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1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–15 (2–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Harry Good (1st season)
CaptainPaul Shields
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833 14 7   .667
Iowa 9 3   .750 14 4   .778
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 12 9   .571
Northwestern 8 4   .667 12 7   .632
Purdue 8 4   .667 11 10   .524
Illinois 5 7   .417 11 9   .550
Michigan 5 7   .417 8 10   .444
Minnesota 2 10   .167 7 14   .333
Indiana 2 10   .167 7 15   .318
Chicago 0 8   .000 1 19   .050

The 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st 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 7–15 and a conference record of 2–10, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Gene Farris F 6–3 Fr. Campbellsburg, Indiana
5 Ed Schienbein G 5–9 Sr. Southport, Indiana
6 Charles Traux G 5–11 N/A Spring Lake, New Jersey
7 George Tipton C 6–3 Fr. Terre Haute, Indiana
8 Don Earnhart C 6–2 Fr. Marion, Indiana
9 Jack Herron G 5–8 So. Logansport, Indiana
11 Jack Mercer G 6–1 Fr. Brazil, Indiana
14 Bob Rowland G 6–1 Fr. Martinsville, Indiana
16 John Crouch C 6–3 So. Evansville, Indiana
19 Sam Young G 6–2 So. Rushville, Indiana
22 Claude Retherford Jr. F 6–1 Fr. French Lick, Indiana
24 Herod Toon G 5–10 Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana
25 Richard Peed C 6–3 N/A Richmond, Indiana
30 Irvin Leary F 5–11 Fr. Greenfield, Indiana
32 Bob Ravensburg F 6–1 So. Bellevue, Kentucky
33 Paul Shields F 6–2 Fr. Monrovia, Indiana
37 Ray Brandenburg G 5–10 Fr. Corydon, Indiana
38 Les Ray F 6–1 Fr. Sullivan, Indiana
42 Ed Sidwell G 6–2 Fr. New Castle, Indiana
43 Art Lehman F 6–1 Fr. Cedar Lake, Indiana
N/A Philip Bowser F 6–2 Fr. Goshen, Indiana
N/A Pete Pithos F 6–1 Jr. Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1943*
Camp Atterbury W 40–28  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/4/1943*
at DePauw L 36–47  1–1
Bowman Gym 
Greencastle, Indiana
12/7/1943*
at Wabash W 38–35  2–1
 
Crawfordsville, Indiana
12/11/1943*
vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 41–66  2–2
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/14/1943*
Wabash W 44–27  3–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1943*
at DePaul L 43–81  3–3
University Auditorium 
Chicago, Illinois
12/20/1943*
DePauw W 38–34  4–3
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/4/1944*
at Camp Atterbury W 42–32  5–3
 
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
1/8/1944
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 43–63  5–4 (0–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/14/1944
at Ohio State L 46–72  5–5 (0–2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/15/1944
at Ohio State L 38–74  5–6 (0–3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/22/1944*
Miami (OH) L 50–52  5–7 (0–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/28/1944
Iowa L 42–43  5–8 (0–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/29/1944
Iowa L 40–52  5–9 (0–5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1944
at Michigan L 49–65  5–10 (0–6)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/5/1944
at Michigan L 44–46  5–11 (0–7)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/11/1944
Wisconsin L 43–62  5–12 (0–8)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1944
Wisconsin L 31–52  5–13 (0–9)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1944
at Minnesota L 47–48  5–14 (0–10)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
2/19/1944
at Minnesota W 48–47  6–14 (1–10)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
2/26/1944*
Bunker Hill L 36–41  6–15 (1–10)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1944
at Purdue
Rivalry
W 51–45  7–15 (2–10)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.