Click here for an interactive Indiana state map that takes you through our travels. (Thank you Marcia Stubbeman for putting this together)
Click here for the live blog from Day 1.
Click here for the live blog from Day 2.
Click here for the live blog from Day 3.
Click here for the live blog from Day 4.
Like many kids, my dad opened my eyes to college basketball at a young age. I was holding a basketball in my crib, playing one-on-one with my brother from the time we could both walk.
In addition to playing hoops, I was fortunate to be able to attend many awesome college basketball events. One of my first basketball memories was the 1991 NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis, where underdog Duke (my dad's alma mater and favorite team) upset favorite UNLV and snapped its 45-game winning streak on its way to its first national championship.
Most families do normal things for vacations, like visiting Disneyland or going to a beach or ski destination. Not my family. We planned our vacations around college basketball, and specifically, Final Fours. As you can imagine, growing up in this environment, I was hooked on college basketball at an early age.
The first time I watched "Hoosiers," I wanted to be Jimmy Chitwood leading my high school to the Indiana state championship. Ironically, that dream came true 13 years later when my Nevada high school won the 2A title, the school's first ever basketball championship.
Now, as a resident of Indiana, I decided it is time to explore the state's rich college basketball heritage first-hand. That's why Double-A Zone blogger Ryan Powell and I will be traveling to as many Indiana college basketball games as we possibly can over the weekend in our Indiana Basketball Extravaganza.
We've strategically mapped out an itinerary where we will explore college campuses across the state. In all, we will attend 11 games in the four-day span.
Ryan and I will see some of the country's greatest basketball venues (such as Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse and Indiana's Assembly Hall), as well as some small Division II and III campuses and gyms. We will be at the site where Larry Bird began his legendary career (at Indiana State), and will see potential future legends in action (perhaps Davidson's Stephen Curry?).
We will also make the trip to Milan, the small town made famous by its 1954 Indiana State High School championship run. The 1986 film "Hoosiers" was based on this team.
The Double-A Zone will carry the coverage every step of the way through a live blog and Twitter updates. After the journey is completed, we will create a video so you can relive the action.
We hope you'll join us.
Here is the schedule for the Double-A Zone's college basketball marathon:
Friday, December 19 (click here for the live blog from Day 1)
Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, Division I women, 5:45 p.m., Terre Haute, IN (Hulman Center)
Trine vs Anderson, Division III men, 9:30 p.m., Indianapolis, IN (Conseco Fieldhouse)
Saturday, December 20 (click here for the live blog from Day 2)
Lincoln Memorial at Indianapolis, Division II women, 1 p.m., Indianapolis, IN (Nicoson Hall)
Florida Gulf Coast at Butler, Division I men, 2 p.m., Indianapolis, IN (Hinkle Fieldhouse)
Davidson vs Purdue, Division I men, 4 p.m., Indianapolis, IN (Conseco Fieldhouse)
Delaware State at Notre Dame, Division I men, 7 p.m., South Bend, IN (Joyce Center)
Sunday, December 21 (click here for the live blog from Day 3)
Duquesne at IPFW, Division I women, 1 p.m., Fort Wayne, IN (Gates Sports Center)
Presbyterian at Ball State, Division I men, 1 p.m., Muncie, IN (Worthen Arena)
Monday, December 22 (click here for the live blog from Day 4)
Visiting site of "Hoosiers," 9 a.m., Milan, IN
Truman State at Southern Indiana, Division II women, 1 p.m. (Central Time), Evansville, IN (Physical Activities Center)
Baldwin-Wallace at DePauw, Division III women, 5 p.m., Greencastle, IN (Lilly Center)
Northeastern at Indiana, Division I men, 9 p.m., Bloomington, IN (Assembly Hall)