1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 11th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
1951–52 record16–6 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1951–52 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Illinois122 .857  224  .846
No. 7 Iowa113 .786  193  .864
Minnesota104 .714  157  .682
Indiana95 .643  166  .727
Michigan State68 .429  139  .591
Ohio State68 .429  814  .364
Wisconsin59 .357  1012  .455
Michigan410 .286  715  .318
Northwestern410 .286  715  .318
Purdue311 .214  814  .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 16–6 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Dale VieauG5–10Sr.Hammond, Indiana
5Sam MirandaG5–10Sr.Collinsville, Illinois
9Bob MastersG6–3Sr.Lafayette, Indiana
13Dick BaumgartnerG6–1Jr.LaPorte, Indiana
13Sam EspositoG5–9So.Chicago
17Bob DobsonG6–1Jr.Bloomington, Indiana
19Jim SchooleyC6–5Jr.Auburn, Indiana
21Bobby LeonardG6–3So.Terre Haute, Indiana
22Jim DeaKyneG6–3So.Fortville, Indiana
23Dick SwanF6–4So.Gary, Indiana
24John WoodG5–7So.Morristown, Indiana
25Tony HillF6–1Sr.Seymour, Indiana
30Charlie KraakF6–5So.Collinsville, Illinois
31Dick FarleyF6–3So.Winslow, Indiana
34Don SchlundtC6–10Fr.South Bend, Indiana
35Lou ScottC6–10So.Chicago

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1951*
Valparaiso W 68–59  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1951*
Xavier W 92–69  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1951*
No. 11 at Colorado A&M W 80–48  3–0
South College Gymnasium 
Fort Collins, Colorado
12/15/1951*
No. 11 at Wyoming W 57–55  4–0
War Memorial Fieldhouse 
Laramie, Wyoming
12/22/1951*
No. 6 Kansas State W 80–75  5–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/28/1951*
No. 5 vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic
W 67–54  6–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/29/1951*
No. 5 at Butler
Hoosier Classic
W 87–71  7–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
1/5/1952
No. 5 Michigan W 58–46  8–0 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/7/1952
No. 5 at Ohio State L 72–73  8–1 (1–1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/12/1952
No. 4 at Iowa L 59–78  8–2 (1–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/14/1952
No. 4 at Illinois
Rivalry
L 66–78  8–3 (1–3)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/19/1952
No. 14 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 82–77  9–3 (2–3)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/21/1952
No. 14 Iowa W 82–69  10–3 (3–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/1952*
No. 13 St. John's L 55–65  10–4 (3–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/1952
No. 18 Purdue
Rivlary
W 93–70  11–4 (4–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1952
No. 18 at Minnesota L 61–74  11–5 (4–4)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
2/16/1952
No. 20 at Northwestern W 96–85  12–5 (5–4)
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
2/18/1952
No. 20 Illinois
Rivalry
L 70–77  12–6 (5–5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1952
at Wisconsin W 63–48  13–6 (6–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/25/1952
Ohio State W 95–80  14–6 (7–5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1952
Minnesota W 68–52  15–6 (8–5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1952
Michigan State W 70–67  16–6 (9–5)
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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