1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1965–66 record 8-16 (4-10 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Watson (1st year)
Assistant coach Don Luft
Assistant coach Tom Bolyard
Captain Gary Grieger
Home arena New Fieldhouse
1965–66 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Michigan 11 3   .786     18 8   .692
Michigan State 10 4   .714     15 7   .682
Iowa 8 6   .571     17 7   .708
Illinois 8 6   .571     12 12   .500
Minnesota 7 7   .500     14 10   .583
Northwestern 7 7   .500     12 12   .500
Wisconsin 6 8   .429     11 13   .458
Ohio State 5 9   .357     11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286     8 16   .333
Purdue 4 10   .286     8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 196566 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 1st 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 8-16 and a conference record of 4-10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
22Bill RussellG61Jr.Columbus, Indiana
23Vern PayneG510So.Michigan City, Indiana
24Vern PfaffG510Jr.Ellettsville, Indiana
25Ken NewsomeF65So.Ahoskie, North Carolina
30Rich SchrumpfC69So.Galien, Michigan
32Frank EverettC66So.Williamston, North Carolina
33Jack JohnsonF66Jr.Greenfield, Indiana
34Butch JoynerF64So.New Castle, Indiana
35Ron McMainsF65Jr.Frankfort, Indiana
40Larry TurpenG61Jr.Shawswick, Indiana
41Max WalkerG61Sr.Milwaukee, Wisconsin
42Erv InnigerG63Jr.Berne, Indiana
43Gary GriegerF64Sr.Evansville, Indiana
45Gary LeinbergerF67So.St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule/Results

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

12/1/1965*
St. Joseph's (Ind.) W 76-62  1-0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/4/1965*
at Oklahoma L 82-83  1-1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK

12/6/1965*
Detroit L 75-78  1-2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/13/1965*
Kansas State L 69-82  1-3
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/17/1965*
vs. California
Kentucky Invitational
W 71-64  2-3
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY

12/18/1965*
at Kentucky
Kentucky Invitational/Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 56-91  2-4
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY

12/21/1965*
vs. Notre Dame W 80-58  3-4
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN

12/31/1965*
vs. #3 Bradley W 104-87  4-4
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL

1/3/1966*
Loyola (Chicago) L 68-91  4-5
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/8/1966
Illinois
Rivalry
L 84-98  4-6 (0-1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/10/1966
at Michigan L 68-88  4-7 (0-2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/15/1966
at Minnesota L 82-91  4-8 (0-3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

1/17/1966
Iowa W 73-61  5-8 (1-3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/1/1966*
at DePaul L 79-100  5-9 (1-3)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL

2/5/1966
#9 Michigan L 76-93  5-10 (1-4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/7/1966
at Wisconsin L 78-79  5-11 (1-5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/12/1966
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 81-77  6-11 (2-5)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/14/1966
Ohio State W 81-61  7-11 (3-5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

2/19/1966
Northwestern L 82-83  7-12 (3-6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/21/1966
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 68-77  7-13 (3-7)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN

2/26/1966
at Michigan State L 63-69  7-14 (3-8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

2/28/1966
Minnesota L 90-96  7-15 (3-9)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/5/1966
Michigan State W 86-76  8-15 (4-9)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/7/1966
at Iowa L 77-82  8-16 (4-10)
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 19, 2015.
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