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1917–18 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1917–18 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainPhillip Bowser
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
Seasons
1917–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 9 3   .750 14 3   .824
Minnesota 7 3   .700 13 3   .813
Northwestern 5 3   .625 7 4   .636
Illinois 6 6   .500 9 6   .600
Chicago 6 6   .500 14 10   .583
Purdue 5 5   .500 11 5   .688
Ohio State 5 5   .500 12 7   .632
Indiana 3 3   .500 10 4   .714
Iowa 4 6   .400 6 8   .429
Michigan 0 10   .000 6 12   .333

The 1917–18 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Dana Evans, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–4 and a conference record of 3–3, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

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Name Position Year Hometown
Phillip Bowser C Sr. Syracuse, Indiana
William Easton F So. Bloomington, Indiana
James Ingles G Sr. Indianapolis, Indiana
Urban Jeffries F So. Rockville, Indiana
Ardith Phillips G So. Amo, Indiana
Elliott Risley F N/A Bloomington, Indiana
Willard Stahr G N/A Hagerstown, Indiana
Edward Von Tress G So. Vincennes, Indiana
William Zellar F Jr. Brazil, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/7/1917*
Manchester W 45–18  1–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1917*
Indiana Central W 49–6  2–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/20/1917*
DePauw W 26–20  3–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/11/1918*
Wabash W 21–9  4–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/18/1918
at Michigan W 21–17  5–0 (1–0)
Waterman Gymnasium 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/24/1918*
Detroit W 24–15  6–0 (1–0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/1/1918
at Ohio State L 22–28  6–1 (1–1)
 
Columbus, OH
2/11/1918*
at DePauw W 34–22  7–1 (1–1)
 
Greencastle, IN
2/12/1918
Ohio State L 21–23  7–2 (1–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1918
at Iowa W 29–25  8–2 (2–2)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
2/18/1918*
at Wabash L 18–28  8–3 (2–2)
 
Crawfordsville, IN
2/22/1918
Michigan W 21–20  9–3 (3–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/1/1918*
Rose Poly W 43–7  10–3 (3–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/8/1918
Iowa L 11–13  10–4 (3–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
*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 29, 2015.