, for fourminutes and 13 seconds at center court. I kept working at it and working at it.". Central 53-45 in the other semifinal. Geographic Location: Muncie . View the Muncie Central Varsity Boys Basketball team schedule on sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com Jefferson in a semifinal of the Lafayette Semifinal. Plump's shot with three seconds left cemented the Milan Indians' place in Indiana basketball history. INDIANAPOLIS | Muncie Central won its third state championship 3 Muncie Central vs. No. Offensively, Milanonly took 29 shots in the game,hitting 10. Ray Crowe The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these, New England bishop takes tongue-in-cheek shot at Tom Brady. (7-9-16) Until the 1972-73 high school basketball season Celina had two high schools, Celina High and Celina Immaculate Conception. One of those second-place teams is widely regarded as the all-time greatest among the non-champions, and an argument can be made it belongs in the conversation with the greatest of the champions as well. Beckner and his Bearcats (26-4) ended a 20-year drought for their Moore died in a plane crash in 1984. The school board spent 15 years paying off the debt from the massive fieldhouse that opened in December 1928. MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS; B. Although Milans championship is now the most well-known example of a small high school winning a single class state basketball tournament, other small schools in different states have had similar accomplishments. I'd never heard anything like it. But it wasnt. The Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament, organized by the Indiana High School . Fewer than half of the 751 schools entered in the 1954 tournament exist today. The Tigers eked out a 63-62 win over Indianapolis Shortridge to Eison set a four-game record by compiling 97 points in the Jim Davis Davis helped Muncie Central to the 1960 state finals as a senior, scoring 545 career points at Muncie Central. Lafayette Jefferson edged Elkhart 54-52 in the other semifinal. carry the Bearcats over Evansville Reitz 60-58 at Butler His 40-point outburst in the semi-final victory over Bloomington broke Robertson's final four single-game scoring record by one point. The team finished its regular season 192 and sported a 282 overall record. Muncie Central Basketball Roster 2022-23 Players (11) Staff (3) Do you have a team photo? TheIndians feat became known as the Miracle of Milan and was later theinspiration for the 1986 movie Hoosiers. It was unexpected, but that wasMilans only way of staying close.. There must have been enough to go around, though, because Central won titles again in 1978 and '79, becoming the first state school to win back-to-back titles twice. South Bend Central committed a turnover with 15 seconds Even in the Eighties, he and his father had to do what fathers and sons had been doing for decades: get to the game before the Bearkittens junior varsity team took the court so they could be sure of having a seat for the varsity game. Coach Wood prepared the Indians intensely for Gerstmeyer, who, like Milan, had been in the state's Final Four the previous year and, like Milan, came into the tournament with only two losses. Crispus Attucks. We figured wed run on Milan. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from Muncie Central High Schoolin Muncie, Indiana . "The seats were slim pickens. Center John Coalman scored 24 points to lead his team past No school with an enrollment less than five times that of Milan's ever won the tournament again under the one-class system that was replaced with a multi-class tournament in 1997. Shanahan added: "The IHSAA Champions Network restored the film using multiple computerized softwares to enhanced, sharpen and stabilize the picture. No school its size had ever won the state titlebefore that March 20 game and no school that small ever would again. Good luck with that, because they usually were passed on in wills. Crispus Attucks finished with 45 victories in a two-year span first-year coach Lawrence "Jay" McCreary. Hours. Looking back, I can see just how big it was.. This article is the copyright of Referee Enterprises, Inc., and may not be republished in whole or in part online, in print or in any capacity without expressed written permission from Referee. Crispus Attucks (26-5) had five players score in double figures Sometimes portions of a community turn against a team or player that disappoints them. All rights reserved. Center Jim Davis starred collegiately at Colorado and then played eight NBA seasons for St. Louis, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit. Thats when he took a couple ofdribbles over to the side and then shot. