| 1948–49Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 14–8 (6–6 Big Nine) |
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| Assistant coaches | |
| Captain | Don Ritter |
| Home arena | The Fieldhouse |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Illinois | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 21 | – | 4 | .840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6Minnesota | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 18 | – | 3 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20Ohio State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team representedIndiana University. Their head coach wasBranch McCracken, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games inThe Fieldhouse inBloomington, Indiana, and was a member of theBig Nine Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 14–8 and a conference record of 6–6, finishing 4th in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]
| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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| 3 | Jerry Stuteville | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Attica, Indiana |
| 5 | Bob Lukemeyer | F | 5–10 | So. | Jasper, Indiana |
| 6 | Lou Watson | G | 6–5 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 7 | Don Ritter | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Aurora, Indiana |
| 8 | Bill Garrett | C/F | 6–3 | So. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 9 | Bill Tosheff | F | 6–1 | So. | Gary, Indiana |
| 11 | Gene Ring | G | 6–1 | So. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 12 | Phil Buck | F | 5–10 | So. | Rossville, Indiana |
| 14 | Harlan Sturgeon | G | 5–10 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 15 | Bob Armstrong | C | 6–4 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 16 | Stuart Chestnut | F | 6–2 | Jr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 18 | Tom Schwartz | C | 6–6 | Jr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 19 | Charley Meyer | C | 6–5 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 21 | Tyrie Robbins | F | 6–3 | So. | Gary, Indiana |
| 24 | Byard Hey | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 24 | Ted Kaufman | C | 6–3 | So. | Brownsville, Indiana |
| 25 | Gordon Neff | G | 6–1 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 34 | Bob Lollar | F | 6–2 | Sr. | Indianapolis |
| N/A | Jack Brown | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| 12/4/1948* | DePauw | W 61–48 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/6/1948* | Michigan State | W 48–36 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/11/1948* | Xavier | W 63–55 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/13/1948* | Drake | W 57–35 | 4–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/16/1948* | Kansas State | W 56–36 | 5–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/21/1948* | at Washington (Mo.) | W 51–44 | 6–0 | Field House St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
| 12/27/1948* | at Butler Hoosier Classic | L 55–64 | 6–1 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis | |||||||
| 12/28/1948* | vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic | W 50–47 | 7–1 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis | |||||||
| 1/3/1949* | Marquette | W 56–47 | 8–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/8/1949 | Illinois Rivalry | L 42–44 | 8–2 (0–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/10/1949 | Iowa | W 50–39 | 9–2 (1–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/15/1949 | at Wisconsin | L 48–58 | 9–3 (1–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
| 1/17/1949 | Purdue Rivalry | W 56–42 | 10–3 (2–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/22/1949 | at Minnesota | L 28–35 | 10–4 (2–3) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis | |||||||
| 2/5/1949* | at DePaul | L 46–47 | 10–5 (2–3) | University Auditorium Chicago | |||||||
| 2/7/1949 | at Ohio State | L 59–72 | 10–6 (2–4) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| 2/12/1949 | Michigan | L 47–54 | 10–7 (2–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/14/1949 | Northwestern | W 56–41 | 11–7 (3–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/19/1949 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 56–50 | 12–7 (4–5) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/21/1949 | Ohio State | W 65–45 | 13–7 (5–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/26/1949 | at Iowa | W 76–60 | 14–7 (6–5) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 2/28/1949 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 76–60 | 14–8 (6–6) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||