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Former IU player, 1979 Mr. Basketball Steve Bouchie dead at 59

Steve Bouchie, a member of Indiana’s 1981 national championship team and the state’s Mr. Basketball in 1979, has died.

According to The Evansville Courier & Press, Bouchie suffered a heart attack over the Fourth of July weekend.

In 110 career games at Indiana, Bouchie averaged 5.1 points on 48.3 percent shooting.

Bouchie was enshrined as a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. A product of Washington High School, Bouchie tallied 1,311 points and 842 rebounds for the Hatchets and set a record of 45 points in a game.

In addition to being named Mr.