1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 12th year. A member of the Big Ten Conference, they played home games on campus in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana.

1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1952–53 record23–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachErnie Andres
CaptainBobby Leonard
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Indiana171 .944  233  .885
No. 11 Illinois144 .778  184  .818
Minnesota117 .611  148  .636
Michigan State117 .611  139  .591
Wisconsin108 .556  139  .591
Iowa99 .500  1210  .545
Ohio State711 .389  1012  .455
Northwestern513 .278  616  .273
Michigan315 .167  616  .273
Purdue315 .167  418  .182
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–3 and a conference record of 17–1, first in the standings. As Big Ten champion, Indiana was invited the 22-team NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the championship game in Kansas City. IU beat defending champion Kansas by a point for their second national title.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Charlie KraakF6–5Jr.Collinsville, Illinois
14Phil ByersG5–11So.Evansville, Indiana
14James FieldsF6–1So.Andrews, Indiana
15William DitiusF6–1So.Mount Pulaski, Illinois
19Jim SchooleyC6–5Sr.Auburn, Indiana
20Goethe ChambersF6–3So.Union City, Indiana
21Bobby LeonardG6–3Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana
22Jim DeaKyneG6–3Jr.Fortville, Indiana
23Ron TaylorF6–3Jr.Chicago
24Jack WrightF5–10Jr.New Castle, Indiana
25Burke ScottG6–1So.Tell City, Indiana
30Paul PoffG6–1So.New Albany, Indiana
31Dick FarleyF6–3Jr.Winslow, Indiana
33Dick HendricksC6–5Jr.Auburn, Indiana
34Don SchlundtC6–10So.South Bend, Indiana
35Lou ScottC6–10Jr.Chicago
41Dick WhiteF6–1So.Terre Haute, Indiana
42Don HenryF6–2So.Evansville, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1952*
Valparaiso W 95–56  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1952*
at Notre Dame L 70–71  1–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/13/1952*
at Kansas State L 80–82  1–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
12/20/1952
No. 19 Michigan W 88–60  2–2
(1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1952
No. 19 Iowa W 91–72  3–2
(2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/3/1953
No. 12 at Michigan W 91–88  4–2
(3–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/5/1953
No. 12 at Michigan State W 69–62  5–2
(4–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/10/1953
No. 7 No. 19 Minnesota W 66–63  6–2
(5–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1953
No. 7 at Ohio State W 88–68  7–2
(6–0)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/17/1953
No. 6 No. 4 Illinois
Rivalry
W 74–70 2OT 8–2
(7–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/19/1953
No. 6 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 88–75  9–2
(8–0)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/2/1953*
No. 2 Butler W 105–70  10–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1953
No. 2 at Northwestern W 88–64  11–2
(9–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/9/1953
No. 2 Wisconsin W 66–48  12–2
(10–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/1953
No. 2 Michigan State W 65–50  13–2
(11–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/1953
No. 2 at Wisconsin W 72–70  14–2
(12–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/21/1953
No. 2 Ohio State W 81–67  15–2
(13–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1953
No. 2 Purdue
Rivalry
W 113–78  16–2
(14–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1953
No. 2 at No. 10 Illinois
Rivalry
W 91–79  17–2
(15–0)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
3/2/1953
No. 2 Northwestern W 90–88 OT 18–2
(16–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/7/1953
No. 1 at Minnesota L 63–65  18–3
(16–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
3/9/1953
No. 1 Iowa W 68–61  19–3
(17–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1953*
No. 1 vs. DePaul
Regional Semifinals
W 82–80  20–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago
3/14/1953*
No. 1 vs. No. 17 Notre Dame
Regional Finals
W 79–66  21–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago
3/17/1953*
No. 1 vs. No. 7 LSU
Final Four - Semifinal
W 80–67  22–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
3/18/1953*
No. 1 vs. No. 5 Kansas
Championship
W 69–68  23–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

NBA draft

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1954210Bobby LeonardBaltimore Bullets
1954215Dick FarleySyracuse Nationals
1954537Lou ScottBaltimore Bullets
1954649Charlie KraakFort Wayne Pistons
1955214Don SchlundtSyracuse Nationals

References

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