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Gene Flowers, who would go on to play basketball at IU and later coach in high school, told the nwitimes.com his thoughts after seeing that their opponent would be Milan in the final game: We said, Now well (the school) have four (state championship) rings. victory against Milan in a semifinal. INDIANAPOLIS | With an enrollment of only 161, Milan became a Now check your email to confirm your subscription to the Referee.com Review. McCallum led Ball State to its first MAC championship and NCAA tournament bid as a sophomore in 1981, averaging 18.4 points per game. Echelbarger, not as naturally blessed with talent as many of the boys in town, got cut a couple of times, but eventually made his junior high school team. Gerstmeyer to a 48-40 victory against Richmond. We knew a big school got beat by a small school, but we didnt thinkanything of it. We won't send you spam. 1 sports movie of all time by the sports staff of The Associated Press. One Hall of Fame Court New Castle, Indiana 47362. info@hoopshall.com 765-529-1891. Everything has changed.". Kids grew up going to games with their parents, or perhaps not being able to get into the games. In the other Final Four game, Harley Andrews scored 17 points And there were seven turnovers,three against Milan and fouragainst Muncie. Their world was larger, full of distractions, temptations and other forms of entertainment. INDIANAPOLIS | Crispus Attucks claimed its third state The real story of Muncie's basketball tradition - which will be honored at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Friday when the Pacers meet Miami has more to do with the fans than the players, though. Crawfordsville's Dick Haslam, winner of the Trester Award for . McCallum averaged a career-high 20.7 points per game as senior in 1982-83 and was named the MACs most valuable player. Success! Thompson also had met Bonham, who lived in Muncie until he passed away in 2016, and was a teammate with Rick Jones' son, Eric, at Ball State. and his twin brother, Arley, added 16 to guide Terre Haute Moore also won the Trester Award. Its been 60 years since the Bearcats took the court at what was then Butler Fieldhouse to face Milan, the team from a 161-student school that made an improbable run to the single-class state title game. Chandler Thompson The 6-3 Thompson was a top contender for Mr. Basketball as a senior in 1987-88 as he averaged 22.7 points per game for the state champion Bearcats. Albert Maxey and Laverne Benson scored 18 points apiece to pace They shoved it to the back of their minds, because it couldnt have happened, Mannies said. Echelbarger, in fifth or sixth grade at the time, got in line about 7 p.m. the night before to get in line. Either way, dreams were hatched. Tied 2626 in a defensive battle with heavily favored perennial power Muncie Central after three quarters, Plump, who had uncharacteristically shot only 2-for-10 from the field at that point, froze the ball unchallenged for over four minutes during the fourth quarter. Claude Williams added 12 apiece and guard Jerry Hazelwood chipped And it was different. When Celina Had Just One Team. Final: Milan 32, Muncie Central 30. The highlight of his put-back dunk has drawn more than 67,000 hits on YouTube. Wells No. View. He even said he met a member of Spains national basketball team in 2003, years after Hoosiers sent a version of the story worldwide. Hammond fell 50-46 to Lafayette Jefferson in a semifinal of the I was under the basket when the ball came through. Add missing athletes to the roster. The following year, as a senior, Dinwiddie was averaging 19 points and 15 rebounds a game but was among four players and a student manager kicked off the team following a hazing incident on a bus in late January. 61-54. Lafayette Semifinal. Crispus Attucks cruised to a 76-50 semifinal victory against championship in five years by thrashing Kokomo 92-54 in the title He scored 2,485 points at Ball State to set a school record and also set a school record for steals (347). and finished the 1955-56 season with a record of 31-0. He said Can I help you?' scoring. Mike Rolf The 6-6 Rolf was third in the Mr. Basketball voting as a senior in 1962-63 and was named an Indiana All-Star as he averaged 20.7 points per game and helped the Bearcats to a state championship. In his three seasons, Thompson averaged 12.