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The decision to rename the iconic "HPER Building'' after Garrett — it's now the William Leon Garrett Fieldhouse. — should have been done years ago.
BLOOMINGTON – Bill Garrett, the first African-American basketball player in the Big Ten, was honored Saturday with the dedication of an Indiana historical marker.
During his 1949 to 1951 tenure, Garrett played regularly in the facility, which was then simply known as the Fieldhouse. Garrett is a longtime Hoosier.
Tom Graham was a 4-year-old growing up in Shelbyville when Bill Garrett led the Golden Bears to the program’s only state basketball championship in 1947.
BLOOMINGTON – In the wake of its decision to rename an on-campus recreational facility that once honored a segregationist for Bill Garrett, its first Black basketball player, IU plans an in ...
As the fall semester comes to a close, several major construction and renovation projects remain ongoing around IU’s Bloomington campus. The School of Public Health and Bill Garrett Fieldhouse began ...
The Intramural Center on the IU Bloomington campus will be renamed as the William Leon Garrett Fieldhouse. The Board of Trustees approved the name change unanimously Friday at its meeting. Garrett ...
A banner was unfurled in the Allen Fieldhouse south rafters before Saturday’s game against Oakland. It signifies Bill Self becoming the winningest coach in KU history.
Coach Bill Self and the Kansas basketball team hosted an impact camp on Sunday for kids at legendary Allen Fieldhouse.
He certainly couldn’t stop Bill Garrett. • • • On March 22, 1947, Garrett left the Butler Fieldhouse with Shelbyville High School’s first state title and the tournament scoring record.
During Friday's meeting of the Board of Trustees, a resolution was approved to rename the Intramural Center on the IU Bloomington campus after Bill Garrett.