Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Indiana Hoosiers
2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
University	Indiana University
First season	1901
All-time record	1,784–1,003 (.640)
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Bloomington, IN
Head coach	Tom Crean (9th year)
Arena	Assembly Hall (Capacity: 17,472)
Nickname	Hoosiers
Student section	Crimson Guard
Colors	Crimson and Cream[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament champions
1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2002
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1940, 1953, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992, 2002
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1940, 1953, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2002
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances
1940, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1926, 1928, 1936, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2013, 2016

The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University (IU). The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU campus. Indiana has won five NCAA Championships in men's basketball (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987) — the first two under coach Branch McCracken and the latter three under Bob Knight. The Hoosiers' five NCAA Championships are tied for third in history with North Carolina and Duke (5), trailing only UCLA (11), and Kentucky (8). Indiana's 1976 squad remains the last undefeated NCAA men's basketball champion.^[2][3][4][5]

The Hoosiers are seventh in NCAA Tournament appearances (39), seventh in NCAA Tournament victories (66), ninth in Final Four appearances (8), and 10th in overall victories.^[6] The Hoosiers have won 22 Big Ten Conference Championships and have the best winning percentage in conference games at nearly 60 percent. No team has had more All-Big Ten selections than the Hoosiers with 53. The Hoosiers also rank seventh in all-time AP poll appearances and sixth in the number of weeks spent ranked No. 1.^[7] Every four-year men's basketball letterman since 1973 has earned a trip to the NCAA basketball tournament. Additionally, every four-year player since 1950 has played on a nationally ranked squad at Indiana.^[8]

The Hoosiers are among the most storied programs in the history of college basketball. A 2012 study listed Indiana as the third most valuable collegiate basketball program in the country.^[9] Indiana has ranked in the top 15 nationally in men's basketball attendance every season since Assembly Hall opened in 1972, and often in the top five.^[10]

Indiana has three main rivalries including in-state, against the Purdue Boilermakers (see Indiana-Purdue rivalry), and out-of-state, against the Kentucky Wildcats (see Indiana–Kentucky rivalry) and the Illinois Fighting Illini (see Illinois-Indiana rivalry). The team is currently coached by Tom Crean.^[11]

Traditions

Candy striped pants

Indiana players wear warm-up pants that are striped red and white, like the stripes of a candy cane. They were first worn by the team in the 1970s under head coach Bob Knight.^[12] At the time they were in keeping with the fashion trends of the 1970s, but despite changing styles they have since become an iconic part of playing for Indiana. IU star guard Steve Alford said, "As you watch television and you watch the IU games, that's the first thing you saw, was the team run out in the candy stripes. So when you finally got to put those on, those are pretty special."^[12] Rusty Stillions, Director of Indiana's Equipment Operations, said the pants were originally available only for team members. However, changes in licensing agreements permitted the general public to buy them as well.^[12] They have since become a staple at games and other Indiana basketball events. Beginning in 2014, during Hoosier Hysteria, former IU basketball players have presented to the new players their first pair of candy striped pants. This practice symbolizes a "passing-of-the-torch" and carrying on the rich tradition and responsibilities of playing for Indiana University.^[13]

Jerseys

Players huddle before a game in their iconic candy striped pants

The team is widely noted for their simple game jerseys. Unlike most schools, Indiana doesn't have players' names on the back of jerseys that players wear on the court.^[14] The notion behind the nameless jerseys is that players play for the team name on the front, not the individual's name on the back. In keeping with Indiana's longstanding principle of putting team over player, the Hoosiers have never retired any jersey numbers. Adidas is the current outfitter of Indiana athletics.

When coach Mike Davis succeeded Bob Knight, he suggested adding names to the jerseys. However, the Hoosiers' minimalist look had become such a part of the program's brand that the proposal was dropped after considerable backlash from fans.^[15] Despite the long tradition behind the jerseys, they have undergone some slight changes over the years. The school's colors are cream and crimson, but in the 1970s Knight and football coach Lee Corso started using uniforms that were more scarlet or bright red.^[16] During the same time, cream gave way almost universally to white. But those colors reverted mostly to cream and crimson in the early 2000s, after then-athletics director Michael McNeely decided that the team uniforms needed to reflect the school's official colors of cream and crimson.

William Tell Overture

During the third time-out of every second half, the Indiana pep band and cheerleading squad performs the William Tell Overture with cheerleaders racing around the court carrying myriad flags. Indiana Assistant Director for Facilities Chuck Crabb said the tradition began in about 1979 or 1980.^[17] Sportscaster Billy Packer called it "the greatest college timeout in the country."^[17]

Mop lady

In 1971 Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance became the sole sponsor of Indiana and Purdue games on WTTV.^[18] During the mid-1970s, the State Farm Indiana Legends ads included a lady named "Martha" sweeping the floors of Assembly Hall while whistling and singing the school's fight song, "Indiana, Our Indiana." It ran as the introduction to Indiana basketball broadcasts for 30 years. Upon Indiana's firing of Bob Knight, Farm Bureau pulled the ad.^[18] In 2009 new coach Tom Crean resurrected the tradition and had "Martha" appear at the "Midnight Madness" festivities to begin the season. Because the actress who had appeared in the original ads was unavailable, singer Sheila Stephen stepped in as the new Martha. Starting with the 2010-11 season, video of the original ad was shown at home games after the National Anthem and right before tip off.^[19] In recent years, the ad has been shown just before the Hoosiers take the court.

