1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 11–11 7–7 Branch McCracken 18th Lou Watson Gene Ring Gene Flowers The Fieldhouse The 1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 18th year. 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 11–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 20, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown13Bob ReinhartG5–10Jr.Dale, Indiana15Gary LongG6–1So.Shelbyville, Indiana20Al SchlegelmilchG6–1Jr.Monticello, Indiana21Leroy JohnsonF6–4So.Mishawaka, Indiana23Stan HillG5–10Jr.Seymour, Indiana24Herbie LeeG5–11So.South Bend, Indiana25Glen ButteF6–4Jr.Milan, Indiana30Lee AldridgeC6–6Sr.Switz City, Indiana31Norbert WitteC6–7Jr.Decatur, Indiana32Gene FlowersF6–2Sr.Muncie, Indiana33Frank RadovichF6–7Jr.Hammond, Indiana35Walt BellamyC6–11So.New Bern, North Carolina41Leroy GambleG5–10So.Gary, Indiana42Bill BalchF6–5Sr.Crawfordsville, Indiana43Randy WilliamsF6–3So.Gary, Indiana44Bob WilkinsonG6–1Jr.LaPorte, Indiana45Ron HornF6–6So.Gas City, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/1/1958 yes Drake The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 68–59 1–0 12/6/1958 yes yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 79–82 1–1 12/13/1958 yes 19 Missouri The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 87–72 2–1 12/19/1958 yes yes Oregon State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR 57–53 3–1 12/20/1958 yes yes Oregon State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR 69–73 3–2 12/26/1958 yes yes Notre Dame Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Classic 67–73 3–3 12/27/1958 yes yes Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Classic 76–81 3–4 1/3/1959 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 77–79 3–5 (0–1) 1/5/1959 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 77–69 4–5 (1–1) 1/10/1959 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 76–69 5–5 (2–1) 1/12/1959 Minnesota The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 63–59 6–5 (3–1) 1/17/1959 19 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 78–88 6–6 (3–2) 1/31/1959 yes DePaul The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 75–69 7–6 (3–2) 2/2/1959 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 122–92 8–6 (4–2) 2/7/1959 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 84–79 9–6 (5–2) 2/9/1959 Illinois The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 83–89 9–7 (5–3) 2/14/1959 yes 15 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 62–57 10–7 (6–3) 2/16/1959 yes 15 Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 89–94 10–8 (6–4) 2/21/1959 yes 19 Illinois Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 98–100 10–9 (6–5) 2/23/1959 19 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 83–92 10–10 (6–6) 2/28/1959 Michigan State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 82–86 10–11 (6–7) 3/7/1959 Wisconsin New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 97–71 11–11 (7–7) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:1958 in sports in Indiana Category:1959 in sports in Indiana