1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #6
1972–73 record 22–6 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (2nd year)
Assistant coach Dave Bliss
Assistant coach John Hulls
Assistant coach Bob Weltlich
Captain John Ritter
Home arena Assembly Hall
1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Indiana 11 3   .786     22 6   .786
#10 Minnesota 10 4   .714     21 5   .808
Purdue 8 6   .571     15 9   .625
Illinois 8 6   .571     14 10   .583
Ohio State 8 6   .571     14 10   .583
Iowa 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Michigan 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Michigan State 6 8   .429     13 11   .542
Wisconsin 5 9   .357     11 13   .458
Northwestern 2 12   .143     5 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll

The 197273 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in 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 22-6 and a conference record of 11-3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After a quick first-round exit during the 1972 NIT, Indiana was invited to participate in the 1973 NCAA Tournament, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the Final Four. IU lost to the UCLA Bruins who went on to win their 7th straight national title; however, IU secured third place after beating Providence. [1]


Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Frank WilsonG63Sr.Bluffton, Indiana
21Quinn BucknerG63Fr.Phoenix, Illinois
22Trent SmockF65Fr.Richmond, Indiana
22Bootsie WhiteG58Sr.Hammond, Indiana
23Steve HeinigerG510Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
24Steve AhlfeldG61So.Wabash, Indiana
25Doug AllenF66So.Champaign, Illinois
30John KamstraG61So.Frankfort, Indiana
31John LaskowskiG/F65So.South Bend, Indiana
32Steve DowningC68Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Jerry MemeringF/C67Sr.Vincennes, Indiana
34Steve GreenF67So.Sellersburg, Indiana
35Don NoortC68Fr.Worth, Illinois
40Mike MillerF68Fr.Bloomington, Indiana
41Craig MorrisG64Fr.DeGraff, Ohio
42John RitterF65Sr.Goshen, Indiana
43John HunterF66So.Danville, Indiana
45Jim CrewsG65Fr.Normal, Illinois
55Tom AbernathyF67Fr.South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/2/1972*
Harvard W 97-76  1-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/5/1972*
at Kansas W 72-55  2-0
Allen Field House 
Lawrence, KS

12/9/1972*
#8 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 64-58  3-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/12/1972*
#15 Notre Dame W 69-67  4-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/16/1972*
#15 Ohio W 89-68  5-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/22/1972*
#9 at South Carolina L 85-88  5-1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC

12/28/1972*
#15 vs. #13 Houston W 75-72  6-1
Memorial Gymnasium 
El Paso, TX

12/29/1972*
#15 at UTEP L 65-74  6-2
Memorial Gymnasium 
El Paso, Texas

1/3/1973*
#20 Ball State W 94-71  7-2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/6/1973
#20 at Wisconsin W 78-64  8-2 (1-0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

1/9/1973*
#16 Miami W 80-68  9-2 (1-0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/13/1973
#16 Ohio State W 81-67  10-2 (2-0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/20/1973
#16 #6 Minnesota W 83-71  11-2 (3-0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/22/1973
#16 at Michigan State W 97-89  12-2 (4-0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

1/27/1973
#6 at Michigan W 79-73  13-2 (5-0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

2/3/1973
#5 Northwestern W 83-65  14-2 (6-0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/5/1973
#5 at Ohio State L 69-70  14-3 (6-1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

2/10/1973
#4 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 69-72  14-4 (6-2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

2/12/1973
#4 Illinois
Rivalry
W 87-66  15-4 (7-2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/17/1973
#11 at #4 Minnesota L 75-82  15-5 (7-3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

2/19/1973
#11 Michigan State W 75-65  16-5 (8-3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/24/1973
#10 Wisconsin W 57-55  17-5 (9-3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/3/1973
#12 at Iowa W 80-64  18-5 (10-3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/10/1973
#9 Purdue
Rivalry
W 77-72  19-5 (11-3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament

3/15/1973*
#6 vs. #5 Marquette
Regional Semifinals
W 75-69  20-5 (11-3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN

3/17/1973*
#6 vs. #17 Kentucky
Elite Eight
W 72-65  21-5 (11-3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN

3/24/1973*
#6 vs. #1 UCLA
Final Four
L 59-70  21-6 (11-3)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO

3/26/1973*
#6 vs. #4 Providence
National Third Place Game
W 97-79  22-6 (11-3)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 17 Steve Downing Boston Celtics

[2]

References

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