History

Early years (1900–1924)

The first Indiana basketball team (1900-01)

Indiana fielded its first men's basketball team in the 1900-01 season, posting a 1–4 ledger under coach James H. Horne. In their first game the Hoosiers traveled to Indianapolis and lost to Butler 17-20.^[20] Indiana's first victory was a 26-17 win over Wabash College that same year.^[20]

In 1917 the Hoosiers began playing their games at the Men's Gymnasium. After the first few games there spectators complained that they couldn't see the game because of opaque wooden backboards. Therefore, new backboards were installed that contained one-and-a-half inch thick plate glass so that fans could see games without an obstructed view. As a result, it was the first facility - and the Hoosiers were the first team - in the country to use glass backboards.^[21]

Everett Dean Era (1924–1938)

IU's first great head coach, Everett Dean, was at first a standout player who garnered IU's first All-America honors in 1921.^[20] In 1924, Dean signed on as the full-time head coach of his alma mater.^[20] Under Dean, the Hoosiers would elevate their play to new heights, winning their first-ever share of the Big Ten Conference title in 1926, defeating Wisconsin 35-20. The Hoosiers also won conference championships in 1928 and 1936. Four All-Americans helped lead the Hoosiers in this era: Jim Strickland, Branch McCracken (later coach), Vern Huffman, and Ken Gunning. Dean coached Indiana until 1938. He is the only coach named to both the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Baseball Hall of Fame.^[20]

Branch McCracken Era (1938-1965)

When Dean left for Stanford, the popular selection to succeed him was Branch McCracken.^[22] McCracken was another young alumnus and former player under Everett Dean.^[22] Because of his fast-breaking style of play, McCracken's teams would earn the nickname "Hurryin' Hoosiers".

McCracken's first IU team was led by All-America Ernie Andres, later a McCracken basketball assistant.^[20] In McCracken's first year, the team finished 17–3, splitting games with both Purdue and eventual NCAA runnerup Ohio State.^[20] The following year the 1939-40 NCAA title team, led by All-American Marvin Huffman, would take Indiana to unprecedented success: an NCAA title and a record (at the time) 20 wins.^[22] The 20-3 record by that team would not be bested for another 13 years until broken again by Indiana.^[22] At their home court at The Fieldhouse, Indiana saw six perfect seasons including a 24-game unbeaten home winning streak from 1938-1941. In 1948, McCracken was responsible for recruiting Bill Garrett who became the first African American player in Big Ten varsity basketball history.

The Hoosiers' 1952-53 NCAA title team - led by Bobby Leonard, Dick Farley, and three-time All-American Don Schlundt - won the Big Ten and went on to win the NCAA championship by defeating reigning champions Kansas by one point. The Hoosiers would again win the Big Ten the following season in 1953–54. Just a few years later the team won back-to-back conference championships in 1956–57 and 1957–58 behind the leadership of two-time All-American Archie Dees. A few years later the Hoosiers were led by two-time All-American Walt Bellamy, one of the few African-American players in college basketball at the time.

In the fall of 1960 the Indiana Hoosiers football program was hit with devastating NCAA sanctions that impacted every varsity sport at the school, including basketball.^[23] Although the violations only occurred within the football program, all Hoosier varsity sports were barred from postseason play during the probationary period.^[23] The sanctions drastically undermined the ability of coaches to lure talented players to Indiana. Nevertheless, McCracken did manage to successfully recruit twins Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale, both of whom would earn All-America honors in 1965.

McCracken ultimately coached IU for 23 years, amassing 364 wins and 210 Big Ten wins.^[20] His teams also won four regular season Big Ten titles and went to the NCAA tournament four times, winning two national titles.^[20] He was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame and the court now at Assembly Hall is named in his honor.

Lou Watson Era (1965-1971)

Sandwiched between two iconic coaches in Branch McCracken and Bob Knight, McCracken's longtime assistant and former lead scorer Lou Watson coached Indiana from 1965 through 1971, with a leave of absence in 1970 where Jerry Oliver stepped in as acting head coach. The 1966-67 team, which won a Big Ten championship, was known as the "Cardiac Kids" because of their many heart-stopping finishes. During the 1970–1971 season the Hoosiers were led by All-American George McGinnis. Watson ended his Indiana coaching career with a 61-60 record.

Bob Knight Era (1971–2000)

During Bob Knight's 29 years as head coach at Indiana, the Hoosiers won 662 games, including 22 seasons of 20 or more wins, while losing but 239, a remarkable .735 winning percentage. In 24 NCAA tournament appearances at Indiana, Hoosier teams under Bob Knight won 42 of 63 games (.667), winning titles in 1975-76, 1980-81, and 1986-87, while finishing third in 1973 and 1992. While at Indiana, a total of 23 different players under Coach Knight's tutelage received All-American and All-Big Ten honors. For 10-consecutive seasons, a player made the All-American Academic and All-Big Ten Academic Teams, and a total of 18 players were so honored. Nine Indiana players won 10 Big Ten Most Valuable Player honors.

Kent Benson of the 1976 NCAA Championship team scoring in a Big Ten game against Illinois in 1977

In 1972–73, Knight's second year as coach, Indiana won the Big Ten championship and reached the Final Four, but lost to UCLA. The following season, 1973–74, Indiana once again captured a Big Ten title. In the two following seasons, 1974-75 and 1975-76, the Hoosiers were undefeated in the regular season and won 37-consecutive Big Ten games, including two more Big Ten championships. The 1974-75 Hoosiers swept the entire Big Ten by an average of 22.8 points per game. However, in an 83-82 win against Purdue they lost consensus All-American forward Scott May to a broken left arm. With May's injury keeping him to 7 minutes of play, the No. 1 Hoosiers lost to Kentucky 92-90 in the Mideast Regional. The Hoosiers were so dominant that four starters - Scott May, Steve Green, Kent Benson and Quinn Buckner - would make the five-man All-Big Ten team. The following season, 1975–76, the Hoosiers went the entire season and 1976 NCAA tournament without a single loss, beating Michigan 86–68 in the title game. Indiana remains the last school to accomplish this feat.^[24][25]

Behind the play of Mike Woodson Indiana won the 1979 NIT championship. The 1979-80 Hoosiers, led by Woodson and Isiah Thomas, won the Big Ten championship and advanced to the 1980 Sweet Sixteen. The following season, in 1980-81, Thomas and the Hoosiers once again won a conference title and won the 1981 NCAA tournament, the school's fourth national title. In 1982–1983, with the strong play of Uwe Blab and All-Americans Ted Kitchel and Randy Wittman, the No. 1 ranked Hoosiers were favorites to win another national championship. However, with an injury to Kitchel mid-season, the Hoosiers' prospects were grim. Knight asked for fan support to rally around the team and, when the team ultimately won the Big Ten title, he ordered that a banner be hung for the team in Assembly Hall as a tribute to the fans, who he credited with inspiring the team to win its final three home games. Nevertheless, in the tournament Kitchel's absence was felt and the team lost to Kentucky in the 1983 Sweet Sixteen.

