Crawfordsville Athenians 1911 State Champs i-feel-sorry-for-people-who-dont-know-me Crawfordsville High School claimed state

Crawfordsville High School claimed state championships in 1904-05

Although the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) did not sponsor or recognize a state high school basketball tournament until 1911

The Wingate team

Between 1906 and 1928 Linden’s basketball teams practiced outdoors and at an abandoned local factory building

and most practices were conducted on outdoor cinder courts

Crawfordsville Athenians 1911 State Champs i-feel-sorry-for-people-who-dont-know-me Crawfordsville High School claimed stateSince the early history of Indiana basketball is centered in Crawfordsville, Crawfordsville has come to be called, the cradle of Indiana basketball. The first recorded basketball game played in Crawfordsville was in 1894 between the Crawfordsville YMCA and the Lafayette YMCA. Crawfordsville High School began competing as a high school team in 1900 01. Since in those early years there were few high schools playing basketball, Crawfordsville High School