Attica Basketball

"To produce trustworthy leaders, workers, and citizens who value the pursuit of excellence. Our young men will inspire others with their effort, loyalty, humility, and thankfulness in times of both triumph and trial."

As we sneak closer to the start of the 2009-2010 school year and basketball season it is fun to look ahead and make projections. For the first time in a long time I'm hearing the name Attica when people talk about favorites and teams to beat in our sectional and our conference. I certainly would never say that, but it's fun to hear from others. All it really means is that our kids need to make sure they work as hard as they can to take advantage of any opportunities they might have this season. I know that I am looking forward to being in the gym as much as possible between now and November. I have seen most of our conference play this June. There are a lot of good players and teams working hard during the summer season. Both our conference and our sectional are going to be wide open and as competitive as ever. I'm looking forward to it.

June is now over and we are currently in the dead week of July. It won't be long before football gets into full swing and then school will be just around the corner.

Nov. 24	North White {1A}	7:30 pm
Nov. 28	Loogootee Classic
Dec. 11	at Covington {1A}‡	8:00 pm
Dec. 12	at Clinton Prairie {1A}	8:00 pm
Dec. 18	at Fountain Central {2A}‡	8:00 pm
Dec. 19	West Lafayette {3A}	7:30 pm
Dec. 29	Bi County Tournament		through Dec. 30
Jan. 8	North Vermillion {1A}‡	7:30 pm
Jan. 9	Tri-County {1A}	7:30 pm
Jan. 15	Riverton Parke {1A}‡	8:00 pm
Jan. 16	at North Newton {2A}	8:30 pm
Jan. 22	at Seeger {2A}‡	8:00 pm
Jan. 30	at Lafayette Central Catholic {1A}	8:00 pm
Feb. 5	Turkey Run {1A}‡	8:00 pm
Feb. 11	at Rossville {1A}	7:30 pm
Feb. 13	Rockville {1A}‡	2:00 pm
Feb. 25	at Benton Central {3A}	7:30 pm
Feb. 26	South Newton {1A}	8:00 pm

While reading Bob Knight's biography I came across how he summarized what he wanted to accomplish while at Indiana. I think it's really good...


"I wanted to win those games and build those championships the way some people, primarily in the press, were saying could not be done anymore--by following NCAA rules; by recruiting kids who could and would be genuine students and four-year graduates as well as excellent basketball players and teams. I wanted to make the INDIANA they wore across their chests an identifying symbol that meant to people throughout the state, the Big Ten, and the country that inside that jersey was a kid who was going to compete like hell and represent his school on the court and off it in a way that would make the most important judges of all, that kid's parents, as proud as they could be.
To do that and win was the goal.
To win without doing all those things would have been to fail."

Attica has a rich basketball tradition dating back to a first sectional title in 1927. Our all-time record dating back to 1910 (as of the start of the 2009-2010 season) is 1,124-998 (.530).

Points (Game)
Jeff Cooper 49 vs Seeger (1985)
State Record = 90 Tim Saylor-White's 1970-71
2010 Season= 

Points (Season)
Josh Smith 649 (2001)
State Record = 1079 Dave Shephard-Carmel 1969-70