The 1985-86 Hoosiers were profiled in a best-selling book A Season on the Brink. To write it Knight granted author John Feinstein almost unprecedented access to the Indiana basketball program, as well as insights into Knight's private life. The following season, in 1986-87, the Hoosiers were led by All-American Steve Alford and captured a share of the Big Ten title. The team won Indiana's fifth national championship against Syracuse in the 1987 NCAA tournament with a game-winning jump shot by Keith Smart with five seconds of play remaining in the championship game.^[26] In the 1988–1989 season the Hoosiers were led by All-American Jay Edwards and won a Big Ten championship.

From 1990-91 through 1992-93, the Hoosiers posted 87 victories, the most by any Big Ten team in a three-year span, breaking the mark of 86 set by Knight's Indiana teams of 1974-76. Teams from these three seasons spent all but two of the 53 poll weeks in the top 10, and 38 of them in the top 5. They captured two Big Ten crowns in 1990-91 and 1992-93, and during the 1991-92 season reached the Final Four. During the 1992-93 season, the 31-4 Hoosiers finished the season at the top of the AP Poll, but were defeated by Kansas in the Elite Eight. Teams from this era included Greg Graham, Pat Knight, All-Americans Damon Bailey and Alan Henderson, and National Player of the Year Calbert Cheaney.

Throughout the mid and late 1990s Knight and the Hoosiers continued to experience success with superior play from All-Americans Brian Evans and A. J. Guyton. The Hoosiers won a minimum of 19 games and played in the NCAA Tournament each year. However, 1993 would be Knight's last conference championship and 1994 would be his last trip to the Sweet Sixteen. Moreover, his portrayal in the media often brought as much controversy to the school as success. The controversial reputation, combined with a strained relationship with then-University President Myles Brand, resulted in Knight's controversial dismissal in 2000.^[27]

Mike Davis Era (2000-2006)

Following Bob Knight's tumultuous exit from Indiana, assistant Mike Davis took over as interim head coach in the fall of 2000. In his first season, Davis led a team featuring All-Americans Kirk Haston and Jared Jeffries to a 21–13 record. The following year, in the 2001–02 season, Davis was named the permanent coach. That year the Hoosiers captured a share of the Big Ten championship and made an unexpected trip to the 2002 NCAA championship game. But after the Hoosiers failed to make the NCAA Tournament in 2004 and 2005 (for the first time since 1985), criticism of Davis grew. Following months of speculation, he announced his resignation in February 2006, saying the basketball program needed to move on with a new coach. He remained with the team for the rest of the 2006 season before leaving.^[28]

Kelvin Sampson Era (2006-2008)

On March 28, 2006, Oklahoma head coach Kelvin Sampson was named coach of the Hoosiers, despite a history of violating NCAA rules and sanctions imposed on him.^[29] Sampson fielded competitive teams and scored a major recruiting victory by persuading in-state star Eric Gordon to sign with Indiana.^[30] The Hoosiers, with Gordon and forward D.J. White, were considered one of the better teams during the 2007-2008 season. However, in October 2007 Sampson was found to have violated rules again, this time by engaging in a 3-way phone conversation with a recruit. Indiana punished Sampson by denying him a previously scheduled $500,000 raise, firing one of his assistant coaches, and taking away one of his scholarships for the 2008-2009 season.^[31]

In early February 2008 the NCAA informed Indiana that Sampson had "knowingly violated telephone recruiting restrictions and then lied about it." After launching another internal investigation, Indiana officials announced just 14 days later that Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the men's basketball coach.^[32] Former player and assistant coach Dan Dakich was named Interim Head Coach. In November 2008, the NCAA imposed a three-year probation on the basketball program and upheld the school's self-imposed sanctions stemming from the actions of Sampson and his staff.^[33]

Tom Crean Era (2008-present)

On April 1, 2008, Tom Crean was hired as head coach and inherited a thoroughly depleted team.^[34] Between Crean's hiring and the start of the 2008–09 season, freshman Eric Gordon opted to leave early for the NBA and star forward DJ White graduated. Two other players transferred and three others were kicked off the team. As a result, Crean began with a roster consisting of two walk-ons who had scored a combined 36 points in their careers.^[35] As a result, Crean's first three seasons saw losing records of 6–25 record (the worst in school history), 10-21, and 12-20. However, during this period Crean's recruiting classes progressively improved, most notably with the signing of five-star recruit and McDonald's All-American Cody Zeller.

The 2011-2012 season was a watershed one for Crean and the program, which saw a 27–9 record and a sweet 16 appearance. The team earned wins over the #1 ranked Kentucky, the #2 ranked Ohio State, and #5 ranked Michigan State. This made Indiana the first Big 10 program to knock off the #1 and #2 ranked teams in the same season since 1991 and the first IU squad ever to defeat three programs ranked in the top five in the regular season.^[36][37] The fifteen game win improvement in 2011-2012 was the largest single turnaround in the NCAA that season.^[38] Crean's guidance of the program to success from "unthinkable depths" was regarded as one of the most remarkable rebuilding projects in NCAA basketball history.^[35] The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2012 NCAA Tournament before losing a rematch game to Kentucky, who would go on to win the national championship. Following the surprise run to the Sweet Sixteen, the 2012-2013 Hoosiers spent 10 weeks ranked #1 in the country, and all but two weeks in the top 5.^[39] The experience of Jordan Hulls and Christian Watford, alongside the talent of Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller, led this team to a finish of outright Big Ten regular season champions for the first time since 2002. They again advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, the first time since the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons that the Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in back-to-back seasons. As national player of the year, Oladipo and Zeller both left for the NBA after the conclusion of the season.

The 2013-2014 Hoosiers, plagued by turnovers, posted a disappointing record of only 17-15 and a losing conference record of 7-11. After losing in the first round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament to Illinois, the hopes of an appearance in the NCAA Tournament were gone. The following season, IU went 20-14 overall and 9-9 in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers improved over the previous season by being selected to play in the NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed in the Midwest region. They made an early exit as the #7 Wichita State Shockers knocked them off in the second round.

