1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record16–6 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1951–52 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Illinois 12 – 2   .857 22 – 4   .846
No. 7 Iowa 11 – 3   .786 19 – 3   .864
Minnesota 10 – 4   .714 15 – 7   .682
Indiana 9 – 5   .643 16 – 6   .727
Michigan State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 9   .591
Ohio State 6 – 8   .429 8 – 14   .364
Wisconsin 5 – 9   .357 10 – 12   .455
Michigan 4 – 10   .286 7 – 15   .318
Northwestern 4 – 10   .286 7 – 15   .318
Purdue 3 – 11   .214 8 – 14   .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 11th 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 16–6 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Dale Vieau G 5–10 Sr. Hammond, Indiana
5 Sam Miranda G 5–10 Sr. Collinsville, Illinois
9 Bob Masters G 6–3 Sr. Lafayette, Indiana
13 Dick Baumgartner G 6–1 Jr. LaPorte, Indiana
13 Sam Esposito G 5–9 So. Chicago
17 Bob Dobson G 6–1 Jr. Bloomington, Indiana
19 Jim Schooley C 6–5 Jr. Auburn, Indiana
21 Bobby Leonard G 6–3 So. Terre Haute, Indiana
22 Jim DeaKyne G 6–3 So. Fortville, Indiana
23 Dick Swan F 6–4 So. Gary, Indiana
24 John Wood G 5–7 So. Morristown, Indiana
25 Tony Hill F 6–1 Sr. Seymour, Indiana
30 Charlie Kraak F 6–5 So. Collinsville, Illinois
31 Dick Farley F 6–3 So. Winslow, Indiana
34 Don Schlundt C 6–10 Fr. South Bend, Indiana
35 Lou Scott C 6–10 So. Chicago

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1951*
 Valparaiso W 68–59  1–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1951*
 Xavier W 92–69  2–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1951*
 No. 11 at Colorado A&M W 80–48  3–0
 South College Gymnasium 
Fort Collins, Colorado
12/15/1951*
 No. 11 at Wyoming W 57–55  4–0
 War Memorial Fieldhouse 
Laramie, Wyoming
12/22/1951*
 No. 6 Kansas State W 80–75  5–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/28/1951*
 No. 5 vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic 		W 67–54  6–0
 Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/29/1951*
 No. 5 at Butler
Hoosier Classic 		W 87–71  7–0
 Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
1/5/1952
 No. 5 Michigan W 58–46  8–0 (1–0)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/7/1952
 No. 5 at Ohio State L 72–73  8–1 (1–1)
 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/12/1952
 No. 4 at Iowa L 59–78  8–2 (1–2)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/14/1952
 No. 4 at Illinois
Rivalry 		L 66–78  8–3 (1–3)
 Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/19/1952
 No. 14 at Purdue
Rivalry 		W 82–77  9–3 (2–3)
 Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/21/1952
 No. 14 Iowa W 82–69  10–3 (3–3)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/1952*
 No. 13 St. John's L 55–65  10–4 (3–3)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/1952
 No. 18 Purdue
Rivlary 		W 93–70  11–4 (4–3)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1952
 No. 18 at Minnesota L 61–74  11–5 (4–4)
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
2/16/1952
 No. 20 at Northwestern W 96–85  12–5 (5–4)
 Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
2/18/1952
 No. 20 Illinois
Rivalry 		L 70–77  12–6 (5–5)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1952
 at Wisconsin W 63–48  13–6 (6–5)
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/25/1952
 Ohio State W 95–80  14–6 (7–5)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1952
 Minnesota W 68–52  15–6 (8–5)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1952
 Michigan State W 70–67  16–6 (9–5)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.