1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 3rd and final year as Branch McCracken returned from World War II in time for the following season. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–3 (9–3 Big Nine)
Head coach
  • Harry Good (3rd season)
CaptainDick Wittenbraker
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1945–46 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Ohio State 10 2   .833 16 5   .762
Indiana 9 3   .750 18 3   .857
Iowa 8 4   .667 14 4   .778
Northwestern 8 4   .667 15 5   .750
Illinois 7 5   .583 14 7   .667
Minnesota 7 5   .583 14 7   .667
Michigan 6 6   .500 12 7   .632
Purdue 4 8   .333 10 11   .476
Wisconsin 1 11   .083 4 17   .190
Chicago 0 12   .000 6 14   .300

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Joseph Normington F 5–10 Fr. Greenwood, Indiana
4 Bob Lollar F 6–2 So. Indianapolis, Indiana
6 Louis Edmonds F 6–2 Fr. Frankfort, Indiana
7 Dave Walker F 6–3 Fr. Loogootee, Indiana
8 Bill Shephard F 6–1 Fr. Hope, Indiana
9 Jack Herron G 5–8 Sr. Logansport, Indiana
10 John Wallace F 6–3 So. Richmond, Indiana
11 Tom Schwartz C 6–6 Fr. Kokomo, Indiana
12 Norbert Hermann G 6–2 So. Brownstown, Indiana
14 Jim Stepler C 6–4 Fr. Greentown, Indiana
15 Roy Kilby G 5–10 Sr. Muncie, Indiana
16 Louis Amaya G 6–1 Fr. Pueblo, Colorado
17 Jim Powers G 6–1 Fr. South Bend, Indiana
21 Dick Wittenbraker G 6–2 Sr. New Castle, Indiana
23 Freeland Armstrong G 5–11 So. Paoli, Indiana
25 Don Dewer G 6–2 Fr. Aurora, Indiana
26 Richard Westlake G 6–1 Fr. New Palestine, Indiana
27 Gene Turner G 5–11 So. Kokomo, Indiana
29 Charles Radcliffe F 5–10 Sr. Paoli, Indiana
32 James Copeland F 6–2 So. Elwood, Indiana
35 Al Kravolansky F 6–3 Jr. East Chicago, Indiana
37 Stephen Chaleff G 6–1 Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana
38 Dee Baker F 5–11 Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana
40 Robert Mehl F 6–1 Fr. Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1945*
Camp Atterbury W 59–49  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1945*
Washington (Mo.) W 53–39  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1945*
at Camp Atterbury W 56–53  3–0
 
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
12/15/1945*
at Louisville W 62–59  4–0
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/18/1945*
Cincinnati W 54–44  5–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1945
at Michigan W 67–58  6–0 (1–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/1/1946*
at Butler W 58–47  7–0 (1–0)
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
1/5/1946
at Chicago W 59–34  8–0 (2–0)
Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago
1/7/1946
Minnesota L 47–58  8–1 (2–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1946
Iowa W 45–39  9–1 (3–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1946
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 38–49  9–2 (3–2)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
1/19/1946
Ohio State W 44–39  10–2 (4–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/21/1946
Michigan W 46–43  11–2 (5–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/26/1946
Chicago W 61–32  12–2 (6–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1946*
at Washington (Mo.) W 56–46  13–2 (6–2)
Field House 
St. Louis, Missouri
2/9/1946
at Ohio State L 52–53  13–3 (6–3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/11/1946*
at Cincinnati W 60–22  14–3 (6–3)
Schmidlapp Gymnasium 
Cincinnati, Ohio
2/16/1946
Purdue
Rivalry
W 57–47  15–3 (7–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1946*
Ball State W 84–41  16–3 (7–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1946
at Minnesota W 75–52  17–3 (8–3)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
2/25/1946
at Iowa W 49–46  18–3 (9–3)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, Iowa
*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 23, 2015.