What he gave to this franchise, this city and this state, for 18 years, puts him among the elite athletes to have played professional sports. No. 31 in the rafters adds another legacy to the great tradition of Indiana basketball.

I brought in nine freshman. Nine exceptional athletes. And we're healthy.

It's going to be a good game, in that both teams have some pretty good athletes. It's going to be interesting.

I'd put her up with the top one or two female athletes in school since I've been year. She'd probably start on the football team if girls played football. She can do anything. She's a true athlete, a gifted athlete. She could be a Division I keeper. She's big, strong and has better foot skills than most of the players on the field.

That's when Mel (Daniels) and I ran the workouts.

I think Ronnie is a guy who acts first and thinks later. If he were to do it over again, he might do it differently.