| 1954–55Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 8–14 (5–9 Big Ten) |
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| Captain | Don Schlundt |
| Home arena | The Fieldhouse |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5Iowa | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Illinois | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11Minnesota | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team representedIndiana University. Their head coach wasBranch McCracken, who was in his 14th 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 8–14 and a conference record of 5–9, finishing 6th 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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| 13 | Dick Baumgartner | G | 6–1 | Sr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 14 | Phil Byers | G | 5–11 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 15 | Neal Skeeters | G | 5–11 | Jr. | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 20 | Jim Barley | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Marion, Indiana |
| 21 | Hallie Bryant | G | 6–3 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Warren Fisher | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 23 | Jim Phipps | G | 5–11 | Jr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 23 | Charlie Hodson | G | 5–9 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 24 | John Wood | G | 5–7 | Sr. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 25 | Burke Scott | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Tell City, Indiana |
| 31 | Paul Poff | G | 6–1 | Sr. | New Albany, Indiana |
| 32 | Dick Kirkpatrick | F | 6–3 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 33 | Bill Maetschke | F | 6–4 | Jr. | New Albany, Indiana |
| 34 | Don Schlundt | C | 6–10 | Sr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 35 | Dick Neal | F | 6–5 | So. | Reelsville, Indiana |
| 41 | Dick White | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 42 | Charles Mead | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Oak Park, Illinois |
| 43 | Cliff Williamson | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 44 | Wally Choice | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 45 | Frank Stemle | F | 6–3 | Jr. | New Albany, Indiana |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| 12/4/1954* | Valparaiso | W 77–66 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/6/1954* | Missouri | L 61–64 | 1–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 12/11/1954* | No. 6 | at Notre Dame | W 73–70 | 2–1 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||
| 12/13/1954* | No. 6 | SMU | L 78–83 | 2–2 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
| 12/18/1954* | No. 7 | at Cincinnati | L 65–97 | 2–3 | Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati | ||||||
| 12/21/1954* | at Kansas State | L 74–91 | 2–4 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
| 12/27/1954* | at Saint Louis | L 78–80 | 2–5 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis | |||||||
| 1/3/1955 | Michigan | W 95–77 | 3–5 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/8/1955 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 75–99 | 3–6 (1–1) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
| 1/10/1955 | at Minnesota | L 74–88 | 3–7 (1–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
| 1/15/1955 | at Wisconsin | L 66–77 | 3–8 (1–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
| 1/17/1955 | Michigan State | W 88–79 | 4–8 (2–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 1/31/1955* | Butler | W 87–56 | 5–8 (2–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/5/1955 | at Ohio State | L 87–90 | 5–9 (2–4) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| 2/7/1955 | Wisconsin | W 65–58 | 6–9 (3–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/12/1955 | at Iowa | L 75–90 | 6–10 (3–5) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 2/14/1955 | Minnesota | L 70–80 | 6–11 (3–6) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/19/1955 | Northwestern | L 78–85 | 6–12 (3–7) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/21/1955 | Purdue Rivalry | W 75–62 | 7–12 (4–7) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/26/1955 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 67–92 | 7–13 (4–8) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
| 2/28/1955 | at Michigan State | L 77–93 | 7–14 (4–9) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan | |||||||
| 3/5/1955 | Ohio State | W 84–66 | 8–14 (5–9) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||