1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	11–11 (7–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Lou Watson; Gene Ring;
Captain	Gene Flowers
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

1958–59 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Michigan State	12	–	2	.857	19	–	4	.826
Northwestern	8	–	6	.571	15	–	7	.682
Michigan	8	–	6	.571	15	–	7	.682
Purdue	8	–	6	.571	15	–	7	.682
Illinois	7	–	7	.500	12	–	10	.545
Indiana	7	–	7	.500	11	–	11	.500
Ohio State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	11	.500
Iowa	7	–	7	.500	10	–	12	.455
Minnesota	5	–	9	.357	8	–	14	.364
Wisconsin	1	–	13	.071	3	–	19	.136

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 18th 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 11–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
13	Bob Reinhart	G	5–10	Jr.	Dale, Indiana
15	Gary Long	G	6–1	So.	Shelbyville, Indiana
20	Al Schlegelmilch	G	6–1	Jr.	Monticello, Indiana
21	Leroy Johnson	F	6–4	So.	Mishawaka, Indiana
23	Stan Hill	G	5–10	Jr.	Seymour, Indiana
24	Herbie Lee	G	5–11	So.	South Bend, Indiana
25	Glen Butte	F	6–4	Jr.	Milan, Indiana
30	Lee Aldridge	C	6–6	Sr.	Switz City, Indiana
31	Norbert Witte	C	6–7	Jr.	Decatur, Indiana
32	Gene Flowers	F	6–2	Sr.	Muncie, Indiana
33	Frank Radovich	F	6–7	Jr.	Hammond, Indiana
35	Walt Bellamy	C	6–11	So.	New Bern, North Carolina
41	Leroy Gamble	G	5–10	So.	Gary, Indiana
42	Bill Balch	F	6–5	Sr.	Crawfordsville, Indiana
43	Randy Williams	F	6–3	So.	Gary, Indiana
44	Bob Wilkinson	G	6–1	Jr.	LaPorte, Indiana
45	Ron Horn	F	6–6	So.	Gas City, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1958*		Drake	W 68–59	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/6/1958*		at Kansas State	L 79–82	1–1	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
12/13/1958*	No. 19	Missouri	W 87–72	2–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/19/1958*		at Oregon State	W 57–53	3–1	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
12/20/1958*		at Oregon State	L 69–73	3–2	Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR
12/26/1958*		vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	L 67–73	3–3	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/27/1958*		at Butler Hoosier Classic	L 76–81	3–4	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1/3/1959		at Michigan State	L 77–79	3–5 (0–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1/5/1959		Purdue Rivalry	W 77–69	4–5 (1–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/10/1959		at Northwestern	W 76–69	5–5 (2–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/12/1959		Minnesota	W 63–59	6–5 (3–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/17/1959	No. 19	Iowa	L 78–88	6–6 (3–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/31/1959*		DePaul	W 75–69	7–6 (3–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/2/1959		at Ohio State	W 122–92	8–6 (4–2)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/7/1959		at Michigan	W 84–79	9–6 (5–2)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
2/9/1959		Illinois Rivalry	L 83–89	9–7 (5–3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/14/1959	No. 15	at Minnesota	W 62–57	10–7 (6–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/16/1959	No. 15	at Purdue Rivalry	L 89–94	10–8 (6–4)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
2/21/1959	No. 19	at Illinois Rivalry	L 98–100	10–9 (6–5)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/23/1959	No. 19	Ohio State	L 83–92	10–10 (6–6)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/28/1959		Michigan State	L 82–86	10–11 (6–7)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/7/1959		Wisconsin	W 97–71	11–11 (7–7)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

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Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
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