1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–2 (11–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Everett Dean (12th season)
Captain	Wendel Walker Lester Stout
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1935–36 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana	11	–	1		.917			18	–	2		.900
Purdue	11	–	1		.917			16	–	4		.800
Michigan	7	–	5		.583			15	–	5		.750
Illinois	7	–	5		.583			13	–	6		.684
Northwestern	7	–	5		.583			13	–	6		.684
Ohio State	5	–	7		.417			12	–	8		.600
Iowa	5	–	7		.417			9	–	10		.474
Wisconsin	4	–	8		.333			11	–	9		.550
Minnesota	3	–	9		.250			7	–	17		.292
Chicago	0	–	12		.000			6	–	14		.300

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18–2 and a conference record of 11–1, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Ken Gunning	F	5–11	Jr.	Shelbyville, Indiana
4	Wendel Walker	G	5–11	Sr.	Vincennes, Indiana
5	Vern Huffman	G	6–2	Jr.	New Castle, Indiana
7	Lester Stout	F	5–9	Sr.	Winamac, Indiana
8	Joseph Platt	G	5–11	So.	Young America, Indiana
9	Bob Etnire	G/F	5–11	Jr.	Logansport, Indiana
10	Willis Hosler	C	6–3	Jr.	Huntington, Indiana
11	Charles Scott	G	6–2	Sr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
12	Phil Liehr	C	6–3	So.	Indianapolis
13	Willie Silberstein	F	5–8	So.	Brooklyn, New York
14	Fred Fechtman	C	6–8	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
15	Charles Mendel	G	6–3	So.	Bourbon, Indiana
15	John Hobson	F	5–10	So.	Indianapolis
16	Carlos Brooks	G	6–1	So.	Mays, Indiana
17	Roger Ratliff	G	6–3	So.	Mooresville, Indiana
N/A	William Anderson	G	5–10	So.	Marion, Indiana
N/A	James Birr	C/G	6–3	So.	Indianapolis
N/A	Charles Campbell	G	5–3	So.	Shelbyville, Indiana
N/A	George Ditrich	C	6–2	So.	Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1935*		Ball State	W 44–28	1–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1935*		at Loyola (Chicago)	W 32–25	2–0	Alumni Gym  Chicago
12/16/1935*		Miami (OH)	W 41–15	3–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1935*		at Vanderbilt	W 56–18	4–0	Old Gym  Nashville, Tennessee
12/23/1935*		at Evansville	W 39–32	5–0	Evansville, Indiana
1/3/1936*		at DePaul	L 31–35	5–1	University Auditorium  Chicago
1/6/1936		at Michigan	W 33–27	6–1 (1–0)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/11/1936		Northwestern	W 27–24	7–1 (2–0)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/13/1936		Chicago	W 33–30	8–1 (3–0)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/18/1936		at Minnesota	W 33–31	9–1 (4–0)	Minnesota Field House  Minneapolis
1/20/1936		at Wisconsin	W 26–24	10–1 (5–0)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
1/30/1936*		at Louisville	W 48–26	11–1 (5–0)	Belknap Gymnasium  Louisville, Kentucky
2/1/1936		Minnesota	W 26–23	12–1 (6–0)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1936		at Chicago	W 42–24	13–1 (7–0)	Henry Crown Field House  Chicago
2/10/1936*		Franklin College	W 39–29	14–1 (7–0)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/15/1936		at Ohio State	L 34–43	14–2 (7–1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
2/17/1936		Michigan	W 37–23	15–2 (8–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/22/1936		Wisconsin	W 54–21	16–2 (9–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/29/1936		at Northwestern	W 41–34	17–2 (10–1)	Old Patten Gymnasium  Evanston, Illinois
3/2/1936		Ohio State	W 40–34	18–2 (11–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.