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The 1978–79 Indiana State Sycamores men’s basketball team is considered the greatest in the school’s history. The Sycamores were undefeated in the regular season and were led by Larry Bird. He led an undefeated team to the national title game versus a Magic Johnson-led Michigan State Spartans team and ended the season as National Runner-Up with a record of 33–1. To date the 1978-79 Sycamores are the only team to advance this far in their first-ever NCAA appearance.