1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his third year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Co-Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record23–5 (12–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Indiana122 .857235  .821
No. 6 Michigan122 .857225  .815
No. 11 Purdue104 .714219  .700
Wisconsin86 .571168  .667
Michigan State86 .5711311  .542
Minnesota68 .4291212  .500
Iowa59 .357816  .333
Ohio State410 .286915  .375
Northwestern311 .214915  .375
Illinois212 .143518  .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–5 and a conference record of 12–2, tying Michigan for first place in the Big Ten Conference. Due to the NCAA Tournament rules at the time which allowed only conference champions to participate, Indiana and Michigan faced off for a third game to determine which team would go to the NCAA Tournament. IU lost to Michigan, 75–67, and thus did not participate in the Tournament. Instead, the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament invited second-place teams from eight conferences to participate in their tournament. This was IU's only appearance in the CCAT; however, they did win the championship game.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Bobby WilkersonG/F67So.Anderson, Indiana
21Quinn BucknerG63So.Phoenix, Illinois
22Trent SmockF65So.Richmond, Indiana
23Craig MorrisG64So.DeGraff, Ohio
24Steve AhlfeldG61Jr.Wabash, Indiana
25Doug AllenF66Jr.Champaign, Illinois
30John KamstraG61Jr.Frankfort, Indiana
31John LaskowskiG/F65Jr.South Bend, Indiana
33Tom AbernethyF67So.South Bend, Indiana
34Steve GreenF67Jr.Sellersburg, Indiana
42Scott MayF67So.Sandusky, Ohio
43Don NoortC68So.Worth, Illinois
45Jim CrewsG65So.Normal, Illinois
54Kent BensonC611Fr.New Castle, Indiana

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/1/1973*
No. 3 The Citadel W 74–55  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1973*
No. 3 Kansas W 72–59  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/8/1973*
No. 3 vs. No. 10 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 77–68  3–0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
12/11/1973*
No. 3 No. 6 Notre Dame L 67–73  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1973*
No. 3 at Ball State W 87–62  4–1
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
12/22/1973*
No. 7 No. 15 South Carolina W 84–71  5–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/26/1973*
No. 7 vs. BYU
Far West Classic Quarterfinals
W 96–52  6–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/28/1973*
No. 7 vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic Semifinals
L 48–61  6–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1973*
No. 7 vs. Oregon
Far West Classic consolation round
W 56–47  7–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/5/1974
No. 8 at No. 18 Michigan L 71–73  7–3
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/8/1974*
No. 13 at Miami W 71–58  8–3
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
1/12/1974
No. 13 No. 13 Wisconsin W 52–51  9–3
(1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1974
No. 13 Northwestern W 72–67  10–3
(2–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1974
No. 12 at Iowa W 55–51  11–3
(3–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/26/1974
No. 11 at Northwestern W 82–53  12–3
(4–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/2/1974
No. 12 Iowa W 85–50  13–3
(5–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/9/1974
No. 12 Illinois
Rivalry
W 107–67  14–3
(6–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1974
No. 12 at Wisconsin W 81–63  15–3
(7–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/16/1974
No. 12 No. 15 Michigan W 93–81  16–3
(8–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/18/1974
No. 12 at Illinois
Rivalry
W 101–83  17–3
(9–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/23/1974
No. 10 at Minnesota W 73–55  18–3
(10–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/25/1974
No. 10 Michigan State W 91–85  19–3
(11–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/2/1974
No. 9 at Ohio State L 79–85  19–4
(11–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/9/1974
No. 13 Purdue
Rivalry
W 80–79  20–4
(12–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1974*
No. 13 vs. No. 12 Michigan
Big Ten Conference Tie-Breaker
L 67–75  20–5
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
CCTA Tournament
3/15/1974*
No. 10 vs. Tennessee
First Round
W 73–71  21–5
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
3/17/1974*
No. 10 vs. Toledo
Semifinals
W 73–72 OT 22–5
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
3/18/1974*
No. 10 vs. No. 15 USC
Championship
W 85–60  23–5
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
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