1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–3 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainErnie Andres
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 – 2   .833 16 – 7   .696
Indiana 9 – 3   .750 17 – 3   .850
Illinois 8 – 4   .667 14 – 5   .737
Minnesota 7 – 5   .583 14 – 6   .700
Purdue 6 – 6   .500 12 – 7   .632
Northwestern 5 – 7   .417 7 – 13   .350
Michigan 4 – 8   .333 11 – 9   .550
Wisconsin 4 – 8   .333 10 – 10   .500
Chicago 4 – 8   .333 9 – 11   .450
Iowa 3 – 9   .250 8 – 11   .421

The 1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, 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 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Gordon McLaughlin F 6–1 So. Terre Haute, Indiana
7 Edgar Mansfield G 5–11 So. LaPorte, Indiana
8 Richard McGaughey G 5–11 So. Crawfordsville, Indiana
9 Chet Francis G 6–1 So. Avon, Indiana
10 Bill Tipmore C 6–2 So. Elkhart, Indiana
11 Robert Hansen C 6–3 So. Chicago
12 Jim Gridley G 6–1 So. Vevay, Indiana
13 Jim Ooley G 6–2 Jr. Spencer, Indiana
16 Russell Clifton C 6–3 So. Bentonville, Indiana
18 Jim Lettellier F 5–10 So. Bloomington, Indiana
19 Dale Gentil F 6–2 Jr. Mount Vernon, Indiana
20 Jack Stevenson F 6–1 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana
21 Bob Dro G 5–11 So. Berne, Indiana
22 Curly Armstrong F 5–11 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
23 William Menke C 6–3 So. Huntingburg, Indiana
24 William Johnson F/G 6–1 Sr. Jeffersonville, Indiana
24 Herm Schaefer F 6–1 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
25 Ernie Andres G 6–1 Sr. Jeffersonville, Indiana
26 Tom Motter F 6–1 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
28 Marv Huffman G 6–2 Jr. New Castle, Indiana
29 Robert Menke F 6–3 So. Huntingburg, Indiana
30 Ralph Dorsey F 5–10 Jr. Horse Cave, Kentucky

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/5/1938*
 Ball State W 54–28  1–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/10/1938*
 Miami (OH) W 49–23  2–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1938*
 Wabash W 47–23  3–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/17/1938*
 Connecticut W 71–38  4–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1938*
 at Butler W 46–29  5–0
 Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/30/1938*
 at Western Reserve W 45–33  6–0
  
Cleveland, Ohio
12/31/1938*
 at Michigan State W 37–33  7–0
 Demonstration Hall 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/7/1939
 at Ohio State L 38–45  7–1 (0–1)
 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/9/1939
 at Illinois
Rivalry 		W 29–28  8–1 (1–1)
 Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/14/1939
 Wisconsin W 43–19  9–1 (2–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1939
 Purdue
Rivalry 		W 39–36  10–1 (3–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/3/1939*
 at Xavier W 48–39  11–1 (3–1)
 Schmidt Field House 
Cincinnati
2/6/1939
 Ohio State W 46–34  12–1 (4–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1939
 at Iowa W 50–39  13–1 (5–1)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/13/1939
 at Chicago W 46–33  14–1 (6–1)
 Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago
2/18/1939
 Northwestern W 44–37  15–1 (7–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/20/1939
 Iowa W 45–40  16–1 (8–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/25/1939
 Minnesota W 49–37  17–1 (9–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/27/1939
 at Purdue
Rivalry 		L 34–45  17–2 (9–2)
 Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/4/1939
 at Michigan L 45–53  17–3 (9–3)
 Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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