1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6 6 22–6 11–3 Bobby Knight 2nd Dave Bliss John Hulls Bob Weltlich John Ritter Assembly Hall Big Ten Champions NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Final Four The 1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his second year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–6 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After a quick first-round exit during the 1972 NIT, Indiana was invited to participate in the 1973 NCAA Tournament, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the Final Four. IU lost to the UCLA Bruins, who went on to win their 7th straight national title; however, IU secured third place after beating Providence.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Frank WilsonG6–3Sr.Bluffton, Indiana21Quinn BucknerG6–3Fr.Phoenix, Illinois22Trent SmockF6–5Fr.Richmond, Indiana22Bootsie WhiteG5–8Sr.Hammond, Indiana23Steve HeinigerG5–10Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana24Steve AhlfeldG6–1So.Wabash, Indiana25Doug AllenF6–6So.Champaign, Illinois30John KamstraG6–1So.Frankfort, Indiana31John LaskowskiG/F6–5So.South Bend, Indiana32Steve DowningC6–8Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana33Jerry MemeringF/C6–7Sr.Vincennes, Indiana34Steve GreenF6–7So.Sellersburg, Indiana35Don NoortC6–8Fr.Worth, Illinois40Mike MillerF6–8Fr.Bloomington, Indiana41Craig MorrisG6–4Fr.DeGraff, Ohio42John RitterF6–5Sr.Goshen, Indiana43John HunterF6–6So.Danville, Indiana45Jim CrewsG6–5Fr.Normal, Illinois55Tom AbernethyF6–7Fr.South Bend, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/2/1972 yes Harvard Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 97–76 1–0 12/5/1972 yes yes Kansas Allen Field House Lawrence, KS 72–55 2–0 12/9/1972 yes Kentucky 8 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 64–58 3–0 12/12/1972 yes 15 Notre Dame Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 69–67 4–0 12/16/1972 yes 15 Ohio Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 89–68 5–0 12/22/1972 yes yes 9 South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC 85–88 5–1 12/28/1972 yes yes 15 Houston 13 Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, TX 75–72 6–1 12/29/1972 yes yes 15 UTEP Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, Texas 65–74 6–2 1/3/1973 yes 20 Ball State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 94–71 7–2 1/6/1973 yes 20 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 78–64 8–2 (1–0) 1/9/1973 yes 16 Miami (OH) Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 80–68 9–2 (1–0) 1/13/1973 16 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 81–67 10–2 (2–0) 1/20/1973 16 Minnesota 6 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 83–71 11–2 (3–0) 1/22/1973 yes 16 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 97–89 12–2 (4–0) 1/27/1973 yes 6 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 79–73 13–2 (5–0) 2/3/1973 5 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 83–65 14–2 (6–0) 2/5/1973 yes 5 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 69–70 14–3 (6–1) 2/10/1973 yes 4 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 69–72 14–4 (6–2) 2/12/1973 4 Illinois Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 87–66 15–4 (7–2) 2/17/1973 yes 11 Minnesota 4 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 75–82 15–5 (7–3) 2/19/1973 11 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 75–65 16–5 (8–3) 2/24/1973 10 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 57–55 17–5 (9–3) 3/3/1973 yes 12 Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 80–64 18–5 (10–3) 3/10/1973 9 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 77–72 19–5 (11–3) |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament 3/15/1973 yes yes 6 Marquette 5 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN Regional semifinals 75–69 20–5 (11–3) 3/17/1973 yes yes 6 Kentucky 17 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN Elite Eight 72–65 21–5 (11–3) 3/24/1973 yes yes 6 UCLA 1 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Final Four 59–70 21–6 (11–3) 3/26/1973 yes yes 6 Providence 4 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO National third-place game 97–79 22–6 (11–3) AP Poll Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 1 17 Steve Downing Boston Celticshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1973 1973 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2010-10-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101121222738/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1973&lg=N 2010-11-21 References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball