The years 1945--1959 marked the time when basketball truly became thesport of Indiana. High school basketball bound together communities across the stateand interest in the sport rose to a new level. The period saw the Milan/MuncieCentral game, given new fame through the movie Hoosiers. It also saw the firsttelevised game, the start of the career of Oscar Robertson (who played for CrispusAttucks), and friendly town rivalries to build the state's biggest gymnasium. It wasa time before the massive consolidations of the 1960s and '70s, with more than 700teams involved in basketball tournaments. (There are some 300 now.)Greg Guffey captures the flavor of the period and showcases manyof the best teams, players, and coaches. This is a book for all fans of Indianabasketball.