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1967–68 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1967–68 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–14 (4–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
Seasons
1967–68 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Iowa 10 4   .714 16 9   .640
Purdue 9 5   .643 15 9   .625
Northwestern 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Wisconsin 7 7   .500 13 11   .542
Michigan State 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Illinois 6 8   .429 11 13   .458
Michigan 6 8   .429 11 13   .458
Indiana 4 10   .286 10 14   .417
Minnesota 4 10   .286 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967–68 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 3rd year. The team played its home games in 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 10–14 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
20 Mike Niles G 6–4 So. Warsaw, Indiana
22 Joe Cooke G 6–3 So. Toledo, Ohio
23 Vern Payne G 5–10 Sr. Michigan City, Indiana
24 Bobby Kent G 5–8 So. Unionville, Indiana
25 Ken Newsome F 6–5 Sr. Ahoskie, North Carolina
30 Rich Schrumpf C 6–9 Sr. Galien, Michigan
31 Bill DeHeer C 6–9 Jr. Maplewood, Missouri
32 Mike Noland F 6–6 So. Indianapolis, Indiana
33 Ken Johnson C 6–6 So. Anderson, Indiana
34 Butch Joyner F 6–4 Sr. New Castle, Indiana
35 Bill Stenberg C 6–7 Jr. Rockford, Illinois
40 John Isenbarger G 6–3 So. Muncie, Indiana
41 Gabe Oliverio G 6–2 Jr. Annandale, Virginia
42 Rick Atkinson G 6–3 So. Evansville, Indiana
43 John Muirhead C 6–7 Jr. Danville, Illinois
44 Earl Schneider F 6–9 Jr. Evansville, Indiana
45 Gary Leinberger F 6–7 Sr. St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1967*
Northern Illinois W 71–65  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/4/1967*
at Missouri W 78–69  2–0
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/9/1967*
Ohio W 89–63  3–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/11/1967*
Kansas State W 89–83  4–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/16/1967*
No. 9 at North Carolina State W 101–97 OT 5–0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
12/19/1967*
No. 5 vs. Notre Dame W 96–91  6–0
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
12/28/1967*
No. 3 vs. Western Kentucky L 91–110  6–1
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
12/29/1967*
No. 3 at SMU L 84–91  6–2
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
1/2/1968*
at Detroit L 93–99  6–3
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
1/6/1968
Minnesota W 74–59  7–3 (1–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/9/1968
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 61–60 OT 8–3 (2–0)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/13/1968
Northwestern L 81–86  8–4 (2–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/16/1968
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 60–89  8–5 (2–2)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
1/29/1968*
at DePaul L 78–79  8–6 (2–2)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL
2/3/1968
at Minnesota L 75–82  8–7 (2–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/5/1968
Ohio State L 77–78  8–8 (2–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1968
at Wisconsin L 83–95  8–9 (2–5)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/17/1968
Michigan W 98–92  9–9 (3–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/20/1968
at Michigan State L 70–75  9–10 (3–6)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/24/1968
Iowa L 70–78  9–11 (3–7)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/27/1968
at Northwestern L 66–73 OT 9–12 (3–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/2/1968
at Ohio State L 93–107  9–13 (3–9)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/5/1968
Wisconsin W 93–85  10–13 (4–9)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/9/1968
Purdue
Rivalry
L 64–68  10–14 (4–10)
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 18, 2015.