I attended Bob Knight basketball camp as a 5th grader and had Dan Dakich as a coach. There was a rumor that Coach Dakich once hit a shot from the balcony, but I never knew if it was true.....until tonight.
Dakich met with the media briefly after his radio show and I was able to ask him about the myth. He laughed and then confirmed that he did indeed hit a shot from way up there.
"I did," Dakich said. "That rumor is absolutely true. I used to take a rack of balls to the balcony every week. One time I made one and the place went nuts. I was just glad because everyone was jumping around that no one jumped off the balcony."
And has he taken any shots since coming back to IU?
"There haven't been too many occasions to go up to the balcony and fire up some shots lately. I may try. I may take my son up there Wednesday if we win tomorrow night"
