Part 1: Former Indiana State Players Greg Thomas & Rob Vickers

Basketball & Bourbon Podcast

07-12-2022 • 1 hr 10 mins

In Episode 14,  I talk to college friends, and former Indiana State Sycamore Men's Basketball Players; Greg Thomas and Rob Vickers. Vickers played for the Sycamores from 1987-1990, during that time Vickers played in 79 games and was a dead eye from 3-point range shooting 40% for his career.  Thomas played at Indiana State from 1989-1993. Thomas scored over 1,000 career points in high school and college. In 1993 Thomas was named to the 2nd Team Academic All-American Team! During that season, Thomas led the Missouri Valley Conference in FT% at 86.7%.

In part 1 we discuss

  • Rob & Greg talk about growing up playing on the black top courts
  • Rob tells us about the time former Maryland Coach Lefty Driesell
  • Greg talks about the two things his dad gave him before he dropped him off for college.
  • Both give us their toughest match-ups in college, a little hint they all come from the Big 10
  • Greg gives us his bourbon starting 5
  • We do some taste testing of bourbons
  • many more great stories!