1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Branch McCracken , who was in his 21st year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference .
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[ 2]
Roster
No.
Name
Position Ht.
Year
Hometown
20
Dave Granger
F
6–7
Jr.
Hillsdale, Michigan
21
Dave Holland
F
6–5
So.
Toledo, Indiana
22
Jimmy Rayl G
6–2
Jr.
Kokomo, Indiana
23
Jerry Bass
G
5–9
Sr.
Morristown, Indiana
25
Charley Roush
F
6–1
Jr.
Columbus, Indiana
30
Gordon Mickey
F
6–7
Sr.
Chillicothe, Ohio
31
Dick Sparks
C
6–5
So.
Bloomington, Indiana
31
Jim Sutton
G
5–11
So.
Anderson, Indiana
32
Ernie Wilhoit
G
6–3
Sr.
Collinsville, Illinois
33
Winston Fairfield
C
6–9
Jr.
Wilmington, Massachusetts
41
Frank Daly
F
6–2
So.
Mooresville, Indiana
42
Charley Hall
F
6–6
Sr.
Terre Haute, Indiana
43
Dave Porter
F
6–4
Jr.
Noblesville, Indiana
45
Tom Bolyard
F
6–4
Jr.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
12/2/1961 *
Drake L 81–90 0–1
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
12/7/1961 *
New Mexico State W 74–68 1–1
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/9/1961 *
Kansas State L 78–88 1–2
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/11/1961 *
vs. North Carolina
W 76–70 2–2
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
12/16/1961 *
Detroit W 92–84 3–2
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/18/1961 *
Arizona State W 94–88 4–2
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/23/1961 *
at Iowa State
L 70–83 4–3
Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa
12/30/1961 *
at Loyola (Chicago)
L 90–95 4–4
Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
1/2/1962 *
vs. Notre Dame
W 122–95 5–4
Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
1/6/1962
Michigan State W 76–71 6–4 (1–0)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/8/1962
at Minnesota
L 100–104 6–5 (1–1)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
1/13/1962 *
at DePaul
W 98–89 7–5 (1–1)
Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
1/27/1962
Minnesota W 105–104 8–5 (2–1)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/29/1962
at Northwestern
W 72–71 9–5 (3–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
2/3/1962
at No. 4 Illinois Rivalry L 85–96 9–6 (3–2)
Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/10/1962
at Purdue Rivalry L 93–105 9–7 (3–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
2/12/1962
Wisconsin L 94–105 9–8 (3–4)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/17/1962
Iowa W 72–69 10–8 (4–4)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/19/1962
Michigan W 86–77 11–8 (5–4)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/24/1962
at Michigan State
L 85–97 11–9 (5–5)
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
2/26/1962
at Michigan
L 89–110 11–10 (5–6)
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
3/3/1962
Purdue Rivalry W 88–71 12–10 (6–6)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/5/1962
Illinois Rivalry W 104–92 13–10 (7–6)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/10/1962
at No. 1 Ohio State
L 65–90 13–11 (7–7)
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
*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