1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1916–17 record 13–6 (3–5 Western)
Head coach Guy Lowman (1st season)
Captain Severin Buschmann
Home arena Old Assembly Hall / Men's Gymnasium
1916–17 Western Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Minnesota102 .833  172  .895
Illinois102 .833  133  .813
Purdue72 .778  113  .786
Wisconsin93 .750  153  .833
Indiana35 .375  136  .684
Chicago48 .333  1315  .464
Ohio State39 .250  1511  .577
Northwestern210 .167  311  .214
Iowa18 .111  79  .438
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Guy Lowman, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall before moving to the newly constructed Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–6 and a conference record of 3–5, finishing 5th in the Western Conference.[1]

Roster

NamePositionYearHometown
Phillip BowserCJr.Syracuse, Indiana
Severin BuschmannFSr.Indianapolis, Indiana
Arlo ByrumGSo.Anderson, Indiana
Henry MillerGN/ABloomington, Indiana
DeWitt MullettGSr.Columbia City, Indiana
Cleon NafeFSr.Rochester, Indiana
W. Penn NashCSr.Brazil, Indiana
George ReedGN/ABloomington, Indiana
Bob RogersFN/ABloomington, Indiana
Herm SchulerFSo.Elkhart, Indiana
Heber WilliamsFSo.Kokomo, Indiana
William ZellarFFr.Brazil, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/8/1916*
Indiana Dental College W 40–10  1–0
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1916*
Earlham W 44–23  2–0
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/18/1916*
Vincennes YMCA W 28–18  3–0
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/3/1917*
DePauw W 24–14  4–0
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/5/1917*
Rose Poly W 35–9  5–0
Old Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/12/1917
at Iowa W 21–12  6–0 (1–0)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
1/13/1917*
at Iowa State Teachers College W 29–13  7–0 (1–0)
 
Cedar Falls, IA
1/19/1917
Iowa W 12–7  8–0 (2–0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/28/1917
Purdue
Rivalry
L 15–22  8–1 (2–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/2/1917*
Butler W 18–9  9–1 (2–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/6/1917
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 18–24  9–2 (2–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
2/8/1917*
at DePauw W 14–13  10–2 (2–2)
 
Greencastle, IN
2/9/1917*
Central Nation College W 61–9  11–2 (2–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1917*
Wabash L 17–20  11–3 (2–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/24/1917
at Ohio State W 24–19  12–3 (3–2)
 
Columbus, OH
3/2/1917
Ohio State L 14–30  12–4 (3–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/6/1917
at Wisconsin L 13–29  12–5 (3–4)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
3/7/1917*
at Milwaukee Normal College W 39–12  13–5 (3–4)
 
Milwaukee, WI
3/15/1917
Wisconsin L 16–18  13–6 (3–5)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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