1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 4th year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1968–69 record9–15 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachTom Bolyard
CaptainBill DeHeer
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
1968–69 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Purdue131 .929  235  .821
No. 20 Illinois95 .643  195  .792
Ohio State95 .643  177  .708
Michigan77 .500  1311  .542
Northwestern68 .429  1410  .583
Minnesota68 .429  1212  .500
Michigan State68 .429  1112  .478
Iowa59 .357  1212  .500
Wisconsin59 .357  1113  .458
Indiana410 .286  915  .375
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 9–15 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 10th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.[2]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Mike NilesG6–4Jr.Warsaw, Indiana
22Joe CookeG6–3Jr.Toledo, Ohio
23Larry GipsonG5–10So.Michigan City, Indiana
24Ken MorganF6–6So.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Jeff StocksdaleF6–4So.Lima, Ohio
31Bill DeHeerC6–9Sr.Maplewood, Missouri
32Mike NolandF6–6Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Ken JohnsonC6–6Jr.Anderson, Indiana
34Ben NilesG6–5So.Warsaw, Indiana
35Bill StenbergC6–7Sr.Rockford, Illinois
40Kevin BassG5–10So.Morristown, Indiana
41Gabe OliverioG6–2Sr.Annandale, Virginia
42Rick AtkinsonG6–3Jr.Evansville, Indiana
43John MuirheadC6–7Sr.Danville, Illinois
44Earl SchneiderF6–9Sr.Evansville, Indiana
45Mike BranaughC6–8Jr.Toledo, Ohio
54Mike SzymanczykC6–8So.Lansing, Illinois

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1968*
at Ohio L 70–80  0–1
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
12/7/1968*
Missouri W 58–51  1–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/9/1968*
at Kansas State L 83–87  1–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/14/1968*
North Carolina State W 77–62  2–2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/16/1968*
Loyola (Chicago) W 88–83  3–2
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/21/1968*
at No. 7 Notre Dame L 94–104  3–3
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
12/27/1968*
vs. Niagara
ECAC Quaker City Tournament First Round
W 86–83  4–3
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
12/28/1968*
vs. No. 17 La Salle
ECAC Quaker City Tournament Semifinals
L 88–108  4–4
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
12/30/1968*
vs. St. Joseph's (Pa.)
ECAC Quaker City Tournament Third Place Game
L 72–80  4–5
The Spectrum 
Philadelphia, PA
1/4/1969
No. 13 Ohio State L 82–90  4–6 (0–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/7/1969
at Michigan L 87–89  4–7 (0–2)
University Events Building 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/11/1969
at Iowa L 72–91  4–8 (0–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/14/1969
No. 17 Northwestern W 87–70  5–8 (1–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/27/1969*
DePaul W 87–66  6–8 (1–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/1/1969
Michigan State W 79–76  7–8 (2–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/4/1969
at Wisconsin W 65–63  8–8 (3–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/8/1969
Minnesota L 83–89  8–9 (3–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/15/1969
at Northwestern L 88–91  8–10 (3–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/18/1969
No. 9 Purdue
Rivalry
L 95–96  8–11 (3–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/22/1969
at Minnesota L 79–83  8–12 (3–7)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/25/1969
Wisconsin W 101–84  9–12 (4–7)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/1/1969
No. 15 Illinois
Rivalry
L 64–77  9–13 (4–8)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/4/1969
at Ohio State L 86–108  9–14 (4–9)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/8/1969
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 76–120  9–15 (4–10)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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