1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 16th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Co-Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record14–8 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainCharlie Hodson
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1956–57 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Indiana104 .714148  .636
No. 11 Michigan State104 .7141610  .615
Minnesota95 .643148  .636
Ohio State95 .643148  .636
Purdue86 .571157  .682
Michigan86 .571139  .591
Illinois77 .500148  .636
Iowa410 .286814  .364
Wisconsin311 .214517  .227
Northwestern212 .143616  .273
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 14–8 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. Despite being Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
15Sam GeeG6–1Jr.Washington, Indiana
20Jerry SchofieldG6–1So.Monticello, Indiana
21Hallie BryantG6–3Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
22Archie DeesC6–8Jr.Mount Carmel, Illinois
23Charlie HodsonG5–9Sr.Muncie, Indiana
24Ray BallF6–3Jr.Elkhart, Indiana
25Clarence DoningerF6–3Sr.Evansville, Indiana
30Lee AldridgeC6–6So.Switz City, Indiana
31Jim HindsF6–5So.Muncie, Indiana
32Gene FlowersF6–2So.Muncie, Indiana
35Dick NealF6–5Sr.Reelsville, Indiana
40Thomas HayesG6–1So.Chicago, Illinois
42Bill BalchF6–5So.Crawfordsville, Indiana
43Pete ObremskeyF6–3Jr.Jeffersonville, Indiana
45Jerry ThompsonF6–5Jr.South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1956*
Valparaiso W 64–57  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/8/1956*
Southern Illinois W 80–57  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/10/1956*
Butler W 73–68  3–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1956*
at Kansas State L 77–84  3–1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/18/1956*
at La Salle W 93–80  4–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/1956*
at Villanova L 69–79  4–2
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
12/29/1956*
UCLA L 48–52  4–3
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/5/1957
Michigan W 73–68  5–3 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/7/1957
Wisconsin W 79–68  6–3 (2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/12/1957
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 64–70  6–4 (2–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/14/1957
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 91–112  6–5 (2–2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/29/1957*
at Notre Dame L 82–94  6–6 (2–2)
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
2/2/1957
at Iowa W 82–66  7–6 (3–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/4/1957
Northwestern W 74–56  8–6 (4–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/9/1957
Ohio State W 69–59  9–6 (5–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1957
Minnesota W 91–72  10–6 (6–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1957
No. 18 at Northwestern W 87–74  11–6 (7–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/18/1957
No. 18 Iowa W 90–76  12–6 (8–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/23/1957
No. 11 at Wisconsin W 85–74  13–6 (9–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/25/1957
No. 11 at Michigan L 86–87  13–7 (9–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1957
No. 10 at Michigan State L 61–76  13–8 (9–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
3/4/1957
No. 10 Illinois
Rivalry
W 84–76  14–8 (10–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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