1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1972–73 record22–6 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJohn Ritter
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1972–73 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Indiana113 .786  226  .786
No. 10 Minnesota104 .714  215  .808
Purdue86 .571  159  .625
Illinois86 .571  1410  .583
Ohio State86 .571  1410  .583
Iowa68 .429  1311  .542
Michigan68 .429  1311  .542
Michigan State68 .429  1311  .542
Wisconsin59 .357  1113  .458
Northwestern212 .143  519  .208
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–6 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After a quick first-round exit during the 1972 NIT, Indiana was invited to participate in the 1973 NCAA Tournament, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the Final Four. IU lost to the UCLA Bruins who went on to win their 7th straight national title; however, IU secured third place after beating Providence.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Frank WilsonG6–3Sr.Bluffton, Indiana
21Quinn BucknerG6–3Fr.Phoenix, Illinois
22Trent SmockF6–5Fr.Richmond, Indiana
22Bootsie WhiteG5–8Sr.Hammond, Indiana
23Steve HeinigerG5–10Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
24Steve AhlfeldG6–1So.Wabash, Indiana
25Doug AllenF6–6So.Champaign, Illinois
30John KamstraG6–1So.Frankfort, Indiana
31John LaskowskiG/F6–5So.South Bend, Indiana
32Steve DowningC6–8Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
33Jerry MemeringF/C6–7Sr.Vincennes, Indiana
34Steve GreenF6–7So.Sellersburg, Indiana
35Don NoortC6–8Fr.Worth, Illinois
40Mike MillerF6–8Fr.Bloomington, Indiana
41Craig MorrisG6–4Fr.DeGraff, Ohio
42John RitterF6–5Sr.Goshen, Indiana
43John HunterF6–6So.Danville, Indiana
45Jim CrewsG6–5Fr.Normal, Illinois
55Tom AbernethyF6–7Fr.South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1972*
Harvard W 97–76  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1972*
at Kansas W 72–55  2–0
Allen Field House 
Lawrence, KS
12/9/1972*
No. 8 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 64–58  3–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/12/1972*
No. 15 Notre Dame W 69–67  4–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/16/1972*
No. 15 Ohio W 89–68  5–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/22/1972*
No. 9 at South Carolina L 85–88  5–1
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
12/28/1972*
No. 15 vs. No. 13 Houston W 75–72  6–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
El Paso, TX
12/29/1972*
No. 15 at UTEP L 65–74  6–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
El Paso, Texas
1/3/1973*
No. 20 Ball State W 94–71  7–2
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/6/1973
No. 20 at Wisconsin W 78–64  8–2 (1–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
1/9/1973*
No. 16 Miami W 80–68  9–2 (1–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/13/1973
No. 16 Ohio State W 81–67  10–2 (2–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/20/1973
No. 16 No. 6 Minnesota W 83–71  11–2 (3–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/22/1973
No. 16 at Michigan State W 97–89  12–2 (4–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
1/27/1973
No. 6 at Michigan W 79–73  13–2 (5–0)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
2/3/1973
No. 5 Northwestern W 83–65  14–2 (6–0)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/5/1973
No. 5 at Ohio State L 69–70  14–3 (6–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/10/1973
No. 4 at Purdue
Rivalry
L 69–72  14–4 (6–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/12/1973
No. 4 Illinois
Rivalry
W 87–66  15–4 (7–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/17/1973
No. 11 at No. 4 Minnesota L 75–82  15–5 (7–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/19/1973
No. 11 Michigan State W 75–65  16–5 (8–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/24/1973
No. 10 Wisconsin W 57–55  17–5 (9–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/3/1973
No. 12 at Iowa W 80–64  18–5 (10–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/10/1973
No. 9 Purdue
Rivalry
W 77–72  19–5 (11–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1973*
No. 6 vs. No. 5 Marquette
Regional Semifinals
W 75–69  20–5 (11–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
3/17/1973*
No. 6 vs. No. 17 Kentucky
Elite Eight
W 72–65  21–5 (11–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
3/24/1973*
No. 6 vs. No. 1 UCLA
Final Four
L 59–70  21–6 (11–3)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
3/26/1973*
No. 6 vs. No. 4 Providence
National Third Place Game
W 97–79  22–6 (11–3)
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
117Steve DowningBoston Celtics[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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