1918–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1918–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Dana Evans, who was in his 2nd and final year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1918–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–7 (4–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainArdith Phillips
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
Seasons
1918–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Minnesota 10 0   1.000 13 0   1.000
Chicago 10 2   .833 21 6   .778
Northwestern 6 4   .600 6 6   .500
Michigan 5 5   .500 18 6   .750
Illinois 5 7   .417 6 8   .429
Indiana 4 6   .400 10 7   .588
Iowa 4 7   .364 8 7   .533
Purdue 4 7   .364 6 8   .429
Wisconsin 3 9   .250 5 11   .313
Ohio State 2 6   .250 7 12   .368

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–7 and a conference record of 4–6, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

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Name Position Year Hometown
Joy Buckner G So. Bluffton, Indiana
Lawrence Busby C So. Lapel, Indiana
Arlo Byrum G Jr. Anderson, Indiana
Everett Dean F/C So. Salem, Indiana
William Dobbins G So. Bloomington, Indiana
William Easton F Jr. Bloomington, Indiana
Urban Jeffries F/C Jr. Rockville, Indiana
Joseph Lohrei C So. Goshen, Indiana
Ardith Phillips G Jr. Amo, Indiana
Byard Smith G Sr. Decatur, Indiana
Markham Wakefield F Jr. Washington, Indiana
William Zellar G Jr. Brazil, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
1/2/1919*
at Vincennes YMCA W 47–16  1–0
 
Vincennes, IN
1/11/1919
at Minnesota L 13–35  1–1 (0–1)
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/13/1919
at Iowa W 23–14  2–1 (1–1)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
1/20/1919
at Michigan L 22–28  2–2 (1–2)
Waterman Gymnasium 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/21/1919*
at Toledo W 32–25  3–2 (1–2)
 
Toledo, OH
1/24/1919
Iowa L 10–21  3–3 (1–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/27/1919*
DePauw L 17–21  3–4 (1–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/31/1919*
Franklin College W 35–19  4–4 (1–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/7/1919
Ohio State L 21–22  4–5 (1–4)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/15/1919
at Ohio State W 37–31  5–5 (2–4)
 
Columbus, OH
2/17/1919*
at Cincinnati W 38–24  6–5 (2–4)
Schmidlapp Gymnasium 
Cincinnati, OH
2/22/1919
Minnesota L 14–20  6–6 (2–5)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/24/1919
Wisconsin L 16–29  6–7 (2–6)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/3/1919*
Notre Dame W 29–11  7–7 (2–6)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/6/1919*
at DePauw W 17–16  8–7 (2–6)
 
Greencastle, IN
3/11/1919
Michigan W 24–16  9–7 (3–6)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/15/1919
at Wisconsin W 22–12  10–7 (4–6)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
*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 29, 2015.