Indiana State head men's basketball coach Greg Lansing's story of his rise through the coaching ranks to the helm of the Sycamore program was chronicled this week by ESPN.com's Andy Katz.

You can read the entire blog entry here.

The Indiana State men's basketball program will open up the 2010-11 season this Friday night with their first official practice as part of The Big Blue Block Party. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Clabber Girl parking lot and continues inside the Hulman Center at 6:45 p.m. with the final 30 minutes of men's practice being open to the public, followed by the women at 7:15 p.m.