Located in the heart of campus, the William Leon Garrett Fieldhouse has undergone a few identity changes in its nearly 100 years. ... Garrett died in 1974 at the age of 45; ...

The decision to rename the iconic "HPER Building'' after Garrett — it's now the William Leon Garrett Fieldhouse. — should have been done years ago.

Garrett was named Mr. Indiana Basketball in 1947 then recruited to Indiana University prior to the U.S. desegregation of educational systems.

They all know what Bill Garrett means to Indiana. The son, the grandson, the teammate who played alongside him on a special night in Butler Fieldhouse 70 years ago. On March 22, 1947, the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana University will honor one of its African American pioneers by naming a campus building in his honor. The Intramural Center on the Bloomington Campus will be renamed the William ...

As the NCAA’s “March Madness” approaches, it should be of interest to the hundreds of black basketball players seeking the fame and fortune of making the “big dance” and those youngsters ...