1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, the team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 7
1959–60 record20–4 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainFrank Radovich
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Ohio State131 .929  253  .893
No. 7 Indiana113 .786  204  .833
Illinois86 .571  167  .696
Minnesota86 .571  1212  .500
Northwestern86 .571  1112  .478
Iowa68 .429  1410  .583
Purdue68 .429  1112  .478
Michigan State59 .357  1011  .476
Wisconsin410 .286  816  .333
Michigan113 .071  420  .167
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1960.html

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–4 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Bob ReinhartG5–10Sr.Dale, Indiana
15Gary LongG6–1Jr.Shelbyville, Indiana
20Al SchlegelmilchG6–1Sr.Monticello, Indiana
21Leroy JohnsonF6–4Jr.Mishawaka, Indiana
23Jerry BassG5–9So.Morristown, Indiana
24Herbie LeeG5–11Jr.South Bend, Indiana
25Glen ButteF6–4Sr.Milan, Indiana
30Gordon MickeyF6–7So.Chillicothe, Ohio
31Norbert WitteC6–7Sr.Decatur, Indiana
32Ernie WilhoitG6–3So.Collinsville, Illinois
33Frank RadovichF6–7Sr.Hammond, Indiana
35Walt BellamyC6–11Jr.New Bern, North Carolina
41Bill AltmanF6–2So.Mooresville, Indiana
42Charley HallF6–6So.Terre Haute, Indiana
44Bob WilkinsonG6–1Sr.LaPorte, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/5/1959*
Ball State W 103–63  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1959*
at Missouri L 76–79  1–1
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/12/1959*
Ohio W 80–68  2–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1959*
Kansas State W 67–58  3–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/19/1959*
Detroit W 89–85  4–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/22/1959*
No. 9 at Butler
Hoosier Classic
W 91–85  5–1
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/23/1959*
No. 9 vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic
W 71–60  6–1
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1959*
No. 9 vs. Maryland
Bluegrass Festival Tournament
W 72–63  7–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
12/29/1959*
No. 7 at Louisville
Bluegrass Festival Tournament
W 90–71  8–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
1/2/1960
No. 7 Purdue
Rivalry
L 76–79  8–2 (0–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/4/1960
No. 7 at Northwestern L 57–61  8–3 (0–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/9/1960
No. 11 at Ohio State L 95–96  8–4 (0–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/11/1960
No. 11 at Michigan W 77–72  9–4 (1–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1960*
at DePaul W 82–78  10–4 (1–3)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL
2/1/1960
Northwestern W 76–58  11–4 (2–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/6/1960
at Wisconsin W 97–85  12–4 (3–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/8/1960
Iowa W 87–74  13–4 (4–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1960
Wisconsin W 91–71  14–4 (5–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/15/1960
Michigan W 86–69  15–4 (6–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/20/1960
at Iowa W 79–64  16–4 (7–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/22/1960
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 92–78  17–4 (8–3)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/27/1960
No. 20 Minnesota W 78–74  18–4 (9–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/29/1960
No. 20 Ohio State W 99–83  19–4 (10–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/5/1960
No. 12 at Michigan State W 86–80  20–4 (11–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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