Bill Garrett broke the color barrier for Big Ten basketball in the 1940s, and he's a legend in the state of Indiana for all that he accomplished in a short time. This latest honor is much deserved.

Garrett died in 1974 at the age of 45; at the time, he was an assistant dean for student services at IUPUI. In 2017, he was honored with a state marker by the Indiana Historical Bureau for his key ...

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 ...

BLOOMINGTON – Bill Garrett, ... the historical marker was unveiled in front of the building previously known as The Fieldhouse, which hosted IU men’s basketball home games from 1928-1960.

The School of Public Health and Bill Garrett Fieldhouse began construction in the fall of 2024 according to Adam Theis, the IU associate vice president for capital planning. He said the project is set ...

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. ... the fieldhouse where he once played.

Bill Garrett’s oldest daughter, Tina Garrett, said her father was very humble and didn’t say much about his college basketball career. Most of what she knew came from her mother.