1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
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
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
