1926–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1926–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 3rd year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1926–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–4 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Everett Dean (3rd season)
Captain	Julius Krueger
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium

1926–27 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Michigan	10	–	2		.833			14	–	3		.824
Indiana	9	–	3		.750			13	–	4		.765
Purdue	9	–	3		.750			12	–	5		.706
Illinois	7	–	5		.583			10	–	7		.588
Wisconsin	7	–	5		.583			10	–	7		.588
Iowa	7	–	5		.583			9	–	8		.529
Ohio State	6	–	6		.500			11	–	6		.647
Chicago	3	–	9		.250			6	–	11		.353
Minnesota	1	–	11		.083			3	–	13		.188
Northwestern	1	–	11		.083			3	–	14		.176

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–4 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Art Beckner	F	6–1	Sr.	Muncie, Indiana
4	Robert Correll	G	6–1	Jr.	Bloomington, Indiana
5	Dale Wells	F	6–1	So.	LaPorte, Indiana
8	Maurice Starr	F	6–1	Jr.	Anderson, Indiana
9	Carl Scheid	G	6–1	So.	Vincennes, Indiana
10	Ed Farmer	C	6–4	Jr.	Bloomington, Indiana
13	James Gill	G	6–2	So.	Washington, Indiana
15	Harold Anderson	F	N/A	So.	Lapel, Indiana
15	John Leonard	C	6–4	So.	Rochester, Indiana
18	Charles Benzel	G	5–8	Sr.	Bedford, Indiana
N/A	Harold Derr	F	5–8	Jr.	Huntington, Indiana
N/A	Julius Krueger	F	6–1	Sr.	Bloomington, Indiana
N/A	Frank Sibley	C	6–2	Sr.	Gary, Indiana
N/A	Jack Winston	G	6–6	Sr.	Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1926*		DePauw	W 44–30	1–0	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1926*		Franklin College	W 37–17	2–0	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1926*		at Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	W 38–19	3–0	Alumni Gymnasium  Lexington, Kentucky
1/4/1927*		Carleton	W 31–29	4–0	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
1/8/1927		at Wisconsin	W 28–23	5–0 (1–0)	Red Gym  Madison, Wisconsin
1/10/1927		at Minnesota	W 37–24	6–0 (2–0)	Kenwood Armory  Minneapolis
1/17/1927		at Northwestern	W 36–24	7–0 (3–0)	Old Patten Gymnasium  Evanston, Illinois
1/22/1927		Michigan	L 27–31	7–1 (3–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
1/29/1927		Chicago	W 28–23	8–1 (4–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1927		at Chicago	L 21–25	8–2 (4–2)	Bartlett Gymnasium  Chicago
2/7/1927		Minnesota	W 42–16	9–2 (5–2)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1927*		Wabash	L 33–35	9–3 (5–2)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1927		at Michigan	W 37–34	10–3 (6–2)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/22/1927		Ohio State	L 18–27	10–4 (6–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1927		Wisconsin	W 31–23	11–4 (7–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
3/5/1927		Northwestern	W 44–25	12–4 (8–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, Indiana
3/9/1927		at Ohio State	W 36–31	13–4 (9–3)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.