| 1956–57Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Big Ten Co-Champions | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| Record | 14–8 (10–4 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches | |
| Captain | Charlie Hodson |
| Home arena | The Fieldhouse |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Michigan State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 5 | – | 17 | .227 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team representedIndiana University. Their head coach wasBranch McCracken, who was in his 16th 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 14–8 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. Despite being Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]
| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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| 15 | Sam Gee | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Washington, Indiana |
| 20 | Jerry Schofield | G | 6–1 | So. | Monticello, Indiana |
| 21 | Hallie Bryant | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Archie Dees | C | 6–8 | Jr. | Mount Carmel, Illinois |
| 23 | Charlie Hodson | G | 5–9 | Sr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 24 | Ray Ball | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Elkhart, Indiana |
| 25 | Clarence Doninger | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 30 | Lee Aldridge | C | 6–6 | So. | Switz City, Indiana |
| 31 | Jim Hinds | F | 6–5 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 32 | Gene Flowers | F | 6–2 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 35 | Dick Neal | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Reelsville, Indiana |
| 40 | Thomas Hayes | G | 6–1 | So. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 42 | Bill Balch | F | 6–5 | So. | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| 43 | Pete Obremskey | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 45 | Jerry Thompson | F | 6–5 | Jr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 12/4/1956* | Valparaiso | W 64–57 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/8/1956* | Southern Illinois | W 80–57 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/10/1956* | Butler | W 73–68 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/15/1956* | at Kansas State | L 77–84 | 3–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| 12/18/1956* | at La Salle | W 93–80 | 4–1 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 12/20/1956* | at Villanova | L 69–79 | 4–2 | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA | |||||||
| 12/29/1956* | UCLA | L 48–52 | 4–3 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/5/1957 | Michigan | W 73–68 | 5–3 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/7/1957 | Wisconsin | W 79–68 | 6–3 (2–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/12/1957 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 64–70 | 6–4 (2–1) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 1/14/1957 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 91–112 | 6–5 (2–2) | Huff Hall Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 1/29/1957* | at Notre Dame | L 82–94 | 6–6 (2–2) | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN | |||||||
| 2/2/1957 | at Iowa | W 82–66 | 7–6 (3–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 2/4/1957 | Northwestern | W 74–56 | 8–6 (4–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/9/1957 | Ohio State | W 69–59 | 9–6 (5–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/11/1957 | Minnesota | W 91–72 | 10–6 (6–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/16/1957 | No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 87–74 | 11–6 (7–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | ||||||
| 2/18/1957 | No. 18 | Iowa | W 90–76 | 12–6 (8–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| 2/23/1957 | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 85–74 | 13–6 (9–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI | ||||||
| 2/25/1957 | No. 11 | at Michigan | L 86–87 | 13–7 (9–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| 3/2/1957 | No. 10 | at Michigan State | L 61–76 | 13–8 (9–4) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| 3/4/1957 | No. 10 | Illinois Rivalry | W 84–76 | 14–8 (10–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||