After a rough start, the 2015-2016 Hoosiers finished the season 27-8 overall, and 15-3 in the Big Ten to win the Big Ten regular season title outright. They received the #1 seed in the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, where they made an early Quarterfinals exit by losing to Michigan. As Big Ten Conference Champions, the Hoosiers received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Indiana beat Chattanooga and Kentucky to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third time in five years; however, they fell to the North Carolina Tar Heels, 86-101.

Season by Season records

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Tom Crean (Big Ten Conference) (2008–present)
2008–09	Tom Crean	6–25	1–17	11th	––
2009–10	Tom Crean	10–21	4–14	9th	––
2010–11	Tom Crean	12–20	3–15	11th	––
2011–12	Tom Crean	27–9	11–7	5th	NCAA Sweet 16
2012–13	Tom Crean	29–7	14–4	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
2013–14	Tom Crean	17-15	7–11	T-8th	––
2014–15	Tom Crean	20-14	9-9	T-7th	NCAA Second Round
2015–16	Tom Crean	27-8	15-3	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
2016–17	Tom Crean	0-0	0-0
Tom Crean:		148–119	64–80
Total:		1,784–1,003
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Current staff and players

2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town F 0 Bielfeldt, MaxMax Bielfeldt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Peoria Notre Dame HS / Michigan Peoria, Illinois G 1 Blackmon, Jr., JamesJames Blackmon, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Marion High School Fort Wayne, Indiana G 2 Zeisloft, NickNick Zeisloft 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Lyons Township HS / Illinois St La Grange, Illinois F 3 Anunoby, OGOG Anunoby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jefferson City High School London, England G 4 Johnson, RobertRobert Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Benedictine School High School Richmond, Virginia F 5 Williams, TroyTroy Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Hampton, Virginia F 10 Burton, RyanRyan Burton (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Bedford North Lawrence HS / Bellarmine Bedford, Indiana G 11 Ferrell, YogiYogi Ferrell (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Park Tudor School Indianapolis, Indiana G 12 Newkirk, JoshJosh Newkirk  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Word of God Christian Academy / Pittsburgh Raleigh, North Carolina F 13 Morgan, JuwanJuwan Morgan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Waynesville High School Waynesville, Missouri G 15 Niego, HarrisonHarrison Niego (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Lyons Township High School Western Springs, Illinois G 22 Taylor, QuentinQuentin Taylor (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School Indianapolis, Indiana G 24 Tharp, JacksonJackson Tharp 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Zionsville High School Zionsville, Indiana F 30 Hartman, CollinCollin Hartman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cathedral High School Indianapolis, Indiana C 31 Bryant, ThomasThomas Bryant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Huntington Prep School Rochester, New York C 35 Priller, TimTim Priller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Richland High School North Richland Hills, Texas	Head coach Tom Crean Assistant coach(es) Tim Buckley Chuck Martin Rob Judson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 3-09-2016

Facilities

Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917)

Indiana's first basketball home was the original Assembly Hall, and at the time it was known simply as the Men's Gymnasium. As a multi-purpose building it also hosted a number of other indoor sports and campus activities. The wood frame structure was built in 1896 at a cost of $12,000 and had a seating capacity of 600, though many more would often pack inside to watch games. It was located on the east side of Owen Hall where a small "A" parking lot sits today on the south side of the Indiana Memorial Union building. The first basketball game was played on February 21, 1901, when Indiana lost to Butler 24-20. In March 1911 the gym hosted the first ever Indiana high school basketball tournament and was hosted by the IU Booster Club instead of the IHSAA. As basketball began to outgrow the facility, students went so far as to characterize the gym as a public menace and health risk. On January 13, 1917, Indiana played its final game in the gym with a win over Iowa State 29-13. The building was torn down in 1938.^[40]

Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928)

The Men's Gymnasium hosted Hoosier basketball from 1917-1928 and was the first in the nation to use glass backboards.

The Men's Gymnasium served as the home of the basketball team from 1917-1928. After the first few games spectators complained that they couldn't see the game because of opaque wooden backboards. As a result, the Nurre Mirror Plate Company in Bloomington was employed to create new backboards that contained one-and-a-half inch thick plate glass so that fans could see games without an obstructed view. As a result, it was the first facility in the country to use glass backboards.^[41] Due to growing popularity of the sport at the school the team eventually had to move to a larger arena. The facility is now used by the School of Public Health-Bloomington (formerly the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, HPER).

The Fieldhouse (1928–1960)

The Wildermuth Intramural Center (previously called The Fieldhouse) hosted the basketball team from 1928–1960. Indiana star player (and later coach) Branch McCracken scored the first point in the facility with a free throw.^[21] During the team's 32 seasons there, it hosted two national championship teams, five conference titles, twenty different All-Americans, and three Big Ten Most Valuable Players. However, the growing popularity of the sport necessitated a move to a new facility.

New Fieldhouse (1960–1971)

The New Fieldhouse (later named the Gladstein Fieldhouse) was originally intended as an interim home for the men's basketball team, but ended up hosting the team for eleven years from 1960-1971. It now serves as a state-of-the-art track and field facility.

Assembly Hall (1971–present)

An interior view of Assembly Hall's Branch McCracken Court.

The Hoosiers currently play at Assembly Hall. The 17,472 seat arena has been the home of the men's basketball team since 1972. The basketball floor is named Branch McCracken Court after the legendary Hoosier coach. The south end of the arena prominently displays the program's five national championship banners. Former head coach Bob Knight called the facility a "sacred place" for student fans and athletes.^[42] Basketball sportscaster Gus Johnson called Assembly Hall, "the Carnegie Hall of basketball."^[43]

Cook Hall

Cook Hall is a basketball practice facility that was completed in 2010 and is located next to Assembly Hall, connected by an underground tunnel. Bill and Gayle Cook donated $15 million to the "For the Glory of Old IU" campaign, out of which came Cook Hall where the IU basketball team is able to engage in day-to-day operations. It contains a museum celebrating the tradition of IU basketball, locker rooms, practice courts, players' lounges, training and treatment areas, strength and conditioning areas, along with coaches' offices.^[44]

