The Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament, organized by the
Indiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana ...
(IHSAA), is one of the oldest state high school basketball tournament in America. The tournament has often featured future
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
and
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...
(NBA) players. The
Milan Miracle team in the 1953–54 season inspired the 1986 movie ''
Hoosiers''. In the early 1920s, the tournament was dominated by the
Franklin Wonder Five
The Franklin Wonder Five was a 1920 basketball team from Indiana's "Hoosier Hysteria" era. With basketball king in Indiana, the team from Franklin was dubbed the "Wonder Five". This small town about 20 miles south of Indianapolis produced a tea ...
, who won three consecutive state championships, followed by a college championship at Franklin College. They won several games against professional teams.
Beginning with the 1997–98 season, the IHSAA divided Indiana high schools into four classes based on enrollment, and each class held its own tournament.
List of champions
Team championships by year
Beginning in the 1997-98 season, a class system was implemented under which four championships are awarded yearly.
Footnotes
References
IHSAA Boys Basketball State ChampionsIHSAA Boys Basketball Most State Championships
* Greg Guffey
The Greatest Basketball Story Ever Told: The Milan Miracle(2003)
* Greg Guffey
The Golden Age of Indiana High School Basketball(2006)
* Zak Keefer
History of our Hysteria: How Indiana fell in love with basketball IndyStar, March 16, 2014
* Bob Williams
Hoosier Hysteria!(1997)
See also
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Hoosier Hysteria
Hoosier Hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding basketball in Indiana or, more specifically, the Indiana high school basketball tournament. In part, the enthusiasm stemmed from the one-class tournament, in which a small town's David migh ...
*
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is a sports museum and hall of fame in New Castle, Indiana. While it honors men and women associated with high school, college, and professional basketball in Indiana, an emphasis is placed on the athlete's high ...
External links
IHSAA Boys Basketball
{{Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA)
High school sports in Indiana
Basketball in Indiana
High school basketball competitions in the United States