1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1968–69 record 9-15 (4-10 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Watson (4th year)
Assistant coach Tom Bolyard
Captain Bill DeHeer
Home arena New Fieldhouse
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Purdue 13 1   .929     23 5   .821
#20 Illinois 9 5   .643     19 5   .792
Ohio State 9 5   .643     17 7   .708
Michigan 7 7   .500     13 11   .542
Northwestern 6 8   .429     14 10   .583
Minnesota 6 8   .429     12 12   .500
Michigan State 6 8   .429     11 12   .478
Iowa 5 9   .357     12 12   .500
Wisconsin 5 9   .357     11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286     9 15   .375
Rankings from AP Poll

The 196869 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 4th 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 9-15 and a conference record of 4-10, finishing 10th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Mike NilesG64Jr.Warsaw, Indiana
22Joe CookeG63Jr.Toledo, Ohio
23Larry GipsonG510So.Michigan City, Indiana
24Ken MorganF66So.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Jeff StocksdaleF64So.Lima, Ohio
31Bill DeHeerC69Sr.Maplewood, Missouri
32Mike NolandF66Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Ken JohnsonC66Jr.Anderson, Indiana
34Ben NilesG65So.Warsaw, Indiana
35Bill StenbergC67Sr.Rockford, Illinois
40Kevin BassG510So.Morristown, Indiana
41Gabe OliverioG62Sr.Annandale, Virginia
42Rick AtkinsonG63Jr.Evansville, Indiana
43John MuirheadC67Sr.Danville, Illinois
44Earl SchneiderF69Sr.Evansville, Indiana
45Mike BranaughC68Jr.Toledo, Ohio
54Mike SzymanczykC68So.Lansing, Illinois

Schedule/Results

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

12/3/1968*
at Ohio L 70-80  0-1
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH

12/7/1968*
Missouri W 58-51  1-1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/9/1968*
at Kansas State L 83-87  1-2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS

12/14/1968*
North Carolina State W 77-62  2-2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/16/1968*
Loyola (Chicago) W 88-83  3-2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/21/1968*
at #7 Notre Dame L 94-104  3-3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN

12/27/1968*
vs. Niagara
ECAC Quaker City Tournament First Round
W 86-83  4-3
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA

12/28/1968*
vs. #17 La Salle
ECAC Quaker City Tournament Semifinals
L 88-108  4-4
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA

12/30/1968*
vs. St. Joseph's (Pa.)
ECAC Quaker City Tournament Third Place Game
L 72-80  4-5
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA

1/4/1969
#13 Ohio State L 82-90  4-6 (0-1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/7/1969
at Michigan L 87-89  4-7 (0-2)
University Events Building 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/11/1969
at Iowa L 72-91  4-8 (0-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

1/14/1969
#17 Northwestern W 87-70  5-8 (1-3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/27/1969*
DePaul W 87-66  6-8 (1-3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/1/1969
Michigan State W 79-76  7-8 (2-3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/4/1969
at Wisconsin W 65-63  8-8 (3-3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/8/1969
Minnesota L 83-89  8-9 (3-4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/15/1969
at Northwestern L 88-91  8-10 (3-5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/18/1969
#9 Purdue
Rivalry
L 95-96  8-11 (3-6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/22/1969
at Minnesota L 79-83  8-12 (3-7)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

2/25/1969
Wisconsin W 101-84  9-12 (4-7)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/1/1969
#15 Illinois
Rivalry
L 64-77  9-13 (4-8)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/4/1969
at Ohio State L 86-108  9-14 (4-9)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

3/8/1969
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 76-120  9-15 (4-10)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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