1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 3rd and final year as Branch McCracken returned from World War II in time for the following season. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1945–46 record18–3 (9–3 Big Nine)
Head coachHarry Good (3rd season)
CaptainDick Wittenbraker
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1945–46 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Ohio State102 .833  165  .762
Indiana93 .750  183  .857
Iowa84 .667  144  .778
Northwestern84 .667  155  .750
Illinois75 .583  147  .667
Minnesota75 .583  147  .667
Michigan66 .500  127  .632
Purdue48 .333  1011  .476
Wisconsin111 .083  417  .190
Chicago012 .000  614  .300
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Joseph NormingtonF5–10Fr.Greenwood, Indiana
4Bob LollarF6–2So.Indianapolis, Indiana
6Louis EdmondsF6–2Fr.Frankfort, Indiana
7Dave WalkerF6–3Fr.Loogootee, Indiana
8Bill ShephardF6–1Fr.Hope, Indiana
9Jack HerronG5–8Sr.Logansport, Indiana
10John WallaceF6–3So.Richmond, Indiana
11Tom SchwartzC6–6Fr.Kokomo, Indiana
12Norbert HermannG6–2So.Brownstown, Indiana
14Jim SteplerC6–4Fr.Greentown, Indiana
15Roy KilbyG5–10Sr.Muncie, Indiana
16Louis AmayaG6–1Fr.Pueblo, Colorado
17Jim PowersG6–1Fr.South Bend, Indiana
21Dick WittenbrakerG6–2Sr.New Castle, Indiana
23Freeland ArmstrongG5–11So.Paoli, Indiana
25Don DewerG6–2Fr.Aurora, Indiana
26Richard WestlakeG6–1Fr.New Palestine, Indiana
27Gene TurnerG5–11So.Kokomo, Indiana
29Charles RadcliffeF5–10Sr.Paoli, Indiana
32James CopelandF6–2So.Elwood, Indiana
35Al KravolanskyF6–3Jr.East Chicago, Indiana
37Stephen ChaleffG6–1Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
38Dee BakerF5–11Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana
40Robert MehlF6–1Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1945*
Camp Atterbury W 59–49  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1945*
Washington (Mo.) W 53–39  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1945*
at Camp Atterbury W 56–53  3–0
 
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
12/15/1945*
at Louisville W 62–59  4–0
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/18/1945*
Cincinnati W 54–44  5–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1945
at Michigan W 67–58  6–0 (1–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/1/1946*
at Butler W 58–47  7–0 (1–0)
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
1/5/1946
at Chicago W 59–34  8–0 (2–0)
Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago
1/7/1946
Minnesota L 47–58  8–1 (2–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1946
Iowa W 45–39  9–1 (3–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1946
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 38–49  9–2 (3–2)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/19/1946
Ohio State W 44–39  10–2 (4–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/21/1946
Michigan W 46–43  11–2 (5–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/26/1946
Chicago W 61–32  12–2 (6–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1946*
at Washington (Mo.) W 56–46  13–2 (6–2)
Field House 
St. Louis, Missouri
2/9/1946
at Ohio State L 52–53  13–3 (6–3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/11/1946*
at Cincinnati W 60–22  14–3 (6–3)
Schmidlapp Gymnasium 
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/16/1946
Purdue
Rivalry
W 57–47  15–3 (7–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1946*
Ball State W 84–41  16–3 (7–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1946
at Minnesota W 75–52  17–3 (8–3)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
2/25/1946
at Iowa W 49–46  18–3 (9–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
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