Indykev Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted January 20, 2019 Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierJax Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hoosier Legend..RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Obie Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Rest in peace Mr. Rayl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Condolences to the Rayl family. Another one of Indiana's finest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowling Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2019/1/20/mens-basketball-iu-basketball-mourns-the-loss-of-jimmy-rayl.aspx?path=mbball Go Hoosiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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milehiiu Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 The legend of Jimmy Rayl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 RIP Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSaccamanno Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Big loss for the IU community. Before my time but I am certainly aware of his considerable accomplishments. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowling Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 https://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2019/01/indiana-basketball-legend-jimmy-rayl-dies-at-77/ Go Hoosiers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogermci Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, snowling said: https://www.hoosiersportsreport.com/2019/01/indiana-basketball-legend-jimmy-rayl-dies-at-77/ Go Hoosiers! I was an eleven year old boy in February, 1959 living in New Castle when the Wildkats made the visit to New Castle's last game at the 1,800 seat Church Street gym and my dad scored 2 last minute tickets for the Kokomo/New Castle game from Dick Wittenbreaker a New Castle 6'2" starting guard on the 1945-46 IU basketball team. Needless to say they were first row tickets as he was a huge booster. What I witnessed that night was a fairy tale game which to this day is still considered the greatest two man shootout in the history of Indiana high school basketball if not the entire country. Keep in mind there was no 3 point line and Rayl considered one of the finest sharpshooters of all time would have probably hung 60 points had that not been the case. My most vivid recollection was Rayl consistently shooting and making from 25-30 feet. Pavy was only 5'11" but so much stockier than the 145 lb Rayl and scored mostly inside 18 feet driving to the basket for half his points. New Castle won the game 91-82 and the NCC championship, but that was merely a footnote to the main show. Sadly, that was the last game at Church Street before the Trojans moved to Chrysler Fieldhouse. All i can say is it was never the same. The memory of that game will forever be ingrained in my mind and I can only tell you that I smile every time I recall that magical night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Rogermci said: I was an eleven year old boy in February, 1959 living in New Castle when the Wildkats made the visit to New Castle's last game at the 1,800 seat Church Street gym and my dad scored 2 last minute tickets for the Kokomo/New Castle game from Dick Wittenbreaker a New Castle 6'2" starting guard on the 1945-46 IU basketball team. Needless to say they were first row tickets as he was a huge booster. What I witnessed that night was a fairy tale game which to this day is still considered the greatest two man shootout in the history of Indiana high school basketball if not the entire country. Keep in mind there was no 3 point line and Rayl considered one of the finest sharpshooters of all time would have probably hung 60 points had that not been the case. My most vivid recollection was Rayl consistently shooting and making from 25-30 feet. Pavy was only 5'11" but so much stockier than the 145 lb Rayl and scored mostly inside 18 feet driving to the basket for half his points. New Castle won the game 91-82 and the NCC championship, but that was merely a footnote to the main show. Sadly, that was the last game at Church Street before the Trojans moved to Chrysler Fieldhouse. All i can say is it was never the same. The memory of that game will forever be ingrained in my mind and I can only tell you that I smile every time I recall that magical night! Awesome story, I bet that was amazing to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Rogermci said: I was an eleven year old boy in February, 1959 living in New Castle when the Wildkats made the visit to New Castle's last game at the 1,800 seat Church Street gym and my dad scored 2 last minute tickets for the Kokomo/New Castle game from Dick Wittenbreaker a New Castle 6'2" starting guard on the 1945-46 IU basketball team. Needless to say they were first row tickets as he was a huge booster. What I witnessed that night was a fairy tale game which to this day is still considered the greatest two man shootout in the history of Indiana high school basketball if not the entire country. Keep in mind there was no 3 point line and Rayl considered one of the finest sharpshooters of all time would have probably hung 60 points had that not been the case. My most vivid recollection was Rayl consistently shooting and making from 25-30 feet. Pavy was only 5'11" but so much stockier than the 145 lb Rayl and scored mostly inside 18 feet driving to the basket for half his points. New Castle won the game 91-82 and the NCC championship, but that was merely a footnote to the main show. Sadly, that was the last game at Church Street before the Trojans moved to Chrysler Fieldhouse. All i can say is it was never the same. The memory of that game will forever be ingrained in my mind and I can only tell you that I smile every time I recall that magical night! Great memory. Aside from seeing Jimmy in an IU uni... perhaps the greatest memory I have of him was following his exploits as a prep in Kokomo. He put his home city for this "Region Rat" on the map for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogermci Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 He once made 534 straight free throws at a park in Kokomo. That dude could ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1972iu Posted January 22, 2019 Report Share Posted January 22, 2019 Damn...I just saw this post. I remember listening to one of his 56 pt games on the radio as a kid growing up in Cincinnati. My brother and I used to shoot hoops and fantasize about being Jimmy Rayl. Sad news. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosiertildeath Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 I wish Jimmy had been able to play with Ray Pavy !! IU would have had the best pair of shooting guards playing together on the same team at the same time! Unfortunately Pavy was paralyzed in a car wreck the summer before he was set to join Rayl at I U ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 If I remember correctly Mr. Pavy was coach at Shenandoah High School when I played high school ball. He seemed to be a very good coach and Shenandoah was always a tough out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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