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1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 4
Record20–4 (12–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainBobby Leonard
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1953–54 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Indiana 12 2   .857 20 4   .833
No. 13 Iowa 11 3   .786 17 5   .773
No. 19 Illinois 10 4   .714 17 5   .773
Minnesota 10 4   .714 17 5   .773
Wisconsin 6 8   .429 12 10   .545
Northwestern 6 8   .429 9 13   .409
Ohio State 5 9   .357 11 11   .500
Michigan State 4 10   .286 9 13   .409
Michigan 3 11   .214 9 13   .409
Purdue 3 11   .214 9 13   .409
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

As reigning national champions, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–4 and a conference record of 12–2, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to Regional Third Place.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
13 Charlie Kraak F 6–5 Sr. Collinsville, Illinois
14 Phil Byers G 5–11 Jr. Evansville, Indiana
15 Neal Skeeters G 5–11 So. Louisville, Kentucky
20 Jim Barley G 6–2 So. Marion, Indiana
21 Bobby Leonard G 6–3 Sr. Terre Haute, Indiana
22 Jim DeaKyne G 6–3 Sr. Fortville, Indiana
23 Jim Phipps G 5–11 So. Kokomo, Indiana
24 Sherrill Marginet G 6–1 So. Fort Branch, Indiana
25 Burke Scott G 6–1 Jr. Tell City, Indiana
30 Paul Poff G 6–1 Jr. New Albany, Indiana
31 Dick Farley F 6–3 Sr. Winslow, Indiana
32 Warren Fisher F 6–3 So. Terre Haute, Indiana
33 Bill Maetschke F 6–4 So. New Albany, Indiana
34 Don Schlundt C 6–10 Jr. South Bend, Indiana
35 Lou Scott C 6–10 Sr. Chicago
41 Dick White F 6–1 Jr. Terre Haute, Indiana
42 Charles Mead G 6–3 So. Oak Park, Illinois
43 Cliff Williamson F 6–3 So. Kokomo, Indiana
44 Wally Choice F 6–4 So. Montclair, New Jersey
45 Frank Stemle F 6–3 So. New Albany, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/5/1953*
Cincinnati W 78–65  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/7/1953*
Kansas State W 92–66  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1953*
No. 1 at Butler W 76–57  3–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/14/1953*
No. 1 Notre Dame W 66–55  4–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1953*
No. 1 at Montana W 74–54  5–0
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
12/21/1953*
No. 1 at Oregon State W 76–72  6–0
Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
12/22/1953*
No. 1 at Oregon State L 51–67  6–1
Oregon State Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
1/2/1954
No. 3 at Michigan W 62–60  7–1 (1–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/4/1954
No. 3 Wisconsin W 70–67  8–1 (2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/9/1954
No. 3 at Minnesota W 71–63  9–1 (3–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/11/1954
No. 3 Purdue
Rivalry
W 73–67  10–1 (4–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1954
No. 3 at Wisconsin W 90–74  11–1 (5–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/18/1954
No. 3 Ohio State W 94–72  12–1 (6–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/1/1954*
No. 3 Louisville W 80–71  13–1 (6–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/6/1954
No. 3 Michigan State W 79–74  14–1 (7–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1954
No. 3 Minnesota W 90–77  15–1 (8–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1954
No. 3 at Northwestern L 90–100  15–2 (8–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/15/1954
No. 3 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 86–50  16–2 (9–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/20/1954
No. 3 at Michigan State W 63–61  17–2 (10–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
2/22/1954
No. 3 Iowa L 64–82  17–3 (10–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/27/1954
No. 3 at Ohio State W 84–68  18–3 (11–2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
3/6/1954
No. 2 Illinois
Rivalry
W 67–64  19–3 (12–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA tournament
3/12/1954*
No. 2 vs. Notre Dame
Regional semifinals
L 64–65  19–4 (12–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
3/13/1954*
No. 2 vs. LSU
Regional Third Place
W 73–62  20–4 (12–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.