1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #4
1953–54 record 20-4 (12-2 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (13th year)
Assistant coach Ernie Andres
Assistant coach Phil Buck
Captain Bobby Leonard
Home arena The Fieldhouse
1953–54 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Indiana 12 2   .857     20 4   .833
#13 Iowa 11 3   .786     17 5   .773
#19 Illinois 10 4   .714     17 5   .773
Minnesota 10 4   .714     17 5   .773
Wisconsin 6 8   .429     12 10   .545
Northwestern 6 8   .429     9 13   .409
Ohio State 5 9   .357     11 11   .500
Michigan State 4 10   .286     9 13   .409
Michigan 3 11   .214     9 13   .409
Purdue 3 11   .214     9 13   .409
Rankings from AP Poll

The 195354 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

As reigning national champions, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20-4 and a conference record of 12-2, 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 Regional Third Place.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Charlie KraakF65Sr.Collinsville, Illinois
14Phil ByersG511Jr.Evansville, Indiana
15Neal SkeetersG511So.Louisville, Kentucky
20Jim BarleyG62So.Marion, Indiana
21Bobby LeonardG63Sr.Terre Haute, Indiana
22Jim DeaKyneG63Sr.Fortville, Indiana
23Jim PhippsG511So.Kokomo, Indiana
24Sherrill MarginetG61So.Fort Branch, Indiana
25Burke ScottG61Jr.Tell City, Indiana
30Paul PoffG61Jr.New Albany, Indiana
31Dick FarleyF63Sr.Winslow, Indiana
32Warren FisherF63So.Terre Haute, Indiana
33Bill MaetschkeF64So.New Albany, Indiana
34Don SchlundtC610Jr.South Bend, Indiana
35Lou ScottC610Sr.Chicago, Illinois
41Dick WhiteF61Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana
42Charles MeadG63So.Oak Park, Illinois
43Cliff WilliamsonF63So.Kokomo, Indiana
44Wally ChoiceF64So.Montclair, New Jersey
45Frank StemleF63So.New Albany, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/5/1953*
Cincinnati W 78-65  1-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/7/1953*
Kansas State W 92-66  2-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/12/1953*
#1 at Butler W 76-57  3-0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

12/14/1953*
#1 Notre Dame W 66-55  4-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/18/1953*
#1 at Montana W 74-54  5-0
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT

12/21/1953*
#1 at Oregon State W 76-72  6-0
Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR

12/22/1953*
#1 at Oregon State L 51-67  6-1
Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR

1/2/1954
#3 at Michigan W 62-60  7-1 (1-0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/4/1954
#3 Wisconsin W 70-67  8-1 (2-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/9/1954
#3 at Minnesota W 71-63  9-1 (3-0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

1/11/1954
#3 Purdue
Rivalry
W 73-67  10-1 (4-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/16/1954
#3 at Wisconsin W 90-74  11-1 (5-0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

1/18/1954
#3 Ohio State W 94-72  12-1 (6-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/1/1954*
#3 Louisville W 80-71  13-1 (6-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/6/1954
#3 Michigan State W 79-74  14-1 (7-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/8/1954
#3 Minnesota W 90-77  15-1 (8-0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/13/1954
#3 at Northwestern L 90-100  15-2 (8-1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/15/1954
#3 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 86-50  16-2 (9-1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN

2/20/1954
#3 at Michigan State W 63-61  17-2 (10-1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

2/22/1954
#3 Iowa L 64-82  17-3 (10-2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/27/1954
#3 at Ohio State W 84-68  18-3 (11-2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH

3/6/1954
#2 Illinois
Rivalry
W 67-64  19-3 (12-2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament

3/12/1954*
#2 vs. Notre Dame
Regional Semifinals
L 64-65  19-4 (12-2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/13/1954*
#2 vs. LSU
Regional Third Place
W 73-62  20-4 (12-2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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