1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–9 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainWally Choice
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Iowa 13 – 1   .929 20 – 6   .769
No. 10 Illinois 11 – 3   .786 18 – 4   .818
Ohio State 9 – 5   .643 16 – 6   .727
Purdue 9 – 5   .643 16 – 6   .727
Michigan State 7 – 7   .500 13 – 9   .591
Indiana 6 – 8   .429 13 – 9   .591
Minnesota 6 – 8   .429 11 – 11   .500
Michigan 4 – 10   .286 9 – 13   .409
Wisconsin 4 – 10   .286 6 – 16   .273
Northwestern 1 – 13   .071 2 – 20   .091
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 15th 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 13–9 and a conference record of 6–8, 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 Charlie Brown F 6–2 So. Chicago
14 Paxton Lumpkin G 6–1 So. Chicago
15 Sam Gee G 6–1 So. Washington, Indiana
20 Jim Barley G 6–2 Sr. Marion, Indiana
21 Hallie Bryant G 6–3 Jr. Indianapolis
22 Warren Fisher F 6–3 Sr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
23 Jim Phipps G 5–11 Sr. Kokomo, Indiana
24 Ray Ball F 6–3 So. Elkhart, Indiana
30 Charlie Hodson G 5–9 Jr. Muncie, Indiana
31 Pete Obremskey F 6–3 Jr. Jeffersonville, Indiana
32 Dick Custer C 6–6 So. Parkersburg, West Virginia
33 Archie Dees C 6–8 So. Mount Carmel, Illinois
35 Dick Neal F 6–5 Jr. Reelsville, Indiana
43 Cliff Williamson F 6–3 Sr. Kokomo, Indiana
44 Wally Choice F 6–4 Sr. Montclair, New Jersey
45 Jerry Thompson F 6–5 So. South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1955*
 Ohio W 93–74  1–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/10/1955*
 Kansas State W 96–72  2–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1955*
 Saint Louis L 75–86  2–1
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/17/1955*
 No. 19 at Missouri W 81–78  3–1
 Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, Missouri
12/19/1955*
 No. 19 Cincinnati W 80–61  4–1
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1955*
 No. 18 at Drake W 82–79  5–1
 Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, Iowa
12/27/1955*
 at Butler W 94–70  6–1
 Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
1/2/1956
 Northwestern W 94–81  7–1 (1–0)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/7/1956
 No. 13 at Wisconsin W 75–71  8–1 (2–0)
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/9/1956
 No. 13 at Minnesota L 71–77  8–2 (2–1)
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/14/1956
 No. 12 Illinois
Rivalry 		L 72–96  8–3 (2–2)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1956
 No. 12 Michigan State W 79–70  9–3 (3–2)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/30/1956*
 Notre Dame W 81–76  10–3 (3–2)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1956
 at Ohio State L 82–100  10–4 (3–3)
 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/6/1956
 at Illinois
Rivalry 		L 89–92  10–5 (3–4)
 Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/11/1956
 Michigan W 97–73  11–5 (4–4)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1956
 Wisconsin L 67–69  11–6 (4–5)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1956
 at Michigan W 80–75  12–6 (5–5)
 Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/20/1956
 Iowa L 83–87  12–7 (5–6)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/25/1956
 at Northwestern W 84–82  13–7 (6–6)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
3/3/1956
 Purdue
Rivalry 		L 71–73  13–8 (6–7)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/5/1956
 at Iowa L 73–84  13–9 (6–8)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.