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 194950 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.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Jerry StutevilleF63Sr.Attica, Indiana
4Dale VieauG510So.Hammond, Indiana
5Sam MirandaG510So.Collinsville, Illinois
6Lou WatsonG65Sr.Jeffersonville, Indiana
7Gene RingG61Jr.South Bend, Indiana
8Bill GarrettC63Jr.Shelbyville, Indiana
9Bob MastersG63So.Lafayette, Indiana
10Charles VaughnF511So.Lafayette, Indiana
11Bill TosheffF61Jr.Gary, Indiana
12Phil BuckF510Jr.Rossville, Indiana
14Hal SummersF61So.Lawrenceville, Illinois
15Frank O'BannonG510So.Corydon, Indiana
16Don LuftC65So.Sheboygan, Wisconsin
17Marvin ChristieF61So.Indianapolis, Indiana
18Tom SchwartzC66Sr.Kokomo, Indiana
19Charley MeyerC65Sr.Jeffersonville, Indiana
21Sheldon TurnerF61So.Albany, Indiana
22John ScottF61So.Madison, Indiana
24Tyrie RobbinsF63Jr.Gary, Indiana
25Tony HillF61So.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

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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