MUNCIE, Ind. — There wasn’t a rush for Chandler Thompson to step back into the Muncie Fieldhouse when he was named Central’s head coach back in May. He waited about a week to get his keys and then surveyed the familiar landscape.
“This is home,” he said. “It’s like riding a bike; you’re back at home, you’re back in your neighborhood.
“Nothing’s changed, besides the background over here,” he added, pointing to the east bleachers which had been closed off. “But it’s still the Fieldhouse. It’s still the same. Same smell, same look. Still the same to me.