Hoosier Gym

39°48′00″N 85°31′29″W / 39.799985°N 85.524796°W / 39.799985; -85.524796

Hoosier Gym in January 2017
Hoosier Gym during a high school basketball game between Lighthouse Christian Academy and South Ripley High School in January 2017

Hoosier Gym is a basketball gymnasium, museum, and community center located in Knightstown, Indiana. It is famous for being a filming location for the 1986 basketball movie Hoosiers, starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper. The gym was the home court of the movie's Hickory Huskers. The facility has retained the same appearance as when the movie was filmed in 1985.[1] The gym attracts 80,000 tourists to the town per year.[2]

  1. ^ Taylor, Keith. "Visit to historic Hoosier Gym in Knightstown a step back in time". Kentucky Today. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Vrabel, Jeff. "A March pilgrimage to the one and only Hoosier Gym - Golf Digest". Golf Digest. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

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