They are a trivia question buried beneath the press clippings of a basketball legend. Why should you care about the 1978-79 Alcorn State basketball team? For starters, it was undefeated in the regular season. Of course, the team doesn't expect you to know that, because that same year Indiana State and its prized forward, Larry Bird, also finished unblemished in ... (Full Article: 2282 Words)

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