Ace Hunt
GoSycamores.com
INDIANPOLIS -- A pair of Indiana State Basketball alumni were inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame tonight (March 23) at the Primo Banquet Hall in Indianapolis.
Brad Miley set IHSAA basketball records as a revered rebounder en route to an appearance in the NCAA Final Four. A member of Rushville's 26-2 1976 state runner-up squad under Hall of Fame coach Larry Angle, he remains the school's single-season rebounding leader with 394 rebounds in 28 games (14.1 rpg). He added his name to the IHSAA record book with a state finals record 29 rebounds in the Lions' come-from-behind semi-final game against East Chicago Washington and followed it up with a state championship game record 21 rebounds in the loss to Marion.
His total of 50 rebounds surpassed the previous single-class state finals record of 42 and he was named a 1976 Indiana All-Star. A four-year career at Indiana State University included a starting role for the 1979 NCAA national runner-up Sycamores, starting all 34 games that season averaging 5.7 points and 6.0 rebounds. Totaling 627 rebounds in his college career, he graduated as Indiana State's sixth all-time leading rebounder and second in games played (120). Miley was a part of a school-record 97 Sycamore Basketball victories during his collegiate career.
He played professionally for three seasons in Iceland and one year in Australia. Employed in sales, he resides in Terre Haute.
Charles “Butch” Wade starred under Hall of Fame coach Bill Stearman as a captain and co-MVP on one of Columbus' greatest teams before a record-breaking career at Indiana State University. Wade averaged 19.1 points and a team-high 10.5 rebounds on the Bull Dogs' undefeated and #1 ranked 1962-63 team that advanced to the semi-state before a loss to eventual state champion Muncie Central. He becomes the 4th player from that team to be inducted in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, joining classmate Bill Russell and Sycamore teammates Jerry Newsom and Steve Hollenbeck, as well as their coach, Stearman.
Under Hall of Fame coach Duane Klueh at Indiana State, Wade left his mark from 1964-67. Averaging more than 20 points in each of his three varsity seasons, the three-time team MVP and three-time All-American graduated as the Sycamores' fourth all-time leading scorer (1,672 points), career rebounds leader (540), and record holder in career field goals (610), free throws (422) and single-game scoring record holder in points (43).
Helping ISU teams twice to National Tournament appearances and national rankings, he was drafted by the NBA New York Knicks and ABA Oakland Oaks. He was named to Indiana State's 1960's all-decade team and in 1998 was named one of 12 players to ISU's all-century team. Employed with Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation as a health and PE teacher from 1985-2005, Wade spent 10 years as a varsity assistant coach at Columbus North, two years as girls varsity coach at Columbus North and 16 years as a coach at Central Middle School in Columbus. Retired, he lives in Columbus.
Both Miley and Wade are members of the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame.