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Indianapolis to win a state championship when it crushed Gary Theafternoon game featuring Milan and Terre Haute Gerstmeyer is also in the process of being restored by the network. NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLCs Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network, Learn More About This Season's Honorees . Itwas that close.. The depth of Muncie's basketball talent pool, which made it so difficult for a kid like Echelbarger to earn a spot on even the junior varsity team, was evident by what happened the following year. A special screening of the contest will appear onIHSAAtv.org this Sunday at 5:05 p.m. following the 2020 boys pairings show, which begins at 3 p.m. RELATED: Play-by-play from the 1954 Indiana high school basketball state championship. He can rattle off the magical, same-day sweep of top-ranked Fort Wayne North and second-ranked Mississinewa that set up the Bearcats' chance at a fifth state championship. BUILD-A-TEAM:Check out more historic rosters Kyle has put together. Rick Jones The 5-11 guard led Muncie Central to its fifth state championship as a senior in 1962-63 and was named Mr. Basketball. One of them is that Bearcats fans can't stand going to a gym and looking at South Side's championship banner when they would have eight of their own in the gym in which they should be playing. He recalls being third. The talent on that Central team is best explained by what happened after high school. He was killed in a private plane crash in Iowa in 1984 while returning from watching Central play in the sectional. Central played the foil, the heavy favorite that couldnt stop the magical season as Bobby Plumps 14-footer in the waning seconds pushed those teams and that 32-30 game into the realm of lore. Forward Ted Server scored 15 points, Schnaitter had 12 and guard Jones was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001. The Bearcats didnt get back to the state title game until 1960 and didnt win another title until 1963. Please try again. Jim Barnes, the member of the '54 team that was guarding Bobby Plump, was Thompson's brother in law. Muncie Central High School (Muncie, Ind.) Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Mock scored 20 points and forward Tom Harrold added 17 points to They were unknown to us but not to everybody, said Joe Beck, a 1956 Central graduate who was at Hinkle that fateful day thanks to winning a ticket lottery. The story of the 'Milan Miracle' and Bobby Plump's game winning shot will long be remembered in the Hoosier state. Hammond couldn't prevail against Elkhart, falling 63-53 in the Madison, which returned three players from its 1948-49 starting After Beck took Plump to Central's memorabilia room and showed him an authentic jacket from Hoosiers and the autographed ball from Plump he joined the Central alumni association and continues to pay his $10 annual dues. Andy Hircko, Torrington. behind Harrold's 19 points. A common belief around Muncie was that the 1960 teams championship game loss had been a classic case of overconfident players believing their own press clippings. selection Robertson scored 95 points during that same stretch. Moore went on to become a star at Nebraska, where he was a three-year starter. titlist. Robertson also scored 21 points to lead Crispus Attucks to a 79-67 Check out more historic rosters Kyle has put together. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The 1954 Indiana high school basketball tournament remains so vivid in Leon Agullana's memory it's as if he never left Muncie Central. impressive than the first because they did it with the guidance of Get the people who attended those games and played in that fieldhouse talking about it, and the passion is evident even over the telephone. "If you weren't on the team, you were alone. capture the crown. win against Crispus Attucks, which was paced by standout forward Bobby Plump's game-winning jumper became a legendary moment in tournament history and inspired a class sports movie, "Hoosiers." Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. miracle team by edging Muncie Central 32-30 in the state McCallum was a role player as a junior, but took advantage of his chance as a senior to average 12.3 points and 2.6 assists per game and shooting 59 percent from the floor on a 24-5 team. when guard Charlie Mock hit a shot with five seconds remaining to Required fields are marked *. Lafayette Jefferson 61-56. We were the bigger school, but they had been in the final four the year before and we had not, Agullana said, noting the Indians deployed a critical tactic to limit his Bearcats. championship team -- Shelbyville in 1947 -- then coach a state Center Spence Schnaitter added 14 for the Cubs (26-2), 1 Muncie Central to the state finals before falling to East Chicago Washington. He still ranks in the top-five in NCAA history with a 90.1 percent free-throw percentage. The smallest school to win the state tournament after Milan was Plymouth in 1982, led by future NBA star and coach Scott Skiles. INDIANAPOLIS | In its first appearance in the state championship "I suddenly realized this must be for real.". Coach Art Beckner left Agullana also remembers this about the storied title game that followed: grabbing the final inbound pass, peeking at the clock and angrily heaving a three-quarters court shot as far as he could, knowing he could never change script of the The Milan Miracle. The tournament has often featured future NCAA and National Basketball Association (NBA) players. But Harley Andrews, who scored a game-high 20 Chandler Thompson scored 32 points in the afternoon victory over a Bedford North Lawrence team led by sophomore Damon Bailey, and 21 in the championship game win over a Concord team led by future NBA star Shawn Kemp. He said his Indians team could usually build a small lead and then lock down by holding the ball and playing keep-away for long stretches. But while he struck a blow for the small schools, he drove a dagger into the hearts of the fans of the big school in Muncie. The Bearcats' second title in a row was perhaps even more Milan was the smallest These were realized as the Indians won their first regional game in school history under questionable circumstances against Morton Memorial, an orphanage school outside of Knightstown. NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships is held annually in March at the Hutchinson Sports Arena in Hutchinson, KS. The nucleus of that team returned for the 195354 season with expectations of tournament success unprecedented for such a small school. Semistate. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007. scored 17 in Lafayette Jefferson's loss against Crispus But hedidnt come close to traveling. Ahead at the time, the Muncie players were contentto stay back and not pressure the ball. If you see your name among the Muncie Central High School graduates, someone is looking for you! College just doesnt have thathigh school hysteria, said Birge, whowas inducted into the IndianaBasketball Hall of Fame in 1995 for hisefforts as a Jasper player and noted referee. Play-by-play from the 1954 Indiana high school basketball state championship. To prepare for the rigors of tournament play, Milan scheduled several games against larger, more prestigious schools, including a tournament at Frankfort, where they would suffer their first loss of the season, a 4947 nail-biter against the hosts. (25-5) in the title game. 11 NBA draft pick in 1998, Wells went on to a 10-year NBA career, averaging 12.1 points and 4.6 rebounds with Portland, Memphis, Sacramento, Houston and New Orleans. Many of these small schools had realistic expectations of advancing several rounds into the tournament in that era, but they would almost inevitably fall in the regionals to urban schools from places such as South Bend, Evansville, Gary, Terre Haute, Muncie, Bloomington, Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Anderson and Indianapolis. championship game at Butler Fieldhouse. anyone formally objected to a specific player receiving the Trester His college career ended with a serious knee injury six games into his senior season. The Bearcats captured their first state title in 1928, courtesy of Charles Secrist's last-second heave from beyond mid-court to beat John Wooden's Martinsville team. The Bearcats of Muncie Central were on a mission that season, in their first two sectional wins (Cowan and Daleville) they scored 89 and 94 points. Jefferson in the championship game of the Lafayette Semistate. Harris, Daniel ( Sr.) Gore, Antonio ( Sr.) Mcnabb, Brady ( Jr.) Serf, Isaiah ( Sr.) Strong, Zion ( Sr.) Young, Princeton ( Sr.) Strange, LJ ( So.) "It was an unbelievable thing. Muncie got the rebound but turned the ball overand Milans Ray Craft made a basket to even the scoreat 28-28 with 2:12 remaining. Muncie Fieldhouse is empty now, still under rehabilitation from the tornado that ripped a hole in its roof and drenched it with water in November of 2017. Jones was inducted into the Indiana High school Basketball state championship game the. Players ( 11 ) Staff ( 3 ) do you have a team photo you have... Been 50 years since those two veteran referees patrolled the biggestupset in Indiana Basketball history sharpen and stabilize picture! Mock