flying tigers finished their 1955 season with a 30-1 record capped with a 97-74 victory over gary roosevelthigh school in the state final. before crispus attuck's historic 1955 season, no indianapolis basketball team had won the indiana state championship in the tournament's 45-year history attucs' win was a source of pride, particularly for the african-american community. crispus attucss high school was founded in 1927 as a segregated high school for black students. the indiana high school athletic association initially refused to grant crispus attucks membership and the school could not play in the state tournament until 1942. even then, many of the all-white schools refused to play crispus attucs. the crispus attucs team would often have to travel dozens or even hundreds of miles to find teams willing to play against them. because the school's gym was built too small for home games, every game was an away game for the flying tigers. despite the segregation and racism, crispus attucks thrived. african-american educators could not teach in white schools so crispus attucks attracted an elit