1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	18–2 (11–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (5th season)
Captain	Irv Swanson
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1941–42 1943–44 →

1942–43 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	12	–	0	1.000	17	–	1	.944
Indiana	11	–	2	.846	18	–	2	.900
Northwestern	7	–	5	.583	8	–	9	.471
Wisconsin	6	–	6	.500	12	–	9	.571
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	9	–	11	.450
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	8	–	9	.471
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	8	–	9	.471
Michigan	4	–	8	.333	10	–	8	.556
Iowa	3	–	9	.250	7	–	10	.412
Chicago	0	–	9	.000	0	–	21	.000

The 1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 5th and final year before taking a 3-year leave of absence to serve in the Navy during World War II. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18–2 and a conference record of 11–2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Billy McGinnis	G	5–9	So.	Eminence, Indiana
5	Leroy Mangin	F	5–10	So.	Washington, Indiana
7	John Logan	F	6–1	Sr.	Richmond, Indiana
9	Bob Cowan	G	5–10	Fr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
11	James Smith	F	6–2	Jr.	Shelbyville, Indiana
14	Irv Swanson	G	5–10	Sr.	LaPorte, Indiana
15	Roy Kilby	G	5–10	Jr.	Muncie, Indiana
16	Warren Lewis	F	6–1	Jr.	New Castle, Indiana
17	Ralph Hamilton	F	6–1	Jr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
18	Ed Denton	C	6–2	Sr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
19	Sam Young	G	6–2	Fr.	Rushville, Indiana
20	Ward Williams	C	6–3	So.	Colfax, Indiana
21	Dick Wittenbraker	G	6–2	Jr.	New Castle, Indiana
32	Maurice Stohler	F	6–1	So.	Anderson, Indiana
35	Bob Hines	C	6–2	Jr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
39	Neil Funk	F	6–3	Jr.	LaPorte, Indiana
N/A	Maurice Hooper	G	5–10	So.	Anderson, Indiana
N/A	George Poolitson	F	6–1	So.	Bloomington, Indiana
N/A	Ed Schienbein	G	5–9	Jr.	Southport, Indiana
N/A	Sterling Scott	F	6–6	So.	Hammond, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/5/1942*	DePauw	W 57–40	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/7/1942*	Wabash	W 58–40	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/14/1942*	Fort Knox	W 64–19	3–0	The Field House Bloomington, IN
12/23/1942*	vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	W 58–52	4–0	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
12/28/1942*	at Loyola (Chicago)	W 51–43	5–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
12/30/1942*	at Nebraska	W 40–39	6–0	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
1/4/1943*	at Butler	W 42–27	7–0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1/9/1943	Ohio State	W 45–37	8–0 (1–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/11/1943	Ohio State	W 61–31	9–0 (2–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/16/1943	at Chicago	W 55–27	10–0 (3–0)	Henry Crown Field House Chicago, IL
1/23/1943	at Iowa	W 71–55	11–0 (4–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/25/1943	at Iowa	W 64–43	12–0 (5–0)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/30/1943	Purdue Rivalry	W 53–35	13–0 (6–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/6/1943	Michigan	W 32–24	14–0 (7–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/8/1943	Michigan	W 48–33	15–0 (8–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/13/1943	at Wisconsin	W 51–44	16–0 (9–0)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/15/1943	at Wisconsin	L 53–57	16–1 (9–1)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/20/1943	Minnesota	W 51–39	17–1 (10–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/22/1943	Minnesota	W 40–28	18–1 (11–1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/1/1943	at Purdue Rivalry	L 38–41	18–2 (11–2)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

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