1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–12 (3–9 Big Nine)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (7th season);
Captain	Ward Williams
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Michigan	10	–	2	.833	16	–	6	.727
Iowa	8	–	4	.667	15	–	4	.789
Illinois	7	–	5	.583	15	–	5	.750
Wisconsin	7	–	5	.583	12	–	8	.600
Purdue	6	–	6	.500	11	–	9	.550
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Ohio State	5	–	7	.417	10	–	10	.500
Indiana	3	–	9	.250	8	–	12	.400
Northwestern	3	–	9	.250	6	–	14	.300

The 1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his seventh 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 8–12 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing eighth in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jerry Stuteville	F	6–3	So.	Attica, Indiana
4	Gene Farris	F	6–1	So.	Campbellsburg, Indiana
5	Murray Mendenhall	G	5–9	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
6	Lou Watson	G	6–5	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
7	Don Ritter	G	5–10	Jr.	Aurora, Indiana
8	Stuart Chestnut	F	6–2	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
10	John Wallace	F	6–3	Sr.	Richmond, Indiana
11	Lou Jensen	G	5–11	So.	New Albany, Indiana
12	Norbert Hermann	G	6–2	Sr.	Brownstown, Indiana
14	Ward Williams	C	6–3	Sr.	Colfax, Indiana
15	Bob Armstrong	C	6–4	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
18	Tom Schwartz	C	6–6	So.	Kokomo, Indiana
19	Charley Meyer	C	6–5	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
22	Jack Brown	F	6–3	So.	Bloomington, Indiana
34	Bob Lollar	F	6–2	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
N/A	Joe Blumenthal	C	6–4	So.	Rochester, Indiana
N/A	Joe Gerich	F	6–1	So.	Francesville, Indiana
N/A	Byard Hey	G	6–1	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
N/A	Robert McKinnis	G	6–1	So.	Evansville, Indiana
N/A	Joe Piatek	C	6–3	So.	Hammond, Indiana
N/A	Robert Ritter	F	5–10	So.	Anderson, Indiana
N/A	Ed Stuteville	C	6–4	So.	Attica, Indiana
N/A	Lloyd Vogel	G	6–1	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1947*	DePauw	W 59–43	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1947*	Carleton	W 76–42	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1947*	at Kansas State	L 53–61	2–1	Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas
12/18/1947*	Loyola (Chicago)	W 59–40	3–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1947*	at Michigan State	L 60–64	3–2	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
1/1/1948*	vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 72–46	4–2	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/2/1948*	at Butler Hoosier Classic	L 51–64	4–3	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/5/1948	at Purdue Rivalry	L 49–58	4–4 (0–1)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
1/10/1948	Wisconsin	L 54–58	4–5 (0–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1948	Ohio State	W 71–54	5–5 (1–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/17/1948	at Iowa	L 52–61	5–6 (1–3)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/19/1948	at Illinois Rivalry	L 45–46	5–7 (1–4)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/24/1948	Minnesota	W 65–43	6–7 (2–4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1948*	at Miami (OH)	W 57–48	7–7 (2–4)	Withrow Court Oxford, Ohio
2/14/1948	Iowa	W 49–47	8–7 (3–4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/1948	at Michigan	L 54–66	8–8 (3–5)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/21/1948	at Northwestern	L 42–47	8–9 (3–6)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
2/23/1948	at Ohio State	L 45–60	8–10 (3–7)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/28/1948	Purdue Rivalry	L 49–51	8–11 (3–8)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1948	Illinois Rivalry	L 51–52	8–12 (3–9)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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