No state takes their basketball as seriously as Indiana. From high school to colleges to the Indiana Paers, basketball in Indiana is more than just a game.
It’s been this way for more than a century and likely will not change any time soon. The history and tradition of the Big Ten conference make up a large part of the state’s basketball history.
The state itself is prime real estate for college basketball with storied programs and heated rivalries like the heated Indiana-Purdue matchup taking residence.
Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Illinois all border the state and have their fingerprints all over college basketball history.