1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1952–53 record	23–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (12th year)
Assistant coach	Ernie Andres
Captain	Bobby Leonard
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Indiana	17	–	1	.944	23	–	3	.885
#11 Illinois	14	–	4	.778	18	–	4	.818
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	14	–	8	.636
Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	13	–	9	.591
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	13	–	9	.591
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	12	–	10	.545
Ohio State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	12	.455
Northwestern	5	–	13	.278	6	–	16	.273
Michigan	3	–	15	.167	6	–	16	.273
Purdue	3	–	15	.167	4	–	18	.182

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 12th 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 23-3 and a conference record of 17-1, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game. IU beat the reigning champions, Kansas Jayhwaks, 69-68 to win their second national title.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
13	Charlie Kraak	F	6–5	Jr.	Collinsville, Illinois
14	Phil Byers	G	5–11	So.	Evansville, Indiana
14	James Fields	F	6–1	So.	Andrews, Indiana
15	William Ditius	F	6–1	So.	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
19	Jim Schooley	C	6–5	Sr.	Auburn, Indiana
20	Goethe Chambers	F	6–3	So.	Union City, Indiana
21	Bobby Leonard	G	6–3	Jr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
22	Jim DeaKyne	G	6–3	Jr.	Fortville, Indiana
23	Ron Taylor	F	6–3	Jr.	Chicago, Illinois
24	Jack Wright	F	5–10	Jr.	New Castle, Indiana
25	Burke Scott	G	6–1	So.	Tell City, Indiana
30	Paul Poff	G	6–1	So.	New Albany, Indiana
31	Dick Farley	F	6–3	Jr.	Winslow, Indiana
33	Dick Hendricks	C	6–5	Jr.	Auburn, Indiana
34	Don Schlundt	C	6–10	So.	South Bend, Indiana
35	Lou Scott	C	6–10	Jr.	Chicago, Illinois
41	Dick White	F	6–1	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
42	Don Henry	F	6–2	So.	Evansville, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/1/1952*		Valparaiso	W 95-56	1-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/6/1952*		at Notre Dame	L 70-71	1-1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN
12/13/1952*		at Kansas State	L 80-82	1-2	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
12/20/1952	#19	Michigan	W 88-60	2-2 (1-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/22/1952	#19	Iowa	W 91-72	3-2 (2-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/3/1953	#12	at Michigan	W 91-88	4-2 (3-0)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/5/1953	#12	at Michigan State	W 69-62	5-2 (4-0)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1/10/1953	#7	Minnesota	W 66-63	6-2 (5-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/12/1953	#7	at Ohio State	W 88-68	7-2 (6-0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/17/1953	#6	Illinois Rivalry	W 74-70 ^2OT	8-2 (7-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/19/1953	#6	at Purdue Rivalry	W 88-75	9-2 (8-0)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
2/2/1953*	#2	Butler	W 105-70	10-2 (8-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/7/1953	#2	at Northwestern	W 88-64	11-2 (9-0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
2/9/1953	#2	Wisconsin	W 66-48	12-2 (10-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/14/1953	#2	Michigan State	W 65-50	13-2 (11-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/16/1953	#2	at Wisconsin	W 72-70	14-2 (12-0)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/21/1953	#2	Ohio State	W 81-67	15-2 (13-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/23/1953	#2	Purdue Rivalry	W 113-78	16-2 (14-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/28/1953	#2	at Illinois Rivalry	W 91-79	17-2 (15-0)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
3/2/1953	#2	Northwestern	W 90-88 ^OT	18-2 (16-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/7/1953	#1	at Minnesota	L 63-65	18-3 (16-1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/9/1953	#1	Iowa	W 68-61	19-3 (17-1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1953*	#1	vs. DePaul Regional Semifinals	W 82-80	20-3 (17-1)	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
3/14/1953*	#1	vs. Notre Dame Regional Finals	W 79-66	21-3 (17-1)	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
3/17/1953*	#1	vs. LSU Final Four	W 80-67	22-3 (17-1)	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
3/18/1953*	#1	vs. Kansas Championship	W 69-68	23-3 (17-1)	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1954	2	10	Bobby Leonard	Baltimore Bullets
1954	2	15	Dick Farley	Syracuse Nationals
1954	5	37	Lou Scott	Baltimore Bullets
1954	6	49	Charlie Kraak	Fort Wayne Pistons
1955	2	14	Don Schlundt	Syracuse Nationals

References

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

Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball 1952–53 NCAA Champions

13 Charlie Kraak 21 Bob Leonard 25 Burke Scott 31 Dick Farley 34 Don Schlundt Head Coach Branch McCracken Assistant Coach Ernie Andres

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

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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