1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–15 (2–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Harry Good (1st season)
CaptainPaul Shields
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio State102 .833147  .667
Iowa93 .750144  .778
Wisconsin93 .750129  .571
Northwestern84 .667127  .632
Purdue84 .6671110  .524
Illinois57 .417119  .550
Michigan57 .417810  .444
Minnesota210 .167714  .333
Indiana210 .167715  .318
Chicago08 .000119  .050
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st 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 7–15 and a conference record of 2–10, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Gene FarrisF6–3Fr.Campbellsburg, Indiana
5Ed SchienbeinG5–9Sr.Southport, Indiana
6Charles TrauxG5–11N/ASpring Lake, New Jersey
7George TiptonC6–3Fr.Terre Haute, Indiana
8Don EarnhartC6–2Fr.Marion, Indiana
9Jack HerronG5–8So.Logansport, Indiana
11Jack MercerG6–1Fr.Brazil, Indiana
14Bob RowlandG6–1Fr.Martinsville, Indiana
16John CrouchC6–3So.Evansville, Indiana
19Sam YoungG6–2So.Rushville, Indiana
22Claude Retherford Jr.F6–1Fr.French Lick, Indiana
24Herod ToonG5–10Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Richard PeedC6–3N/ARichmond, Indiana
30Irvin LearyF5–11Fr.Greenfield, Indiana
32Bob RavensburgF6–1So.Bellevue, Kentucky
33Paul ShieldsF6–2Fr.Monrovia, Indiana
37Ray BrandenburgG5–10Fr.Corydon, Indiana
38Les RayF6–1Fr.Sullivan, Indiana
42Ed SidwellG6–2Fr.New Castle, Indiana
43Art LehmanF6–1Fr.Cedar Lake, Indiana
N/APhilip BowserF6–2Fr.Goshen, Indiana
N/APete PithosF6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1943*
Camp Atterbury W 40–28  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/4/1943*
at DePauw L 36–47  1–1
Bowman Gym 
Greencastle, Indiana
12/7/1943*
at Wabash W 38–35  2–1
 
Crawfordsville, Indiana
12/11/1943*
vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 41–66  2–2
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/14/1943*
Wabash W 44–27  3–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1943*
at DePaul L 43–81  3–3
University Auditorium 
Chicago, Illinois
12/20/1943*
DePauw W 38–34  4–3
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/4/1944*
at Camp Atterbury W 42–32  5–3
 
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
1/8/1944
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 43–63  5–4 (0–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/14/1944
at Ohio State L 46–72  5–5 (0–2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/15/1944
at Ohio State L 38–74  5–6 (0–3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/22/1944*
Miami (OH) L 50–52  5–7 (0–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/28/1944
Iowa L 42–43  5–8 (0–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/29/1944
Iowa L 40–52  5–9 (0–5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1944
at Michigan L 49–65  5–10 (0–6)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/5/1944
at Michigan L 44–46  5–11 (0–7)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/11/1944
Wisconsin L 43–62  5–12 (0–8)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1944
Wisconsin L 31–52  5–13 (0–9)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1944
at Minnesota L 47–48  5–14 (0–10)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
2/19/1944
at Minnesota W 48–47  6–14 (1–10)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
2/26/1944*
Bunker Hill L 36–41  6–15 (1–10)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1944
at Purdue
Rivalry
W 51–45  7–15 (2–10)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
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