1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–2 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Everett Dean (12th season);
Captain	Wendel Walker ; Lester Stout
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1934–35 1936–37 →

1935–36 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana	11	–	1	.917	18	–	2	.900
Purdue	11	–	1	.917	16	–	4	.800
Michigan	7	–	5	.583	15	–	5	.750
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	13	–	6	.684
Northwestern	7	–	5	.583	13	–	6	.684
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	12	–	8	.600
Iowa	5	–	7	.417	9	–	10	.474
Wisconsin	4	–	8	.333	11	–	9	.550
Minnesota	3	–	9	.250	7	–	17	.292
Chicago	0	–	12	.000	6	–	14	.300

The 1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 12th 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 18–2 and a conference record of 11–1, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Ken Gunning	F	5–11	Jr.	Shelbyville, Indiana
4	Wendel Walker	G	5–11	Sr.	Vincennes, Indiana
5	Vern Huffman	G	6–2	Jr.	New Castle, Indiana
7	Lester Stout	F	5–9	Sr.	Winamac, Indiana
8	Joseph Platt	G	5–11	So.	Young America, Indiana
9	Bob Etnire	G/F	5–11	Jr.	Logansport, Indiana
10	Willis Hosler	C	6–3	Jr.	Huntington, Indiana
11	Charles Scott	G	6–2	Sr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
12	Phil Liehr	C	6–3	So.	Indianapolis
13	Willie Silberstein	F	5–8	So.	Brooklyn, New York
14	Fred Fechtman	C	6–8	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
15	Charles Mendel	G	6–3	So.	Bourbon, Indiana
15	John Hobson	F	5–10	So.	Indianapolis
16	Carlos Brooks	G	6–1	So.	Mays, Indiana
17	Roger Ratliff	G	6–3	So.	Mooresville, Indiana
N/A	William Anderson	G	5–10	So.	Marion, Indiana
N/A	James Birr	C/G	6–3	So.	Indianapolis
N/A	Charles Campbell	G	5–3	So.	Shelbyville, Indiana
N/A	George Ditrich	C	6–2	So.	Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1935*	Ball State	W 44–28	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1935*	at Loyola (Chicago)	W 32–25	2–0	Alumni Gym Chicago
12/16/1935*	Miami (OH)	W 41–15	3–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1935*	at Vanderbilt	W 56–18	4–0	Old Gym Nashville, Tennessee
12/23/1935*	at Evansville	W 39–32	5–0	Evansville, Indiana
1/3/1936*	at DePaul	L 31–35	5–1	University Auditorium Chicago
1/6/1936	at Michigan	W 33–27	6–1 (1–0)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/11/1936	Northwestern	W 27–24	7–1 (2–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/13/1936	Chicago	W 33–30	8–1 (3–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/18/1936	at Minnesota	W 33–31	9–1 (4–0)	Minnesota Field House Minneapolis
1/20/1936	at Wisconsin	W 26–24	10–1 (5–0)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
1/30/1936*	at Louisville	W 48–26	11–1 (5–0)	Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, Kentucky
2/1/1936	Minnesota	W 26–23	12–1 (6–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1936	at Chicago	W 42–24	13–1 (7–0)	Henry Crown Field House Chicago
2/10/1936*	Franklin College	W 39–29	14–1 (7–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/15/1936	at Ohio State	L 34–43	14–2 (7–1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/17/1936	Michigan	W 37–23	15–2 (8–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/22/1936	Wisconsin	W 54–21	16–2 (9–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/29/1936	at Northwestern	W 41–34	17–2 (10–1)	Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
3/2/1936	Ohio State	W 40–34	18–2 (11–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

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