1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Branch McCracken , who was in his seventh 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 8–12 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing eighth 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
So.
Attica, Indiana
4
Gene Farris
F
6–1
So.
Campbellsburg, Indiana
5
Murray Mendenhall
G
5–9
So.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
6
Lou Watson G
6–5
So.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
7
Don Ritter
G
5–10
Jr.
Aurora, Indiana
8
Stuart Chestnut
F
6–2
So.
Terre Haute, Indiana
10
John Wallace
F
6–3
Sr.
Richmond, Indiana
11
Lou Jensen
G
5–11
So.
New Albany, Indiana
12
Norbert Hermann
G
6–2
Sr.
Brownstown, Indiana
14
Ward Williams C
6–3
Sr.
Colfax, Indiana
15
Bob Armstrong
C
6–4
So.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
18
Tom Schwartz
C
6–6
So.
Kokomo, Indiana
19
Charley Meyer
C
6–5
So.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
22
Jack Brown
F
6–3
So.
Bloomington, Indiana
34
Bob Lollar
F
6–2
Jr.
Indianapolis, Indiana
N/A
Joe Blumenthal
C
6–4
So.
Rochester, Indiana
N/A
Joe Gerich
F
6–1
So.
Francesville, Indiana
N/A
Byard Hey
G
6–1
So.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
N/A
Robert McKinnis
G
6–1
So.
Evansville, Indiana
N/A
Joe Piatek
C
6–3
So.
Hammond, Indiana
N/A
Robert Ritter
F
5–10
So.
Anderson, Indiana
N/A
Ed Stuteville
C
6–4
So.
Attica, Indiana
N/A
Lloyd Vogel
G
6–1
So.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
12/6/1947 *
DePauw W 59–43 1–0
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1947 *
Carleton W 76–42 2–0
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1947 *
at Kansas State
L 53–61 2–1
Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
12/18/1947 *
Loyola (Chicago) W 59–40 3–1
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1947 *
at Michigan State
L 60–64 3–2
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
1/1/1948 *
vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic W 72–46 4–2
Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/2/1948 *
at Butler Hoosier Classic L 51–64 4–3
Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/5/1948
at Purdue Rivalry L 49–58 4–4 (0–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
1/10/1948
Wisconsin L 54–58 4–5 (0–2)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1948
Ohio State W 71–54 5–5 (1–2)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/17/1948
at Iowa
L 52–61 5–6 (1–3)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/19/1948
at Illinois Rivalry L 45–46 5–7 (1–4)
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/24/1948
Minnesota W 65–43 6–7 (2–4)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1948 *
at Miami (OH)
W 57–48 7–7 (2–4)
Withrow Court Oxford, Ohio
2/14/1948
Iowa W 49–47 8–7 (3–4)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/1948
at Michigan
L 54–66 8–8 (3–5)
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/21/1948
at Northwestern
L 42–47 8–9 (3–6)
Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
2/23/1948
at Ohio State
L 45–60 8–10 (3–7)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/28/1948
Purdue Rivalry L 49–51 8–11 (3–8)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1948
Illinois Rivalry L 51–52 8–12 (3–9)
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