hoosiers were waiting along the way in greensburg and shelbyville, holding signs, waving. state road 101, which led back home, was lined with cars and cheering fans for 13 miles. 40,000 people were waiting in little milan, indiana, even though at the time the town had only 1100 residents. this is hoosier his stthis is wt the people of indiana are so excited about every march, and that year in 1954, as the players from milan rolled into town, two members of the team, ray kraft and kenny medelman, the procession is at milan high. the next morning, the crowd was gone. the small town was -- its quiet had gradually returned and in the days that followed, members of the team graduated, they went off to college, pursued careers, they drifted apart. coach marvin wood took a job up in newcastle, passage of time brought other changes, not all of them welcomed of course. little milan, light so many towns across the country, it faced some challenges, and the single basketball tournament system that gave small basketball teams like milan a shot is no more. some of the schools that play