1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1965–66 record8–16 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainGary Grieger
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
1965–66 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Michigan113 .786  188  .692
Michigan State104 .714  157  .682
Iowa86 .571  177  .708
Illinois86 .571  1212  .500
Minnesota77 .500  1410  .583
Northwestern77 .500  1212  .500
Wisconsin68 .429  1113  .458
Ohio State59 .357  1113  .458
Indiana410 .286  816  .333
Purdue410 .286  816  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–16 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
22Bill RussellG6–1Jr.Columbus, Indiana
23Vern PayneG5–10So.Michigan City, Indiana
24Vern PfaffG5–10Jr.Ellettsville, Indiana
25Ken NewsomeF6–5So.Ahoskie, North Carolina
30Rich SchrumpfC6–9So.Galien, Michigan
32Frank EverettC6–6So.Williamston, North Carolina
33Jack JohnsonF6–6Jr.Greenfield, Indiana
34Butch JoynerF6–4So.New Castle, Indiana
35Ron McMainsF6–5Jr.Frankfort, Indiana
40Larry TurpenG6–1Jr.Shawswick, Indiana
41Max WalkerG6–1Sr.Milwaukee, Wisconsin
42Erv InnigerG6–3Jr.Berne, Indiana
43Gary GriegerF6–4Sr.Evansville, Indiana
45Gary LeinbergerF6–7So.St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1965*
St. Joseph's (Ind.) W 76–62  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/4/1965*
at Oklahoma L 82–83  1–1
McCasland Field House 
Norman, OK
12/6/1965*
Detroit L 75–78  1–2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1965*
Kansas State L 69–82  1–3
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/17/1965*
vs. California
Kentucky Invitational
W 71–64  2–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
12/18/1965*
at Kentucky
Kentucky Invitational/Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 56–91  2–4
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
12/21/1965*
vs. Notre Dame W 80–58  3–4
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
12/31/1965*
vs. No. 3 Bradley W 104–87  4–4
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago, IL
1/3/1966*
Loyola (Chicago) L 68–91  4–5
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1966
Illinois
Rivalry
L 84–98  4–6 (0–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/10/1966
at Michigan L 68–88  4–7 (0–2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/15/1966
at Minnesota L 82–91  4–8 (0–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/17/1966
Iowa W 73–61  5–8 (1–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/1/1966*
at DePaul L 79–100  5–9 (1–3)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL
2/5/1966
No. 9 Michigan L 76–93  5–10 (1–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/7/1966
at Wisconsin L 78–79  5–11 (1–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/12/1966
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 81–77  6–11 (2–5)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/14/1966
Ohio State W 81–61  7–11 (3–5)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/19/1966
Northwestern L 82–83  7–12 (3–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/21/1966
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 68–77  7–13 (3–7)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/26/1966
at Michigan State L 63–69  7–14 (3–8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/28/1966
Minnesota L 90–96  7–15 (3–9)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/5/1966
Michigan State W 86–76  8–15 (4–9)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/7/1966
at Iowa L 77–82  8–16 (4–10)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
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