IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Sometimes, if you're Mike Woodson, you tap into past Indiana basketball glory to forge a new beginning.
So here strides Ray Tolbert into the heart of a Hoosier team facing fierce must-win pressure and Hoosier Nation angst at one of the nation's most intimidating arenas.
The former IU standout has a message that goes well beyond beat-the-Boilers urgency.
Tolbert speaks from the heart, from experience, from the knowledge that championships are forged from adversity, and yes this team has faced plenty of that.
A member of the Hoosiers' 1981 national title team and a former teammate of Woodson, Tolbert addressed the players ahead of Saturday's rivalry game at No.