Coaching history

Coach	Years	Win–Loss	Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances	NCAA Titles
James H. Horne	1901	1–4	.200	0	–	–
Phelps Darby	1902	4–4	.500	0	–	–
Willis Coval	1903–1904	13–8	.619	0	–	–
Z. G. Clevenger	1905–1906	12–21	.364	0	–	–
James M. Sheldon	1907	9–5	.643	0	–	–
Ed Cook	1908	9–6	.600	0	–	–
Robert Harris	1909	5–9	.357	0	–	–
John Georgen	1910	5–8	.385	0	–	–
Oscar Rackle	1911	11–5	.688	0	–	–
James Kase	1912	6–11	.353	0	–	–
Arthur Powell	1913	5–11	.312	0	–	–
Arthur Berndt	1914–1915	6–21	.222	0	–	–
Allan Willisford	1916	6–7	.462	0	–	–
Guy Lowman	1917	13–6	.684	0	–	–
Dana Evans	1918–1919	20–11	.645	0	–	–
Ewald O. Stiehm	1920	13–8	.619	0	–	–
George Levis	1921–1922	25–16	.610	0	–	–
Leslie Mann	1922–1924	19–13	.594	0	–	–
Everett Dean	1924–1938	162–93	.635	3	–	–
Branch McCracken	1938–1943, 1946–1965	364–174	.677	4	4	2
Harry C. Good	1943–1946	35–29	.547	0	0	0
Lou Watson	1965–1971	65–60	.520	1	1	0
Jerry Oliver	1969–1970, 1971	4–17	.190	0	0	0
Bob Knight	1971–2000	662–239	.735	11	24	3
Mike Davis	2000–2006	115–79	.592	1	4	0
Kelvin Sampson	2006–2008	43–15	.741	0	1	0
Dan Dakich	2008	3–4	.429	0	1	0
Tom Crean	2008–Present	148–119	.554	2	4	0

Notable players and coaches

1,000-point scorers

The Hoosiers currently have 49 players in their 1,000-point club.^[45]

Calbert Cheaney is the all-time leading scorer at Indiana University with 2,613 points.^[46] Cheaney was able to reach the 1,000-point milestone in just 53 games, the 4th quickest Hoosier to do so. Others of honorable mention include Don Schlundt (43 games), Archie Dees (47 games), Walt Bellamy (50 games), Mike Woodson and Jimmy Rayl (54 games), Joe Cooke and Jay Edwards (55 games), Bracey Wright (59 games), and rounding out the top 10 is Tom Bolyard (60 games).^[45]

Walt Bellamy scored 1,441 points.

Jordan Hulls scored 1,318 points.

Tom Van Arsdale (left) scored 1,252 points.

Jared Jeffries scored 1,008 points.

Rank	Player Name	Points	Seasons Played
1	Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney	2,613	1989-93
2	Alford, SteveSteve Alford	2,438	1983-87
3	Schlundt, DonDon Schlundt	2,192	1951-55
4	Guyton, A.J.A.J. Guyton	2,100	1996-2000
5	Woodson, MikeMike Woodson	2,061	1976-80
6	Ferrell, YogiYogi Ferrell	1,986	2013-16
7	Henderson, AlanAlan Henderson	1,979	1991-95
8	Bailey, DamonDamon Bailey	1,741	1990-94
9	Benson, KentKent Benson	1,740	1973-77
10	Watford, ChristianChristian Watford	1,730	2010-13
11	Anderson, EricEric Anderson	1,715	1988-92
12	Evans, BrianBrian Evans	1,701	1992-96
13	May, ScottScott May	1,593	1973-76
14	Graham, GregGreg Graham	1,590	1989-93
15	Wittman, RandyRandy Wittman	1,549	1978-83
16	Dees, ArchieArchie Dees	1,546	1955-58
17	Wright, BraceyBracey Wright	1,498	2002-05
18	White, D.J.D.J. White	1,447	2004-08
19	Bellamy, WaltWalt Bellamy	1,441	1958-61
20	Tolbert, RayRay Tolbert	1,427	1977-81
21	Haston, KirkKirk Haston	1,406	1998-01
22	Rayl, JimmyJimmy Rayl	1,401	1960-63
23	Patterson, AndraeAndrae Patterson	1,365	1994-98
24	Blab, UweUwe Blab	1,357	1981-85
25	Jones III, VerdellVerdell Jones III	1,347	2009-12
26	Kitchel, TedTed Kitchel	1,336	1978-83
27	Hulls, JordanJordan Hulls	1,318	2010-13
28	Bolyard, TomTom Bolyard	1,299	1960-63
29	Wright, JobyJoby Wright	1,272	1969-72
30	Green, SteveSteve Green	1,265	1972-75
31	Van Arsdale, TomTom Van Arsdale	1,252	1962-65
32	Van Arsdale, DickDick Van Arsdale	1,240	1962-65
33	Downing, SteveSteve Downing	1,220	1970-73
34	Coverdale, TomTom Coverdale	1,252	1999-03
35	Netwon, JeffJeff Netwon	1,203	1999-03
36	Buckner, QuinnQuinn Buckner	1,195	1973-76
37	Zeller, CodyCody Zeller	1,157	2012-13
38	Sheehey, WillWill Sheehey	1,120	2011-14
39	Oladipo, VictorVictor Oladipo	1,117	2011-13
40	Williams, TroyTroy Williams	1,115	2014-Current
41	Strickland, MarshallMarshall Strickland	1,106	2002-06
42	Payne, VernonVernon Payne	1,101	1965-68
43	Cooke, JoeJoe Cooke	1,099	1968-70
44	Leonard, BobbyBobby Leonard	1,098	1951-54
45	Thomas, DarylDaryl Thomas	1,095	1983-87
46	Calloway, RickRick Calloway	1,073	1985-88
47	Edwards, JayJay Edwards	1,038	1987-89
48	Joyner, ButchButch Joyner	1,030	1965-68
49	Jeffries, JaredJared Jeffries	1,008	2000-02

National Player of the Year

• Kent Benson - 1976 (Helms Foundation)
• Scott May - 1976 (Naismith, Helms Foundation, Sporting News, NABC, Associated Press, UPI)
• Calbert Cheaney - 1993 (Wooden, Naismith, Sporting News, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Associated Press, UPI)
• Victor Oladipo - 2013 (Sporting News)

