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After Indiana guard Keith Smart had a turnover on a bad pass early in the second half of the 1987 NCAA Tournament championship game against Syracuse, Hoosiers Coach Bob Knight took him out.
Editor s note: This story was originally published on June 28, 2015, in the Indianapolis Star.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. It s behind this door. That s what I ve been told. It s a chair, red molded plastic on cheap metal legs, and it wouldn t fetch two bucks at a garage sale unless it was this chair, the chair, the one Bob Knight threw across the court in 1985 against Purdue.
The chair is stored deep inside Assembly Hall, down this hall, behind this door, and I m thinking this chair – the chair – deserves better. Better than this. An anonymous door, black metal, unmarked and unremarkable.
Treasure, buried in an unmarked grave.
Weâll remember the uncertainty, the fear, the anger.
But thereâs a lot else that happened. A legend came back home. A tanker exploded on an interstate. Mystery seeds perplexed people across the state.
In this unforgettable year, here are some things that may have slipped your mind:
Knight returns to Assembly Hall
In a less eventful year, this would have been the largest story for many Hoosiers. Itâs big enough that we donât need to provide much context.
Legendary Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight returned to Assembly Hall on Feb. 8 for the first time since being fired in September 2000. He was honored in a halftime tribute, surrounded by some of his former players.