1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 18–2 (11–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Irv Swanson |
Home arena | The Fieldhouse |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | 0 | – | 21 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 5th and final year before taking a 3-year leave of absence to serve in the Navy during World War II. 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 18–2 and a conference record of 11–2, 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 |
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4 | Billy McGinnis | G | 5–9 | So. | Eminence, Indiana |
5 | Leroy Mangin | F | 5–10 | So. | Washington, Indiana |
7 | John Logan | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Richmond, Indiana |
9 | Bob Cowan | G | 5–10 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
11 | James Smith | F | 6–2 | Jr. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
14 | Irv Swanson | G | 5–10 | Sr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
15 | Roy Kilby | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Muncie, Indiana |
16 | Warren Lewis | F | 6–1 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
17 | Ralph Hamilton | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
18 | Ed Denton | C | 6–2 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
19 | Sam Young | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Rushville, Indiana |
20 | Ward Williams | C | 6–3 | So. | Colfax, Indiana |
21 | Dick Wittenbraker | G | 6–2 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
32 | Maurice Stohler | F | 6–1 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
35 | Bob Hines | C | 6–2 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
39 | Neil Funk | F | 6–3 | Jr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
N/A | Maurice Hooper | G | 5–10 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
N/A | George Poolitson | F | 6–1 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
N/A | Ed Schienbein | G | 5–9 | Jr. | Southport, Indiana |
N/A | Sterling Scott | F | 6–6 | So. | Hammond, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/5/1942* | DePauw | W 57–40 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
12/7/1942* | Wabash | W 58–40 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
12/14/1942* | Fort Knox | W 64–19 | 3–0 | The Field House Bloomington, IN | |||||||
12/23/1942* | vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 58–52 | 4–0 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/28/1942* | at Loyola (Chicago) | W 51–43 | 5–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL | |||||||
12/30/1942* | at Nebraska | W 40–39 | 6–0 | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
1/4/1943* | at Butler | W 42–27 | 7–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
1/9/1943 | Ohio State | W 45–37 | 8–0 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
1/11/1943 | Ohio State | W 61–31 | 9–0 (2–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
1/16/1943 | at Chicago | W 55–27 | 10–0 (3–0) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago, IL | |||||||
1/23/1943 | at Iowa | W 71–55 | 11–0 (4–0) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
1/25/1943 | at Iowa | W 64–43 | 12–0 (5–0) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
1/30/1943 | Purdue Rivalry | W 53–35 | 13–0 (6–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/6/1943 | Michigan | W 32–24 | 14–0 (7–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/8/1943 | Michigan | W 48–33 | 15–0 (8–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/13/1943 | at Wisconsin | W 51–44 | 16–0 (9–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI | |||||||
2/15/1943 | at Wisconsin | L 53–57 | 16–1 (9–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI | |||||||
2/20/1943 | Minnesota | W 51–39 | 17–1 (10–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/22/1943 | Minnesota | W 40–28 | 18–1 (11–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
3/1/1943 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 38–41 | 18–2 (11–2) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.