Special Olympics Indiana

Basketball

Season: Winter

State Competition Date(s):

March 14-15, 2009 (Women’s State Basketball Tournament)
March 27, 2009 (Basketball High School Unified Finals)
March 28-29, 2009 (Men’s State Basketball Tournament)

Location:

DePauw University (Women’s – Greencastle, IN)
Butler University (High School Unified – Indianapolis, IN)
Indiana State University (Men's - Terre Haute, IN)

First Held: 1971

Number of Delegations (2008): 19-W / 6-UHS / 69-M

Total Number of Attendees at State Level (2008):

Women’s: 311

Athletes: 276

Partners: 35

Unified HS: 64

Athletes: 30

Partners: 34

Men’s: 724

Athletes: 670

Partners: 54

Numbers by Sport (2008):

3-on-3: 148 / 26 Teams

5-on-5: 1,679 / 163 Teams

Skills: 120

Volunteer Groups (2008):

AMVETS
Indiana State University
Sigma Alpha Sigma (ISU)
Marian College
DePauw University Pan-Hellenic Council

Description: Hoosier Hysteria is alive and well in Special Olympics Indiana! The Men’s State Basketball Tournament is the third largest event of any state competition—and the largest Special Olympics basketball competition in the world. Held at Indiana State University, the Basketball Tournament enjoys the support of the university community, and is well-attended by families and spectators as they cheer on their athletes.

With four different levels of play, the tournament offers athletes with a varying range of abilities the opportunity to compete. The state competition hosts Team Competition (5-on-5), Unified Sports^® Team Competition, 3-on-3 Half-Court Competition, and Individual Skills Competition. 5-on-5 teams are required to play at least two qualifying games prior to the final entry deadline of December 10.

Basketball Sectionals will be held at Boonville, Henryville, Indianapolis, Logansport, Shelbyville, Upland and Valparaiso on March 15. Teams must win at their sectional tournament in order to compete at the state event in Terre Haute.

Events: Team Competition (5-on-5)

3-on-3 Team Competition

Unified Sports® Team Competition (5-on-5)

Individual Skills Competition

Counties Who Offer Sport: Adams-Wells, Allen, Bartholomew-Brown-Jennings, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clinton, Damar (Marion County), Decatur, Delaware, Dubois-Spencer, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Fulton, Gibson-Pike, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison-Washington-Crawford, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jasper-Newton, Jay, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, Lake, LaPorte, Madison, Marion, Marshall-Starke, Montgomery, Monroe, North Willow Center (Marion County), Perry, Porter, Pulaski, Putnam, Ripley-Ohio-Dearborn, Shelby, St. Joseph, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vanderburgh, Vigo, Warren-Fountain, Warrick, Washington Township (Marion County), Wayne, White