1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1943-44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1943-44 record 7-15 (2-10 Big Ten)
Head coach Harry Good (1st year)
Captain Paul Shields
Home arena The Fieldhouse
1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833     14 7   .667
Iowa 9 3   .750     14 4   .778
Wisconsin 9 3   .750     12 9   .571
Northwestern 8 4   .667     12 7   .632
Purdue 8 4   .667     11 10   .524
Illinois 5 7   .417     11 9   .550
Michigan 5 7   .417     8 10   .444
Minnesota 2 10   .167     7 14   .333
Indiana 2 10   .167     7 15   .318
Chicago 0 8   .000     1 19   .050
Rankings from AP Poll

The 194344 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st 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 7-15 and a conference record of 2-10, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Gene FarrisF63Fr.Campbellsburg, Indiana
5Ed SchienbeinG59Sr.Southport, Indiana
6Charles TrauxG511N/ASpring Lake, New Jersey
7George TiptonC63Fr.Terre Haute, Indiana
8Don EarnhartC62Fr.Marion, Indiana
9Jack HerronG58So.Logansport, Indiana
11Jack MercerG61Fr.Brazil, Indiana
14Bob RowlandG61Fr.Martinsville, Indiana
16John CrouchC63So.Evansville, Indiana
19Sam YoungG62So.Rushville, Indiana
22Claude Retherford, Jr.F61Fr.French Lick, Indiana
24Herod ToonG510Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Richard PeedC63N/ARichmond, Indiana
30Irvin LearyF511Fr.Greenfield, Indiana
32Bob RavensburgF61So.Bellevue, Kentucky
33Paul ShieldsF62Fr.Monrovia, Indiana
37Ray BrandenburgG510Fr.Corydon, Indiana
38Les RayF61Fr.Sullivan, Indiana
42Ed SidwellG62Fr.New Castle, Indiana
43Art LehmanF61Fr.Cedar Lake, Indiana
N/APhilip BowserF62Fr.Goshen, Indiana
N/APete PithosF61Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/1/1943*
Camp Atterbury W 40-28  1-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/4/1943*
at DePauw L 36-47  1-1
Bowman Gym 
Greencastle, IN

12/7/1943*
at Wabash W 38-35  2-1
 
Crawfordsville, IN

12/11/1943*
vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 41-66  2-2
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY

12/14/1943*
Wabash W 44-27  3-2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/18/1943*
at DePaul L 43-81  3-3
University Auditorium 
Chicago, IL

12/20/1943*
DePauw W 38-34  4-3
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/4/1944*
at Camp Atterbury W 42-32  5-3
 
Camp Atterbury, IN

1/8/1944
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 43-63  5-4 (0-1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN

1/14/1944
at Ohio State L 46-72  5-5 (0-2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH

1/15/1944
at Ohio State L 38-74  5-6 (0-3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH

1/22/1944*
Miami (OH) L 50-52  5-7 (0-3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/28/1944
Iowa L 42-43  5-8 (0-4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/29/1944
Iowa L 40-52  5-9 (0-5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/4/1944
at Michigan L 49-65  5-10 (0-6)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

2/5/1944
at Michigan L 44-46  5-11 (0-7)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

2/11/1944
Wisconsin L 43-62  5-12 (0-8)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/12/1944
Wisconsin L 31-52  5-13 (0-9)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/18/1944
at Minnesota L 47-48  5-14 (0-10)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN

2/19/1944
at Minnesota W 48-47  6-14 (1-10)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN

2/26/1944*
Bunker Hill L 36-41  6-15 (1-10)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/4/1944
at Purdue
Rivalry
W 51-45  7-15 (2-10)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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