1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team (original) (raw)

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1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 7
Record 19–3 (12–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (10th season)
Assistant coaches Ernie Andres Lou Watson
Captain Bill Tosheff
Home arena The Fieldhouse
Seasons← 1949–501951–52

1950–51 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | vte | Conf | Overall | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | ------- | -- | | ---- | -- | - | -- | | ---- | | Team | W | | L | | PCT | W | | L | | PCT | | No. 5 Illinois | 13 | – | 1 | | .929 | 22 | – | 5 | | .815 | | No. 7 Indiana | 12 | – | 2 | | .857 | 19 | – | 3 | | .864 | | Iowa | 9 | – | 5 | | .643 | 15 | – | 7 | | .682 | | Minnesota | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | 13 | – | 9 | | .591 | | Northwestern | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | 12 | – | 10 | | .545 | | Wisconsin | 7 | – | 7 | | .500 | 10 | – | 12 | | .455 | | Michigan State | 5 | – | 9 | | .357 | 10 | – | 11 | | .476 | | Purdue | 4 | – | 10 | | .286 | 8 | – | 14 | | .364 | | Michigan | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | 7 | – | 15 | | .318 | | Ohio State | 3 | – | 11 | | .214 | 6 | – | 16 | | .273 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rankings from AP Poll | | | | | | | | | | |

The 1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 10th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–3 and a conference record of 12–2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Dale Vieau G 5–10 Jr. Hammond, Indiana
5 Sam Miranda G 5–10 Jr. Collinsville, Illinois
6 Tom Satter F 5–10 So. Franklin, Indiana
7 Gene Ring G 6–1 Sr. South Bend, Indiana
8 Bill Garrett C 6–3 Sr. Shelbyville, Indiana
9 Bob Masters G 6–3 Jr. Lafayette, Indiana
10 Dick Baumgartner G 6–1 So. LaPorte, Indiana
11 Bill Tosheff F 6–1 Sr. Gary, Indiana
12 Phil Buck F 5–10 Sr. Rossville, Indiana
14 Hal Summers F 6–1 Jr. Lawrenceville, Illinois
16 Don Luft C 6–5 Jr. Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16 Bob Dobson G 6–1 So. Bloomington, Indiana
18 Jack McDermond F 6–2 So. Attica, Indiana
19 Jim Schooley C 6–5 So. Auburn, Indiana
21 Tyrie Robbins F 6–3 Sr. Gary, Indiana
21 Otto Case G 5–8 So. Jeffersonville, Indiana
22 Jack Brown F 6–3 Sr. Bloomington, Indiana
25 Tony Hill F 6–1 Jr. Seymour, Indiana
Datetime, TV Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1950* DePauw W 59–45 1–0 The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1950* Oregon State W 72–45 2–0 The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1950* TCU W 87–68 3–0 The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1950* at Kansas State W 58–52 4–0 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
12/22/1950* No. 4 at Butler Hoosier Classic W 61–46 5–0 Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
12/23/1950* No. 4 vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic W 64–56 6–0 Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
12/27/1950* No. 5 at Bradley L 62–64 6–1 Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
12/29/1950* No. 5 at Drake W 59–49 7–1 Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
1/6/1951 No. 6 at Ohio State W 77–62 8–1 (1–0) Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
1/13/1951 No. 6 at Michigan State W 47–37 9–1 (2–0) Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
1/15/1951 No. 6 Illinois Rivalry W 64–53 10–1 (3–0) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/20/1951 No. 6 at Purdue Rivalry W 77–56 11–1 (4–0) Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
1/22/1951 No. 6 Ohio State W 69–59 12–1 (5–0) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1951 No. 5 Minnesota W 32–26 13–1 (6–0) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/10/1951 No. 3 at Minnesota L 54–61 13–2 (6–1) Williams Arena Minneapolis
2/12/1951 No. 3 at Iowa W 63–54 14–2 (7–1) Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/17/1951 No. 6 Northwestern W 94–63 15–2 (8–1) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1951 No. 6 at Illinois Rivalry L 65–71 15–3 (8–2) Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/24/1951 No. 4 Purdue Rivalry W 68–53 16–3 (9–2) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1951 No. 4 Iowa W 63–53 17–3 (10–2) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1951 No. 7 at Michigan W 57–42 18–3 (11–2) Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/5/1951 No. 7 Wisconsin W 68–58 19–3 (12–2) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.