All-Americans

Everett Dean - 1921♦ Jim Strickland - 1929 Branch McCracken - 1930♦ Vern Huffman - 1936♦ Ken Gunning - 1937 Ernie Andres - 1938, 1939♦ Marv Huffman - 1940 Bill Menke - 1940 Andy Zimmer - 1942 John Wallace - 1946 Ralph Hamilton - 1947♦ Lou Watson - 1950 Bill Garrett - 1951 Don Schlundt - 1953, 1954♦, 1955 Bob Leonard - 1954 Archie Dees - 1957, 1958

Walt Bellamy - 1960, 1961 Jimmy Rayl - 1962, 1963 Dick Van Arsdale - 1965 Tom Van Arsdale - 1965 George McGinnis - 1971 Steve Downing - 1973 Steve Green - 1974, 1975 Quinn Buckner - 1975, 1976 Scott May - 1975♦, 1976♦ Kent Benson - 1975, 1976♦, 1977♦ Mike Woodson - 1979, 1980 Isiah Thomas - 1981♦ Ted Kitchel - 1982, 1983 Landon Turner - 1982 Randy Wittman - 1983

Steve Alford - 1986♦, 1987♦ Jay Edwards - 1989 Calbert Cheaney - 1991, 1992, 1993♦ Damon Bailey - 1994 Alan Henderson - 1995 Brian Evans - 1996 A.J. Guyton - 2000♦ Kirk Haston - 2001 Jared Jeffries - 2002 Eric Gordon - 2008 D.J. White - 2008 Cody Zeller - 2013 Victor Oladipo - 2013♦ Yogi Ferrell - 2016

♦ Denotes Consensus First-Team All-American

Academic All-Americans

Dick Van Arsdale - 1964, 1965 Tom Van Arsdale - 1965 John Ritter - 1973 Steve Green - 1974, 1975

Kent Benson - 1976, 1977 Wayne Radford - 1978 Randy Wittman - 1982, 1983 Uwe Blab - 1985

Luke Recker - 1999 Jordan Hulls - 2013 Cody Zeller - 2013

McDonald's All-Americans

Tom Baker - 1977 Ray Tolbert - 1977 Landon Turner - 1978 Isiah Thomas - 1979 John Flowers - 1981 Daryl Thomas - 1983 Delray Brooks - 1984 Ricky Calloway - 1985 Jay Edwards - 1987 Eric Anderson - 1988

Greg Graham - 1989 Pat Graham - 1989 Damon Bailey - 1990 Alan Henderson - 1991 Sherron Wilkerson - 1993 Andrae Patterson - 1994 Neil Reed - 1994 Jason Collier - 1996 Luke Recker - 1997 Dane Fife - 1998

Jared Jeffries - 2000 Bracey Wright - 2002 D.J. White - 2004 Eric Gordon - 2007 Cody Zeller - 2011 Yogi Ferrell - 2012 Noah Vonleh - 2013 James Blackmon, Jr. - 2014 Thomas Bryant - 2015

Coaching honors

National Coach of the Year Branch McCracken - 1940, 1953 Bob Knight - 1975, 1989 (Henry Iba Award, UPI) Bob Knight - 1975, 1976, 1989 (Associated Press) Bob Knight - 1987 (Naismith College Coach of the Year) Tom Crean - 2012 (ESPN.com)

Big Ten Coach of the Year Bob Knight – 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1993[20] Tom Crean – 2016

Conference honors

Big Ten Player of the Year Don Schlundt - 1953 Archie Dees - 1957, 1958 Steve Downing - 1973 Scott May - 1975, 1976 Kent Benson - 1977 Mike Woodson - 1980 Ray Tolbert - 1981 Randy Wittman - 1983 Steve Alford - 1986, 1987 Calbert Cheaney - 1993 Brian Evans - 1996 A.J. Guyton - 2000 Kirk Haston - 2001 Jared Jeffries - 2002 D. J. White - 2008

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Dean Garrett - 1987 Jay Edwards - 1988 Eric Anderson - 1989 Damon Bailey - 1991 A.J. Guyton - 1997 Jared Jeffries - 2001 D. J. White - 2005 Eric Gordon - 2008 Cody Zeller - 2012 Noah Vonleh - 2014

National Basketball Hall of Fame

• Branch McCracken, inducted in 1960 as a player
• Everett Dean, inducted in 1966 as a coach
• Clifford Wells, alumnus inducted in 1971 as a contributor
• Bob Knight, inducted in 1991 as a coach
• Walt Bellamy, inducted in 1993 as a player
• Isiah Thomas, inducted in 2000 as a player
• Bobby "Slick" Leonard, inducted in 2014 as a coach

Hoosiers currently in the NBA

• Eric Gordon (New Orleans Pelicans)
• Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic)
• Noah Vonleh (Portland Trail Blazers)
• Cody Zeller (Charlotte Hornets)

Olympians

Representing the United States men's national basketball team unless otherwise noted.

Year	City	Player	Medal
1960	Rome	Walt Bellamy
1976	Montreal	Quinn Buckner
1976	Montreal	Scott May
1984	Los Angeles	Bobby Knight (Head Coach)
1984	Los Angeles	Steve Alford

School records

Individual career

Record	Player	Total	Years	Ref
Most points	Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney	2,613	1990-1993	[47]
Highest scoring average	McGinnis, GeorgeGeorge McGinnis	29.9	1970-1971
Most rebounds	Henderson, AlanAlan Henderson	1,091	1992-1995
Most assists	Ferrell, YogiYogi Ferrell	633	2013-2016

Team season records

Record	Total	Year
Field Goals Made	1148	1974-1975
Field Goals %	53.7	1985-1986
Free Throws Made	760	2002-2003
Free Throw %	76.8	1964-1965
3-pt. Field Goals Made	345	2015-2016
3-pt. Field Goal %	50.8	1986-1987
Rebounds	1433	1974-1975
Assists	655	1975-1976
Blocked Shots	192	2001-2002

Career leaders

Updated through 2015–16 season

Points^[47]

