1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1943-44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
1943-44 record	7-15 (2-10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Good (1st year)
Captain	Paul Shields
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio State	10	–	2	.833	14	–	7	.667
Iowa	9	–	3	.750	14	–	4	.778
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	12	–	9	.571
Northwestern	8	–	4	.667	12	–	7	.632
Purdue	8	–	4	.667	11	–	10	.524
Illinois	5	–	7	.417	11	–	9	.550
Michigan	5	–	7	.417	8	–	10	.444
Minnesota	2	–	10	.167	7	–	14	.333
Indiana	2	–	10	.167	7	–	15	.318
Chicago	0	–	8	.000	1	–	19	.050

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943-44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7-15 and a conference record of 2-10, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Gene Farris	F	6–3	Fr.	Campbellsburg, Indiana
5	Ed Schienbein	G	5–9	Sr.	Southport, Indiana
6	Charles Traux	G	5–11	N/A	Spring Lake, New Jersey
7	George Tipton	C	6–3	Fr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
8	Don Earnhart	C	6–2	Fr.	Marion, Indiana
9	Jack Herron	G	5–8	So.	Logansport, Indiana
11	Jack Mercer	G	6–1	Fr.	Brazil, Indiana
14	Bob Rowland	G	6–1	Fr.	Martinsville, Indiana
16	John Crouch	C	6–3	So.	Evansville, Indiana
19	Sam Young	G	6–2	So.	Rushville, Indiana
22	Claude Retherford, Jr.	F	6–1	Fr.	French Lick, Indiana
24	Herod Toon	G	5–10	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
25	Richard Peed	C	6–3	N/A	Richmond, Indiana
30	Irvin Leary	F	5–11	Fr.	Greenfield, Indiana
32	Bob Ravensburg	F	6–1	So.	Bellevue, Kentucky
33	Paul Shields	F	6–2	Fr.	Monrovia, Indiana
37	Ray Brandenburg	G	5–10	Fr.	Corydon, Indiana
38	Les Ray	F	6–1	Fr.	Sullivan, Indiana
42	Ed Sidwell	G	6–2	Fr.	New Castle, Indiana
43	Art Lehman	F	6–1	Fr.	Cedar Lake, Indiana
N/A	Philip Bowser	F	6–2	Fr.	Goshen, Indiana
N/A	Pete Pithos	F	6–1	Jr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1943*	Camp Atterbury	W 40-28	1-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/4/1943*	at DePauw	L 36-47	1-1	Bowman Gym Greencastle, IN
12/7/1943*	at Wabash	W 38-35	2-1	Crawfordsville, IN
12/11/1943*	vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 41-66	2-2	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
12/14/1943*	Wabash	W 44-27	3-2	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/18/1943*	at DePaul	L 43-81	3-3	University Auditorium Chicago, IL
12/20/1943*	DePauw	W 38-34	4-3	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/4/1944*	at Camp Atterbury	W 42-32	5-3	Camp Atterbury, IN
1/8/1944	at Purdue Rivalry	L 43-63	5-4 (0-1)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
1/14/1944	at Ohio State	L 46-72	5-5 (0-2)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/15/1944	at Ohio State	L 38-74	5-6 (0-3)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/22/1944*	Miami (OH)	L 50-52	5-7 (0-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/28/1944	Iowa	L 42-43	5-8 (0-4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/29/1944	Iowa	L 40-52	5-9 (0-5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/4/1944	at Michigan	L 49-65	5-10 (0-6)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
2/5/1944	at Michigan	L 44-46	5-11 (0-7)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
2/11/1944	Wisconsin	L 43-62	5-12 (0-8)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/12/1944	Wisconsin	L 31-52	5-13 (0-9)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/18/1944	at Minnesota	L 47-48	5-14 (0-10)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis, MN
2/19/1944	at Minnesota	W 48-47	6-14 (1-10)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis, MN
2/26/1944*	Bunker Hill	L 36-41	6-15 (1-10)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/4/1944	at Purdue Rivalry	W 51-45	7-15 (2-10)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (Practice)

Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue

Culture & lore	History Traditions Crossroads Classic A Season on the Brink (film) Crimson Guard "Indiana, Our Indiana" 2011 Kentucky upset

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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