1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Branch McCracken , who was in his 14th 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 8–14 and a conference record of 5–9, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[ 1]
Roster
No.
Name
Position
Ht.
Year
Hometown
13
Dick Baumgartner
G
6–1
Sr.
LaPorte, Indiana
14
Phil Byers
G
5–11
Sr.
Evansville, Indiana
15
Neal Skeeters
G
5–11
Jr.
Louisville, Kentucky
20
Jim Barley
G
6–2
Jr.
Marion, Indiana
21
Hallie Bryant
G
6–3
So.
Indianapolis, Indiana
22
Warren Fisher
F
6–3
Jr.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
23
Jim Phipps
G
5–11
Jr.
Kokomo, Indiana
23
Charlie Hodson
G
5–9
So.
Muncie, Indiana
24
John Wood
G
5–7
Sr.
Morristown, Indiana
25
Burke Scott
G
6–1
Sr.
Tell City, Indiana
31
Paul Poff
G
6–1
Sr.
New Albany, Indiana
32
Dick Kirkpatrick
F
6–3
So.
Terre Haute, Indiana
33
Bill Maetschke
F
6–4
Jr.
New Albany, Indiana
34
Don Schlundt
C
6–10
Sr.
South Bend, Indiana
35
Dick Neal
F
6–5
So.
Reelsville, Indiana
41
Dick White
F
6–1
Sr.
Terre Haute, Indiana
42
Charles Mead
G
6–3
Jr.
Oak Park, Illinois
43
Cliff Williamson
F
6–3
Sr.
Kokomo, Indiana
44
Wally Choice
F
6–4
Jr.
Montclair, New Jersey
45
Frank Stemle
F
6–3
Jr.
New Albany, Indiana
Schedule/Results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1954 *
Valparaiso
W 77–66
1–0
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1954 *
Missouri
L 61–64
1–1
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1954 *
No. 6
at Notre Dame
W 73–70
2–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana
12/13/1954 *
No. 6
SMU
L 78–83
2–2
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1954 *
No. 7
at Cincinnati
L 65–97
2–3
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati
12/21/1954 *
at Kansas State
L 74–91
2–4
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
12/27/1954 *
at Saint Louis
L 78–80
2–5
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis
1/3/1955
Michigan
W 95–77
3–5 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/8/1955
at Illinois Rivalry
L 75–99
3–6 (1–1)
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/10/1955
at Minnesota
L 74–88
3–7 (1–2)
Williams Arena Minneapolis
1/15/1955
at Wisconsin
L 66–77
3–8 (1–3)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
1/17/1955
Michigan State
W 88–79
4–8 (2–3)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/31/1955 *
Butler
W 87–56
5–8 (2–3)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1955
at Ohio State
L 87–90
5–9 (2–4)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/7/1955
Wisconsin
W 65–58
6–9 (3–4)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1955
at Iowa
L 75–90
6–10 (3–5)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/14/1955
Minnesota
L 70–80
6–11 (3–6)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1955
Northwestern
L 78–85
6–12 (3–7)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1955
Purdue Rivalry
W 75–62
7–12 (4–7)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1955
at Purdue Rivalry
L 67–92
7–13 (4–8)
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
2/28/1955
at Michigan State
L 77–93
7–14 (4–9)
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
3/5/1955
Ohio State
W 84–66
8–14 (5–9)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics