Evansville, Ind. – From January 25 - April 19 in the Evansville Museum's Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau Center of History and Science, Winning Them All: The Evansville Aces 1964-65 will recall the epic season when the Purple Aces went undefeated and claimed the school's fourth College Division National Championship (today's Division II). In addition to achieving the national championship (a feat they had also accomplished the prior year), they also defeated several major college teams—including Iowa, Northwestern, and Notre Dame—en route to their perfect season. In an era before ESPN, the Aces were not only an outstanding basketball team; they were one of the major social activities in the City. Over 12,000 fans packed Evansville's Roberts Municipal Stadium on a regular basis to cheer for their
hometown team.
 
Blessed with talented and dedicated players, the Aces were paced by All-Americans Jerry Sloan and Larry Humes. An NBA player and longtime coach, Sloan is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Humes was Indiana's High School Mr. Basketball before coming to the Purple Aces; is the Aces second all-time leading scorer; and is a member of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
 
The team was led by legendary coach Arad McCutchan. McCutchan compiled a record of 515-313 during his 41 year career; won five national championship, and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1981.
 
The climax of the season was the national championship game against the Southern Illinois University Salukis at Roberts Stadium. In two earlier, contests during the regular season, the Aces defeated the Salukis - that included future hall of famer Walt Frazier - by one point on each occasion. The National Championship was also tightly contested, as Evansville defeated Southern Illinois in overtime by a score of 85-82 to complete the perfect season.
 
A Conversation with the 1964-1965 Aces
 
In conjunction with the exhibition at the Evansville Museum, on Saturday, January 24 the public will have the opportunity to hear from the starting five of the undefeated 1964-65 Evansville Aces. There will be a panel discussion moderated by Mike Blake at the Old National Events Plaza, Ballrooms B, C, and D, the doors will open at Noon, with the program from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Following the program, the book The Undefeated Season: The Newspaper Story of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces Basketball Team, edited by starting guard Russ Grieger and retired editor and publisher of the Evansville Courier & Press Tom Tuley, will be available for signing.
 
Later in the afternoon, the 2014-15 Evansville Purple Aces will play the Southern Illinois University Salukis at the Ford Center.  Game time is 3:05 p.m.  Tickets are available by calling 812-488-ACES.