1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–6 (3–5 Western)
Head coach
CaptainSeverin Buschmann
Home arenaOld Assembly Hall / Men's Gymnasium
Seasons
1916–17 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Minnesota 10 – 2   .833 17 – 2   .895
Illinois 10 – 2   .833 13 – 3   .813
Purdue 7 – 2   .778 11 – 3   .786
Wisconsin 9 – 3   .750 15 – 3   .833
Indiana 3 – 5   .375 13 – 6   .684
Chicago 4 – 8   .333 13 – 15   .464
Ohio State 3 – 9   .250 15 – 11   .577
Northwestern 2 – 10   .167 3 – 11   .214
Iowa 1 – 8   .111 7 – 9   .438

The 1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Guy Lowman, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall before moving to the newly constructed Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–6 and a conference record of 3–5, finishing 5th in the Western Conference.[1]

Roster

Name Position Year Hometown
Phillip Bowser C Jr. Syracuse, Indiana
Severin Buschmann F Sr. Indianapolis, Indiana
Arlo Byrum G So. Anderson, Indiana
Henry Miller G N/A Bloomington, Indiana
DeWitt Mullett G Sr. Columbia City, Indiana
Cleon Nafe F Sr. Rochester, Indiana
W. Penn Nash C Sr. Brazil, Indiana
George Reed G N/A Bloomington, Indiana
Bob Rogers F N/A Bloomington, Indiana
Herm Schuler F So. Elkhart, Indiana
Heber Williams F So. Kokomo, Indiana
William Zellar F Fr. Brazil, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/8/1916*
 Indiana Dental College W 40–10  1–0
 Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1916*
 Earlham W 44–23  2–0
 Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/18/1916*
 Vincennes YMCA W 28–18  3–0
 Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/3/1917*
 DePauw W 24–14  4–0
 Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/5/1917*
 Rose Poly W 35–9  5–0
 Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/12/1917
 at Iowa W 21–12  6–0 (1–0)
 Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
1/13/1917*
 at Iowa State Teachers College W 29–13  7–0 (1–0)
  
Cedar Falls, IA
1/19/1917
 Iowa W 12–7  8–0 (2–0)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/28/1917
 Purdue
Rivalry 		L 15–22  8–1 (2–1)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/2/1917*
 Butler W 18–9  9–1 (2–1)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/6/1917
 at Purdue
Rivalry 		L 18–24  9–2 (2–2)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
2/8/1917*
 at DePauw W 14–13  10–2 (2–2)
  
Greencastle, IN
2/9/1917*
 Central Nation College W 61–9  11–2 (2–2)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1917*
 Wabash L 17–20  11–3 (2–2)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/24/1917
 at Ohio State W 24–19  12–3 (3–2)
  
Columbus, OH
3/2/1917
 Ohio State L 14–30  12–4 (3–3)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/6/1917
 at Wisconsin L 13–29  12–5 (3–4)
 Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/7/1917*
 at Milwaukee Normal College W 39–12  13–5 (3–4)
  
Milwaukee, WI
3/15/1917
 Wisconsin L 16–18  13–6 (3–5)
 Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.