INDIANAPOLIS – At first, it was just the two of them. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson and IU athletic director Scott Dolson. Woodson had just finished up a press conference after Indiana’s gut-wrenching 69-67 loss at Purdue to end the regular season. Woodson and Dolson walked together.
Then they came across several stadium workers at Purdue. Woodson stopped, said hello to them and shook their hands. It’s worth, at this point, putting this moment into perspective. Indiana’s NCAA tournament hopes were seemingly dwindling after losing seven of its last nine regular-season games. Yet here was Woodson, a man who has coached the likes of NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul, humble enough to thank workers.