1928–29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1928–29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1928–29 record 7-10 (4-8 Big Ten)
Head coach Everett Dean (5th year)
Captain Dale Wells
Home arena The Fieldhouse
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 10 2   .833     15 2   .882
Michigan 10 2   .833     13 3   .813
Purdue 9 3   .750     13 4   .765
Northwestern 7 5   .583     12 5   .706
Illinois 6 6   .500     10 7   .588
Ohio State 6 6   .500     9 8   .529
Iowa 5 7   .417     9 8   .529
Indiana 4 8   .333     7 10   .412
Chicago 2 10   .167     5 11   .313
Minnesota 1 11   .083     4 13   .235
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1928-29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 5th year. Due to growing popularity of the sport, the team moved to The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana to play its home games, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7-10 and a conference record of 4-8, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
2Lucian AshbyF511So.Evansville, Indiana
3Paul JasperC62So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
4Robert CorrellG61Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
5Dale WellsF61Sr.LaPorte, Indiana
6James StricklandF62Jr.Owensville, Indiana
7Branch McCrackenC65Jr.Monrovia, Indiana
8Claron VellerG59So.Linton, Indiana
9Carl ScheidG61Sr.Vincennes, Indiana
10Donald CooperF61Jr.North Vernon, Indiana
11Bernard MillerF61So.Waldron, Indiana
12Jay CampbellF57So.Shelbyville, Indiana
13James GillG62Jr.Washington, Indiana
18Leonard MillerF61Jr.Waldron, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season
12/8/1928*
Washington (Mo.) L 30-31  0-1
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1928*
Pennsylvania W 34-26  1-1
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
12/21/1928*
at Notre Dame W 29-17  2-1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse
Notre Dame, IN
1/1/1929*
at Pittsburgh L 31-52  2-2
Pitt Pavilion
Pittsburgh, PA
1/4/1929*
Missouri W 41-29  3-2
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1929
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 16-20  3-3 (0-1)
Huff Hall
Champaign, IL
1/12/1929
at Minnsota W 37-36  4-3 (1-1)
Minnesota Field House
Minneapolis, MN
1/14/1929
at Wisconsin L 20-24  4-4 (1-2)
Red Gym
Madison, WI
1/19/1929
Purdue
Rivalry
L 23-29  4-5 (1-3)
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
1/21/1929
Minnesota W 41-22  5-5 (2-3)
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
2/5/1929
Northwestern L 30-31  5-6 (2-4)
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1929
at Iowa L 27-29  5-7 (2-5)
Iowa Field House
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1929
Wisconsin L 25-27  5-8 (2-6)
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
2/18/1929
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 16-30  5-9 (2-7)
Lafayette Jefferson HS Gymnasium
West Lafayette, IN
2/25/1929
at Northwestern L 26-28  5-10 (2-8)
Old Patten Gymnasium
Evanston, IL
2/26/1929
Illinois
Rivalry
W 32-22  6-10 (3-8)
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
3/4/1929
Iowa W 35-30  7-10 (4-8)
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
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