1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in the newly constructed Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Old Dominion Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
1971–72 record17–8 (9–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJoby Wright
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Minnesota113 .786  176  .739
No. 19 Ohio State104 .714  186  .750
No. 17 Indiana95 .643  178  .680
Michigan95 .643  1410  .583
Michigan State68 .429  1311  .542
Wisconsin68 .429  1311  .542
Purdue68 .429  1212  .500
Illinois59 .357  1410  .583
Iowa59 .357  1113  .458
Northwestern311 .214  518  .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–8 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, Indiana was invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament; however, the Hoosiers lost in the first round, bringing Knight's first season to an end.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Frank WilsonG6–3Jr.Bluffton, Indiana
22Bootsie WhiteG5–8Jr.Hammond, Indiana
23Steve HeinigerG5–10So.Fort Wayne, Indiana
24Dave ShepherdG5–11So.Carmel, Indiana
32Steve DowningC6–8Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Jerry MemeringF/C6–7Jr.Vincennes, Indiana
42John RitterF6–5Jr.Goshen, Indiana
43Rick FordF6–5Sr.Cloverdale, Indiana
44Joby WrightF6–8Sr.Savannah, Georgia
54Kim PembertonG6–3Jr.Osgood, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1971*
Ball State W 84–77  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/4/1971*
Miami W 65–50  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1971*
No. 14 Kansas W 59–56  3–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1971*
vs. No. 7 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 90–89 2OT 4–0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/15/1971*
No. 12 at Ohio L 70–79  4–1
Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
12/18/1971*
No. 12 Notre Dame W 94–29  5–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1971*
No. 8 at Butler W 85–74  6–1
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
12/28/1971*
No. 7 vs. No. 8 BYU
Old Dominion Classic
W 61–50  7–1
Hampton Coliseum 
Norfolk, Virginia
12/29/1971*
No. 7 at Old Dominion
Old Dominion Classic
W 88–86  8–1
Hampton Coliseum 
Norfolk, Virginia
1/4/1972*
No. 5 at Northern Illinois L 71–85  8–2
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
1/8/1972
No. 5 at Minnesota L 51–52  8–3 (0–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/15/1972
No. 17 Wisconsin L 64–66 OT 8–4 (0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/22/1972
at Ohio State L 74–80  8–5 (0–3)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/29/1972
at Michigan State W 83–69  8–6 (0–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/5/1972
Michigan State W 83–69  9–6 (1–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1972
Minnesota W 61–42  10–6 (2–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1972
at Wisconsin W 84–76 OT 11–6 (3–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/19/1972
Iowa W 86–79  12–6 (4–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/22/1972
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 90–71  13–6 (5–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/26/1972
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 69–70  13–7 (5–5)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/29/1972
No. 16 Michigan W 79–75  14–7 (6–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/4/1972
No. 14 Ohio State W 65–57  15–7 (7–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/7/1972
No. 20 at Northwestern W 72–67  16–7 (8–5)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
3/11/1972
No. 20 Purdue
Rivalry
W 62–48  17–7 (9–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
NIT
3/18/1972*
No. 17 vs. Princeton
First Round
L 60–68  17–8 (9–5)
Madison Square Garden 
New York City
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
218Joby WrightSeattle SuperSonics

[2]

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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