It's been 40 years since #MarchWentMad and Indiana State University was put on the map by Larry Bird and the great Sycamores. This is our tribute to those who brought the national spotlight to Terre Haute.

A legendary welcome home was held in 1979 as the team arrived home from Salt Lake City and the Final Four. There were 5,000 people at the airport, the streets of Terre Haute were lined and the Hulman Center was packed. It led Brad Miley to famously wonder after he had seen 10,000 people at the airport and along the street if there was anybody left to be in Hulman Center for the welcome back celebration. Bob Heaton scampered to the front of the line because he wanted to feel like a rock star!

We want to throw the guys the biggest celebration this side of that 1979 welcome home on January 19, 2019 as the Sycamores host MVC favorite Loyola. The game is at 2 pm (ET) with a pregame ceremony set for 1:40 pm (ET) and a post game ceremony you will never forget set for after the game.

Here is the schedule of events for the afternoon -- An afternoon at Hulman Center that will not soon be forgotten! Please note that if you bring toilet paper into Hulman Center, NCAA rules today are much different than 40 years ago so please do not launch it until the students do at the finale of the post game ceremony.



Tickets to the game and all the festivities are set at 1979 level prices with tickets in the upper level set for $3 and concession specials also priced like they were back during the Dream Season.

Tickets to the game can be purchased HERE. A full line of retro Indiana State Basketball is available online now and will be delivered to your doorstep prior to the January 19 game. You can find that for online ordering HERE.

Here is your single source for a complete collection of the 2019 video series honoring the 1979 NCAA Final Four Team which turned March into Madness.