1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–15 (2–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harry Good (1st season)
Captain	Paul Shields
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Ohio State	10	–	2		.833			14	–	7		.667
Iowa	9	–	3		.750			14	–	4		.778
Wisconsin	9	–	3		.750			12	–	9		.571
Northwestern	8	–	4		.667			12	–	7		.632
Purdue	8	–	4		.667			11	–	10		.524
Illinois	5	–	7		.417			11	–	9		.550
Michigan	5	–	7		.417			8	–	10		.444
Minnesota	2	–	10		.167			7	–	14		.333
Indiana	2	–	10		.167			7	–	15		.318
Chicago	0	–	8		.000			1	–	19		.050

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–15 and a conference record of 2–10, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Gene Farris	F	6–3	Fr.	Campbellsburg, Indiana
5	Ed Schienbein	G	5–9	Sr.	Southport, Indiana
6	Charles Traux	G	5–11	N/A	Spring Lake, New Jersey
7	George Tipton	C	6–3	Fr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
8	Don Earnhart	C	6–2	Fr.	Marion, Indiana
9	Jack Herron	G	5–8	So.	Logansport, Indiana
11	Jack Mercer	G	6–1	Fr.	Brazil, Indiana
14	Bob Rowland	G	6–1	Fr.	Martinsville, Indiana
16	John Crouch	C	6–3	So.	Evansville, Indiana
19	Sam Young	G	6–2	So.	Rushville, Indiana
22	Claude Retherford Jr.	F	6–1	Fr.	French Lick, Indiana
24	Herod Toon	G	5–10	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
25	Richard Peed	C	6–3	N/A	Richmond, Indiana
30	Irvin Leary	F	5–11	Fr.	Greenfield, Indiana
32	Bob Ravensburg	F	6–1	So.	Bellevue, Kentucky
33	Paul Shields	F	6–2	Fr.	Monrovia, Indiana
37	Ray Brandenburg	G	5–10	Fr.	Corydon, Indiana
38	Les Ray	F	6–1	Fr.	Sullivan, Indiana
42	Ed Sidwell	G	6–2	Fr.	New Castle, Indiana
43	Art Lehman	F	6–1	Fr.	Cedar Lake, Indiana
N/A	Philip Bowser	F	6–2	Fr.	Goshen, Indiana
N/A	Pete Pithos	F	6–1	Jr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1943*		Camp Atterbury	W 40–28	1–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/4/1943*		at DePauw	L 36–47	1–1	Bowman Gym  Greencastle, Indiana
12/7/1943*		at Wabash	W 38–35	2–1	Crawfordsville, Indiana
12/11/1943*		vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 41–66	2–2	Jefferson County Armory  Louisville, Kentucky
12/14/1943*		Wabash	W 44–27	3–2	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1943*		at DePaul	L 43–81	3–3	University Auditorium  Chicago, Illinois
12/20/1943*		DePauw	W 38–34	4–3	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/4/1944*		at Camp Atterbury	W 42–32	5–3	Camp Atterbury, Indiana
1/8/1944		at Purdue Rivalry	L 43–63	5–4 (0–1)	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, Indiana
1/14/1944		at Ohio State	L 46–72	5–5 (0–2)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
1/15/1944		at Ohio State	L 38–74	5–6 (0–3)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
1/22/1944*		Miami (OH)	L 50–52	5–7 (0–3)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/28/1944		Iowa	L 42–43	5–8 (0–4)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/29/1944		Iowa	L 40–52	5–9 (0–5)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1944		at Michigan	L 49–65	5–10 (0–6)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/5/1944		at Michigan	L 44–46	5–11 (0–7)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/11/1944		Wisconsin	L 43–62	5–12 (0–8)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1944		Wisconsin	L 31–52	5–13 (0–9)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1944		at Minnesota	L 47–48	5–14 (0–10)	Minnesota Field House  Minneapolis
2/19/1944		at Minnesota	W 48–47	6–14 (1–10)	Minnesota Field House  Minneapolis
2/26/1944*		Bunker Hill	L 36–41	6–15 (1–10)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1944		at Purdue Rivalry	W 51–45	7–15 (2–10)	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.