Yesterday in the Edgewood Middle School gym, Keith Smart put the ball in play again. Smart, best known for his shot that lifted Indiana University over Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA Championship game, spoke to students at the Warsaw middle school about staying in school and life's decisions. "The kids need to get back to respecting people who help them," said Smart."The teachers, administrators and coaches push these kids because they want them to have opportunities.The choices you have to make will effect you later on." Smart, whose identity was kept a secret until his introduction, was arranged to be in Warsaw by Kosciusko REMC Director of Member Releations, Larry Easterday.Easterday met Smart through his daughter, Megan, who died of cancer and would be a senior this year.The younger Easterday was also friends with former IU standout Damon Bailey.
DALE HUBLER, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016