1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1946-47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1946-47 record	12-8 (8-4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (6th year)
Captain	Ralph Hamilton
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1946–47 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	16	–	6	.727
Illinois	8	–	4	.667	14	–	6	.700
Indiana	8	–	4	.667	12	–	8	.600
Minnesota	7	–	5	.583	14	–	7	.667
Michigan	6	–	6	.500	12	–	8	.600
Iowa	5	–	7	.417	12	–	7	.632
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	7	–	13	.350
Purdue	4	–	8	.333	9	–	11	.450
Northwestern	2	–	10	.167	7	–	13	.350

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. After returning from serving as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, Branch McCracken resumed the head coaching position for a 6th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 12-8 and a conference record of 8-4, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jerry Stuteville	F	6–3	Fr.	Attica, Indiana
4	Bob Cowan	G	5–10	Sr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
4	Bob Lollar	F	6–2	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
5	Ralph Hamilton	F	6–1	Sr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
5	Murray Mendenhall	G	5–9	Fr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
6	Lou Watson	G/F	6–5	Fr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
7	Dave Walker	F	6–3	So.	Loogootee, Indiana
8	Al Herman	F	6–3	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
11	Lou Jensen	G	5–11	Fr.	New Albany, Indiana
12	Norbert Hermann	G	6–2	Jr.	Brownstown, Indiana
13	Al Kravolansky	F	6–3	Sr.	East Chicago, Indiana
14	Ward Williams	C	6–3	Jr.	Colfax, Indiana
15	Bob Armstrong	C	6–4	Fr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
17	John Wallace	F	6–3	Jr.	Richmond, Indiana
19	Charley Meyer	C	6–5	Fr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
22	Jack Brown	F	6–3	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
37	Don Ritter	G	5–10	So.	Aurora, Indiana
40	Robert Mehl	F	6–1	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
N/A	Ray Krupa	F	6–2	So.	East Chicago, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/2/1946*	Wabash	W 69-46	1-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/7/1946*	Miami (OH)	W 69-36	2-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/9/1946*	Notre Dame	L 60-70	2-1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/14/1946*	at Louisville	L 46-53	2-2	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
12/21/1946*	at Loyola (Chicago)	L 53-60	2-3	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
1/2/1947*	at Butler	L 41-52	2-4	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1/6/1947	at Ohio State	W 62-39	3-4 (1-0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/11/1947	at Wisconsin	L 49-70	3-5 (1-1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
1/13/1947	Purdue Rivalry	W 62-46	4-5 (2-1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/18/1947	Iowa	W 50-48	5-5 (3-1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/20/1947	at Minnesota	L 56-59	5-6 (3-2)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis, MN
1/23/1947*	at Marquette	W 74-50	6-6 (3-2)	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee, WI
1/25/1947	Michigan	W 55-42	7-6 (4-2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/8/1947*	at Earlham	W 93-41	8-6 (4-2)	Richmond, IN
2/15/1947	at Illinois Rivalry	L 50-59	8-7 (4-3)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/17/1947	at Northwestern	W 69-43	9-7 (5-3)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
2/22/1947	at Iowa	L 46-68	9-8 (5-4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/24/1947	Ohio State	W 46-43	10-8 (6-4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/1/1947	Illinois Rivalry	W 48-41	11-8 (7-4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/3/1947	at Purdue Rivalry	W 54-38	12-8 (8-4)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, 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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