1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Old Dominion Classic Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #17
1971–72 record 17–8 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (1st year)
Assistant coach Dave Bliss
Assistant coach John Hulls
Assistant coach Bob Weltlich
Captain Joby Wright
Home arena Assembly Hall
1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#11 Minnesota 11 3   .786     17 6   .739
#19 Ohio State 10 4   .714     18 6   .750
#17 Indiana 9 5   .643     17 8   .680
Michigan 9 5   .643     14 10   .583
Michigan State 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Wisconsin 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Purdue 6 8   .429     12 12   .500
Illinois 5 9   .357     14 10   .583
Iowa 5 9   .357     11 13   .458
Northwestern 3 11   .214     5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The 197172 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in the newly constructed Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17-8 and a conference record of 9-5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, Indiana was invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament; however, the Hoosiers lost in the first round, bringing Knight's first season to an end.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Frank WilsonG63Jr.Bluffton, Indiana
22Bootsie WhiteG58Jr.Hammond, Indiana
23Steve HeinigerG510So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
24Dave ShepherdG511So.Carmel, Indiana
32Steve DowningC68Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Jerry MemeringF/C67Jr.Vincennes, Indiana
42John RitterF65Jr.Goshen, Indiana
43Rick FordF65Sr.Cloverdale, Indiana
44Joby WrightF68Sr.Savannah, Georgia
54Kim PembertonG63Jr.Osgood, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/1/1971*
Ball State W 84-77  1-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/4/1971*
Miami W 65-50  2-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/6/1971*
#14 Kansas W 59-56  3-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/11/1971*
vs. #7 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 90-89 2OT 4-0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY

12/15/1971*
#12 at Ohio L 70-79  4-1
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH

12/18/1971*
#12 Notre Dame W 94-29  5-1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/22/1971*
#8 at Butler W 85-74  6-1
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN

12/28/1971*
#7 vs. #8 BYU
Old Dominion Classic
W 61-50  7-1
Hampton Coliseum 
Norfolk, VA

12/29/1971*
#7 at Old Dominion
Old Dominion Classic
W 88-86  8-1
Hampton Coliseum 
Norfolk, VA

1/4/1972*
#5 at Northern Illinois L 71-85  8-2
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, IL

1/8/1972
#5 at Minnesota L 51-52  8-3 (0-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

1/15/1972
#17 Wisconsin L 64-66 OT 8-4 (0-2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/22/1972
at Ohio State L 74-80  8-5 (0-3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

1/29/1972
at Michigan State L 83-69  8-6 (0-4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

2/5/1972
Michigan State W 83-69  9-6 (1-4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/8/1972
Minnesota W 61-42  10-6 (2-4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/12/1972
at Wisconsin W 84-76 OT 11-6 (3-4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/19/1972
Iowa W 86-79  12-6 (4-4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/22/1972
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 90-71  13-6 (5-4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/26/1972
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 69-70  13-7 (5-5)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

2/29/1972
#16 Michigan W 79-75  14-7 (6-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/4/1972
#14 Ohio State W 65-57  15-7 (7-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/7/1972
#20 at Northwestern W 72-67  16-7 (8-5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

3/11/1972
#20 Purdue
Rivalry
W 62-48  17-7 (9-5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NIT

3/18/1972*
#17 vs. Princeton
First Round
L 60-68  17-8 (9-5)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 18 Joby Wright Seattle SuperSonics

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References

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