| 1961–62Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 13–11 (7–7 Big Ten) |
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| Assistant coaches | |
| Captain | Charley Hall |
| Home arena | New Fieldhouse |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1Ohio State | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings fromAP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team representedIndiana University. Their head coach wasBranch McCracken, who was in his 21st year. The team played its home games inNew Fieldhouse inBloomington, Indiana, and was a member of theBig Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[2]
| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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| 20 | Dave Granger | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Hillsdale, Michigan |
| 21 | Dave Holland | F | 6–5 | So. | Toledo, Indiana |
| 22 | Jimmy Rayl | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 23 | Jerry Bass | G | 5–9 | Sr. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 25 | Charley Roush | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 30 | Gordon Mickey | F | 6–7 | Sr. | Chillicothe, Ohio |
| 31 | Dick Sparks | C | 6–5 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 31 | Jim Sutton | G | 5–11 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 32 | Ernie Wilhoit | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 33 | Winston Fairfield | C | 6–9 | Jr. | Wilmington, Massachusetts |
| 41 | Frank Daly | F | 6–2 | So. | Mooresville, Indiana |
| 42 | Charley Hall | F | 6–6 | Sr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 43 | Dave Porter | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Noblesville, Indiana |
| 45 | Tom Bolyard | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| 12/2/1961* | Drake | L 81–90 | 0–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA | |||||||
| 12/7/1961* | New Mexico State | W 74–68 | 1–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/9/1961* | Kansas State | L 78–88 | 1–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/11/1961* | vs. North Carolina | W 76–70 | 2–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| 12/16/1961* | Detroit | W 92–84 | 3–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/18/1961* | Arizona State | W 94–88 | 4–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/23/1961* | at Iowa State | L 70–83 | 4–3 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa | |||||||
| 12/30/1961* | at Loyola (Chicago) | L 90–95 | 4–4 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/2/1962* | vs. Notre Dame | W 122–95 | 5–4 | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
| 1/6/1962 | Michigan State | W 76–71 | 6–4 (1–0) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/8/1962 | at Minnesota | L 100–104 | 6–5 (1–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| 1/13/1962* | at DePaul | W 98–89 | 7–5 (1–1) | Alumni Hall Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 1/27/1962 | Minnesota | W 105–104 | 8–5 (2–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/29/1962 | at Northwestern | W 72–71 | 9–5 (3–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||
| 2/3/1962 | at No. 4 Illinois Rivalry | L 85–96 | 9–6 (3–2) | Huff Hall Champaign, IL | |||||||
| 2/10/1962 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 93–105 | 9–7 (3–3) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 2/12/1962 | Wisconsin | L 94–105 | 9–8 (3–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/17/1962 | Iowa | W 72–69 | 10–8 (4–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/19/1962 | Michigan | W 86–77 | 11–8 (5–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/24/1962 | at Michigan State | L 85–97 | 11–9 (5–5) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI | |||||||
| 2/26/1962 | at Michigan | L 89–110 | 11–10 (5–6) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
| 3/3/1962 | Purdue Rivalry | W 88–71 | 12–10 (6–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 3/5/1962 | Illinois Rivalry | W 104–92 | 13–10 (7–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 3/10/1962 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 65–90 | 13–11 (7–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||