1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 12
1957–58 record 13–11 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Branch McCracken (17th season)
Assistant coach Lou Watson
Assistant coach Ernie Andres
Captain Pete Obremskey
Home arena The Fieldhouse
1957–58 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#12 Indiana104 .714  1311  .542
#17 Michigan State95 .643  166  .727
Purdue95 .643  148  .636
Northwestern86 .571  139  .591
Ohio State86 .571  913  .409
Iowa77 .500  139  .591
Michigan68 .429  1111  .500
Illinois59 .357  1111  .500
Minnesota59 .357  912  .429
Wisconsin311 .214  814  .364
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 17th 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 13–11 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA Tournament, where the Hoosiers advanced to Regional Third Place.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Bob ReinhartG5–10So.Dale, Indiana
15Sam GeeG6–1Sr.Washington, Indiana
20Al SchlegelmilchG6–1So.Monticello, Indiana
22Archie DeesC6–8Sr.Mount Carmel, Illinois
23Stan HillG5–10So.Seymour, Indiana
24Ray BallF6–3Sr.Elkhart, Indiana
30Lee AldridgeC6–6Jr.Switz City, Indiana
31Norbert WitteC6–7So.Decatur, Indiana
31Jim HindsF6–5Jr.Muncie, Indiana
32Gene FlowersF6–2Jr.Muncie, Indiana
33Frank RadovichF6–7So.Hammond, Indiana
42Bill BalchF6–5Jr.Crawfordsville, Indiana
43Pete ObremskeyF6–3Sr.Jeffersonville, Indiana
44Bob WilkinsonG6–1So.LaPorte, Indiana
45Jerry ThompsonF6–5Sr.South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1957*
Ohio L 68–76  0–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1957*
Kansas State L 61–66  0–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1957*
at Missouri L 73–78  0–3
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/19/1957*
Saint Mary's W 79–66  1–3
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/23/1957*
Oregon State L 51–62  1–4
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/27/1957*
at Butler
Hoosier Classic
L 78–84  1–5
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1957*
vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic
L 74–89  1–6
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
1/4/1958
Northwestern W 68–65  2–6 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/6/1958
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 66–68  2–7 (1–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/11/1958
Illinois
Rivalry
W 89–82  3–7 (2–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/13/1958
Minnesota W 85–64  4–7 (3–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/18/1958
at Iowa L 75–79  4–8 (3–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/1/1958*
at DePaul W 76–66  5–8 (3–2)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL
2/3/1958
at Minnesota L 66–69  5–9 (3–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/8/1958
Michigan State W 82–79  6–9 (4–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1958
at Wisconsin W 93–87  7–9 (5–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/17/1958
Ohio State L 83–93  7–10 (5–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/22/1958
at Ohio State W 88–83  8–10 (6–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/24/1958
Michigan W 95–88  9–10 (7–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/1/1958
Purdue
Rivalry
W 109–95  10–10 (8–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/3/1958
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 96–86  11–10 (9–4)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/8/1958
at Michigan State W 75–72  12–10 (10–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1958*
No. 12 vs. Notre Dame
Regional Semifinals
L 87–94  12–11 (10–4)
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
3/15/1958*
No. 12 vs. Miami (OH)
Regional Third Place
W 98–91  13–11 (10–4)
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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