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1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–8 (8–4 Big Nine)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (6th season);
Captain	Ralph Hamilton
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1945–46 1947–48 →

1946–47 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	16	–	6	.727
Illinois	8	–	4	.667	14	–	6	.700
Indiana	8	–	4	.667	12	–	8	.600
Minnesota	7	–	5	.583	14	–	7	.667
Michigan	6	–	6	.500	12	–	8	.600
Iowa	5	–	7	.417	12	–	7	.632
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	7	–	13	.350
Purdue	4	–	8	.333	9	–	11	.450
Northwestern	2	–	10	.167	7	–	13	.350

The 1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. After returning from serving as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, Branch McCracken resumed the head coaching position for a 6th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 12–8 and a conference record of 8–4, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jerry Stuteville	F	6–3	Fr.	Attica, Indiana
4	Bob Cowan	G	5–10	Sr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
4	Bob Lollar	F	6–2	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
5	Ralph Hamilton	F	6–1	Sr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
5	Murray Mendenhall	G	5–9	Fr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
6	Lou Watson	G/F	6–5	Fr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
7	Dave Walker	F	6–3	So.	Loogootee, Indiana
8	Al Herman	F	6–3	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
11	Lou Jensen	G	5–11	Fr.	New Albany, Indiana
12	Norbert Hermann	G	6–2	Jr.	Brownstown, Indiana
13	Al Kravolansky	F	6–3	Sr.	East Chicago, Indiana
14	Ward Williams	C	6–3	Jr.	Colfax, Indiana
15	Bob Armstrong	C	6–4	Fr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
17	John Wallace	F	6–3	Jr.	Richmond, Indiana
19	Charley Meyer	C	6–5	Fr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
22	Jack Brown	F	6–3	Fr.	Bloomington, Indiana
37	Don Ritter	G	5–10	So.	Aurora, Indiana
40	Robert Mehl	F	6–1	So.	Indianapolis
N/A	Ray Krupa	F	6–2	So.	East Chicago, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
12/2/1946*	Wabash	W 69–46	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/7/1946*	Miami (OH)	W 69–36	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1946*	Notre Dame	L 60–70	2–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1946*	at Louisville	L 46–53	2–2	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
12/21/1946*	at Loyola (Chicago)	L 53–60	2–3	Alumni Gym Chicago
1/2/1947*	at Butler	L 41–52	2–4	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/6/1947	at Ohio State	W 62–39	3–4 (1–0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
1/11/1947	at Wisconsin	L 49–70	3–5 (1–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
1/13/1947	Purdue Rivalry	W 62–46	4–5 (2–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/18/1947	Iowa	W 50–48	5–5 (3–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/20/1947	at Minnesota	L 56–59	5–6 (3–2)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis
1/23/1947*	at Marquette	W 74–50	6–6 (3–2)	Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee
1/25/1947	Michigan	W 55–42	7–6 (4–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1947*	at Earlham	W 93–41	8–6 (4–2)	Richmond, Indiana
2/15/1947	at Illinois Rivalry	L 50–59	8–7 (4–3)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/17/1947	at Northwestern	W 69–43	9–7 (5–3)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
2/22/1947	at Iowa	L 46–68	9–8 (5–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
2/24/1947	Ohio State	W 46–43	10–8 (6–4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1947	Illinois Rivalry	W 48–41	11–8 (7–4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1947	at Purdue Rivalry	W 54–38	12–8 (8–4)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

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