The Indiana State Basketball Reception on Thursday, September 20 at the Indiana Theater coupled with the annual Golf Outing on Friday, September 21 at Hulman Links Golf Course proved once again to be the largest fundraiser for the Sycamores during the year. The event was sponsored by First Financial Bank as well as The Copper Bar, the Indiana Theater, Servpro, York Automotive Group and Wolfe's Auto Auction.
In total, the two events raised $105,385 for Sycamore Basketball. This money provides fundamental financial support for the program and assists with providing additional meals and support for our student-athletes. The auction on September 20 alone brought in $28,270 for the program while the golf outing and sponsorships will provide the Sycamores with an additional $77,115 throughout the year to support our student-athletes.
A crowd of over 200 people enjoyed dinner and drinks as well as meeting the Sycamores and having the opportunity to bid on several special experiences over the course of the three-hour event. Included in the live auction was a VIP Experience at an upcoming Metallica Show, a four-night all expense paid trip to fabulous Las Vegas, a private flight to Chicago for the MVC Opener against Loyola, team charter travel to both the Green Bay and TCU games as well as a hotly contested VIP package to Arch Madness in St. Louis. Also up for auction was a one-night rental at the Venue, a one-night rental at Indiana Theater and a one of a kind dining experience at J Ford's Black Angus.
The night also included a special ceremony honoring Brad Miley -- a key player on the 1979 Indiana State Dream Team which reached the NCAA Final Four. Miley is still tied with Steve Reed for the Indiana State record of 97 teams wins during his career. Also honored was Eddie Bird, who was the 1988 Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year and is the 8th all-time leading scorer at Indiana State.
Friday morning came early as the morning flight for the Indiana State Basketball Golf Outing got underway at 8 am (ET). Over the course of the day, two flights totaling a record 52 teams went over the course at Hulman Links Golf Course. A special thanks goes out to all of the sponsors, beverage cart suppliers and everyone who made the event a success. 7th & Elm Bar & Grille provided lunch for the participants. This event was another job well done by ISU women's golf head coach
Greg Towne who organized the golf portion of the event and set up Hulman Links Golf Course for the day.
GoSycamores.com was right there every step of the way, you can check out the entire event through our tweets and videos below:
