1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 12–8 (8–4 Big Nine) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ralph Hamilton |
Home arena | The Fieldhouse |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. After returning from serving as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, Branch McCracken resumed the head coaching position for a 6th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 12–8 and a conference record of 8–4, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]
Roster
No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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3 | Jerry Stuteville | F | 6–3 | Fr. | Attica, Indiana |
4 | Bob Cowan | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
4 | Bob Lollar | F | 6–2 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
5 | Ralph Hamilton | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
5 | Murray Mendenhall | G | 5–9 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
6 | Lou Watson | G/F | 6–5 | Fr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
7 | Dave Walker | F | 6–3 | So. | Loogootee, Indiana |
8 | Al Herman | F | 6–3 | Fr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
11 | Lou Jensen | G | 5–11 | Fr. | New Albany, Indiana |
12 | Norbert Hermann | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Brownstown, Indiana |
13 | Al Kravolansky | F | 6–3 | Sr. | East Chicago, Indiana |
14 | Ward Williams | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Colfax, Indiana |
15 | Bob Armstrong | C | 6–4 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
17 | John Wallace | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Richmond, Indiana |
19 | Charley Meyer | C | 6–5 | Fr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
22 | Jack Brown | F | 6–3 | Fr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
37 | Don Ritter | G | 5–10 | So. | Aurora, Indiana |
40 | Robert Mehl | F | 6–1 | So. | Indianapolis |
N/A | Ray Krupa | F | 6–2 | So. | East Chicago, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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12/2/1946* | Wabash | W 69–46 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/7/1946* | Miami (OH) | W 69–36 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/9/1946* | Notre Dame | L 60–70 | 2–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/14/1946* | at Louisville | L 46–53 | 2–2 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
12/21/1946* | at Loyola (Chicago) | L 53–60 | 2–3 | Alumni Gym Chicago | |||||||
1/2/1947* | at Butler | L 41–52 | 2–4 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis | |||||||
1/6/1947 | at Ohio State | W 62–39 | 3–4 (1–0) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
1/11/1947 | at Wisconsin | L 49–70 | 3–5 (1–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
1/13/1947 | Purdue Rivalry | W 62–46 | 4–5 (2–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/18/1947 | Iowa | W 50–48 | 5–5 (3–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/20/1947 | at Minnesota | L 56–59 | 5–6 (3–2) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis | |||||||
1/23/1947* | at Marquette | W 74–50 | 6–6 (3–2) | Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee | |||||||
1/25/1947 | Michigan | W 55–42 | 7–6 (4–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/8/1947* | at Earlham | W 93–41 | 8–6 (4–2) | Richmond, Indiana | |||||||
2/15/1947 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 50–59 | 8–7 (4–3) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
2/17/1947 | at Northwestern | W 69–43 | 9–7 (5–3) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
2/22/1947 | at Iowa | L 46–68 | 9–8 (5–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
2/24/1947 | Ohio State | W 46–43 | 10–8 (6–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
3/1/1947 | Illinois Rivalry | W 48–41 | 11–8 (7–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
3/3/1947 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 54–38 | 12–8 (8–4) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 23, 2015.