1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–8 (6–6 Big Nine)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Jay McCreary; Ernie Andres;
Captain	Don Ritter
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 →

1948–49 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Illinois	10	–	2	.833	21	–	4	.840
No. 6 Minnesota	9	–	3	.750	18	–	3	.857
Michigan	7	–	5	.583	15	–	6	.714
No. 20 Ohio State	6	–	6	.500	14	–	7	.667
Indiana	6	–	6	.500	14	–	8	.636
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	13	–	9	.591
Wisconsin	5	–	7	.417	12	–	10	.545
Iowa	3	–	9	.250	10	–	10	.500
Northwestern	2	–	10	.167	5	–	16	.238

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 14–8 and a conference record of 6–6, finishing 4th in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jerry Stuteville	F	6–3	Jr.	Attica, Indiana
5	Bob Lukemeyer	F	5–10	So.	Jasper, Indiana
6	Lou Watson	G	6–5	Jr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
7	Don Ritter	G	5–10	Sr.	Aurora, Indiana
8	Bill Garrett	C/F	6–3	So.	Shelbyville, Indiana
9	Bill Tosheff	F	6–1	So.	Gary, Indiana
11	Gene Ring	G	6–1	So.	South Bend, Indiana
12	Phil Buck	F	5–10	So.	Rossville, Indiana
14	Harlan Sturgeon	G	5–10	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
15	Bob Armstrong	C	6–4	Sr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
16	Stuart Chestnut	F	6–2	Jr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
18	Tom Schwartz	C	6–6	Jr.	Kokomo, Indiana
19	Charley Meyer	C	6–5	Jr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
21	Tyrie Robbins	F	6–3	So.	Gary, Indiana
24	Byard Hey	G	6–1	Jr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
24	Ted Kaufman	C	6–3	So.	Brownsville, Indiana
25	Gordon Neff	G	6–1	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
34	Bob Lollar	F	6–2	Sr.	Indianapolis
N/A	Jack Brown	C	6–3	Jr.	Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1948*	DePauw	W 61–48	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1948*	Michigan State	W 48–36	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1948*	Xavier	W 63–55	3–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1948*	Drake	W 57–35	4–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1948*	Kansas State	W 56–36	5–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1948*	at Washington (Mo.)	W 51–44	6–0	Field House St. Louis, Missouri
12/27/1948*	at Butler Hoosier Classic	L 55–64	6–1	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
12/28/1948*	vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 50–47	7–1	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/3/1949*	Marquette	W 56–47	8–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/8/1949	Illinois Rivalry	L 42–44	8–2 (0–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/10/1949	Iowa	W 50–39	9–2 (1–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/15/1949	at Wisconsin	L 48–58	9–3 (1–2)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
1/17/1949	Purdue Rivalry	W 56–42	10–3 (2–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/22/1949	at Minnesota	L 28–35	10–4 (2–3)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis
2/5/1949*	at DePaul	L 46–47	10–5 (2–3)	University Auditorium Chicago
2/7/1949	at Ohio State	L 59–72	10–6 (2–4)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/12/1949	Michigan	L 47–54	10–7 (2–5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/1949	Northwestern	W 56–41	11–7 (3–5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1949	at Purdue Rivalry	W 56–50	12–7 (4–5)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
2/21/1949	Ohio State	W 65–45	13–7 (5–5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1949	at Iowa	W 76–60	14–7 (6–5)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/28/1949	at Illinois Rivalry	W 76–60	14–8 (6–6)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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