Player	Years	Points
Cheaney, CalbertCalbert Cheaney	1990-1993	2,613
Alford, SteveSteve Alford	1984-1987	2,438
Schlundt, DonDon Schlundt	1952-1955	2,192
Guyton, A.J.A.J. Guyton	1997-2000	2,100
Woodson, MikeMike Woodson	1977-1980	2,061
Ferrell, YogiYogi Ferrell	2013-2016	1,986
Henderson, AlanAlan Henderson	1992-1995	1,979
Bailey, DamonDamon Bailey	1991–1994	1,741
Benson, KentKent Benson	1974-1977	1,740
Watford, ChristianChristian Watford	2010-2013	1,730

Rebounds^[47]

Player	Years	Rebounds
Henderson, AlanAlan Henderson	1992-1995	1,091
Bellamy, WaltWalt Bellamy	1959-1961	1,087
Benson, KentKent Benson	1974-1977	1,031
Dees, ArchieArchie Dees	1956-1958	914
Downing, SteveSteve Downing	1971-1973	889
Tolbert, RayRay Tolbert	1978-1981	874
Schlundt, DonDon Schlundt	1952-1955	860
Anderson, EricEric Anderson	1989-1992	825
Watford, ChristianChristian Watford	2010-2013	776
Evans, BrianBrian Evans	1993-1996	750

Assists^[47]

Player	Years	Assists
Ferrell, YogiYogi Ferrell	2013-2016	633
Michael Lewis	1997–2000	545
Buckner, QuinnQuinn Buckner	1973-1976	542
Tom Coverdale	2000-2003	500
Jamal Meeks	1989-1992	474
Bailey, DamonDamon Bailey	1991-1994	474
Wittman, RandyRandy Wittman	1979-1983	432
Guyton, A.J.A.J. Guyton	1997-2000	403
Stew Robinson	1983-1986	391
Verdell Jones III	2009-2012	389

Post-season

Indiana has won five NCAA Championships in men's basketball (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987) — the first two under coach Branch McCracken and the latter three under Bob Knight — and 22 Big Ten Conference championships. The Hoosiers' five NCAA Championships are tied with North Carolina and Duke (5) for the third-most in history, trailing only UCLA (11) and Kentucky (8).^[48] Their eight trips to the Final Four ranks ninth on the all-time list.^[49] The Hoosiers have made 39 appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (seventh-most in NCAA history).^[48] In those 39 appearances, Indiana has posted a 66–34 record (.660).^[48] Its 66 victories are the seventh-most in NCAA history.^[48] The Hoosiers are tied with the Wisconsin Badgers and the Gonzaga Bulldogs for the fifth longest streak of NCAA tournament appearances at 18 (1986-2003). The Hoosiers also won post-season tournaments in 1974, the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament, and in 1979, the National Invitation Tournament. As of 2016, the 1976 Hoosiers remain the last NCAA men's basketball team to go undefeated in both regular season and postseason play.

NCAA tournament

Championship Results

1940 NCAA Tournament Results^[50]

Round	Opponent	Score
Regional Semifinals	Springfield	48–24
Regional Finals	Duquesne	39–30
National Finals	Kansas	60–42

1953 NCAA Tournament Results^[51]

Round	Opponent	Score
Regional Semifinals	DePaul	82–80
Regional Finals	Notre Dame	79–66
National Semifinals	LSU	80–67
National Finals	Kansas	69–68

1976 NCAA Tournament Results^[52]

Round	Opponent	Score
Round #2	St. John's	90–70
Regional Semifinals	Alabama	74–69
Regional Finals	Marquette	65–56
National Semifinals	UCLA	65–51
National Finals	Michigan	86–68

1981 NCAA Tournament Results^[53]

Round	Opponent	Score
Round #2	# 6 Maryland	99–64
Regional Semifinals	#7 UAB	87–72
Regional Finals	#9 St. Joseph's	78–46
National Semifinals	#1 LSU	95–84
National Finals	#2 North Carolina	63–50

1987 NCAA Tournament Results^[54]

Round	Opponent	Score
Round #1	#16 Fairfield	92–58
Round #2	#8 Auburn	107–90
Regional Semifinals	#5 Duke	88–82
Regional Finals	#10 LSU	77–76
National Semifinals	#1 UNLV	97–93
National Finals	#2 Syracuse	74–73

NCAA Men's MOP Award^[55]

• 1940 – Marvin Huffman
• 1976 – Kent Benson
• 1981 – Isiah Thomas
• 1987 – Keith Smart

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years →	'80	'81	'82	'83	'84	'86	'87	'88	'89	'90	'91	'92	'93	'94	'95	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'06	'07	'08	'12	'13	'15	'16
Seeds →	2	3	5	2	5	3	1	4	2	8	2	2	1	5	9	6	8	7	6	6	4	5	7	6	7	8	4	1	10	5

^[20]

