1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 7
1950–51 record 19-3 (12-2 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (10th year)
Assistant coach Ernie Andres
Assistant coach Lou Watson
Captain Bill Tosheff
Home arena The Fieldhouse
1950–51 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Illinois 13 1   .929     22 5   .815
#7 Indiana 12 2   .857     19 3   .864
Iowa 9 5   .643     15 7   .682
Minnesota 7 7   .500     13 9   .591
Northwestern 7 7   .500     12 10   .545
Wisconsin 7 7   .500     10 12   .455
Michigan State 5 9   .357     10 11   .476
Purdue 4 10   .286     8 14   .364
Michigan 3 11   .214     7 15   .318
Ohio State 3 11   .214     6 16   .273
Rankings from AP Poll

The 195051 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 10th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19-3 and a conference record of 12-2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Dale VieauG510Jr.Hammond, Indiana
5Sam MirandaG510Jr.Collinsville, Illinois
6Tom SatterF510So.Franklin, Indiana
7Gene RingG61Sr.South Bend, Indiana
8Bill GarrettC63Sr.Shelbyville, Indiana
9Bob MastersG63Jr.Lafayette, Indiana
10Dick BaumgartnerG61So.LaPorte, Indiana
11Bill TosheffF61Sr.Gary, Indiana
12Phil BuckF510Sr.Rossville, Indiana
14Hal SummersF61Jr.Lawrenceville, Illinois
16Don LuftC65Jr.Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16Bob DobsonG61So.Bloomington, Indiana
18Jack McDermondF62So.Attica, Indiana
19Jim SchooleyC65So.Auburn, Indiana
21Tyrie RobbinsF63Sr.Gary, Indiana
21Otto CaseG58So.Jeffersonville, Indiana
22Jack BrownF63Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
25Tony HillF61Jr.Seymour, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

12/2/1950*
DePauw W 59-45  1-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

12/9/1950*
Oregon State W 72-45  2-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

12/12/1950*
TCU W 87-68  3-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

12/16/1950*
at Kansas State W 58-52  4-0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas

12/22/1950*
No. 4 at Butler
Hoosier Classic
W 61-46  5-0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis

12/23/1950*
No. 4 vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic
W 64-56  6-0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis

12/27/1950*
No. 5 at Bradley L 62-64  6-1
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois

12/29/1950*
No. 5 at Drake W 59-49  7-1
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA

1/6/1951
No. 6 at Ohio State W 77-62  8-1 (1-0)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio

1/13/1951
No. 6 at Michigan State W 47-37  9-1 (2-0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan

1/15/1951
No. 6 Illinois
Rivalry
W 64-53  10-1 (3-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

1/20/1951
No. 6 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 77-56  11-1 (4-0)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana

1/22/1951
No. 6 Ohio State W 69-59  12-1 (5-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

1/27/1951
No. 5 Minnesota W 32-26  13-1 (6-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

2/10/1951
No. 3 at Minnesota L 54-61  13-2 (6-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis

2/12/1951
No. 3 at Iowa W 63-54  14-2 (7-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

2/17/1951
No. 6 Northwestern W 94-63  15-2 (8-1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

2/19/1951
No. 6 at Illinois
Rivalry
L 65-71  15-3 (8-2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois

2/24/1951
No. 4 Purdue
Rivalry
W 68-53  16-3 (9-2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

2/26/1951
No. 4 Iowa W 63-53  17-3 (10-2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana

3/3/1951
No. 7 at Michigan W 57-42  18-3 (11-2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan

3/5/1951
No. 7 Wisconsin W 68-58  19-3 (12-2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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