1927–28 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1927–28 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1927–28 record 15-2 (10-2 Big Ten)
Head coach Everett Dean (4th year)
Captain Robert Correll
Home arena Men's Gymnasium
1927–28 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Indiana 10 2   .833     15 2   .882
Purdue 10 2   .833     15 2   .882
Wisconsin 9 3   .750     13 4   .765
Northwestern 9 3   .750     12 5   .706
Michigan 7 5   .583     10 7   .588
Chicago 5 7   .417     8 9   .471
Iowa 3 9   .250     6 11   .353
Ohio State 3 9   .250     5 12   .294
Illinois 2 10   .167     5 12   .294
Minnesota 2 10   .167     4 12   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 192728 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 4th year. For the last time, the team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15-2 and a conference record of 10-2, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Art BecknerF61Sr.Muncie, Indiana
4Robert CorrellG61Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
5Dale WellsF61Jr.LaPorte, Indiana
6James StricklandF62So.Owensville, Indiana
7Branch McCrackenC65So.Monrovia, Indiana
8Maurice StarrF61Sr.Anderson, Indiana
9Carl ScheidG61Jr.Vincennes, Indiana
10Donald CooperF61So.North Vernon, Indiana
13James GillG62Jr.Washington, Indiana
15John LeonardC64So.Rochester, Indiana
18Charles BenzelG58Sr.Bedford, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/13/1927*
Franklin College W 34-25  1-0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

12/18/1927*
Wabash W 39-26  2-0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

12/31/1927*
Cincinnati W 29-17  3-0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

1/7/1928
Chicago W 32-13  4-0 (1-0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

1/14/1928
at Michigan L 41-42  4-1 (1-1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/16/1928
at Chicago W 35-12  5-1 (2-1)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, IL

1/21/1928
Illinois
Rivalry
W 44-29  6-1 (3-1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

1/25/1928
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 25-28  6-2 (3-2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN

2/4/1928*
Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 48-29  7-2 (3-2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

2/11/1928
Iowa W 50-33  8-2 (4-2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

2/13/1928
Ohio State W 43-26  9-2 (5-2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

2/18/1928
Purdue
Rivalry
W 40-37  10-2 (6-2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

2/20/1928*
Coe College W 35-14  11-2 (6-2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

2/22/1928
at Ohio State W 52-17  12-2 (7-2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH

2/27/1928
at Iowa W 49-39  13-2 (8-2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/3/1928
Michigan W 36-34  14-2 (9-2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN

3/6/1928
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 27-23  15-2 (10-2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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