1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #7
1959–60 record 20-4 (11-3 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (19th year)
Assistant coach Lou Watson
Assistant coach Gene Ring
Captain Frank Radovich
Home arena The Fieldhouse
1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Ohio State 13 1   .929     25 3   .893
#7 Indiana 11 3   .786     20 4   .833
Illinois 8 6   .571     16 7   .696
Minnesota 8 6   .571     12 12   .500
Northwestern 8 6   .571     11 12   .478
Iowa 6 8   .429     14 10   .583
Purdue 6 8   .429     11 12   .478
Michigan State 5 9   .357     10 11   .476
Wisconsin 4 10   .286     8 16   .333
Michigan 1 13   .071     4 20   .167
Rankings from http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1960.html

The 195960 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, 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 20-4 and a conference record of 11-3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Bob ReinhartG510Sr.Dale, Indiana
15Gary LongG61Jr.Shelbyville, Indiana
20Al SchlegelmilchG61Sr.Monticello, Indiana
21Leroy JohnsonF64Jr.Mishawaka, Indiana
23Jerry BassG59So.Morristown, Indiana
24Herbie LeeG511Jr.South Bend, Indiana
25Glen ButteF64Sr.Milan, Indiana
30Gordon MickeyF67So.Chillicothe, Ohio
31Norbert WitteC67Sr.Decatur, Indiana
32Ernie WilhoitG63So.Collinsville, Illinois
33Frank RadovichF67Sr.Hammond, Indiana
35Walt BellamyC611Jr.New Bern, North Carolina
41Bill AltmanF62So.Mooresville, Indiana
42Charley HallF66So.Terre Haute, Indiana
44Bob WilkinsonG61Sr.LaPorte, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/5/1959*
Ball State W 103-63  1-0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/7/1959*
at Missouri L 76-79  1-1
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO

12/12/1959*
Ohio W 80-68  2-1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/14/1959*
Kansas State W 67-58  3-1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/19/1959*
Detroit W 89-85  4-1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/22/1959*
#9 at Butler
Hoosier Classic
W 91-85  5-1
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

12/23/1959*
#9 vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic
W 71-60  6-1
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

12/28/1959*
#9 vs. Maryland
Bluegrass Festival Tournament
W 72-63  7-1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY

12/29/1959*
#7 at Louisville
Bluegrass Festival Tournament
W 90-71  8-1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY

1/2/1960
#7 Purdue
Rivalry
L 76-79  8-2 (0-1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/4/1960
#7 at Northwestern L 57-61  8-3 (0-2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

1/9/1960
#11 at Ohio State L 95-96  8-4 (0-3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

1/11/1960
#11 at Michigan W 77-72  9-4 (1-3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/30/1960*
at DePaul W 82-78  10-4 (1-3)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL

2/1/1960
Northwestern W 76-58  11-4 (2-3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/6/1960
at Wisconsin W 97-85  12-4 (3-3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/8/1960
Iowa W 87-74  13-4 (4-3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/13/1960
Wisconsin W 91-71  14-4 (5-3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/15/1960
Michigan W 86-69  15-4 (6-3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/20/1960
at Iowa W 79-64  16-4 (7-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

2/22/1960
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 92-78  17-4 (8-3)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/27/1960
#20 Minnesota W 78-74  18-4 (9-3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/29/1960
#20 Ohio State W 99-83  19-4 (10-3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/5/1960
#12 at Michigan State W 86-80  20-4 (11-3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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