1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #9
1973–74 record 23-5 (12-2 Big Ten)
Head coach Bobby Knight (3rd year)
Assistant coach Dave Bliss
Assistant coach Bob Donewald
Assistant coach Bob Weltlich
Captain Steve Green
Quinn Buckner
Home arena Assembly Hall
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Indiana 12 2   .857     23 5   .821
#6 Michigan 12 2   .857     22 5   .815
#11 Purdue 10 4   .714     21 9   .700
Wisconsin 8 6   .571     16 8   .667
Michigan State 8 6   .571     13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429     12 12   .500
Iowa 5 9   .357     8 16   .333
Ohio State 4 10   .286     9 15   .375
Northwestern 3 11   .214     9 15   .375
Illinois 2 12   .143     5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 3rd 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 23-5 and a conference record of 12-2, tying Michigan for 1st in the Big Ten Conference. Due to the 1974 NCAA Tournament rules of only conference champions being invited, Indiana and Michigan faced off for a third game to determine which team would go to the 1974 NCAA Tournament. IU lost, 67-75, and thus did not participate. Instead, the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament invited second place teams from 8 conferences to participate in their tournament. This was IU's only appearance in the CCAT; however, they did win the championship game.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Bobby WilkersonG/F67So.Anderson, Indiana
21Quinn BucknerG63So.Phoenix, Illinois
22Trent SmockF65So.Richmond, Indiana
23Craig MorrisG64So.DeGraff, Ohio
24Steve AhlfeldG61Jr.Wabash, Indiana
25Doug AllenF66Jr.Champaign, Illinois
30John KamstraG61Jr.Frankfort, Indiana
31John LaskowskiG/F65Jr.South Bend, Indiana
33Tom AbernathyF67So.South Bend, Indiana
34Steve GreenF67Jr.Sellersburg, Indiana
42Scott MayF67So.Sandusky, Ohio
43Don NoortC68So.Worth, Illinois
45Jim CrewsG65So.Normal, Illinois
54Kent BensonC611Fr.New Castle, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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

12/1/1973*
#3 The Citadel W 74-55  1-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/5/1973*
#3 Kansas W 72-59  2-0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/8/1973*
#3 vs. #10 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 77-68  3-0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY

12/11/1973*
#3 #6 Notre Dame L 67-73  3-1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/15/1973*
#3 at Ball State W 87-62  4-1
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN

12/22/1973*
#7 #15 South Carolina W 84-71  5-1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

12/26/1973*
#7 vs. BYU
Far West Classic Quarterfinals
W 96-52  6-1
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

12/28/1973*
#7 vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic Semifinals
L 48-61  6-2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

12/29/1973*
#7 vs. Oregon
Far West Classic Consolation Round
W 56-47  7-2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR

1/5/1974
#8 at #18 Michigan L 71-73  7-3 (0-1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/8/1974*
#13 at Miami W 71-58  8-3 (0-1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH

1/12/1974
#13 #13 Wisconsin W 52-51  9-3 (1-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/14/1974
#13 Northwestern W 72-67  10-3 (2-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

1/19/1974
#12 at Iowa W 55-51  11-3 (3-1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

1/26/1974
#11 at Northwestern W 82-53  12-3 (4-1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/2/1974
#12 Iowa W 85-50  13-3 (5-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/9/1974
#12 Illinois
Rivalry
W 107-67  14-3 (6-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/11/1974
#12 at Wisconsin W 81-63  15-3 (7-1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/16/1974
#12 #15 Michigan W 93-81  16-3 (8-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/18/1974
#12 at Illinois
Rivalry
W 101-83  17-3 (9-1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/23/1974
#10 at Minnesota W 73-55  18-3 (10-1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

2/25/1974
#10 Michigan State W 91-85  19-3 (11-1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/2/1974
#9 at Ohio State L 79-85  19-4 (11-2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

3/9/1974
#13 Purdue
Rivalry
W 80-79  20-4 (12-2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

3/11/1974*
#13 vs. #12 Michigan
Big Ten Conference Tie-Breaker
L 67-75  20-5 (12-2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
CCAT

3/15/1974*
#10 vs. Tennessee
First Round
W 73-71  21-5 (12-2)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO

3/17/1974*
#10 vs. Toledo
Semifinals
W 73-72 OT 22-5 (12-2)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO

3/18/1974*
#10 vs. USC
Championship
W 85-60  23-5 (12-2)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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