New AD Scott Dolson on His Indiana U. Past and Present

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Scott Dolson was a nine-year-old Michigan City, Ind., native when Bob Knight's Indiana University Hoosiers capped an undefeated season with the 1976 National Championship. Back then, Dolson dreamed of being Quinn Buckner. Today, the newly named IU director of intercollegiate athletics considers Knight, whom he served as basketball student manager from 1984 to 1988, a mentor and Buckner a friend. The dream may have changed, but Dolson, who takes over July 1 after serving his alma mater 11 years as deputy athletic director and seven as director of its Varsity Club, characterizes his new position as nothing short of a dream job — as AB senior editor Paul Steinbach discovered during a chat March 26, the day Sweet Sixteen games would have begun under normal circumstances.

What's the mood in Indiana without basketball?
You don't know how much you miss something until it's gone, and so I think we'll appreciate it so much more when we get it back. But there's no question, whether you're out in the neighborhood walking your dog and you see someone, or we talk to our donors and supporters, everybody says the same thing, "Boy, do I miss the tournament." It's been a big-time void for sure. Huge.

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