1924–25 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 1924–25 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was David Glascock, coaching the Sycamores in his first season. The team played their home games at William H. Wiley High School Gymnasium in Terre Haute, Indiana.[1]

1924–25 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference champions
ConferenceIndiana Intercollegiate Conference
1924–25 record11–4 (4-2 Indiana Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPPete Van Horn
Captains
  • Russell “Red” Willis
  • Harry Conover
Home arenaW.H. Wiley High School Gym

Staff

The coaching staff consisted of first year Head Coach David Glascock, assistant coach Art Strum and first year assistant coach Roy "Goose" Burris. Glascock and Strum would remain with Indiana State and craft excellent coaching careers; Burris would build a professional career in the NBL as well as a minor league baseball player.[2]

Roster

The Sycamores were led by “Pete” Van Horn, the team's leading scorer, with an 8.7 average. He was followed by Claude Story's 6.4 average. Future minor league baseball star, Paul Wolf,[3] was the third leading scorer; Wolf would return to Indiana State after his playing days and craft an outstanding career as the baseball coach, winning a number of conference titles.

Six lettermen formed the strength of the fourteen member roster.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
*
Vincennes University L 30-35  0-1
W.H. Wiley High Gymnasium 
Terre Haute, Indiana
*
at Indiana univ W 28-24  1-1
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana

DePauw L 20-27  1-2
W.H.Wiley High Gymnasium 
Terre Haute, Indiana
*
at Saint Louis Billikens L 21-30  1-3
 
Saint Louis, Missouri
*
at Canterbury W 36-35  2-3
 
Danville, Indiana
*
Concordia-St. Louis W 47-40  3-3
W.H. Wiley High Gymnasium 
Terre Haute, Indiana

Rose Poly Tech W 48-8  4-3
W.H. Wiley High Gymnasium 
Terre Haute, Indiana
*
at Earlham College (IN) W 33-26  5-3
 
Richmond, Indiana
*
at Concordia-St. Louis W 27-19  6-3
 
Clayton, Missouri

Earlham College (IN) L 25-49  6-4
 
Richmond, Indiana
*
Oakland City College (IN) W 58-22  7-4 (0-1)
 
Oakland City, Indiana

DePauw W 35-29  8-4 (2-1)
 
Greencastle, Indiana

Rose Poly Tech W 50-12  9-4 (2-2)
W.H. Wiley High Gymnasium 
Terre Haute, Indiana

Canterbury W 25-15  11-4 (3-2)
W.H. Wiley High Gymnasium 
Terre Haute, Indiana

Oakland City College (IN) W 39-22  11-4 (3-2)
W.H. Wiley High Gymnasium 
Terre Haute, Indiana
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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