1925–26 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–5 (8–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainPalmer Sponsler
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1925–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue84 .667134  .765
Indiana84 .667125  .706
Iowa84 .667125  .706
Michigan84 .667125  .706
Illinois66 .50098  .529
Ohio State66 .500107  .588
Minnesota57 .417710  .412
Wisconsin48 .33389  .471
Northwestern48 .333511  .313
Chicago39 .250512  .294
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1925–26 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 12–5 and a conference record of 8–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Art BecknerF6–1Jr.Muncie, Indiana
4Robert CorrellG6–1So.Bloomington, Indiana
10Ed FarmerC6–4So.Bloomington, Indiana
18Charles BenzelG5–8Jr.Bedford, Indiana
N/AHerman ByersFN/ASo.Evansville, Indiana
N/AHarold DerrF5–8So.Huntington, Indiana
N/AMillard EastonG6–1Sr.Sandborn, Indiana
N/AEdward JonesCN/ASo.Oolitic, Indiana
N/AJulius KruegerF6–1Jr.Bloomington, Indiana
N/ARalph McClintockFN/AN/ABloomington, Indiana
N/AGale RobinsonCN/AN/AConnersville, Indiana
N/AFrank SibleyC6–2Jr.Gary, Indiana
N/APalmer SponslerG6–1Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
N/AJack WinstonG/F6–6Sr.Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1925*
Miami (OH) W 47–26  1–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1925*
DePauw L 20–33  1–1
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/19/1925*
Wabash W 35–27  2–1
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/5/1926*
Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 34–23  3–1
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/9/1926
Minnesota W 33–28  4–1 (1–0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/11/1926
at Wisconsin L 31–33  4–2 (1–1)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/16/1926
at Iowa L 22–29  4–3 (1–2)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
1/18/1926
at Northwestern W 39–31  5–3 (2–2)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
1/23/1926
Purdue
Rivalry
W 37–34  6–3 (3–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/1/1926
Iowa W 30–20  7–3 (4–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1926
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 29–31  7–4 (4–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
2/19/1926
Illinois
Rivalry
L 20–21  7–5 (4–4)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/26/1926
at Minnesota W 41–23  8–5 (5–4)
Kenwood Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
2/27/1926*
at Carleton W 38–36  9–5 (5–4)
 
Northfield, MN
3/2/1926
Northwestern W 34–28  10–5 (6–4)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/6/1926
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 28–25  11–5 (7–4)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/9/1926
Wisconsin W 35–20  12–5 (8–4)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 28, 2015.


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