1949–50 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1949–50 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#20
1949–50 record	17-5 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (9th year)
Assistant coach	Ernie Andres
Captain	Lou Watson
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1949–50 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Ohio State	11	–	1	.917	22	–	4	.846
#16 Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	17	–	5	.773
#20 Indiana	7	–	5	.583	17	–	5	.773
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	14	–	8	.636
Iowa	6	–	6	.500	15	–	7	.682
Minnesota	4	–	8	.333	13	–	9	.591
Michigan	4	–	8	.333	11	–	11	.500
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	10	–	12	.455
Purdue	3	–	9	.250	9	–	13	.409

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949–50 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 9th 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 17-5 and a conference record of 7-5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten 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	Sr.	Attica, Indiana
4	Dale Vieau	G	5–10	So.	Hammond, Indiana
5	Sam Miranda	G	5–10	So.	Collinsville, Illinois
6	Lou Watson	G	6–5	Sr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
7	Gene Ring	G	6–1	Jr.	South Bend, Indiana
8	Bill Garrett	C	6–3	Jr.	Shelbyville, Indiana
9	Bob Masters	G	6–3	So.	Lafayette, Indiana
10	Charles Vaughn	F	5–11	So.	Lafayette, Indiana
11	Bill Tosheff	F	6–1	Jr.	Gary, Indiana
12	Phil Buck	F	5–10	Jr.	Rossville, Indiana
14	Hal Summers	F	6–1	So.	Lawrenceville, Illinois
15	Frank O'Bannon	G	5–10	So.	Corydon, Indiana
16	Don Luft	C	6–5	So.	Sheboygan, Wisconsin
17	Marvin Christie	F	6–1	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
18	Tom Schwartz	C	6–6	Sr.	Kokomo, Indiana
19	Charley Meyer	C	6–5	Sr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
21	Sheldon Turner	F	6–1	So.	Albany, Indiana
22	John Scott	F	6–1	So.	Madison, Indiana
24	Tyrie Robbins	F	6–3	Jr.	Gary, Indiana
25	Tony Hill	F	6–1	So.	Seymour, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/5/1949*		Wabash	W 64-33	1-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/10/1949*		at Michigan State	W 73-58	2-0	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
12/13/1949*		DePaul	W 61-55	3-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/15/1949*		Arkansas	W 75-50	4-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/19/1949*		at Oregon State	W 65-60	5-0	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
12/20/1949*		at Oregon State	W 58-53	6-0	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
12/29/1949*		vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 79-69	7-0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/30/1949*		at Butler Hoosier Classic	W 68-57	8-0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1/2/1950*		Michigan State	W 60-50	9-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/7/1950	#5	Wisconsin	W 61-59	10-0 (1-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/9/1950	#5	at Michigan	L 67-69	10-1 (1-1)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/14/1950	#4	at Iowa	L 64-65	10-2 (1-2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/16/1950*	#4	Butler	W 57-49	11-2 (1-2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/21/1950	#8	at Purdue Rivalry	W 49-39	12-2 (2-2)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
2/4/1950	#12	at Northwestern	W 64-59	13-2 (3-2)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
2/6/1950	#12	Ohio State	L 55-56	13-3 (3-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/11/1950	#16	Minnesota	W 59-39	14-3 (4-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/13/1950	#16	at Illinois Rivalry	W 83-72	15-3 (5-3)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/18/1950		Purdue Rivalry	W 60-50	16-3 (6-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/20/1950		at Ohio State	L 65-75	16-4 (6-4)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
2/25/1950	#17	Iowa	L 53-59	16-5 (6-5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/27/1950	#17	Illinois Rivalry	W 80-66	17-5 (7-5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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