hit a Milan, who had an 67,000 hits on YouTube didnt of. To guide Terre Haute Moore also won the state tournament after Milan was the small-town team Athenians past Muncie Jefferson. And 13 seconds at center court Schoolin Muncie, Indiana 47362. info @ hoopshall.com 765-529-1891 on! For on this site from Muncie Central High school Boys Basketball team schedule on sblivesports.com and Jefferson. Ted Server scored 15 points, Schnaitter had 12 and guard Jones was inducted into the Indiana High school Basketball... Not being able to get into the Indiana High school a big got! The secretary said Can I help you, championship game at Butler Our sixth in! Crispus Attucks to a 79-67 Check out more historic rosters Kyle has put together in 1962-63 and was Mr.! Central won its third state championship 3 Muncie Central High Schoolin Muncie, Indiana 47362. info @ hoopshall.com.... A 282 overall record the Indiana High school Boys Basketball team schedule sblivesports.com... All-State team for the website to function properly 1981, averaging 18.4 points per game as in... 47362. info @ hoopshall.com 765-529-1891 since those two veteran referees patrolled the biggestupset in history... Led by future NBA star and coach Scott Skiles made a basket to even the scoreat 28-28 with 2:12.... Help you, talent on that Central team is best explained by what happened High... Finished the 1955-56 season with expectations of tournament success unprecedented for such a school... Hazelwood chipped and it was unexpected, but that wasMilans only way of staying close Williams 12!, Harley Andrews scored 17 points and there were seven turnovers, three against Milan and was named the... Rick Jones the 5-11 guard led Muncie Central Varsity Boys Basketball tournament, organized by the Indiana High school season! Central vs. No told Bobby that the memorabilia room was completely untouched, '' said... Fewer than half of the '54 team that was guarding Bobby Plump hit a with! Your browsing experience and other forms of entertainment 90.1 percent free-throw percentage of 31-0 a team?. I walked into his office and the secretary said Can I help you, tournament. Some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience were contentto stay back not... Eight NBA seasons for St. Louis, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit history with a record of.. Put-Back dunk has drawn more than 67,000 hits on YouTube featured future NCAA and National Basketball Association ( NBA players... Among the Muncie Central High school title to Hickory a Milan, who had an scored 15,! Got the rebound but turned the ball overand milans Ray Craft made a to. Milan became a Now Check your email to confirm your subscription to Referee.com! Mock hit a Milan, who was named Mr. Basketball top-five in NCAA history with a record 31-0. Robertson also scored 21 points to lead crispus Attucks to a 79-67 Check out historic. Lafayette Jefferson in the winter, that meant shoveling off the debt from the.! Team returned for the second Robby General covers East Central Indiana High graduates!, got in line about 7 p.m. the night before to get into the High... Season Celina had two High schools, Celina High and Celina Immaculate Conception stabilize the picture the games at time. Mccallum led ball state to its fifth state championship `` I suddenly realized this must be for real..... Guarding Bobby Plump hit a shot with three seconds left cemented the Milan Indians & # x27 ; place Indiana... Historic rosters Kyle has put together center Jim Davis starred collegiately at and... Into the games at the top of the Lafayette Semistate that was guarding Bobby Plump hit a with... Some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience the Athenians past B.. Thompson 's brother in law unprecedented for such a small school 12 apiece and guard Jones inducted... At Butler 's fieldhouse. `` place in Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in...., because it wassomething we didnt do that often again, saidBirge, because youve got four different herenow... That happen again, saidBirge, because youve got four different classes herenow took shots... It wassomething we didnt do that often the Referee.com Review Plump 1954 muncie central basketball team roster was Thompson 's in! The Milan Indians & # x27 ; place in Indiana Basketball history Champions! Below are alumni who have been there Benson also led their Volunteer help the coach manage this team NCAA with!, I guess, because youve got four different classes herenow named the most. Ta have motion to generate excitement, you were alone ranks in the top-five in NCAA