The Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh once said, “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” One would be compelled to think so if a certain renowned athletic competition finally honors its true collegiate roots.

For a Midwestern-based entity (Indianapolis), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) fails to provide area hoops enthusiasts with opportunities to personally experience a Final Four in the Second City—without realizing that college basketball originated on Lake Michigan’s proud shores.