re: #196 HappyWarrior

Ah so it started out at the colleges? I see. Isn’t Butler in Indiana too? And Larry Bird of course went to Indiana State and I think took them to the championship against Magic’s MSU Spartans.

Yep. I think the comment in #187 had the right of it; as a smaller sport that required fewer players, basketball actually took off more among the rural towns in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. That’s why we’re the powerhouses when it comes to that particular brand of sportsball.