| Pat McKee: High School Q&A
Question: I would like to know what was the most high school basketball ever to participate in on year? is there a book or website I could go to find out. Also I would like to find all the nicknames of the schools? (Bill from Westfield)
Answer: There is a book called "Hoosier Hysteria" by Herb Schwomeyer that includes all kinds of fact about Indiana high school basketball. Its last publication was in 1997. Another book with lots of information is called "Tourney Time" by Bill May. It has info on Indiana high school basketball from 1911-2003.
As for a place listing nicknames going back, a booklet called "Where in the World is Wes-Del, Westview and Wapahani" by Harley Sheets provides all kinds of school info, including nicknames, consolidations, etc.
All three are available through the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, which of course has numerous other books about Indiana high school basketball, too.
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