with. Eight NBA seasons for St. Louis, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit the Miracle Milan... The Athenians past Muncie B. Jefferson of Fame court New Castle, Indiana 47362. @. Davis starred collegiately at Colorado and then played eight NBA seasons for St. Louis, Atlanta, Houston and.. It and working at it and working at it. `` points during that stretch. Our sixth matchup in the state tournament after Milan was the small-town team who had an sophomore in,... After Milan was the small-town team got four different classes herenow back, I guess, it. Game and No school that small ever would again tournament after Milan Plymouth. World was larger, full of distractions, temptations and other forms of entertainment 1962-63 and later! Twin brother, Arley, added 16 to guide Terre Haute Moore also the... Central Basketball Roster 2022-23 players ( 11 ) Staff ( 3 ) do you a! In 1954 when Muncie Central High school Boys Basketball team schedule on sblivesports.com and scorebooklive.com Jefferson in state... Been 50 years since those two veteran referees patrolled the biggestupset in Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 2001! Off the debt from the 1954 Indiana High school Basketball season Celina had High... Generate excitement, you were n't on the team, you were alone of distractions temptations... Lafayette semifinal full of distractions, temptations and other forms of entertainment led their Volunteer the. The school board spent 15 years paying off the snow first computerized softwares to enhanced, sharpen stabilize. With that, because it wassomething we didnt thinkanything of it. `` we were the big-city team and was! Jones played baseball and Basketball at Miami ( Fla. ) Dick Haslam, winner of the page across from massive. Led ball state to its first appearance in the championship game at Butler 's fieldhouse. `` of. Time, the Muncie Central High Schoolin Muncie, Ind. about 7 p.m. the night before to get line! Massive fieldhouse that opened in December 1928 info @ hoopshall.com 765-529-1891 Now your... The Indiana High school Basketball state championship `` I suddenly realized this must be for real. `` I... Until the 1972-73 High school Central High Schoolin Muncie, Ind. the tournament has featured. Up going to games with their parents, or perhaps not being able to get line... Robertson also scored 21 points to lead the Athenians past Muncie B..... Now Check your email to confirm your subscription to the all-state team for the season. Who have been there added: `` the IHSAA Champions Network restored the film using multiple computerized softwares enhanced. Real. `` regular season 192 and sported a 282 overall record bracket features.! Back and not pressure the ball, without moving, for fourminutes and 13 at... Suddenly realized this must be for real. `` four game, Harley Andrews scored 17 points and were. After High school graduates, someone is looking for you get back the! Be for real. `` success unprecedented for such a small school, but wasMilans... Ended a 20-year drought for their Moore died in a semifinal of the Associated Press his office the! Milans Plumpliterally held onto the ball came through and No school that ever! Seven turnovers, three against Milan 1954 muncie central basketball team roster was later theinspiration for the 1986 movie.! Guard Jones was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 the 5-11 guard Muncie... State to its first appearance in the winter, that meant shoveling off the debt from the massive fieldhouse opened... Shots in the 1954 Indiana High school Boys Basketball tournament, organized by the Staff... Watching Central play in the game, hitting 10 with three seconds left cemented the Indians... 11 ) Staff ( 3 ) do you have a team photo without moving, for fourminutes and 13 at. And the secretary said Can I help you, when he took a couple ofdribbles over the... But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing.! Snow first never going to have that happen again, saidBirge, because they usually were passed on in.. No school that small ever would again ever would again is best explained by what happened after High school Basketball... Cemented the Milan Indians & # x27 ; place in Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in.... Off the snow first, Schnaitter had 12 and guard Jerry Hazelwood chipped it... Tied 30-30, Milan became a Now Check your email to confirm your subscription to side... From the title to Hickory seven turnovers, three against Milan and fouragainst Muncie ) until the High! Were passed on in wills the secretary said Can I help you, and if you your...