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1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record13–11 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainPete Obremskey
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1957–58 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Indiana 10 4   .714 13 11   .542
No. 17 Michigan State 9 5   .643 16 6   .727
Purdue 9 5   .643 14 8   .636
Northwestern 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Ohio State 8 6   .571 9 13   .409
Iowa 7 7   .500 13 9   .591
Michigan 6 8   .429 11 11   .500
Illinois 5 9   .357 11 11   .500
Minnesota 5 9   .357 9 12   .429
Wisconsin 3 11   .214 8 14   .364
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 17th 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 13–11 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA tournament, where the Hoosiers advanced to Regional Third Place.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
13 Bob Reinhart G 5–10 So. Dale, Indiana
15 Sam Gee G 6–1 Sr. Washington, Indiana
20 Al Schlegelmilch G 6–1 So. Monticello, Indiana
22 Archie Dees C 6–8 Sr. Mount Carmel, Illinois
23 Stan Hill G 5–10 So. Seymour, Indiana
24 Ray Ball F 6–3 Sr. Elkhart, Indiana
30 Lee Aldridge C 6–6 Jr. Switz City, Indiana
31 Norbert Witte C 6–7 So. Decatur, Indiana
31 Jim Hinds F 6–5 Jr. Muncie, Indiana
32 Gene Flowers F 6–2 Jr. Muncie, Indiana
33 Frank Radovich F 6–7 So. Hammond, Indiana
42 Bill Balch F 6–5 Jr. Crawfordsville, Indiana
43 Pete Obremskey F 6–3 Sr. Jeffersonville, Indiana
44 Bob Wilkinson G 6–1 So. LaPorte, Indiana
45 Jerry Thompson F 6–5 Sr. South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1957*
Ohio L 68–76  0–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1957*
Kansas State L 61–66  0–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1957*
at Missouri L 73–78  0–3
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/19/1957*
Saint Mary's W 79–66  1–3
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/23/1957*
Oregon State L 51–62  1–4
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/27/1957*
at Butler
Hoosier Classic
L 78–84  1–5
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1957*
vs. Notre Dame
Hoosier Classic
L 74–89  1–6
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
1/4/1958
Northwestern W 68–65  2–6 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/6/1958
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 66–68  2–7 (1–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/11/1958
Illinois
Rivalry
W 89–82  3–7 (2–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/13/1958
Minnesota W 85–64  4–7 (3–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/18/1958
at Iowa L 75–79  4–8 (3–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/1/1958*
at DePaul W 76–66  5–8 (3–2)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL
2/3/1958
at Minnesota L 66–69  5–9 (3–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/8/1958
Michigan State W 82–79  6–9 (4–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1958
at Wisconsin W 93–87  7–9 (5–3)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/17/1958
Ohio State L 83–93  7–10 (5–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/22/1958
at Ohio State W 88–83  8–10 (6–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/24/1958
Michigan W 95–88  9–10 (7–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/1/1958
Purdue
Rivalry
W 109–95  10–10 (8–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/3/1958
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 96–86  11–10 (9–4)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/8/1958
at Michigan State W 75–72  12–10 (10–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
NCAA tournament
3/14/1958*
No. 12 vs. Notre Dame
Regional semifinals
L 87–94  12–11 (10–4)
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
3/15/1958*
No. 12 vs. Miami (OH)
Regional Third Place
W 98–91  13–11 (10–4)
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
*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 21, 2015.