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1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 7
Record19–3 (12–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainBill Tosheff
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1950–51 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Illinois 13 1   .929 22 5   .815
No. 7 Indiana 12 2   .857 19 3   .864
Iowa 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Minnesota 7 7   .500 13 9   .591
Northwestern 7 7   .500 12 10   .545
Wisconsin 7 7   .500 10 12   .455
Michigan State 5 9   .357 10 11   .476
Purdue 4 10   .286 8 14   .364
Michigan 3 11   .214 7 15   .318
Ohio State 3 11   .214 6 16   .273
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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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

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.