If Texas is synonymous with high school football, then Indiana is synonymous with high school basketball. Across the state fans pack gyms to capacity on gameday. To accommodate the basketball fever, Indiana is home to eight of the 10 largest high school basketball gyms in the United States.
Senior writer Dave Krider looks back at 60 years of Indiana high school basketballThe state's top five are also the largest high school basketball gyms in the world. Here is a look at the top 10 largest basketball gyms in Indiana.
Capacities were provided by the schools.
The 10 Largest High School Basketball Gyms in Indiana
1. New Castle Fieldhouse, New CastleCapacity: 9,314 (10,000 with added bleachers)
Photo courtesy of Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame