| 1938–39Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 17–3 (9–3 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Ernie Andres |
| Home arena | The Fieldhouse |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team representedIndiana University. Their head coach wasBranch McCracken, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games inThe Fieldhouse inBloomington, Indiana, and was a member of theBig Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]
| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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| 4 | Gordon McLaughlin | F | 6–1 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 7 | Edgar Mansfield | G | 5–11 | So. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 8 | Richard McGaughey | G | 5–11 | So. | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| 9 | Chet Francis | G | 6–1 | So. | Avon, Indiana |
| 10 | Bill Tipmore | C | 6–2 | So. | Elkhart, Indiana |
| 11 | Robert Hansen | C | 6–3 | So. | Chicago |
| 12 | Jim Gridley | G | 6–1 | So. | Vevay, Indiana |
| 13 | Jim Ooley | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Spencer, Indiana |
| 16 | Russell Clifton | C | 6–3 | So. | Bentonville, Indiana |
| 18 | Jim Lettellier | F | 5–10 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 19 | Dale Gentil | F | 6–2 | Jr. | Mount Vernon, Indiana |
| 20 | Jack Stevenson | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 21 | Bob Dro | G | 5–11 | So. | Berne, Indiana |
| 22 | Curly Armstrong | F | 5–11 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 23 | William Menke | C | 6–3 | So. | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| 24 | William Johnson | F/G | 6–1 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 24 | Herm Schaefer | F | 6–1 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 25 | Ernie Andres | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 26 | Tom Motter | F | 6–1 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 28 | Marv Huffman | G | 6–2 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 29 | Robert Menke | F | 6–3 | So. | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| 30 | Ralph Dorsey | F | 5–10 | Jr. | Horse Cave, Kentucky |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 12/5/1938* | Ball State | W 54–28 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/10/1938* | Miami (OH) | W 49–23 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/12/1938* | Wabash | W 47–23 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/17/1938* | Connecticut | W 71–38 | 4–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/23/1938* | at Butler | W 46–29 | 5–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis | |||||||
| 12/30/1938* | at Western Reserve | W 45–33 | 6–0 | Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
| 12/31/1938* | at Michigan State | W 37–33 | 7–0 | Demonstration Hall East Lansing, Michigan | |||||||
| 1/7/1939 | at Ohio State | L 38–45 | 7–1 (0–1) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| 1/9/1939 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 29–28 | 8–1 (1–1) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/14/1939 | Wisconsin | W 43–19 | 9–1 (2–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/16/1939 | Purdue Rivalry | W 39–36 | 10–1 (3–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/3/1939* | at Xavier | W 48–39 | 11–1 (3–1) | Schmidt Field House Cincinnati | |||||||
| 2/6/1939 | Ohio State | W 46–34 | 12–1 (4–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/11/1939 | at Iowa | W 50–39 | 13–1 (5–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 2/13/1939 | at Chicago | W 46–33 | 14–1 (6–1) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago | |||||||
| 2/18/1939 | Northwestern | W 44–37 | 15–1 (7–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/20/1939 | Iowa | W 45–40 | 16–1 (8–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/25/1939 | Minnesota | W 49–37 | 17–1 (9–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/27/1939 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 34–45 | 17–2 (9–2) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 3/4/1939 | at Michigan | L 45–53 | 17–3 (9–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||