1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Branch McCracken , who was in his 10th 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 19–3 and a conference record of 12–2, 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
4
Dale Vieau
G
5–10
Jr.
Hammond, Indiana
5
Sam Miranda
G
5–10
Jr.
Collinsville, Illinois
6
Tom Satter
F
5–10
So.
Franklin, Indiana
7
Gene Ring
G
6–1
Sr.
South Bend, Indiana
8
Bill Garrett C
6–3
Sr.
Shelbyville, Indiana
9
Bob Masters
G
6–3
Jr.
Lafayette, Indiana
10
Dick Baumgartner
G
6–1
So.
LaPorte, Indiana
11
Bill Tosheff F
6–1
Sr.
Gary, Indiana
12
Phil Buck
F
5–10
Sr.
Rossville, Indiana
14
Hal Summers
F
6–1
Jr.
Lawrenceville, Illinois
16
Don Luft C
6–5
Jr.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16
Bob Dobson
G
6–1
So.
Bloomington, Indiana
18
Jack McDermond
F
6–2
So.
Attica, Indiana
19
Jim Schooley
C
6–5
So.
Auburn, Indiana
21
Tyrie Robbins
F
6–3
Sr.
Gary, Indiana
21
Otto Case
G
5–8
So.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
22
Jack Brown
F
6–3
Sr.
Bloomington, Indiana
25
Tony Hill
F
6–1
Jr.
Seymour, Indiana
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
12/2/1950 *
DePauw W 59–45 1–0
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1950 *
Oregon State W 72–45 2–0
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1950 *
TCU W 87–68 3–0
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1950 *
at Kansas State
W 58–52 4–0
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
12/22/1950 * No. 4
at Butler Hoosier Classic W 61–46 5–0
Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
12/23/1950 * No. 4
vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic W 64–56 6–0
Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
12/27/1950 * No. 5
at Bradley
L 62–64 6–1
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
12/29/1950 * No. 5
at Drake
W 59–49 7–1
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
1/6/1951 No. 6
at Ohio State
W 77–62 8–1 (1–0)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
1/13/1951 No. 6
at Michigan State
W 47–37 9–1 (2–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
1/15/1951 No. 6
Illinois Rivalry W 64–53 10–1 (3–0)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/20/1951 No. 6
at Purdue Rivalry W 77–56 11–1 (4–0)
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
1/22/1951 No. 6
Ohio State W 69–59 12–1 (5–0)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1951 No. 5
Minnesota W 32–26 13–1 (6–0)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/10/1951 No. 3
at Minnesota
L 54–61 13–2 (6–1)
Williams Arena Minneapolis
2/12/1951 No. 3
at Iowa
W 63–54 14–2 (7–1)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/17/1951 No. 6
Northwestern W 94–63 15–2 (8–1)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1951 No. 6
at Illinois Rivalry L 65–71 15–3 (8–2)
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/24/1951 No. 4
Purdue Rivalry W 68–53 16–3 (9–2)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1951 No. 4
Iowa W 63–53 17–3 (10–2)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1951 No. 7
at Michigan
W 57–42 18–3 (11–2)
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
3/5/1951 No. 7
Wisconsin W 68–58 19–3 (12–2)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Rankings
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
