1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1961–62 record 13–11 (7–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (21st season)
Assistant coach Lou Watson
Assistant coach Don Luft
Captain Charley Hall
Home arena New Fieldhouse
1961–62 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Ohio State 13 1   .929     26 2   .929
Wisconsin 10 4   .714     17 7   .708
Purdue 9 5   .643     17 7   .708
Illinois 7 7   .500     15 8   .652
Indiana 7 7   .500     13 11   .542
Iowa 7 7   .500     13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429     10 14   .417
Michigan 5 9   .357     7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214     8 14   .364
Northwestern 3 11   .214     8 15   .348
Rankings from http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1962.html

The 1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 21st year. The team played its home games in 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 13–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Dave GrangerF6–7Jr.Hillsdale, Michigan
21Dave HollandF6–5So.Toledo, Indiana
22Jimmy RaylG6–2Jr.Kokomo, Indiana
23Jerry BassG5–9Sr.Morristown, Indiana
25Charley RoushF6–1Jr.Columbus, Indiana
30Gordon MickeyF6–7Sr.Chillicothe, Ohio
31Dick SparksC6–5So.Bloomington, Indiana
31Jim SuttonG5–11So.Anderson, Indiana
32Ernie WilhoitG6–3Sr.Collinsville, Illinois
33Winston FairfieldC6–9Jr.Wilmington, Massachusetts
41Bill AltmanF6–2Sr.Mooresville, Indiana
42Charley HallF6–6Sr.Terre Haute, Indiana
43Dave PorterF6–4Jr.Noblesville, Indiana
45Tom BolyardF6–4Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1961*
Drake L 81–90  0–1
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA

12/7/1961*
New Mexico State W 74–68  1–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/9/1961*
Kansas State L 78–88  1–2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/11/1961*
vs. North Carolina W 76–70  2–2
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC

12/16/1961*
Detroit W 92–84  3–2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/18/1961*
Arizona State W 94–88  4–2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

12/23/1961*
at Iowa State L 70–83  4–3
Iowa State Armory 
Ames, Iowa

12/30/1961*
at Loyola (Chicago) L 90–95  4–4
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL

1/2/1962*
vs. Notre Dame W 122–95  5–4
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN

1/6/1962
Michigan State W 76–71  6–4 (1–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/8/1962
at Minnesota L 100–104  6–5 (1–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

1/13/1962*
at DePaul W 98–89  7–5 (1–1)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL

1/27/1962
Minnesota W 105–104  8–5 (2–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

1/29/1962
at Northwestern W 72–71  9–5 (3–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

2/3/1962
at No. 4 Illinois
Rivalry
L 85–96  9–6 (3–2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/10/1962
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 93–105  9–7 (3–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN

2/12/1962
Wisconsin L 94–105  9–8 (3–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/17/1962
Iowa W 72–69  10–8 (4–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/19/1962
Michigan W 86–77  11–8 (5–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

2/24/1962
at Michigan State L 85–97  11–9 (5–5)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI

2/26/1962
at Michigan L 89–110  11–10 (5–6)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI

3/3/1962
Purdue
Rivalry
W 88–71  12–10 (6–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/5/1962
Illinois
Rivalry
W 104–92  13–10 (7–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN

3/10/1962
at No. 1 Ohio State L 65–90  13–11 (7–7)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
*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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