1930–31 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1930–31 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 7th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1930–31 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–8 (5–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainBernard Miller
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1930–31 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern 11 1   .917 16 1   .941
Michigan 8 4   .667 13 4   .765
Minnesota 8 4   .667 13 4   .765
Purdue 8 4   .667 12 5   .706
Illinois 7 5   .583 12 5   .706
Indiana 5 7   .417 9 8   .529
Chicago 4 8   .333 8 9   .471
Wisconsin 4 8   .333 8 9   .471
Ohio State 3 9   .250 4 13   .235
Iowa 2 10   .167 5 12   .294

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 9–8 and a conference record of 5–7, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
2 Lucian Ashby F 5–11 Sr. Evansville, Indiana
3 Paul Jasper C 6–2 Sr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
5 Bernard Dickey F/C 6–1 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
8 Claron Veller G 5–9 Sr. Linton, Indiana
9 Joseph Zeller G 6–1 Jr. East Chicago, Indiana
10 Bill Blagrave G 6–2 Jr. Washington, Indiana
11 Bernard Miller F 6–1 Sr. Waldron, Indiana
12 Jay Campbell F 5–7 Jr. Shelbyville, Indiana
13 Glendon Hodson F 6–1 So. Amo, Indiana
15 Victor Dauer F 5–11 Jr. Gary, Indiana
19 Jacob Bretz F 6–1 Sr. Huntingburg, Indiana
21 Maurice Massy G 6–1 N/A Indianapolis, Indiana
22 George Reed C 6–3 N/A Kokomo, Indiana
N/A Taylor Hoffar C 6–1 So. Seymour, Indiana
N/A Franklin Rainbolt F 6–3 N/A Salem, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1930*
DePauw W 26–18  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1930*
Washington (Mo.) W 17–15  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/31/1930*
at Pennsylvania W 24–20  3–0
The Palestra 
Philadelphia
1/1/1931*
at Pittsburgh W 27–19  4–0
Pitt Pavilion 
Pittsburgh
1/10/1931
Chicago L 27–28  4–1 (0–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1931
Ohio State W 23–21  5–1 (1–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/17/1931
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 35–34  6–1 (2–1)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/19/1931
at Iowa W 28–20  7–1 (3–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/3/1931*
Notre Dame L 20–25  7–2 (3–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1931
Purdue
Rivalry
L 23–30  7–3 (3–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/1931
Iowa W 31–18  8–3 (4–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/1931
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 15–28  8–4 (4–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/21/1931
at Michigan L 24–33  8–5 (4–4)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/23/1931
Illinois
Rivalry
L 25–39  8–6 (4–5)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1931
at Chicago W 33–22  9–6 (5–5)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago, Illinois
3/2/1931
at Ohio State L 15–31  9–7 (5–6)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
3/7/1931
Michigan L 20–21  9–8 (5–7)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
*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.