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1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–2 (11–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainIrv Swanson
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1942–43 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois 12 0   1.000 17 1   .944
Indiana 11 2   .846 18 2   .900
Northwestern 7 5   .583 8 9   .471
Wisconsin 6 6   .500 12 9   .571
Purdue 6 6   .500 9 11   .450
Minnesota 5 7   .417 8 9   .471
Ohio State 5 7   .417 8 9   .471
Michigan 4 8   .333 10 8   .556
Iowa 3 9   .250 7 10   .412
Chicago 0 9   .000 0 21   .000

The 1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 5th and final year before taking a 3-year leave of absence to serve in the Navy during World War II. 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 11–2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Billy McGinnis G 5–9 So. Eminence, Indiana
5 Leroy Mangin F 5–10 So. Washington, Indiana
7 John Logan F 6–1 Sr. Richmond, Indiana
9 Bob Cowan G 5–10 Fr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
11 James Smith F 6–2 Jr. Shelbyville, Indiana
14 Irv Swanson G 5–10 Sr. LaPorte, Indiana
15 Roy Kilby G 5–10 Jr. Muncie, Indiana
16 Warren Lewis F 6–1 Jr. New Castle, Indiana
17 Ralph Hamilton F 6–1 Jr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
18 Ed Denton C 6–2 Sr. Jeffersonville, Indiana
19 Sam Young G 6–2 Fr. Rushville, Indiana
20 Ward Williams C 6–3 So. Colfax, Indiana
21 Dick Wittenbraker G 6–2 Jr. New Castle, Indiana
32 Maurice Stohler F 6–1 So. Anderson, Indiana
35 Bob Hines C 6–2 Jr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
39 Neil Funk F 6–3 Jr. LaPorte, Indiana
N/A Maurice Hooper G 5–10 So. Anderson, Indiana
N/A George Poolitson F 6–1 So. Bloomington, Indiana
N/A Ed Schienbein G 5–9 Jr. Southport, Indiana
N/A Sterling Scott F 6–6 So. Hammond, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/5/1942*
DePauw W 57–40  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1942*
Wabash W 58–40  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/14/1942*
Fort Knox W 64–19  3–0
The Field House 
Bloomington, IN
12/23/1942*
vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 58–52  4–0
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY
12/28/1942*
at Loyola (Chicago) W 51–43  5–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
12/30/1942*
at Nebraska W 40–39  6–0
Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, NE
1/4/1943*
at Butler W 42–27  7–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
1/9/1943
Ohio State W 45–37  8–0 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/11/1943
Ohio State W 61–31  9–0 (2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/16/1943
at Chicago W 55–27  10–0 (3–0)
Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago, IL
1/23/1943
at Iowa W 71–55  11–0 (4–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/25/1943
at Iowa W 64–43  12–0 (5–0)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/30/1943
Purdue
Rivalry
W 53–35  13–0 (6–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/6/1943
Michigan W 32–24  14–0 (7–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/8/1943
Michigan W 48–33  15–0 (8–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1943
at Wisconsin W 51–44  16–0 (9–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/15/1943
at Wisconsin L 53–57  16–1 (9–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/20/1943
Minnesota W 51–39  17–1 (10–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/22/1943
Minnesota W 40–28  18–1 (11–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/1/1943
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 38–41  18–2 (11–2)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, 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 24, 2015.