His speech at Ball State was well received by more than 9,000 students, faculty, and community members.
Ball State has seen a trend of near-constant growth since its creation.
From 1996-2002, he served as the head coach at Ball State.
Wisconsin moved to 2-1 and Ball State fell to 0-3.
He retired from his position at Ball State in 2007.
Ball State returned the entire starting lineup from a team that had the best record in major college basketball last season at 29-3.
Even at that, Ball State was not his first choice.
Ball State was 8-3, after winning 8 straight games following an 0-3 start.
Ball State would go on to win the game 71-55 making history.
His first full-time coaching position was with Ball State in 1982.