1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1944-45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1944-45 record	10-11 (3-9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Good (2nd year)
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	11	–	1	.917	17	–	1	.944
Ohio State	10	–	2	.833	15	–	5	.750
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	13	–	7	.650
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	9	–	11	.450
Michigan	5	–	7	.417	12	–	7	.632
Wisconsin	4	–	8	.333	10	–	11	.476
Minnesota	4	–	8	.333	8	–	13	.381
Northwestern	4	–	8	.333	7	–	12	.368
Indiana	3	–	9	.250	10	–	11	.476
Chicago	0	–	0	–	7	–	8	.467

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 2nd 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 10-11 and a conference record of 3-9, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Gene Farris	F	6–3	So.	Campbellsburg, Indiana
5	Charles Radcliffe	F	5–10	Jr.	Paoli, Indiana
5	Ed Schienbein	G	5–9	Sr.	Southport, Indiana
6	George Cherry	G	5–11	Fr.	Greensburg, Indiana
7	Gene Johnson	C	6–3	Fr.	Hartford City, Indiana
8	Dave Etchison	F	6–1	Fr.	Alexandria, Indiana
9	Jack Herron	G	5–8	Jr.	Logansport, Indiana
10	Robert Goodman	F	6–1	Fr.	Paterson, New Jersey
11	Jack Mercer	G	6–1	So.	Brazil, Indiana
12	Norbert Hermann	G	6–2	Fr.	Brownstown, Indiana
14	Marion Fine	G	5–6	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
15	Ray Brandenburg	G	5–10	So.	Corydon, Indiana
16	Louis Teats	G	5–6	Fr.	Aurora, Indiana
17	George Laughery	F	6–1	Fr.	Robinson, Illinois
18	Charles Leedke	G	5–10	Fr.	Connersville, Indiana
21	Dean Daniels	F	5–11	Fr.	South Bend, Indiana
22	James Copeland	F	6–2	Fr.	Elwood, Indiana
22	Dick Schnieder	G	5–11	Fr.	LaPorte, Indiana
23	Freeland Armstrong	G	5–11	Fr.	Paoli, Indiana
24	Zygmund Belsowski	G	5–11	Fr.	LaPorte, Indiana
25	George Milan	G	5–11	Fr.	East Chicago, Indiana
27	Gene Turner	G	5–11	Fr.	Kokomo, Indiana
29	Ed Murray	F	5–10	Fr.	Cincinnati, Ohio
35	Al Kravolansky	F/C	6–3	So.	East Chicago, Indiana
39	Del Russell	F	6–1	So.	Park Ridge, Illinois
40	Milton Mink	C	6–5	Fr.	Rochester, Indiana
41	Ted Kluszewski	F	6–2	Fr.	Argo, Illinois
45	John Roper	C	6–5	Fr.	Campbell, Ohio

Schedule/Results

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

11/30/1944*	at Wabash	W 43-39	1-0	Crawfordsville, IN
12/2/1944*	Camp Atterbury	W 44-22	2-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/5/1944*	DePauw	L 50-51	2-1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/9/1944*	at Camp Atterbury	W 63-48	3-1	Camp Atterbury, IN
12/14/1944*	Wabash	W 55-39	4-1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/16/1944*	vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 43-61	4-2	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
12/30/1944*	Nebraska	W 65-42	5-2	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/2/1945*	Pentathlon of Mexico	W 53-33	6-2	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/6/1945	at Michigan	L 53-54	6-3 (0-1)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/9/1945*	at DePauw	W 58-38	7-3 (0-1)	Bowman Gym Greencastle, IN
1/17/1945	Purdue Rivalry	W 51-50	8-3 (1-1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/20/1945	at Minnesota	W 48-46	9-3 (2-1)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis, MN
1/22/1945	at Iowa	L 51-56	9-4 (2-2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/27/1945	Michigan	L 43-47	9-5 (2-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/5/1945	Minnesota	L 48-56	9-6 (2-4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/7/1945	at Purdue Rivalry	L 48-62	9-7 (2-5)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
2/10/1945	Iowa	L 40-45	9-8 (2-6)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/12/1945	at Illinois Rivalry	L 48-71	9-9 (2-7)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/17/1945	Ohio State	L 45-63	9-10 (2-8)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/24/1945	at Ohio State	L 52-85	9-11 (2-9)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
2/28/1945	Illinois Rivalry	W 65-55	10-11 (3-9)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (Practice)

Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue

Culture & lore	History Traditions Crossroads Classic A Season on the Brink (film) Crimson Guard "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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