1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1961–62 record 13-11 (7-7 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (21st year)
Assistant coach Lou Watson
Assistant coach Don Luft
Captain Charley Hall
Home arena New Fieldhouse
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State 13 1   .929     26 2   .929
Wisconsin 10 4   .714     17 7   .708
Purdue 9 5   .643     17 7   .708
Illinois 7 7   .500     15 8   .652
Indiana 7 7   .500     13 11   .542
Iowa 7 7   .500     13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429     10 14   .417
Michigan 5 9   .357     7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214     8 14   .364
Northwestern 3 11   .214     8 15   .348
Rankings from http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1962.html

The 1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 21st year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13-11 and a conference record of 7-7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Dave GrangerF67Jr.Hillsdale, Michigan
21Dave HollandF65So.Toledo, Indiana
22Jimmy RaylG62Jr.Kokomo, Indiana
23Jerry BassG59Sr.Morristown, Indiana
25Charley RoushF61Jr.Columbus, Indiana
30Gordon MickeyF67Sr.Chillicothe, Ohio
31Dick SparksC65So.Bloomington, Indiana
31Jim SuttonG511So.Anderson, Indiana
32Ernie WilhoitG63Sr.Collinsville, Illinois
33Winston FairfieldC69Jr.Wilmington, Massachusetts
41Bill AltmanF62Sr.Mooresville, Indiana
42Charley HallF66Sr.Terre Haute, Indiana
43Dave PorterF64Jr.Noblesville, Indiana
45Tom BolyardF64Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
12/2/1961*
Drake L 81-90  0-1
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines, IA
12/7/1961*
New Mexico State W 74-68  1-1
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
12/9/1961*
Kansas State L 78-88  1-2
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
12/11/1961*
vs. North Carolina W 76-70  2-2
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
12/16/1961*
Detroit W 92-84  3-2
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
12/18/1961*
Arizona State W 94-88  4-2
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
12/23/1961*
at Iowa State L 70-83  4-3
Iowa State Armory
Ames, Iowa
12/30/1961*
at Loyola (Chicago) L 90-95  4-4
Alumni Gym
Chicago, IL
1/2/1962*
vs. Notre Dame W 122-95  5-4
Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, IN
1/6/1962
Michigan State W 76-71  6-4 (1-0)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1962
at Minnesota L 100-104  6-5 (1-1)
Williams Arena
Minneapolis, MN
1/13/1962*
at DePaul W 98-89  7-5 (1-1)
Alumni Hall
Chicago, IL
1/27/1962
Minnesota W 105-104  8-5 (2-1)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
1/29/1962
at Northwestern W 72-71  9-5 (3-1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, IL
2/3/1962
at #4 Illinois
Rivalry
L 85-96  9-6 (3-2)
Huff Hall
Champaign, IL
2/10/1962
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 93-105  9-7 (3-3)
Lambert Fieldhouse
West Lafayette, IN
2/12/1962
Wisconsin L 94-105  9-8 (3-4)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
2/17/1962
Iowa W 72-69  10-8 (4-4)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1962
Michigan W 86-77  11-8 (5-4)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
2/24/1962
at Michigan State L 85-97  11-9 (5-5)
Jenison Fieldhouse
East Lansing, MI
2/26/1962
at Michigan L 89-110  11-10 (5-6)
Yost Field House
Ann Arbor, MI
3/3/1962
Purdue
Rivalry
W 88-71  12-10 (6-6)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
3/5/1962
Illinois
Rivalry
W 104-92  13-10 (7-6)
New Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
3/10/1962
at #1 Ohio State L 65-90  13-11 (7-7)
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH
*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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