1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Old Dominion Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record17–8 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJoby Wright
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Minnesota 11 – 3   .786 17 – 6   .739
No. 19 Ohio State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 6   .750
No. 17 Indiana 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Michigan 9 – 5   .643 14 – 10   .583
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Wisconsin 6 – 8   .429 13 – 11   .542
Purdue 6 – 8   .429 12 – 12   .500
Illinois 5 – 9   .357 14 – 10   .583
Iowa 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Northwestern 3 – 11   .214 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in the newly constructed Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–8 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, Indiana was invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament; however, the Hoosiers lost in the first round, bringing Knight's first season to an end.[1]

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
20 Frank Wilson G 6–3 Jr. Bluffton, Indiana
22 Bootsie White G 5–8 Jr. Hammond, Indiana
23 Steve Heiniger G 5–10 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
24 Dave Shepherd G 5–11 So. Carmel, Indiana
32 Steve Downing C 6–8 Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana
33 Jerry Memering F/C 6–7 Jr. Vincennes, Indiana
42 John Ritter F 6–5 Jr. Goshen, Indiana
43 Rick Ford F 6–5 Sr. Cloverdale, Indiana
44 Joby Wright F 6–8 Sr. Savannah, Georgia
54 Kim Pemberton G 6–3 Jr. Osgood, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1971*
 Ball State W 84–77  1–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/4/1971*
 Miami W 65–50  2–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1971*
 No. 14 Kansas W 59–56  3–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1971*
 vs. No. 7 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 		W 90–89 2OT 4–0
 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/15/1971*
 No. 12 at Ohio L 70–79  4–1
 Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
12/18/1971*
 No. 12 Notre Dame W 94–29  5–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1971*
 No. 8 at Butler W 85–74  6–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
12/28/1971*
 No. 7 vs. No. 8 BYU
Old Dominion Classic 		W 61–50  7–1
 Hampton Coliseum 
Norfolk, Virginia
12/29/1971*
 No. 7 at Old Dominion
Old Dominion Classic 		W 88–86  8–1
 Hampton Coliseum 
Norfolk, Virginia
1/4/1972*
 No. 5 at Northern Illinois L 71–85  8–2
 Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
1/8/1972
 No. 5 at Minnesota L 51–52  8–3 (0–1)
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/15/1972
 No. 17 Wisconsin L 64–66 OT 8–4 (0–2)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/22/1972
 at Ohio State L 74–80  8–5 (0–3)
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/29/1972
 at Michigan State L 73-83  8–6 (0–4)
 Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/5/1972
 Michigan State W 83–69  9–6 (1–4)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1972
 Minnesota W 61–42  10–6 (2–4)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1972
 at Wisconsin W 84–76 OT 11–6 (3–4)
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/19/1972
 Iowa W 86–79  12–6 (4–4)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/22/1972
 at Illinois
Rivalry 		W 90–71  13–6 (5–4)
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/26/1972
 at Purdue
Rivalry 		L 69–70  13–7 (5–5)
 Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/29/1972
 No. 16 Michigan W 79–75  14–7 (6–5)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/4/1972
 No. 14 Ohio State W 65–57  15–7 (7–5)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/7/1972
 No. 20 at Northwestern W 72–67  16–7 (8–5)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
3/11/1972
 No. 20 Purdue
Rivalry 		W 62–48  17–7 (9–5)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
NIT
3/18/1972*
 No. 17 vs. Princeton
First Round 		L 60–68  17–8 (9–5)
 Madison Square Garden 
New York City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 18 Joby Wright Seattle SuperSonics

[2]

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1972 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.