Tom Cutter said one high school moment still stood as one of his greatest memories. He recalled how Lafayette Jeff had won 29 consecutive sectional championships, and how his team knocked them off that year — something he said remained one of his greatest memories ever.

For decades, hoops fans in Indiana had talked about the legend of Tom Cutter — the Lafayette Central Catholic star who dominated on the court and later turned down an NBA contract to work. Now, his story was taking its place among the greats.

Cutter said that just being nominated for the honor was meaningful and that it was an honor in itself.

At Lafayette Central Catholic, Cutter had been a force, scoring more than a thousand points and grabbing more than a thousand rebounds in his career. That dominance carried him to

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