1928–29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–10 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainDale Wells
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wisconsin102 .833152  .882
Michigan102 .833133  .813
Purdue93 .750134  .765
Northwestern75 .583125  .706
Illinois66 .500107  .588
Ohio State66 .50098  .529
Iowa57 .41798  .529
Indiana48 .333710  .412
Chicago210 .167511  .313
Minnesota111 .083413  .235
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1928–29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 5th year. Due to growing popularity of the sport, the team moved to The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana to play its home games, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–10 and a conference record of 4–8, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
2Lucian AshbyF5–11So.Evansville, Indiana
3Paul JasperC6–2So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
4Robert CorrellG6–1Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
5Dale WellsF6–1Sr.LaPorte, Indiana
6James StricklandF6–2Jr.Owensville, Indiana
7Branch McCrackenC6–5Jr.Monrovia, Indiana
8Claron VellerG5–9So.Linton, Indiana
9Carl ScheidG6–1Sr.Vincennes, Indiana
10Donald CooperF6–1Jr.North Vernon, Indiana
11Bernard MillerF6–1So.Waldron, Indiana
12Jay CampbellF5–7So.Shelbyville, Indiana
13James GillG6–2Jr.Washington, Indiana
18Leonard MillerF6–1Jr.Waldron, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/8/1928*
Washington (Mo.) L 30–31  0–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1928*
Pennsylvania W 34–26  1–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/21/1928*
at Notre Dame W 29–17  2–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
1/1/1929*
at Pittsburgh L 31–52  2–2
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/4/1929*
Missouri W 41–29  3–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1929
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 16–20  3–3 (0–1)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/12/1929
at Minnesota W 37–36  4–3 (1–1)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN
1/14/1929
at Wisconsin L 20–24  4–4 (1–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/19/1929
Purdue
Rivalry
L 23–29  4–5 (1–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/21/1929
Minnesota W 41–22  5–5 (2–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/5/1929
Northwestern L 30–31  5–6 (2–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1929
at Iowa L 27–29  5–7 (2–5)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1929
Wisconsin L 25–27  5–8 (2–6)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/18/1929
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 16–30  5–9 (2–7)
Lafayette Jefferson HS Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
2/25/1929
at Northwestern L 26–28  5–10 (2–8)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
2/26/1929
Illinois
Rivalry
W 32–22  6–10 (3–8)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/4/1929
Iowa W 35–30  7–10 (4–8)
The Fieldhouse 
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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