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1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachLou Watson
CaptainGary Long
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
Seasons
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Ohio State 14 0   1.000 27 1   .964
No. 8 Iowa 10 4   .714 18 6   .750
Purdue 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Minnesota 8 6   .571 10 13   .435
Northwestern 6 8   .429 10 12   .455
Illinois 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Wisconsin 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Michigan State 3 11   .214 7 17   .292
Michigan 2 12   .143 6 18   .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

The 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 20th year. For the first time, the team played its home games in the New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–9 and a conference record of 8–6, finishing 4th 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
13 Dan Prickett G 5–11 So. Wolf Lake, Indiana
15 Gary Long G 6–1 Sr. Shelbyville, Indiana
20 Dave Granger F 6–7 So. Hillsdale, Michigan
22 Jimmy Rayl G 6–2 So. Kokomo, Indiana
23 Jerry Bass G 5–9 Jr. Morristown, Indiana
24 Ray Pavy G 6–1 So. New Castle, Indiana
25 Charley Roush F 6–1 So. Columbus, Indiana
30 Gordon Mickey F 6–7 Jr. Chillicothe, Ohio
31 Dick Sparks C 6–5 So. Bloomington, Indiana
32 Ernie Wilhoit G 6–3 Jr. Collinsville, Illinois
33 Winston Fairfield C 6–9 So. Wilmington, Massachusetts
35 Walt Bellamy C 6–11 Sr. New Bern, North Carolina
41 Frank Daly F 6–2 F Springfield, MA
42 Charley Hall F 6–6 Jr. Terre Haute, Indiana
43 Dave Porter F 6–4 So. Noblesville, Indiana
45 Tom Bolyard F 6–4 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1960*
Indiana State W 80–53  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1960*
at Kansas State W 98–80  2–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/10/1960*
at Detroit L 79–81 OT 2–1
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
12/12/1960*
Missouri W 66–55  3–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/17/1960*
No. 4 Nevada W 80–52  4–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/20/1960*
No. 4 vs. Notre Dame W 74–69  5–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
12/28/1960*
No. 4 vs. Stanford
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
W 58–50  6–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1960*
No. 4 at UCLA
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
L 72–94  6–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/1960*
No. 4 at USC
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
L 71–90  6–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
1/7/1961
at Michigan W 81–70  7–3 (1–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/9/1961
Michigan State W 79–55  8–3 (2–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/28/1961*
DePaul W 81–78  9–3 (2–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/30/1961
at Minnesota L 58–66  9–4 (2–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/4/1961
Northwestern W 90–78  10–4 (3–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/6/1961
at Ohio State L 65–100  10–5 (3–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/11/1961
Iowa L 67–74  10–6 (3–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1961
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 55–64  10–7 (3–4)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/18/1961
at Wisconsin W 98–84  11–7 (4–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/20/1961
Ohio State L 69–73  11–8 (4–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/25/1961
Illinois
Rivalry
W 93–82  12–8 (5–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/27/1961
at Northwestern L 58–60 OT 12–9 (5–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/4/1961
at Iowa W 78–69  13–9 (6–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/6/1961
Wisconsin W 80–69  14–9 (7–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1961
Michigan W 82–67  15–9 (8–6)
New Fieldhouse 
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 20, 2015.