1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1960–61 record 15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (20th season)
Assistant coach Lou Watson
Captain Gary Long
Home arena New Fieldhouse
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000     27 1   .964
#7 Iowa 10 4   .714     18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714     16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571     15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571     10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429     10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357     9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286     7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214     7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143     6 18   .250
Rankings from http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

The 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 20th year. For the first time, the team played its home games in the New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–9 and a conference record of 8–6, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Dan PrickettG5–11So.Wolf Lake, Indiana
15Gary LongG6–1Sr.Shelbyville, Indiana
20Dave GrangerF6–7So.Hillsdale, Michigan
22Jimmy RaylG6–2So.Kokomo, Indiana
23Jerry BassG5–9Jr.Morristown, Indiana
24Ray PavyG6–1So.New Castle, Indiana
25Charley RoushF6–1So.Columbus, Indiana
30Gordon MickeyF6–7Jr.Chillicothe, Ohio
31Dick SparksC6–5So.Bloomington, Indiana
32Ernie WilhoitG6–3Jr.Collinsville, Illinois
33Winston FairfieldC6–9So.Wilmington, Massachusetts
35Walt BellamyC6–11Sr.New Bern, North Carolina
41Bill AltmanF6–2Jr.Mooresville, Indiana
42Charley HallF6–6Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana
43Dave PorterF6–4So.Noblesville, Indiana
45Tom BolyardF6–4So.Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1960*
Indiana State W 80–53  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/5/1960*
at Kansas State W 98–80  2–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS

12/10/1960*
at Detroit L 79–81 OT 2–1
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

12/12/1960*
Missouri W 66–55  3–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/17/1960*
No. 4 Nevada W 80–52  4–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/20/1960*
No. 4 vs. Notre Dame W 74–69  5–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN

12/28/1960*
No. 4 vs. Stanford
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
W 58–50  6–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA

12/29/1960*
No. 4 at UCLA
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
L 72–94  6–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA

12/30/1960*
No. 4 at USC
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
L 71–90  6–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA

1/7/1961
at Michigan W 81–70  7–3 (1–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/9/1961
Michigan State W 79–55  8–3 (2–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/28/1961*
DePaul W 81–78  9–3 (2–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/30/1961
at Minnesota L 58–66  9–4 (2–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

2/4/1961
Northwestern W 90–78  10–4 (3–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/6/1961
at Ohio State L 65–100  10–5 (3–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH

2/11/1961
Iowa L 67–74  10–6 (3–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/13/1961
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 55–64  10–7 (3–4)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN

2/18/1961
at Wisconsin W 98–84  11–7 (4–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI

2/20/1961
Ohio State L 69–73  11–8 (4–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/25/1961
Illinois
Rivalry
W 93–82  12–8 (5–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/27/1961
at Northwestern L 58–60 OT 12–9 (5–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

3/4/1961
at Iowa W 78–69  13–9 (6–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA

3/6/1961
Wisconsin W 80–69  14–9 (7–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/11/1961
Michigan W 82–67  15–9 (8–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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