1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his second year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers finished the season 18–8, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first. Indiana was invited to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers lost to Virginia Tech in the Mideast Regional semifinals, but beat Tennessee 51–44 in the Regional third place game.[1]

1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
1966–67 record18–8 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJack Johnson
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Michigan State104 .714  167  .696
Indiana104 .714  188  .692
Iowa95 .643  168  .667
Wisconsin86 .571  159  .625
Purdue77 .500  159  .625
Northwestern77 .500  1111  .500
Ohio State68 .429  1311  .542
Illinois68 .429  1212  .500
Minnesota59 .357  915  .375
Michigan212 .143  816  .333
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Mike BedreeG6–3So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
21Harold CurdyF6–4So.Marion, Indiana
22Bill RussellG6–1Sr.Columbus, Indiana
23Vern PayneG5–10Jr.Michigan City, Indiana
24Vern PfaffG5–10Sr.Ellettsville, Indiana
25Ken NewsomeF6–5Jr.Ahoskie, North Carolina
30Rich SchrumpfC6–9Jr.Galien, Michigan
31Bill DeHeerC6–9So.Maplewood, Missouri
32Jim HoulihanG6–3Jr.Bluffton, Indiana
33Jack JohnsonF6–6Sr.Greenfield, Indiana
34Butch JoynerF6–4Jr.New Castle, Indiana
35Bill StenbergC6–7So.Rockford, Illinois
40Larry TurpenG6–1Sr.Shawswick, Indiana
41Gabe OliverioG6–2So.Annandale, Virginia
42Erv InnigerG6–3Sr.Berne, Indiana
43John MuirheadC6–7So.Danville, Illinois
44Earl SchneiderF6–9So.Evansville, Indiana
45Gary LeinbergerF6–7Jr.St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1966*
DePauw W 84–71  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1966*
Missouri W 77–65  2–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1966*
Ohio L 90–91 OT 2–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/12/1966*
at Kansas State L 69–82  2–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/17/1966*
at Loyola (Chicago) W 83–73  3–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
12/20/1966*
vs. Notre Dame W 94–91  4–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
12/27/1966*
vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
W 71–60  5–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1966*
vs. Washington
Far West Classic
L 79–81  5–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/30/1966*
vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
W 102–64  6–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/7/1967
at Iowa L 73–84  6–4 (0–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/9/1967
Minnesota W 83–68  7–4 (1–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1967
at Ohio State W 81–80  8–4 (2–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/30/1967*
DePaul W 72–70  9–4 (2–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/4/1967
at Minnesota W 82–81  10–4 (3–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/6/1967
Michigan State W 82–77  11–4 (4–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1967
Wisconsin W 93–81  12–4 (5–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1967
at Michigan State L 77–86  12–5 (5–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/18/1967
at Northwestern W 81–79  13–5 (6–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/20/1967
Illinois
Rivalry
W 96–81  14–5 (7–2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/25/1967
Iowa L 74–75 OT 14–6 (7–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/27/1967
at Michigan W 98–96  15–6 (8–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/4/1967
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 70–80  15–7 (8–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/6/1967
Michigan W 96–90  16–7 (9–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1967
Purdue
Rivalry
W 95–82  17–7 (10–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/17/1967*
vs. Virginia Tech
Regional Semifinals
L 70–79  17–8 (10–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/18/1967*
vs. No. 8 Tennessee
Regional Third Place
W 51–44  18–8 (10–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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