(4-5-26) If you lived in a farm community and love basketball…there is a good chance you played basketball inside a barn hayloft or shot hoops on the side of that barn. That by many is referring to ‘Barn Ball’.
‘Hoosier Hysteria’ in Indiana over the years they claimed to be where basketball is the king.
The You Tube video below is a must watch…
WTHR-TV
Scott Swan
In 49 states, it’s just basketball. But this is Indiana!
As our city gets ready to host the Final Four, the NIT championship, plus the D2 and D3 national championships, be reminded of the history of hoops inside Indiana barns.
Watch my WTHR-TV story about “Barn Ball“. Photographer/editor Steve Rhodes did a beautiful job creating the finished product.
There is nothing quite like a game of barn ball
Behold, the Old Barn that Was Transformed into a Basketball Court
An old barn, a basketball rim, a father, two kids. An Indiana story
Related:
The ‘Hoosier Gym’…In The Beginning, Looking Back 100 Years Ago
Bob Garner and the 1966 Knightstown Panthers…The Last Season They Played At The Hoosier Gym
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