TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State will officially retire Jerry Newsom's No. 41 Saturday, February 19 when Southern Illinois comes to town for a 1 p.m. tip. Newsom will join three other Sycamore men's basketball icons in Larry Bird (33), Duane Klueh (54) and Carl Nicks (22) in the Hulman Center rafters.
 
The retirement ceremony will take place during halftime of the game and will feature a video presentation as well as Newsom addressing fans in attendance briefly.
 
To purchase tickets, click HERE, call 877-ISU-TIXS, or visit the Hulman Center Ticket Office.
 
When publicly announced in December, Newsom said: "I'm so thankful to everyone at Indiana State for this honor, especially my former coaches Duane Klueh and Gordon Stauffer as well as my teammates and all the ISU fans that supported us during my time in Terre Haute. It's great to be thought of in such a positive light from so many years ago and to join the likes of so many great Sycamores who have had their jersey retired, especially coach Klueh."
 
Inducted into the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984, Newsom was one of the finest basketball players at Indiana State before Larry Bird donned the Blue and White. A former Indiana All-Star from Columbus, Indiana, Newsom held all the ISU scoring records during his time at ISU.
 
Newsom, who played for Indiana State from 1964-68, totaled 2,147 points which still ranks third on the all-time in program history behind Bird (2,850) and John Sherman Williams (2,374). Newsom still ranks second in program history in rebounds with 963.
 
Three times Newsom led Indiana State teams to the NCAA College Division Tournament and in his senior year he led the Sycamores to the championship finals before losing to Kentucky Wesleyan. Newsom was named the "Most Valuable Player" in the 1968 NCAA Tournament and was voted an NCAA All-American -- one of just ten All-Americans in program history. The forward was also chosen to participate in the 1968 Olympic Trials.
 
Newsom was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997, while his 1967-68 team was also inducted into the Indiana State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.
 
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