1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record19–3 (12–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainBill Tosheff
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1950–51 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Illinois131 .929225  .815
No. 7 Indiana122 .857193  .864
Iowa95 .643157  .682
Minnesota77 .500139  .591
Northwestern77 .5001210  .545
Wisconsin77 .5001012  .455
Michigan State59 .3571011  .476
Purdue410 .286814  .364
Michigan311 .214715  .318
Ohio State311 .214616  .273
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 10th 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 19–3 and a conference record of 12–2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Dale VieauG5–10Jr.Hammond, Indiana
5Sam MirandaG5–10Jr.Collinsville, Illinois
6Tom SatterF5–10So.Franklin, Indiana
7Gene RingG6–1Sr.South Bend, Indiana
8Bill GarrettC6–3Sr.Shelbyville, Indiana
9Bob MastersG6–3Jr.Lafayette, Indiana
10Dick BaumgartnerG6–1So.LaPorte, Indiana
11Bill TosheffF6–1Sr.Gary, Indiana
12Phil BuckF5–10Sr.Rossville, Indiana
14Hal SummersF6–1Jr.Lawrenceville, Illinois
16Don LuftC6–5Jr.Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16Bob DobsonG6–1So.Bloomington, Indiana
18Jack McDermondF6–2So.Attica, Indiana
19Jim SchooleyC6–5So.Auburn, Indiana
21Tyrie RobbinsF6–3Sr.Gary, Indiana
21Otto CaseG5–8So.Jeffersonville, Indiana
22Jack BrownF6–3Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
25Tony HillF6–1Jr.Seymour, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1950*
DePauw W 59–45  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1950*
Oregon State W 72–45  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1950*
TCU W 87–68  3–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1950*
at Kansas State W 58–52  4–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
12/22/1950*
No. 4 at Butler
Hoosier Classic
W 61–46  5–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/23/1950*
No. 4 vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic
W 64–56  6–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/27/1950*
No. 5 at Bradley L 62–64  6–1
Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois
12/29/1950*
No. 5 at Drake W 59–49  7–1
Drake Fieldhouse 
Des Moines, IA
1/6/1951
No. 6 at Ohio State W 77–62  8–1 (1–0)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/13/1951
No. 6 at Michigan State W 47–37  9–1 (2–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/15/1951
No. 6 Illinois
Rivalry
W 64–53  10–1 (3–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/20/1951
No. 6 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 77–56  11–1 (4–0)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/22/1951
No. 6 Ohio State W 69–59  12–1 (5–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1951
No. 5 Minnesota W 32–26  13–1 (6–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/10/1951
No. 3 at Minnesota L 54–61  13–2 (6–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
2/12/1951
No. 3 at Iowa W 63–54  14–2 (7–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/17/1951
No. 6 Northwestern W 94–63  15–2 (8–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1951
No. 6 at Illinois
Rivalry
L 65–71  15–3 (8–2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/24/1951
No. 4 Purdue
Rivalry
W 68–53  16–3 (9–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1951
No. 4 Iowa W 63–53  17–3 (10–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1951
No. 7 at Michigan W 57–42  18–3 (11–2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/5/1951
No. 7 Wisconsin W 68–58  19–3 (12–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

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