1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 7
Record	20–4 (11–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Lou Watson; Gene Ring;
Captain	Frank Radovich
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

1959–60 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Ohio State	13	–	1	.929	25	–	3	.893
No. 7 Indiana	11	–	3	.786	20	–	4	.833
Illinois	8	–	6	.571	16	–	7	.696
Minnesota	8	–	6	.571	12	–	12	.500
Northwestern	8	–	6	.571	11	–	12	.478
Iowa	6	–	8	.429	14	–	10	.583
Purdue	6	–	8	.429	11	–	12	.478
Michigan State	5	–	9	.357	10	–	11	.476
Wisconsin	4	–	10	.286	8	–	16	.333
Michigan	1	–	13	.071	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, 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 20–4 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
13	Bob Reinhart	G	5–10	Sr.	Dale, Indiana
15	Gary Long	G	6–1	Jr.	Shelbyville, Indiana
20	Al Schlegelmilch	G	6–1	Sr.	Monticello, Indiana
21	Leroy Johnson	F	6–4	Jr.	Mishawaka, Indiana
23	Jerry Bass	G	5–9	So.	Morristown, Indiana
24	Herbie Lee	G	5–11	Jr.	South Bend, Indiana
25	Glen Butte	F	6–4	Sr.	Milan, Indiana
30	Gordon Mickey	F	6–7	So.	Chillicothe, Ohio
31	Norbert Witte	C	6–7	Sr.	Decatur, Indiana
32	Ernie Wilhoit	G	6–3	So.	Collinsville, Illinois
33	Frank Radovich	F	6–7	Sr.	Hammond, Indiana
35	Walt Bellamy	C	6–11	Jr.	New Bern, North Carolina
41	Bill Altman	F	6–2	So.	Mooresville, Indiana
42	Charley Hall	F	6–6	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
44	Bob Wilkinson	G	6–1	Sr.	LaPorte, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/5/1959*		Ball State	W 103–63	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/7/1959*		at Missouri	L 76–79	1–1	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
12/12/1959*		Ohio	W 80–68	2–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/14/1959*		Kansas State	W 67–58	3–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/19/1959*		Detroit	W 89–85	4–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/22/1959*	No. 9	at Butler Hoosier Classic	W 91–85	5–1	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/23/1959*	No. 9	vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 71–60	6–1	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1959*	No. 9	vs. Maryland Bluegrass Festival Tournament	W 72–63	7–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
12/29/1959*	No. 7	at Louisville Bluegrass Festival Tournament	W 90–71	8–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
1/2/1960	No. 7	Purdue Rivalry	L 76–79	8–2 (0–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/4/1960	No. 7	at Northwestern	L 57–61	8–3 (0–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/9/1960	No. 11	at Ohio State	L 95–96	8–4 (0–3)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/11/1960	No. 11	at Michigan	W 77–72	9–4 (1–3)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1960*		at DePaul	W 82–78	10–4 (1–3)	Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
2/1/1960		Northwestern	W 76–58	11–4 (2–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/6/1960		at Wisconsin	W 97–85	12–4 (3–3)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/8/1960		Iowa	W 87–74	13–4 (4–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/13/1960		Wisconsin	W 91–71	14–4 (5–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/15/1960		Michigan	W 86–69	15–4 (6–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/20/1960		at Iowa	W 79–64	16–4 (7–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/22/1960		at Illinois Rivalry	W 92–78	17–4 (8–3)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/27/1960	No. 20	Minnesota	W 78–74	18–4 (9–3)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/29/1960	No. 20	Ohio State	W 99–83	19–4 (10–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/5/1960	No. 12	at Michigan State	W 86–80	20–4 (11–3)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

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Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics