Dan Dakich "It's been a thrill for me to be back here." He is calling down all the students wearing costumes, which has drawn the cheers of the crowd.
Dakich is thanking Greenspan, which drew a lot of boos. Dakich said he wanted to keep this program positive. He is going down a list thanking people associated with the program. Dakich is starting a new tradition - having the senior managers speak.
"I have never been around a human being that cares about people more than Adam Ahlfeld. My only wish is that my kids could take his class."
Adam Ahlfeld "I am going to petition the NCAA to see if they could add high-fives, butt slaps and run outs to center court, because I may be in the record book."
Thanked coaches Davis, Sampson and Dakich.
Ahlfeld gives a shout out to Erek Suhr. "He showed me the ropes of Indiana Baskeball."
"Thank you for playing well enough to get me into the game tonight," Ahlfeld said. "I know we've been through a lot, but we've made it this far, so we may as well finish it out."
"Basically when I play, we win. I have a theory -if we want to put up banner No. 6, I am going to ave to keep playing."
Mike White "The thing I love about Mike White. Mike White is truly his own man." Dakich said about the reserved forward.
"I am going to keep this as short as possible."
White's speech was one of the shortest in recent memory, but then again, he is his own man. Dakich added that will graduate at the end of the summer.
Lance Stemler "This is the best basketball school in the country. There is no other place like it in the world."
Thanked coach Sampson and Senderoff along with the current coaching staff.
Stemler said he will be graduating in May.
"I wish it could be longer, but we are going to do everything we can to hang that sixth banner."
D.J. White "Of all the great players, and there have been a zillion at IU, I have never seen a better of combination of player, personhard working guy than the legend D.J. White." - Dakich
"M-V-P" was yelled by a lone fan which spurred an "M-V-P" chant in the crowd.
DJ will also be graduating in the spring.
"I hope we get a real student section which we deserve."
"The second half of the best duo in college basketball."
The fans started chanting one more year to both EJ and DJ.
