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The next year he attended Indiana State University, ultimately playing three years for the Sycamores. Selected by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft after his second year at Indiana State, Bird elected to stay in college and returned for the 1978–79 season. He then led his team to an undefeated regular season.
Mar 9, 2022 · Larry Bird was a co-star of one of the greatest college basketball national championship games ever – Bird vs. Magic, when the undefeated Indiana State Sycamores took on the co-Big Ten...
Apr 2, 2014 · Larry Bird starred at Indiana State University before joining the NBA's Boston Celtics in 1979. Over the course of his 13-year Hall of Fame career, the sharpshooting forward led the Celtics to...
Larry Bird (Larry Legend; The Hick from French Lick) Position: Forward 6-9, 220lb (206cm, 99kg) School: Indiana State (Men) Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1978 NBA draft. More player info
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He was named the Sporting News, AP, UPI, USBWA and Basketball Weekly College Player of the Year in 1979 and received both the Naismith Award and the John Wooden Award. Bird was also a two-time consensus All-American and twice named the Most Valuable Player in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Aug 20, 2023 · Larry Bird's story of overcoming his father's suicide, poverty, and dropping out of college twice on his path toward basketball stardom is one made for a movie script.
Mar 26, 2022 · Larry's senior year holds a place among the best ever in college basketball history. Behind Larry's 28.6 points and 14.9 (!) rebounds per game and under head coach Bill Hodges' leadership, Indiana State rocked the Hulman Center with a 29-0 record on the way to the NCAA Tournament.
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