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- ↑ "Indiana State to Retire Jerry Newsom's No. 41 and Amy Hile's No. 15".
- ↑ "Historical Indiana State Men's Basketball Statistics".
- ↑ "The 2009-10 Indiana State Basketball Guide Now Available Online".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "1967-1976 Aba Drafts".