Complete NCAA tournament results

The Hoosiers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 39 times. Their combined record is 66–34.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Results
1940		Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Springfield Duquesne Kansas	W 48–24 W 39–30 W 60–42
1953		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	DePaul Notre Dame LSU Kansas	W 82–80 W 79–66 W 80–67 W 69–68
1954		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Notre Dame LSU	L 64–65 W 73–62
1958		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Notre Dame Miami (OH)	L 87–94 W 98–91
1967		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Virginia Tech Tennessee	L 70–79 W 51–44
1973		Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Marquette Kentucky UCLA Providence	W 75–69 W 72–65 L 59–70 W 97–79
1975		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	UTEP Oregon State Kentucky	W 78–53 W 81–71 L 90–92
1976		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	St. John's Alabama Marquette UCLA Michigan	W 90–70 W 74–69 W 65–56 W 65–51 W 86–68
1978		First Round Sweet Sixteen	Furman Villanova	W 63–62 L 60–61
1980	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Virginia Tech #6 Purdue	W 68–59 L 69–76
1981	#3	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	#6 Maryland #7 UAB #9 Saint Joseph's #1 LSU #2 North Carolina	W 99–64 W 87–72 W 78–46 W 67–49 W 63–50
1982	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Robert Morris #4 UAB	W 94–62 L 70–80
1983	#2	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Oklahoma #3 Kentucky	W 63–49 L 59–64
1984	#4	Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#12 Richmond #1 North Carolina #7 Virginia	W 75–67 W 72–68 L 48–50
1986	#3	First Round	#13 Cleveland State	L 79–83
1987	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	#16 Fairfield #8 Auburn #5 Duke #10 LSU #1 UNLV #2 Syracuse	W 92–58 W 107–90 W 88–82 W 77–76 W 97–93 W 74–73
1988	#4	First Round	#13 Richmond	L 69–72
1989	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 George Mason #7 UTEP #3 Seton Hall	W 99–85 W 92–69 L 65–78
1990	#8	First Round	#9 California	L 63–65
1991	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Coastal Carolina #7 Florida State #3 Kansas	W 79–69 W 82–60 L 65–83
1992	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#15 Eastern Illinois #7 LSU #3 Florida State #1 UCLA #1 Duke	W 94–55 W 89–79 W 85–74 W 106–79 L 78–81
1993	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Wright State #9 Xavier #4 Louisville #2 Kansas	W 97–54 W 73–70 W 82–69 L 77–83
1994	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Ohio #4 Temple #9 Boston College	W 84–72 W 67–58 L 68–77
1995	#9	First Round	#8 Missouri	L 60–65
1996	#6	First Round	#11 Boston College	L 51–64
1997	#8	First Round	#9 Colorado	L 62–80
1998	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Oklahoma #2 Connecticut	W 94–87 ^OT L 68–78
1999	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 George Washington #3 St. John's	W 108–88 L 61–86
2000	#6	First Round	#11 Pepperdine	L 57–77
2001	#4	First Round	#13 Kent State	L 73–77
2002	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	#12 Utah #13 UNC Wilmington #1 Duke #10 Kent State #2 Oklahoma #1 Maryland	W 75–56 W 76–67 W 74–73 W 81–69 W 73–64 L 52–64
2003	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Alabama #2 Pittsburgh	W 67–62 L 52–74
2006	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 San Diego State #3 Gonzaga	W 87–83 L 80–90
2007	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Gonzaga #2 UCLA	W 70–57 L 49–54
2008	#8	First Round	#9 Arkansas	L 72–86
2012	#4	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 New Mexico State #12 VCU #1 Kentucky	W 79–66 W 63–61 L 90–102
2013	#1	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen	#16 James Madison #9 Temple #4 Syracuse	W 83–62 W 58–52 L 50–61
2015	#10	Second Round	#7 Wichita State	L 76–81
2016	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Chattanooga #4 Kentucky #1 North Carolina	W 99–74 W 73-67 L 86-101

NIT results

The Hoosiers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 8–3. They were NIT champions in 1979.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	First Round	Princeton	L 60–68
1979	First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals	Texas Tech Alcorn State Ohio State Purdue	W 78–59 W 72–68 W 64–55 W 53–52
1985	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Butler Richmond Marquette Tennessee UCLA	W 79–57 W 75–53 W 94–82 W 74–67 L 62–65
2005	First Round	Vanderbilt	L 60–67

CCAT results

The Hoosiers appeared in one of the only two ever Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournaments. Their record is 3–0 and were champions in 1974.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1974	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Tennessee Toledo USC	W 73–71 W 73–72 W 83–76

Data from^[20]

Tournament Titles

Season	Tournament	Results
1939-40	NCAA Championship	W vs. Springfield 48-24 W vs. Duquesne 39-30 W vs. Kansas 60-42
1952-53	NCAA Championship	W vs. DePaul 82-80 W vs. Notre Dame 79-66 W vs. LSU 80-67 W vs. Kansas 69-68
1973-74	CCAT	W vs. Tennessee 73-71 W vs. Toledo 73-7 W vs. USC 83-76
1975-76	NCAA Championship	W vs. St. John's 90-70 W vs. Alabama 74-69 W vs. Marquette 65-56 W vs. UCLA 65-51 W vs. Michigan 86-68
1978-79	NIT	W vs. Texas Tech 78-59 W vs. Alcorn State 72-68 W vs. Ohio State 64-55 W vs. Purdue 53-52
1980-81	NCAA Championship	W vs. Maryland 99-64 W vs. UAB 87-72 W vs. St. Joseph's 78-46 W vs. LSU 67-49 W vs. North Carolina 63-50
1986-87	NCAA Championship	W vs. Fairfield 92-58 W vs. Auburn 107-90 W vs. Duke 88-82 W vs. LSU 77-76 W vs. UNLV 97-93 W vs. Syracuse 74-73
2002-03	Maui Invitational	W vs. UMass 84-71 W vs. Gonzaga 76-75 W vs. Virginia 70-63
2012-13	Legends Classic	W vs. Georgia 66-53 W vs. Georgetown 82-72

Key statistics

Overall
Years of basketball	116
First season	1900-01
Head coaches (all-time)	28
All Games
All-time record	1,784–1003 (.640)
Home record	529-102 (.838)
20+ win seasons	35
30+ win seasons	4
Conference Games
Conference Record	908-653 (.582)
Conference Regular Season Championships	22
Conference Tournament Championships	0
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances	39
NCAA Tournament wins	66
Sweet Sixteens	22
Elite Eights	11
Final Fours	8
Championship Games	6
Championships	5
Accurate as of 3/26/2016. Please don't update until end of season.

Victories over AP Number 1 team

Indiana has seven victories over the AP number one ranked team, including the 2011 Kentucky upset.^[56]

• Mar. 22, 1984 - NR IU 73, No. 1 North Carolina 68
• Mar. 28, 1987 - No. 3 IU 97, No. 1 UNLV 93
• Dec. 4, 1993 - No. 11 IU 96, No. 1 Kentucky, 84
• Jan. 7, 2001 - NR IU 59, No. 1 Michigan State 58
• Mar. 21, 2002 - NR IU 74, No. 1 Duke 73
• Dec. 10, 2011 - NR IU 73, No. 1 Kentucky 72
• Feb. 2, 2013 - No. 3 IU 81, No. 1 Michigan 73

See also

• NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by coaches
• NCAA Men's Division I Final Four appearances by school
• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Consecutive Appearances

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External links

• Official website