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1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Co-Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record23–5 (12–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1973–74 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Indiana 12 2   .857 23 5   .821
No. 6 Michigan 12 2   .857 22 5   .815
No. 11 Purdue 10 4   .714 21 9   .700
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 16 8   .667
Michigan State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Minnesota 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Iowa 5 9   .357 8 16   .333
Ohio State 4 10   .286 9 15   .375
Northwestern 3 11   .214 9 15   .375
Illinois 2 12   .143 5 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his third year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–5 and a conference record of 12–2, tying Michigan for first place in the Big Ten Conference. Due to the NCAA Tournament rules at the time which allowed only conference champions to participate, Indiana and Michigan faced off for a third game to determine which team would go to the NCAA Tournament. IU lost to Michigan, 75–67, and thus did not participate in the Tournament. Instead, the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament invited second-place teams from eight conferences to participate in their tournament. This was IU's only appearance in the CCAT; however, they did win the championship game.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
20 Bobby Wilkerson G/F 6–7 So. Anderson, Indiana
21 Quinn Buckner G 6–3 So. Phoenix, Illinois
22 Trent Smock F 6–5 So. Richmond, Indiana
23 Craig Morris G 6–4 So. DeGraff, Ohio
24 Steve Ahlfeld G 6–1 Jr. Wabash, Indiana
25 Doug Allen F 6–6 Jr. Champaign, Illinois
30 John Kamstra G 6–1 Jr. Frankfort, Indiana
31 John Laskowski G/F 6–5 Jr. South Bend, Indiana
33 Tom Abernethy F 6–7 So. South Bend, Indiana
34 Steve Green F 6–7 Jr. Sellersburg, Indiana
42 Scott May F 6–7 So. Sandusky, Ohio
43 Don Noort C 6–8 So. Worth, Illinois
45 Jim Crews G 6–5 So. Normal, Illinois
54 Kent Benson C 6–11 Fr. New Castle, Indiana

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/1/1973*
No. 3 The Citadel W 74–55  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1973*
No. 3 Kansas W 72–59  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/8/1973*
No. 3 vs. No. 10 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 77–68  3–0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
12/11/1973*
No. 3 No. 6 Notre Dame L 67–73  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1973*
No. 3 at Ball State W 87–62  4–1
Irving Gymnasium 
Muncie, IN
12/22/1973*
No. 7 No. 15 South Carolina W 84–71  5–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/26/1973*
No. 7 vs. BYU
Far West Classic Quarterfinals
W 96–52  6–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/28/1973*
No. 7 vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic Semifinals
L 48–61  6–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1973*
No. 7 vs. Oregon
Far West Classic consolation round
W 56–47  7–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/5/1974
No. 8 at No. 18 Michigan L 71–73  7–3
(0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/8/1974*
No. 13 at Miami W 71–58  8–3
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
1/12/1974
No. 13 No. 13 Wisconsin W 52–51  9–3
(1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1974
No. 13 Northwestern W 72–67  10–3
(2–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/19/1974
No. 12 at Iowa W 55–51  11–3
(3–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/26/1974
No. 11 at Northwestern W 82–53  12–3
(4–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/2/1974
No. 12 Iowa W 85–50  13–3
(5–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/9/1974
No. 12 Illinois
Rivalry
W 107–67  14–3
(6–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1974
No. 12 at Wisconsin W 81–63  15–3
(7–1)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/16/1974
No. 12 No. 15 Michigan W 93–81  16–3
(8–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/18/1974
No. 12 at Illinois
Rivalry
W 101–83  17–3
(9–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/23/1974
No. 10 at Minnesota W 73–55  18–3
(10–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/25/1974
No. 10 Michigan State W 91–85  19–3
(11–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/2/1974
No. 9 at Ohio State L 79–85  19–4
(11–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
3/9/1974
No. 13 Purdue
Rivalry
W 80–79  20–4
(12–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1974*
No. 13 vs. No. 12 Michigan
Big Ten Conference Tie-Breaker
L 67–75  20–5
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
CCTA Tournament
3/15/1974*
No. 10 vs. Tennessee
First Round
W 73–71  21–5
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
3/17/1974*
No. 10 vs. Toledo
Semifinals
W 73–72 OT 22–5
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
3/18/1974*
No. 10 vs. No. 15 USC
Championship
W 85–60  23–5
St. Louis Arena 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.