1928–29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1928–29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 5th year. Due to growing popularity of the sport, the team moved to The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana to play its home games, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1928–29 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–10 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainDale Wells
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1928–29 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 10 2   .833 15 2   .882
Michigan 10 2   .833 13 3   .813
Purdue 9 3   .750 13 4   .765
Northwestern 7 5   .583 12 5   .706
Illinois 6 6   .500 10 7   .588
Ohio State 6 6   .500 9 8   .529
Iowa 5 7   .417 9 8   .529
Indiana 4 8   .333 7 10   .412
Chicago 2 10   .167 5 11   .313
Minnesota 1 11   .083 4 13   .235

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–10 and a conference record of 4–8, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
2 Lucian Ashby F 5–11 So. Evansville, Indiana
3 Paul Jasper C 6–2 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
4 Robert Correll G 6–1 Sr. Bloomington, Indiana
5 Dale Wells F 6–1 Sr. LaPorte, Indiana
6 James Strickland F 6–2 Jr. Owensville, Indiana
7 Branch McCracken C 6–5 Jr. Monrovia, Indiana
8 Claron Veller G 5–9 So. Linton, Indiana
9 Carl Scheid G 6–1 Sr. Vincennes, Indiana
10 Donald Cooper F 6–1 Jr. North Vernon, Indiana
11 Bernard Miller F 6–1 So. Waldron, Indiana
12 Jay Campbell F 5–7 So. Shelbyville, Indiana
13 James Gill G 6–2 Jr. Washington, Indiana
18 Leonard Miller F 6–1 Jr. Waldron, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/8/1928*
Washington (Mo.) L 30–31  0–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1928*
Pennsylvania W 34–26  1–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/21/1928*
at Notre Dame W 29–17  2–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
1/1/1929*
at Pittsburgh L 31–52  2–2
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh, PA
1/4/1929*
Missouri W 41–29  3–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1929
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 16–20  3–3 (0–1)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/12/1929
at Minnesota W 37–36  4–3 (1–1)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis, MN
1/14/1929
at Wisconsin L 20–24  4–4 (1–2)
Red Gym 
Madison, WI
1/19/1929
Purdue
Rivalry
L 23–29  4–5 (1–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/21/1929
Minnesota W 41–22  5–5 (2–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/5/1929
Northwestern L 30–31  5–6 (2–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1929
at Iowa L 27–29  5–7 (2–5)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/16/1929
Wisconsin L 25–27  5–8 (2–6)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/18/1929
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 16–30  5–9 (2–7)
Lafayette Jefferson HS Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
2/25/1929
at Northwestern L 26–28  5–10 (2–8)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
2/26/1929
Illinois
Rivalry
W 32–22  6–10 (3–8)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/4/1929
Iowa W 35–30  7–10 (4–8)
The 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 28, 2015.