Chris May

Curious citizen of the world. Executive Director of @GiveINRush. Previously Executive Director of @HoopsHall (2009-22).

[Liz Ann Sonders @LizAnnSonders]

Nothing better than Central Park in the spring

[LiterateIndy @LiterateIndy]

A young family in Spiceland, Indiana, c1900.

(Cephas Huddleston, Indiana Historical Society)

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

An undersized, baby-faced, basketball fanatic from Indiana named May wins the national title and stars in One Shining Moment.

My childhood dream has come true… sort of.

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

@PacersJJ Woke up in Houston that morning convinced I was going to witness Butler win a National Championship. What an agonizing game.

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

"When you start something, you don't think you're going to be talking about it 50 years later." 🗣️

A look back on the historic 1976 Indiana Hoosiers, the last men's basketball team to finish a full season unbeaten 🏆

#MarchMadness

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

On this day in 2010, Gordon Hayward's heave came SO CLOSE to winner the #NationalChampionship for Butler 💔

#MarchMadness

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Every time Duke loses, an angel gets his wings.

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

Welcome to your One Shining Moment, Braylon Mullins!

One of the biggest shots in NCAA Tournament history to seal an improbable comeback to get his team to the Final Four in his home state.

He’ll be remembered for that shot for the rest of his life!

March Madness!!! 🏀🏀🏀

[D3Direct @D3Direct]

Brad Brownell

From DePauw to Clemson

DePauw University is a small D3 school in Indiana with a basketball program that punches above its weight class when it comes to producing coaching talent (think Brad Stevens)

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

The unity and community spirit provided through high school sports. A great watch.

[Big Ten Network @BigTenNetwork]

Thad Matta dreamed of being the head coach at Hoopeston High School.

He settled for 21 seasons as a college head coach 😊

The Journey spotlighted the recently retired and former @OhioStateHoops coach's legendary prep career in this 2013 segment 👇

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

Such a great guy and recruiter of officials thru @RefReps. Congrats, @DavidPillar!

[Jim Gordillo @JimGordillo]

David Pillar honored by IBCA as this year's Mildred Ball award winner for his work as a basketball official.
He is in his 27th year and was named IHSAA Girls’ Basketball Official of the Year in 2015. He has served as official scorekeeper for IU men’s basketball for 27 seasons.

[Rowdy Purdue @RowdyPurdue]

We lost Sister Jean.

We still have Brother Gene.

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

🚨 The Bryce Drew Shot 🚨

On this day in 1998, 13-seed @ValpoBasketball upset Ole Miss with @BryceDrewCoach's legendary buzzer-beater 🔥 #MarchMadness

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

Happy March Madness to those who celebrate. 🏀

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

Most wins in the last 7 seasons.

Most conference wins in the last 8 seasons.

Longest winning streak in the last 11 seasons.

Thanks to these guys for getting @RushvilleBball back to respectability.

Rushville High, Here’s to our Rushville High. 🦁

📸 @chasenmemoriesphotos

[Before They Went Pro @B4TheyWentPro]

Shawn Kemp at Concord High School in 1988

Look at how hyped the referee gets 😂

[BarryRoland19 @BarryRoland19]

Every year or so, my wife and I (*without the kids*) go to NYC for 3-4 nights.

The daily itinerary looks something like this: get a coffee, walk, get a few pastries, walk, have a slice of pizza, walk, get some dim sum, walk, go to a museum, get a coffee, take a subway, eat, walk, eat, have a coffee, take a subway, walk.

Not a vacation in the traditional sense, but if there's a trip I can do once a year for the rest of my life, it's this.

[Jeremiah Johnson @PacersJJ]

Good luck @gregrakestraw and @KyleNeddenriep on today’s @IHSAA1 Boys Bball Pairing Show. @ChristopherRMay and I will keep our commentary to our 🏀 group chat. Kyle hasn’t aged a day in 8 years.

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

The great @cgchase representing @RushvilleBball Class of 2000! 🦁🏀

[Kyle Neddenriep @KyleNeddenriep]

Rebound leaders 2000

[Chris May @ChristopherRMay]

@KyleNeddenriep I spent about 17 years getting to as many rivalries as I could experience.

Barr-Reeve - Loogootee was right up there for me, but there’s a long, long, long list deserving of mention.

Would make for the perfect subject of your next book!